To the rhythm of merengue at Parque Culiacán 87, the Dominican Republic celebrated after defeating the Brazilian team 8-1, and winning the bronze medal of the Pan American U10 Baseball Championship that has been held in this Aztec city since November 20.
This is the first participation of a team from the Dominican Republic in a U10 Pan American Championship, it was scheduled since 2019 due to the arrival of Covid-19.
Those led by Álvaro Samboy came out on the field as owners of the house, and in the same first inning they marked five laps, which began with a single by Yoyo Alexander Tejeda to center field producing a run, followed by a triple to left that came off the wood from catcher Albert Luis Reyes to then score with a single to Steven Reynoso’s 7.
Three more runs came in the fourth base, Ricardo Martín León hit a single to right field so that Yeiden Herrera and Yoyo Alexander stepped on the rubber, and by grounding to Albert Luis Reyes’s initial the eighth arrived to place the match at that moment 8- 0.
The starter Yariel Paulino Herrera from Angelina Cotuí went without a decision, working hard and working in 3.1 innings, of three singles, without allowing scores, awarded two tickets and struck out four, while Luis Ángel Ogando from the Municipal District of Jínova, San Juan de La Maguana claimed the victory, arrived in a relief role, and traveled in two and two thirds, with a single, one run allowed, and four strikeouts. The defeat went to Guilherme Dos Santos Candido.
For the Dominican Republic, Albert Luis Reyes triple in four turns, 4 trailers, Ricardo Martín León 2-1, triple, two scored, two trailers, one ticket, Yeiden Yonell Herrea 1-1, three tickets, Yoyo Alexander Tejeda de 2-1, scored two, drove in one, ticket.
Batting Champion.
In the U10 Pan American Baseball Championship, individual awards were given, and two of them went to the Dominican Republic, shortstop Yeiden Yonell Herrera Roa, was felt throughout the entire event and took the Champion awards batting average (.571).
Likewise, Herrea Roa, was awarded the RBI champion award with 14.
The Ideal Ninth.
Within the team the ninth ideal of the event, which chooses a player by position, the Dominican Republic had a representative, and this time the best second baseman went to Christian Hernández.
The Dominican Republic team had the participation of players ages 9 and 10 from Greater Santo Domingo, as well as the presence of Cotuí, San Juan de La Maguana, Puerto Plata and La Romana.
The team from Quisqueyan returns to the country at 1:30 am on Wednesday, November 30 through the Las Américas International Airport.
The U10 Pan American Baseball Championship was organized by the WBSC Americas, the Mexican Baseball Federation (Femebe), the Sinaloan Institute of Physical Culture and Sports (ISDE) and the PV20 Foundation.
