The western youth baseball semifinal began this Friday at the 5 de septiembre stadium in Perla del Sur, with the participation of four teams.
In the early hours Villa Clara and Cienfuegos competed, with a victory for the oranges of 6 runs to 0. The slurry was left to left-handed Cristian Rojas, who struck out 8 opponents and only allowed 2 hits, while the also sinister Adriano Nodals came out crestfallen. For the visitors, ninth hitter Saikiel Águila stood out offensively with 3-for-3 and one run scored. Meanwhile, forward Leonardo Sevilla went 1 for 3, with one walk and 3 RBIs.
At the close of the day, Havana beat Artemisa 5×2. The smile on the account of right-hander Javier Márquez and the disaster for Abel Medina. With the wood the most outstanding were Dairon Rojas 2-1, 3 RBIs and a walk, and Brian Garzón 3-3, one scored and received a free walk.
After these results, people from the capital and Villa Clara are 1-0 and Artemiseños and Cienfuegos are 0-1.
This Saturday, both losers of the initial date will compete from 9 in the morning and 30 minutes and after concluding that clash, Villa Clara and Havana will face each other to decide which team will lead the area alone.
