Alejandro Castañeda Alvarado
Lerdo, Durango /
The current champions of the La Laguna Regional Baseball League, Lerdo Raccoons managed to win the tenth edition of the Mazatlán Baseball Tournament 2024 which was held in the port of Sinaloa with the support of the Mexican Pacific League (LMP) team Venados de Mazatlán.
With the economic effort of their families, the little baseball players managed to go to this great competition where they faced the best novenas of Mexico and the United States.
In the grand final they defeated Hidalgo Minisox with a very tight slate, 4 runs to 1, towin the title of the 11-12 years category.
They dress up as heroes
The great work on the mound was Amaury Pérez, who, with excellent pitching, achieved 8 strikeouts in 5 two-thirds innings and the save went to Emmanuel Ramos.
Matthew Aguirre He took the bat in the third inning and hit an important home run for the Raccoons and added to the offensive of the Lordense champions.
The Most Important Player (MVP) of the tournament went to Sebastian Cruzwho stood out in this international competition in Mazatlán and collaborated so that Lerdo Raccoons made history.
The road to the title
From the hand of manager Edgar Salazar and coaches Gerardo González and Luis LunaIn addition to the support of the great support with the families who traveled to the Maztleco port, the Mapaches achieved a perfect step in the Mazatlán Baseball Tournament 2024,
In the first meeting the team Lerdo defeated Los Angeles, California with a score of 3-2. Later they faced the representative of Zacatecas which they won by just the slightest difference 7 runs to 6.
The Raccoons were raging and they also managed to beat one of the locals Mazatlan for a large score in a shutout with 8 runs.
In the semi-final they faced Mazatlan Wall and they made it to the grand final with scores of 3 runs to 2.
In the championship match they managed to get the result against Hidalgo Minisox and they obtained the long-awaited championship.
At the moment Lerdo’s Mapaches march undefeated in the La Laguna Regional Baseball League where they will seek a two-time championship and demonstrate the high level of baseball in the Garden City.
Lerdo’s Mapaches champion squad:
- Tomas Villegas
- Efrain Corona
- Amaury Perez
- Emiliano Espino
- Alonzo Castillo
- Damian Ortiz
- Matthew Aguirre
- Emmanuel Ramos
- Sebastian Cruz
- Derek Gonzalez
- Matias Vazquez
- Angel Castillo
- Antuan Ashtrays
- Manager: Edgar Salazar
- Coaches: Gerardo Gonzalez and Luis Luna
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