Host Colombia goes perfect 3-0 on Day 1 of Baseball5 Americas Open in Cartagena
Concluded today in Colombia the first day of competition of the inaugural edition of the Baseball5 Americas Open. Host team of the Colombian Softball Federation closed undefeated with a 3-0 record with wins over Guatemala, Puerto Rico and Cuba.
CARTAGENA, Colombia — Host team of the Colombian Softball Federation scored victories over Guatemala, Puerto Rico and Cuba to go a perfect 3-0 on Day 1 action of the inaugural Baseball5 Americas Open.
Victory selfie for Colombia after the win over Cuba
The first round of the tournament is a 5-team group stage, round-robin format with all matches played over a series of best to 3 games format.
From tomorrow the 5 teams (Colombia, Cuba, Guatemala, Puerto Rico, and Venezuela) will also face each others in a ‘sprint round’ where matches are of a single 5-inning format.
At the end of the the ‘sprint round’ the 2 teams with the best record will contend the first prize while the third and fourth placed will play for the the third prize.
The standing after day 1 is as follow:
Colombia 3 – 0
Cuba 2 -1
Venezuela 1 -1
Puerto Rico 0 – 2
Guatemala 0 – 2
