Maracay, Venezuela -- The USA defeated the Bahamas 12-0 Wednesday to finish as the only undefeated in its pool at the 2001 Pan Am Qualifier. The USA will now advance to the playoff round to face the No. 2 seed in pool B at 5 p.m. today (Thursday, August 2).

Jaime Clark drove in four runs with a pair of two-run homers and Toria Auelua went 3-for-3 with three RBI to pace the offense. Nina Lindenberg added a solo home run. On the mound, Jennifer Sharron and Courtney Dale combined on a one-hitter. Sharron struck out eight in four innings and Dale retired the side in order in the fifth.

Go to USA Softball's Pan Am Qualifier page for boxscores, game summaries, schedules and players' journals.