The Bayamo team will represent Cuba in the World Series of the Little League Baseballa contest that will take place next August in the city of Williamsport, in Pennsylvania, United States.
The Bayamese won the ticket after defeating the Habana del Este team this Sunday at their headquarters, with a 6×2 scoreboard, in the Cuban Little League final, as reported the digital site Hit.
The match, decided in extrainninggave the Cuban title to the representatives of the province of Granma, after on Saturday they shared honors with the Havanans (5×7 and 10×4) in the first two matches of the final.
In a crowded Manuel Alarcón stadium, the so-called Bayamo baseball, “the locals made the four decisive runs in the seventh inning, after a tie at two in the six regulatory chapters,” reports the sports publication.
The key hit was a triple by Edgar Torres, which, combined with an error on a shot from home, served for the Bayamese to score two runs. Torres himself achieved the decisive victory as a relief pitcher and was designated as the most valuable player of the final, points out Hit.
The habaneros, who played as home club in the third duel), they managed to come from below and tie the game twice. “However, they could not take the lead and that was decisive in the match,” the report says.
“This is a triumph for many people, in these categories parents are essential for everything they contribute. Now we will have to prepare very hard to represent Cuba with dignity,” Vladimir Vargas Verdecia, technical director of the champions, told the press.
In this way, Bayamo achieves its second scepter for Cuba in the Little Leagues, after the one achieved in 2020, to which adds the runner-up last year. In total, he has 22 wins and only four losses in the three editions of this tournament: 8-0 in 2020, 6-2 in 2022 and 8-2 in 2023, review Hit.
Last year, the title went to Santa Clara, who then fell in the Caribbean final of the category against Curaçao A, in search of a ticket to the World Series. This year, however, the island champion does not need to be eliminated at the regional level, since he had a guaranteed ticket to Pennsylvania.
