By Igor Lukashevich (Brest)
October 3-6 in Brest passed III International tournament on baseball “Cup of Brest – 2013 .” The organizers of the tournament were the Brest City Executive Committee and a baseball – softball club ” Brest Zubrs .” The tournament was attended by over 150 athletes ( born 2001 and younger) . Ten teams from Russia, Belarus and Lithuania contested title of the best and fighting for the trophy – the winning Cup of Brest.
Young athletes welcomed the Head of Sports Brest region Ernest Nikolaichuk, chairman of the Belarusian Association of Baseball Nadzeya Uglyanitsa , Consul General of the Russian Federation in Brest Nikita Matkovskiy, honorary member of the club Nikolai Belisov and other officials. Hospitable Brest met competitors with bread and salt and incendiary Belarusian dancing.
The tournament was held in two groups 5 commands of round robin . Games are held on two fields . Each team in the first stage have been played by four games . On the last day of the tournament contested bronze medal teams that win in the groups 3 and 4 seats. Fought for the gold competition teams that win in their groups 1 and 2 spots. Following the tournament third place was the team of “Sugar storm” of Skidel, beating team ” Lituanika ” from the city of Kaunas (Lithuania ) 11-3 . Silver medals in young baseball players «Brest Zubrs», which gave way to a bitter struggle ” Vilnius ” (Lithuania ), 9-14 .
The best players in the tournament are recognized:
“Best pitcher ” – Paykovas Vilius ( “Vilnius” , Lithuania )
“Best better ” – Kukla Raman ( “Sugar storm”, Belarus)
” Best defender ” – Sladzinski Ilya (” Brest Zubrs”, Belarus )
“Best player MVP» – Sadzyavichus Martines ( “Vilnius” , Lithuania).
The participating teams tournament awarded with cups, diplomas and medals. The best players of the tournament – the personal prizes and diplomas. Ten of the best players of the team received gifts and certificates from the organizers of the competition. Do not leave indifferent young baseball players and a broad cultural program team visited the famous Brest Fortress , lit the lights on the main street of Brest, met with bison in the Bialowieza Forest and talked to Santa Claus and colorful in their residence.
The tournament is held annually in Brest in late September – early October. This year the number has increased to ten teams. And next in 2014 is expected to expand geography of the tournament – in addition to teams from Russia, Belarus and Lithuania will participate in the competition of baseball players from Poland and Ukraine. We invite all interested teams to participate in the tournament!