The players Luis Tello Nieto from Azuero and Luis Tenas from Panamá Oeste were selected as the Player and Pitcher of the Week respectively, after a performance evaluation of the games played in the first end of competition of the I National U23 Baseball Championship, Copa National Bank.
Tello, who saw action in his team’s 4 games, had the opportunity to hit .437 with 7 hits in 16 at-bats, including 7 runs scored, 4 RBIs, a home run, a tubey and led Azuero to three wins out of 4 games. played.
His teammate Daniel González played two games and shot 4 for 9 with a .444 average, with 1 home run, a tubey and 6 RBIs. In the game on Saturday the 18th, González went 4-for-6 with 6 RBIs to be the offensive champion of Azuero’s team.
Another who had a good performance in the first weekend of competitions was Jorge Hernández from Colon who went 9-for-4 with 3 RBIs, Edwin Walden from Chiriquí was 4-11 with a .363 average and Alfredo Alderete from Oeste with 4 in 11 for .363 respectively.
In terms of pitching, the best was left-hander Luis Tenas from Panama Oeste who at the close of the day, this Sunday, had 8.0 good innings against Azuero’s team, also allowing 2 runs, 1 of which was earned, with 5 hits allowed. , 1 ticket and 10 fans.
Another who stood out was the metropolitan Jorge García who on the night of Friday the 17th worked 6.0 good innings with 2 hits only allowed, 1 run that was earned, 2 walks and 9 struck out.
Jorge Quiel, the Bocatoreño who served Chiriquí, also stood out, walking 7.2 innings with 1 hit allowed, 1 run that was earned, with 6 walks and 6 strikeouts, leading Chiriquí to a 2-1 victory over Coclé.
Both awards of the week, in offense and pitching, are accompanied by a cash prize, courtesy of the Panamanian Baseball Federation.
