A 10×9 victory over Santiago de Cuba for the and Youth a 10×0 no-hit no-run setback against Sancti Spíritus among the schoolboys was the result of Holguin at the beginning of the eastern semifinals of the National Baseball Championships for these categories this Friday.
At the Mártires de Barbados stadium in Bayamo, venue of the Eastern semifinal of baseball U-18 (youth), the Holguineros scored 10 hits with five hits and the same number of errors, while the Sancti Spíritus players hit the rubber nine times with four hits and only one error.
The individual triumph went to Richard Bouquet, who scored seven runs but only two clean ones, and Eliesner Tamayo deserved the save.
In the Holguinera offense, Dilan Aguilera drove in three runs with a run with the bases loaded, while Anthony Calderón and Kevin Reyes each drove in two runs.
In another game of the opening day, Camagüey defeated Granma 7×5 with a smile for Edennis Cruz, a save for Dairon Reyes and a setback for Yoel Martínez.
At the end of the day, Granma suffered its second setback of the day by losing 3×2 to Sancti Spiritus in a game where the locals were leading 2×0 in the seventh when Fher Baracaldo, 4-2 in the game, decided with a triple with bases loaded.
Roberto Carlos Rodríguez Torres reports from the headquarters that this Saturday Holguin has a double game, starting at 9:00 a.m. against Granma, followed by a game against Camagüey.
In the city of Las Tunas, which is hosting the Eastern semifinal of baseball U-15 (schoolchildren), the Sancti Spiritus ninth, which connected four hits, left Holguin without a hit or runs with a 10×0 knockout in six innings. The individual triumph went to Joseph Arias and Elmer García was responsible for the setback.
On the same opening day, Ciego de Avila beat Las Tunas 4×3 with Yanier Moya’s smile and Yan Guerra’s grimace, while Santiago beat Sancti Spíritus 7×2 in a game won by left-hander Marlon Rubalcaba and lost in relief to Raúl Ramos.
These confrontations are played in a round-robin system and the first two places will qualify for the final.
The final in the U-15 category will take place in Ciego de Avila, within the LXI National School Games, while the decisive phase for the youth will be played in Sancti Spiritus from June 20th to 28th.
Translated by Aliani Rojas Fernandez
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