“It’s not how it starts but how it ends”a phrase that identifies Puerto Rico, who crowned as champions of the Caribbean Cup 2022 after starting the contest with defeat.
The Puerto Rican team won the title in its first participation in the baseball tournament after beating nine runs to four against Cuba, in the final. The combination of theIsland of the charm” closed with a mark of five wins and a single setback, in the competition that was held in the Bahamas.
The Puerto Ricans showed their superiority in the final duel despite starting down on the scoreboard. The ninth put together a powerful seven-run rally in the bottom of the fourth inningwhich ended up sentencing the game in the The Andre Rodgers Baseball Stadium.
A simple two-striped tug of Pedro Nazario He turned the commitment around (3-1) to guide the islanders to the championship. The outfielder closed the day 4-1 with a couple of RBIs.
Another who stood out with the wood was the designated Jeffrey Dominguez, who was the protagonist in that lucky room for the Puerto Ricans with an RBI hit of two runs, placing the score at 6-1.
For his part, King Navarre He drove in the seventh run for the team and was the leading figure of 3-2 with a drive. third baseman he was chosen as the Most Valuable Player and as the best third baseman of the Caribbean Cup.
The infielder completed a dream performance on offense by recording .400 batting average, five RBIs, seven runs, 10 hits, four doubles, .560 slugging percentage and an astronomical 1.027 OPS in 25 plate appearances.
From the mound, Jose Burgos and Oscar Rivera They combined in seven innings to leave the Cubans in one run, the second being the one that claimed victory. In the same way, Joshua Montanez He worked the ninth chapter perfectly and scored the save.
“The team was not removed despite missing the first game. The boys wanted it, they wanted it that way, they gave their all on the pitch and we are the champions of the Caribbean Cup”, declared the leader Juan “Igor” González.
Puerto Rico joins Mexico, Venezuela, Dominican Republic, Cuba and El Salvador as the participants who will be in the next edition of the Central American and Caribbean Gameswhich will take place in San Salvador in 2023.
