(Press Release).- The Puerto Rican national team culminated the regular phase with a convincing victory against the Bahamas, with a score of 14 runs to 2, a result that positions them in the first position of the final standing of the regular phase of the IV Caribbean Baseball Cup.
Puerto Rico (3-1) that deployed all your offense, scored 1 in the first, 1 in the third, 1 in the fourth, 2 in the sixth, 2 in the eighth and 7 in the ninth, to obtain this important victory ; For its part, Bahamas (1-3), managed to score only 2 runs in the second episode.
The winning pitcher was Noel Pinto (1-0), who threw 6 complete 5 hits, 2 earned, 8 strikeouts and 1 walk.
On offense, the best were Rubén Castro 2-1 with 3 runs scored and 2 RBIs, Luis Mateo 5-2 with 2 runs scored and 3 RBIs, Reynaldo Navarro 4-2 with 1 run scored and 2 RBIs, Jan Vasquez 4 -0 with 3 RBIs and Miguel Navarro 3-1 with 3 runs scored and 3 walks.
Robin Haven (0-2) lost for the Bahamas team, allowing 5 clean in 7 complete innings, 2 hits, 7 tickets and 5 strikeouts.
At bat for the locals, the best were Adari Grant 4-2 with 1 run scored and 1 RBI, Cherif Neymour 3-0 with 1 RBI, Kristin Muneroe 4-1 with 1 run scored and 1 walk,
With this final result, the regular phase of the IV Caribbean Baseball Cup ends, positioning Puerto Rico as the first classified, with Cuba in second place, Curaçao in third and Bahamas in fourth position.
For Saturday the 10th, the semifinal scenario would be as follows: Curaçao will be facing Cuba from 2:00 in the afternoon and closing the day, the Bahamas will be measuring itself again against Puerto Rico, at 7:00 at night . All the games are direct elimination, which will give way to the winners of these games, going on Sunday to play for the championship of the contest.
(Media Management; COCABE)
