(Press Release; WBSC AMERICAS BASEBALL).-
The
VI Qualifying Championship ´ñayed in Boca Chica, Dominican Republic a arrives to
its last and exciting day.
The Dominican Republic became
the first, and so far, only team qualified to the World Cup by overwhelmingly the
Bahamas 11 to 3 to maintain its undefeated record and advance to the decisive
event.
Puerto Rico remained
undefeated in the tournament by dominatingly defeating Peru, on this occasion,
by a score of 11 to 1.
Mexico kept its hopes alive by
beating Brazil 6 to 1, while Panama was decisive in its victory against
Argentina by 17 to 4.
For their part, Venezuela and
Cuba had a bittersweet day, the South Americans beat Cuba 11 to 10 in extra
innings, before losing to the Nicaraguans 7 to 2.
While the Cubans, after losing
to Venezuela, had an important comeback against the Team WBSC by a score of
24-0-
For the last day of the
championship, Venezuela seeks to get into the final for the gold medal against
Puerto Rico, Mexico and Panama seek the best position in the group, Nicaragua
wants to prevent Cuba from qualifying, while Argentina seeks its first victory
against Bahamas and Peru seeks the same against the WBSC team.
The U15 World Cup qualifier
tournament in the Dominican Republic reaches its climax on the last day of the
Opening Round, prior to the Medal Round scheduled for Thursday.
(Media Department; Guillermo Yáber Llanos)
