(Press Release; WBSC-AMERICAS BASEBALL).- The countries of America continue to be protagonists in
the U23 World Cup in China, Puerto Rico reaches the final undefeated by beating
Venezuela 3 to 0, while Nicaragua fell 4 to 0 to China , but will seek to get
even in the game for bronze.
For
its part, Colombia said goodbye by falling 7 to 3 against the Netherlands in
the Placement Round of the tournament.
Puerto
Rico remained undefeated in the Super Round with the 3-0 victory against
Venezuela, which finally left its rival out of the Medal Round.
Jankel
Ortiz went 1 for 2 with a run scored, Daniel Figueroa also went 1 for 2 with a
run scored and Osvaldo Torres went 1 for 2 with an RBI.
The
victory went to relief pitcher Yadiel Cuadrado who, in 1.2 innings of work,
allowed two hits and two walks. The save went to Carlos Roses who struck out an
opponent in one inning.
Nicaragua
was unable to beat the host China, which with its 4-0 victory was able to
advance to the Medal Round, leaving out Venezuela and Korea.
Samuel
Duadamuz fell for Nicaragua, who in 0.2 innings allowed three hits, with two
earned runs and a walk. Five different players got a hit for Nicaragua, but
without being able to score runs.
Finally,
Colombia could not beat the Netherlands and the 7-3 defeat was their farewell
to the World Cup in China.
For
Colombia, Dario Borrero stood out on offense, going 2-for-3 with two RBIs,
while Jean Henao went 1-for-4 with runs scored and RBIs.
Ultimately
Puerto Rico will play Japan for the gold and Nicaragua will face China for the
bronze.
(Media Department; Guillermo Yáber Llanos)
