The Cuban team conceded to Puerto Rico its second setback in the group stage of the World Cup in the baseballU18 category, based in the Japanese city Okinawa, this time with tight 1-0 board.
Just two unstoppable was the balance achieved by the Cuban batters in the face of the shipments of the opener Ethan Armani de Jesús and the reliever Pablo Figueroa, who combined talent to ensure the triumph, reports The sports portal Hit.
Puerto Rico Defats Cuba after tense showdown!
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Only Javier Zambrano and Leandro Pérez escaped to the strong control of the Puerto Rican serpentineros, who distributed eight strikeouts.
There was also an excellent demonstration on the mound of the Marlon García Pinarño, after covering the entire route removing five rivals by means Strikes and tolerating a couple of hits.
The decision of the clash came in the fourth episode, when the winners linked a ticket, with a ball and tugboat of the initialist Emmanuel Hernández.
With the new tropiezo those led by Abeicy Pantoja were with balance of two successes and the same amount of defeats, to occupy the third seat of section A.
After debuting with consecutive triumphs About South Africa (10-0 ko) and Italy (8-0), lost the undefeated against the Japanese hosts (3-0), so they carry two consecutive games without scoring careers.
For this Tuesday the closure of the preliminary phase and Cuba will complete that instance facing the representative of South Korea in search of ensuring one of the three tickets available to access the super round.
The Cuban team agreed to this universal tournament -Ity that was not happening since 2014- thanks to the fourth place achieved in the Pan American Category Championship, held in August 2024 in Panama.
So far it appears as the maximum winner of titles in lides for children under 18, with 11 crowns in its showcase, one more than the United States. The other nations that have occupied the throne are South Korea (5), Taiwan (2), Japan and Canada.
