The successor of the defending Division de Honor champion, Club Baseball Barcelona (CBB) has won the 2012 Catalonian Championship, a traditional preseason tournament for Barcelona, CB Sant Boi and CB Viladecans. CBB defeated Viladecans 5-2 on Sunday to finish the tourney with an even 2-2 record.
The Automated Recap (provided by Gamechanger software) of Sunday’s game:
CBB DH makes the most of five hits in 5-2 victory over CBS VILADECANS
CBB DH and CBS VILADECANS both had chances on Sunday, but it was CBB DH that was able to capitalize on them as it pulled out a 5-2 win at VILADECANS. CBS VILADECANS out-hit CBB DH eight to five, but CBS VILADECANS stranded nine runners on base.
JORGE BALBOA kept CBS VILADECANS off the board during his 6 2/3 innings of work. BALBOA struck out eight and allowed two walks and four hits. JONATAN GARCIA got it done on the rubber on the way to a win. He allowed two runs over 2 1/3 innings. The CBB DH pitcher struck out three, walked two and surrendered four hits. KEVIN MALONE, JESUS GOLINDANO, ABEL JIMENEZ, and Victor Cuevas all collected hits for CBB DH. MALONE led the team with two hits. The game was never in doubt after the first, as CBB DH scored one run on a wild pitch. CBB DH added two more runs in the top of the fifth. A clutch sacrifice fly scored Cuevas to set the tone for the inning. That was followed up by that scored MALONE. CBB DH tacked on another two runs in the sixth. A ground out scored ERIC SEGURA to get the inning started on a good note. That was followed up by that scored JIMENEZ. One run in the bottom of the eighth helped CBS VILADECANS close its deficit to 5-1. A walk by Miguel Catalan fueled CBS VILADECANS’ comeback. Finally, GARCIA got Jose Ovalles to ground out to end the threat.
Results Catalonian Championship 2012:
CB Viladecans – CB Sant Boi 8-4, 11-4
CB Sant Boi – CB Barcelona 7-2, 9-7
CB Barcelona – CB Viladecans 10-0, 5-2