From Liga del Sur:
INTERNATIONAL SOFTBALL CUP MAYOR CITY GUAYAQUIL, PROUD TRADITION
OUT!! Last out was sung and the VIII International Softball Cup Mayor of Guayaquil has ended, all the emotions stored in a week of games and Softball Festival opened wide, Guayaquil is located as a beacon Softball Party International.
The International Festival was because in different parts of Latin America during the same month of September Tournament played at the highest level, the International Softball Tournament IV “Ciudad de Paraná”, in Argentina and the South American Championship V Softball Women in Cartagena de Indias, Colombia, in the presence of President Don Porter International Softball Federation, we could not stay back in Guayaquil “Perla del Pacifico” Mayor’s Cup was a success!
This was a week full of softball and lived it in different ways, we Softball Men, Women and Children in our Baseball Stadium, the event was covered by all the people who love softball and I enjoy the best.
In the men’s softball had the participation of three international delegations very high level, Aruba had its debut in the Cup this year with a strong and compact team took into Eldrick Dijkhoff the best hitter of the tournament in .550 indicating that came ready to Cup fight besides the presence of Venezuelan pitcher, Henry Alvarez gave the team the consistency required for the tournament by the President of the Federation of Aruba Andy Croes was important.
The Family of Panama for the 2009 champion would take the Cup this year and took the Panamanian slugger Jose Rodriguez prominent figure at the most offensive was the Home Run Champion and the most Runs scored further stressed Alexander Lewis and Reuben Almanza, a separate point the keynote speaker dedicated team pitcher Euriel Leon.
Metroagua Santa Marta, Colombia was the team that performed great sacrifices to be present this year with a team full of stars from Colombia, traveled from Santa Marta road and made it clear that he came to win the tournament, coach guided to Edwin Caravallo to win all the matches of the stage was littered Classification and the 1st to the Grand Final, highlighted on the offensive and Luis Puello Guarino Altamar, the latter being the largest with RBI, Luis Mercado was the best in steals and the best pitcher William Hernández was Cartagenero.
Southern League for his part he had in his Foreign trident base, the Jones and Erick Ramos Venezuelan and Dominican catcher Urbaneja Elvis “The Chota” Ramos, who along with Johan national León, Miguel Veliz, Darwin Valle and others formed a team hard to be champions, the Venezuelans living in Ecuador Jhunior Lamb was the best on the offensive by the Ecuadorian navy.
The final is played best of 3, taking the first meeting Marker 3 to 2 with Erick Urbaneja Home Run in the seventh inning with a man on base, left field to Metroagua, leaving a stadium in silence and then noise of all the Ecuadorian people for the second final was a broader marker 4 to 1 for the home team, it was quite a feast of the Most Valuable Softball playoffs was the Venezuelan Erick Urbaneja.
In the women’s field presence Isotopes Team of Tucuman, Argentina was the great event of the tournament, coach Dario Monroy and leader gathers a selection of players from different teams in the province of Tucumán, got a good impression of the game they made and the who had tactical defensive, was a good team ordered to stop memory, highlighted the offensive Maria Jose Salazar, Ma Ronanduano Bethlehem, and Nadia Soledad Batellino Colombres
The preselection of Ecuador U-17 commanded by Cuban Lester Cruz, reached the final and the young team selection tournament that served as preparation for the National Team must face the challenge of the South American in Venezuela stands out in its category National Team Emeralds Chiquito’s slugger Quiñones Sweet 14 year old who has excelled this year in all calls made promise Softball Women of Ecuador, also highlighted the offensive Ma Daniela García, Erika Denisse Moncada Mejia Champion Home Run Coraima the best pitcher Leon and Cristina Tournament Insua, also highlighted in the table Proaño Cristina, María José del Pino and Angelica Pachito.
The Host team highlighted the work of dedicated and figure Pitcher Lorena Chachi Pincay team, the team highlighted the offensive the slugger who never fails Ma Fernanda Saldaña was the champion and defensive RBIs Irina and Anna Elizabeth Chavez Torres, the team was full of players from league and Meche Murillo, Johanna Cabezas, Ayrlis Mirka Medina Brigiitte which together with the recognized national players, Denisse Cordero, Aniza Brito, Ana Maria Suarez, Cristina Ugarte was leading a team full of players Ecuadorian .
The Final Round matches were decided vibrant and so moribund in the first game in the series was determined in extra innings 6-5 with a bases-loaded Hit Johana Cabezas and in the second game the score was 5 to 2 in favor highlighting the League League player Johanna Cabezas, highlights the performance of the young coach Douglas Munoz Southern League Championship leading the two teams Softball League, devotion and spirit for the girls was very important.
The work of the technical department led by the Colombian Maria Teresa Mejia was one of the wise decision to conduct this tournament, she took control delivery and successful completion of the tournament to give high importance and justice in this competition. This tournament has been so successful that no sooner had we finished the tournament participation requests for next year are already coming to Southern League which compromises a promising IX Mayor’s Cup.
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