The Holguin Brewers defeated the Camagüey Earthquakes twice this Thursday, the second time in the semifinals, and will be in the final of the XXII National Press Softball Tournament that concludes this Friday in the city of Matanzas.
In the morning, closing their performance in the qualifying phase, the Holguineros knocked out the “Agramontinos” 14×4 in six innings with a victory for Richard Driggs (5-0). The setback was for Raúl del Pino.
In the abundant offense, of 14 odd, Rafael Pérez stood out in the winning team, going 4-4, including two home runs, Abel Castro who also hit it out of the park, and Lázaro Andrés Reyes, going 4-3, with two hits, three RBIs and two runs scored.
Then in the semifinals the Brewers won 13×9 with the sixth victory without setbacks for Driggs and home runs by Abel Castro (2), Rafael Pérez (2), one of them with bases loaded, Ángel Luis Batista, Diosdanis Reyes and Flabio Gutiérrez. The setback was again for Del Pino.
In the other semifinal, the Galacticos of Medios Nacionales, overcoming an adverse score of 0-6, defeated the Vaqueros de Artemisa and Mayabeque 14×9 to secure their place in the final again.
This Friday, replaying the final of the last tournament, the Cerveceros de Holguin (7-1) will challenge the team of Medios Nacionales (8-0) at the Victoria de Girón stadium in the Yumurina capital.
The Camagüey Earthquakes finished in third place (4-4) and the Vaqueros were fourth (4-4).
softball
Softball is a team sport in which a ball is hit with a bat. It is, in general terms, a derivation of baseball where the ball is larger and is thrown below the shoulder.
There are several modalities such as Fastpitch (fast pitch), Slowpitch (slow pitch), Modified (pitch with restrictions).
The governing body of this sport is the WBSC, World Baseball and Softball Confederation, which holds a world championship each year in various categories. Send signals to the rest of the team about the plays to be executed.
By: Noire Aguilera Mountain / Translated by Radio Angulo
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