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14th Rotterdam
Tournament
Cuba wins ninth title
Sigfredo Barros
FOR the ninth time, a Cuban team has
taken top honors at the traditional World Port
Baseball Tournament in Rotterdam, defeating Holland
4-0, with an excellent performance by Pinar del Río
pitchers Wilber Pérez and Raciel Iglesias. The
team’s 12 hits allowed Cuba to take the lead early
in the game.
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Cuba took top
honors in batting, pitching
and fielding. |
Left-hander Wilber dominated the
local favorites for five and a third innings,
allowing only a pair of hits, without runs. When he
gave up two bases in the 6th inning, manager Yovani
Aragón called on Iglesias, who once again did the
job, allowing but one single and delivering four
strike-outs, to end the tournament with four games
saved and 11 strikeouts, in 7 and a third innings.
The Cuban team led by Aragón was
first in three categories: batting .283 overall;
pitching: 1.48 ERA, with 59 strikeouts and 17 walks;
and fielding, only two errors in 252 pitches, 992.
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