Radio Cadena Agramonte emisiora de Camagüey
Havana, July 29. - The Cuban U-12 baseball team achieved its first victory in the VIII World Cup being held in Chinese Taipei, defeating Germany 7-1 today.
The Cubans, who suffered consecutive losses to the home team, Japan, and Mexico and lost all chance of reaching the Super Round for a spot on the podium, still have one game remaining against Australia before moving on to the consolation round in search of a spot between seven and 12.
On this day, they hit seven hits, one of them a double by substitute Iván Castillo, and counted on an excellent pitching performance from Xavier García, who pitched five innings with only one hit allowed and four strikeouts to earn the credit.
Yordan Oseguera and Yan Carlos Ramírez also excelled offensively with RBI singles against an opposing pitcher who issued seven walks and suffered three defensive errors, although all runs were earned, three more than the record of the defeated Luis Schloffel.
In this A division, the Japanese lead the field with four wins and no losses, followed by Mexico (3-0) and China Taipei (3-1). Australia and Cuba have a 1-3 record, and Germany finished the group stage with five losses. (Source: ACN)
