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.»
Cuba is to face Tuesday Chinese Taipei in pursuit of their first victory in the Harlem Baseball Week. So far their average goes to 190, with a 3, 71 ERA and a 971 defense, negative numbers they should improve if they are to move forwards in the event.»
Sancti Spiritus Frederich Cepeda, Yuliesky Gourriel and Ismel Jimenez are members of the Cuban team participating in the upcoming Harleem Baseball Week, to take place from July 13th to 22nd.»
“It is the result of the training I had”, said Yulieski Gourriel, the only member of the Roosters baseball squad included in the All Star Team, when interviewed by Escambray.»
Sancti Spiritus third-baseman Yuliesky Gourriel was the only member of Roosters included in the All Star Team of the 51st Cuban baseball national season.»
Cuba has a new baseball champion. Ciego de Avila obtained a 4×3 victory over Industriales thanks to golden hit by left fielder Ricardo Bordon in the 11th inning, and thus got the title of the 51st season.»
Excellent pitching by Osmar Carrero and spectacular offensive, including 4 homers, led Ciego de Avila Tigers to victory 10-2 vs. Industriales, in the 4th game of the Cuban baseball final, thus tipping the balance 3×1 in the general subseries.»
Ciego de Avila proved again to be worth of getting the Cuban baseball title in the current season by defeating Industriales Lions for the second time as visitors with an 8×3 score.»
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