The Sunday victory of 11-9 allowed the hosts from Santiago de Cuba to take the first game of the VIII National U23 Baseball Series, held at the Guillermón Moncada Stadium.
The Santiago team scored nine runs in the second inning when they knocked out starter Orleydis Cuba (0-1), but the Holguin team scored all their nine runs in the last four innings to close the gap.
In summary, the winners had 10 hits and made one error, while the losers connected nine hits and failed twice on defense. The victory went to José Miguel González (1-0), who was saved by Rafael Castillo (1), and home runs were hit by Harold Vázquez (1st), Amaury Zamora (1st), and Raider Sánchez (2nd).
For Holguin, Jolber Naranjo (1st) hit a home run. On Saturday, the indomitable team won early 9-0 with an individual win from Eider Yasser Pérez (1-0) against Ramiro Rodríguez (0-1), then countered.
The Holguineros won 10×5 with a personal credit for Yadir Bornot (1-0), a save for Andriw Valido (1), and a loss for Luis Despaine (0-1). In this game, Raúl Pupo hit a home run for the visitors, while Raidel Sánchez and Yordis Perera did it for the locals.
On Saturday, Andrys Agüero was injured by a pitch to the elbow that caused a contusion, so he will have to rest for at least seven days. In the other match of Group D, the Guantanamo team defeated Granma twice on Saturday (3×2 and 6×4) and on Sunday, the game was stopped due to rain while they were tied at one run in the fourth inning.
In these first series of the National U-23 baseball championship, the defending champion Villa Clara (Group B) and Pinar del Rio (Group A) both achieved sweeps against Mayabeque and Artemisa, respectively.
The other match in Group A, between Havana and the Isle of Youth, could not take place due to transportation difficulties from Nueva Gerona to the field. The Holguineros won 10×5 with a personal credit for Yadir Bornot (1-0), a save for Andriw Valido (1), and a loss for Luis Despaine (0-1).
In this game, Raúl Pupo hit a home run for the visitors, while Raidel Sánchez and Yordis Perera did it for the locals. On Saturday, Andrys Agüero was injured by a pitch to the elbow that caused a contusion, so he will have to rest for at least seven days.
In the other match of Group D, the Guantanamo team defeated Granma twice on Saturday (3×2 and 6×4) and on Sunday, the game was stopped due to rain while they were tied at one run in the fourth inning.
In these first series of the National U-23 baseball championship, the defending champion Villa Clara (Group B) and Pinar del Rio (Group A) both achieved sweeps against Mayabeque and Artemisa, respectively. The other match in Group A, between Havana and the Isle of Youth, could not take place due to transportation difficulties from Nueva Gerona to the field.
Meanwhile, in the other match, B Cienfuegos won 2-1 against Matanzas. In group C, the team from Ciego de Avila defeated Las Tunas 2-1, and Sancti Spiritus did the same against Camagüey.
In the second games of the series, Holguin will host Guantanamo at the Calixto García on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday next week, and then they will stay at home to face Granma and Santiago.
The Holguin team will finish the qualifying stage on the road against Guantanamo and Granma.
Translated by Aliani Rojas Fernandez
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