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"OUT!" shouts the judge. The Americans are shocked. They can't believe their crying eyes. America won gold in 1996, 2000, and 2004. But not now. The ball shoots too fast. 126 kilometers per hour too fast!

Who threw the ball too fast? Yukiko Ueno did. She was the fastest pitcher in the game. In 2004, she pitched a perfect game. No hits. No walks. But that year, Japan didn't win gold. 

But in 2008, it happened. The score was Japan 3. America 1. The Americans had ...

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