Angel Valdes | February 14, 2023
Coclé’s ninth managed to overcome some difficult first innings where they saw their star pitcher Derek Gómez get expelled from the game, to achieve a very important victory over Herrera by a score of 6 runs to 1 and force a seventh and final game in the semifinals of the Championship Youth Baseball.
Umpire Eric Bosques ejected Gómez in the third inning for making a disapproving gesture with his arm because a strike was not called, pitching coach Andy Hernández was also ejected for arguing with Bosques over Gómez’s departure, which caused him to match was stopped for several minutes.
With the score against 1-0, the Coclesans managed to recover emotionally and tied the game in the fourth episode, added two more in the fifth to go up 1-3 and in the sixth they mounted a three-scoring rally to take the definitive advantage of 1-6.
Olmedo Quezada did a great job working seven innings where he only allowed three hits, no runs scored, fanned out to 7 and walked 4 to prove the victory. The defeat went to Rance Pinilla.
José Bernal went 1-for-4 with three RBIs; Roderick Lezcano went 2-for-4 with two RBIs and one scored, while Enrique Agrazal went 3-for-3 with an RBI and one run scored.
Francisco Pimente went 4-1 for the Herrerans with a home run, a run scored and an RBI; Abdiel Alonso from 4-2.
This Tuesday, February 14, the seventh game will take place at the José Antonio Remón Cantera stadium where the winner will face Panama Oeste in the grand final of Youth Baseball.
