BASEBALL

Aragon presents strategies for upcoming 52nd National Baseball Series.»

Sancti Spiritus baseball team for the upcoming 52nd national season was officially announced Thursday afternnoon. The team combines experience and talented youth, though eight rookies for this new structure seems a lot.»

The Cuban baseball national team will have five friendly matches against teams from Chinese Taipei and Japan to test its tactical thinking facing the III World Baseball Classics scheduled for March 2013.»

Sancti Spiritus baseball players trio, members of the Cuban preselection readying for the 2013 World Classic, is part of a 27 men group chosen to face Mexican professionals in the coming days.»

Sancti Spiritus baseball players Yulieski Gourriel, Frederich Cepeda, Ismel Jimenez and Yenier Bello are part of the Cuban baseball team readying for the upcoming World Baseball Classic to take place on March 2013.»

The first two qualifying rounds of the third World Baseball Classic-2013 will begin next Thursday in the U.S. city of Jupiter and Regensburg in Germany, organizers confirmed today.»

Sancti Spiritus baseball player Raisel Echemendía is currently attending the First World Sub-15 Championship, to take place in several Mexican cities until August 26th.»

Cuban and Sancti Spiritus third-baseman Yuliesky Gourriel was granted the Most Valuable Player Award in the recently ended Harlem Baseball Week, where his team was crowned after beating surprising Puerto Rico in the gold medal game 4×2.»

Cuba beat Japan 12×1 and moved forward in the 26th Harlem Baseball Week taking place in the Dutch city until upcoming Sunday. This, was the island’s most powerful offensive display throughout the whole tourney.»

Cuba’s game vs. Netherlands was cancelled for Friday 1:00 pm (local time). Victor Mesa’s players are to search their second victory in the short tourney in order to enter the semfinals.»