The national Little League champion will be announced in early March. Author: Monica Ramirez

Only representatives from Ciego de Ávila and Sancti Spiritus were to determine their entry into the next round of the 2023 Little League National on Sunday, as the rest of the pairings were decided the previous day by broom passes.

Finally, the Roosters decided 14-3 after splitting in the Double Saturday program and next Saturday they will face the Camagüeys in the quarter-finals after taking Las Tunas out of circulation, 10-7 and 10-6.

In other results, defending champions Santa Clara Clara got rid of Cienfuegos, 14-12 and 13-3, while the Bayamians, finalists of the last two draws, knocked out Holguin 10-0 (fight without a hit or run) in the early morning and closed their ticket , 10-2.

In the initial duel between Holguin and Granma, as happened on other occasions after Cuba’s inclusion in those competitions, the son of former National Series players Luis Enrique Gurriel Jr. – from the 2022 subtitle that recurs on the list – gave a note and struck out nine opponents in four innings.

Leoparditos and Potros will host on February 18 this year the people from Matanzas and Santiago, respectively, after the natives of Atenas de Cuba beat San José de las Lajas with whiteouts 5:0 and 3:0, and the natives of Ciudad Heroica defeated Yateras, 12-2 and 15-3.

Pinar del Río’s Consolación del Sur edged out Isla de la Juventud 9–6 and 18–9, while Pinar del Río’s Havana del Este came out on top 4–2 and 11 -1 against San Antonio. de los Baños, so that the westerners of the country will go to Havana real estate to contest the advance.

In early March, the Little League final will be played in the Greater Antilles, with the winner having the honor of being the first team on the island to qualify directly for the event’s so-called World Series, which will take place next summer in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, USA.

Source: Juventud Rebelde