CB Sant Boi – Marlins Puerto Cruz 2-5, 10-0 (7)
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After their acquisitions this winter, it was certainly expected that SANT BOI is among the heavy favorites. On Sunday they confirmed these thoughts. They crushed the MARLINS in the second game of the series by a score of 10-0. Jose Cruz tossed a one-hit-shutout.
In the first match on Saturday PUERTO CRUZ used five SANT BOI errors for a 5-2 victory.
The 2007 champion now sits in fourth place, a game behind SANT BOI.
El Llano – Baseball Navarra 6-0, 10-2
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EL LLANO won both games against NAVARRA this weekend and solidified first place with a 7-1 record. Elvis Polanco was the hero in game one, held the no-hitter until the eighth. Fidel Mane finished the job and they both combined for a two-hit shutout.
The guests started stronger in the second game of the series. NAVARRA scored two runs in the top of the first, but failed to bring more on the board afterwards. EL LLANO answered right away and rallied for four runs in the bottom of the frame and widened the gap in the second with two more. They added a few more insurance runs until the end and won easily 10-2. Miguel Rizo started and received his fourth win in his fourth start of the season. Roberto Noriega impressed with his bat, but had to leave the game due to an injury.
EL LLANO travels next weekend to Barcelona to face CB SANT BOI in another showdown.
FC Barcelona – Astros Valencia 9-1, 3-2
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BARCELONA jumped into second place with a sweep against the heavy underdogs from Valencia. The first part of the doubleheader was decided early, when BARCA led by eight runs after five frames. They even had scored more, but left a few men on base. Homer Baez struck out five in six innings. Andoni Ortiz closed out the game. Miguel Mora and Albert Diaz each had three hits, two runs and two RBI. Jorge Miqueleiz and Felix Isasi got two hits apiece.
The second match was much more difficult for BARCELONA. Again they took a fast lead, but only by a run, after not converting several scoring opportunities. The ASTROS find a way to plate two runs in the fourth and hold on to the advantage until the seventh. BARCELONA finally came through in the bottom of that frame and scored twice to regain the lead. William Jose Domero drove in the go-ahead run Juan Manuel Salazar with a RBI-single. Emmanuel Febles doubled twice. Remigio Leal continued his quest for the innings-pitched leadership and threw a complete game. He gave up two runs on two hits and struck out nine.
CD Pamplona – CB Viladecans 1-7, 2-1
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VILADECANS got the first victory of the season, winning game one with a solid performance 7-1 in Pamplona. They scored seven runs on eleven hits and were without an error for the first time this season.
The second part of the meeting featured and a pitchers duel between Alberto Casanellas Tomas (PAM) and Alberto Perez Magallon (VIL). Patrice Briones decided the thriller with a solo homerun in the bottom of the seventh. PAMPLONA moved into fifth place with a 3-5 record, five games behind the leader from Gijon.