by Ricardo Valente
Académica de Coimbra won both games of Portuguese Championship doubleheader in Abrantes on Sunday against Almada White Sharks. In game one Petr Stříbrcký (W 1-0) allowed just four hits and eleven strikeouts in seven innings to lead his team to a 4-2 win. In the second game César Valente (W 1-0) allowed just one hit, collected seven strikeouts and scored the first point in the fifth inning to take the lead. Almada White Sharks tried to come back in the end, but single runs from Académica (RBI hit from André Henriques and a Two-Run Double from César Valente) finish the game 5-2. Kentaro Asai (S1) picked up the save.