Havana, Oct 29.- Cuba said goodbye with three wins and one loss to the Ulsan-KBO 2024 Autumn League, held in this South Korean city as part of its preparation for the Premier 12 Baseball Tournament.
A 14×3 success over Héroes de Goyang sealed a raid that began with a slip against NC Dinos (1×13) and then turned towards the positive with credits against the Chinese champion Jiangsu Huge Horses (7×2) and LG Twins (2×1).
The farewell celebration was forged with 18 hits distributed among 11 of the 14 men who wielded the wood, with Yoelkis Guibert, Roberto Baldoquín, Rafael Viñales, Yadil Mujica, Taylon Sánchez and Andy Cosme as authors of two per capita.
Mujica and Luis Vicente Mateo each scored a couple of points, and the pitch work had Pavel Hernández as the starter, with two innings of action, and also involved seven of his teammates.
Pavel, Yusniel Padrón (2 INN) and Andy Vargas (1 INN) allowed one run each, and without streaks against they worked Raymond Figueredo (1 INN), Geonel Gutiérrez (1 INN), Leodán Reyes (faced a batter), Frank Luis Medina (1 INN) and Frank Abel Álvarez (1 INN).
The latter praised the rise of the cast, which he considered a sign of their correct adaptation to the demands of the time change, and after declaring himself optimistic about the aspirations of a good result in the Premier 12, he wanted to leave a special message.
On my behalf and on behalf of the entire team, I dedicate this game to his family and to our coach Pedro Luis Lazo, who unfortunately just lost his mother and has remained here, fighting alongside us, he expressed.
For his part, director Armando Johnson highlighted that, beyond the favorable balance of winners and losers, the segment covered here allowed for activity for all the players, with emphasis on exploiting the versatility of many of them.
The pitchers did the work that was planned for them, in accordance with the number of deliveries and the roles assigned to them, without us violating anything in search of results, and in general we are satisfied with the use of these days, he stated.
This puts us in better conditions to face the South Korean national team in Seoul, now with a closer idea to what the final team will be, said the strategist about the games to be played on Friday and Saturday in Seoul. (Text and photo: JIT)
