Baseball World Cup Pool F, Amsterdam:
Spain – Nicaragua 5-9
NIC 302 020 200 9 12 5 ESP 200 102 000 5 8 2
Nicaragua beat Spain 9-5 in the lone afternoon game at the Baseball World Cup on Friday. But the team of manager Mauro Mazzotti didn’t go down without a fight, trying to come back three times. However Nicaragua always also had an answer and secured win number two in the second round.
Juan Oviedo and Justo Rivas both homered and combined for six hits, four runs and six RBI. Daniel Figueroa scored twice for Spain. Jose Perez (NIC) gave up six hits, three runs (1 ER) and a walk in 3 2/3 innings. Berman Espinoza picked up the win in relief. Ivan Granados was charged with five hits, five runs and two bb in 2 2/3 innings and the loss.