Venezuela defeated Nicaragua 10-7 and defended the first place in Group C of the I IBAF 15U Baseball World Championship in Cuauhtémoc, Mexico.
The Venezuelans took a quick lead with three runs in the first, with a double by Andrade, one in the second, double by Edie, and four in the third with a single, a double (Herrera) and a triple (Tejada) in a row before Nicaragua could put its first ‘one’ on the scoreboard.
Another triple, by Rodriguez, made Venezuela score two more runs in the fourth, then, the game took an off-hand change, with a strong comeback of Nicaragua after a number of defensive changes in team Venezuela.
A bases loaded single by Rubi batted in two runs in the bottom of the fourth, then a 3-run fifth followed, out of three hits and three errors by the Venezuelan defense.
Nicaragua’s mound did not allow any run in the last five innings: Rubi batted in the 7-10 in the eighth, but there is where the Nicaraguan comeback found an end, securing Venezuela the first place.
