Angel Valdes | March 1, 2023
Benjamín González was intractable on the mound by completely dominating the Vaqueros’ offense and Efraín Cubilla closed the game in a sensational way for Coclé to beat Panama West 1-0 and achieve his first win in the Final Series of the Youth Baseball Championship .
The starter from Cocles worked 7 solid scoreless innings and only gave up 4 isolated hits, struck out 6 and walked 2. While Efraín Cubilla had a sensational relay where in the eighth with the bases loaded he avoided the tie of Panama Oeste, in the end he pitched 2 innings, bowled one and struck out one, crediting himself with the save.
The only run of the game was in the first inning when Roderick Lezcano with a sacrifice fly brought Luis Escudero home.
The Vaqueros left a total of 8 men on base, while the Coclesanos left 14 men on the bases.
Tonight the fourth game of the Youth Baseball Final Series is played at the Rod Carew National Stadium where the Cowboys have the advantage of 2 games to 1 over Coclé.
