Puerto Rico and Nicaragua ascend to the podium of the U23 Baseball World Cup in China

(Press Release; WBSC-AMERICAS BASEBALL).- The countries of America returned to the podium of the U23 Baseball World Cup in China, after being absent in the previous edition, with Puerto Rico winning silver and Nicaragua bronze.

Japan dominated the final and won 5-0 to take the gold, Puerto Rico, which had won all its games in the Super Round, was unable to decipher the Asian pitching in the final.

Only Luis Hernández was able to double the hits by going 2-for-3, while Luis Rivera took the loss by allowing two runs (one earned) in 1.1 innings pitched in which he allowed three hits and struck out two.

For its part, Nicaragua took revenge on China by winning the bronze by a score of 3 to 1, after the hosts of the tournament had beaten them in the last duel of the Super Round.

Stanling Ororzo led his team to the podium by winning the game, pitching six innings in which he allowed five hits and one earned run, with one walk and six strikeouts. While Bryan Torres got the save by pitching a scoreless inning with a walk and a strikeout.

On offense, Emanuel Trujillo went 1 for 3 with two RBIs, while Godwin Bennett went 1 for 1 with a run scored and another RBI, in addition to two walks received.

Puerto Rico finishes in second place, Nicaragua third, Venezuela sixth and Colombia tenth, in the performance of the American teams in this edition of the U23 World Cup.

(Media Department; Guillermo Yáber Llanos)