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02/02/2006 Archived Entry: "45TH CUBAN NATIONAL SERIES NEWS AND STANDINGS"
45TH CUBAN NATIONAL SERIES NEWS AND STANDINGS BY CUBANO
Granma VS Industriales
Yohenis Cespedes helped Granma beat Industriales 11x7 in the first game. Cespedes had 4 hits and 4 RBIs. Yanier Gonzalez was the winning pitcher and the loser was RHP Frank Montieth.
Alexander Mayeta had 3 Homers and Industriales beat Granma 13x5. RHP Deinys Suares was the winning pitcher. Carlos Tavares reached 28 consecutive games with al least a hit. The losing pitcher was veteran RHP Misael Lopez.
Cienfuegos VS Santiago de Cuba
LHPs Noberto Gonzalez and Alexander Quitero combined to beat Santiago 9x6.
Santiago de Cuba then beat Cienfuegos 9x1 with veteran RHP Ormari Romero pitching 8 innings. The losing pitcher was Samuel Ruiz.
Villa Clara VS Isla de la Juventud
Villa Clara beat Isla de la Juventud for the first time this season. The final score was 10x5 and veteran RHP Eliecer Montes de Oca was the winning pitcher. Yeniet Pérez homer and doubled and Dayan Viciedo had 3 hits. The losing pitcher was Israel Soto.
La Habana VS Holguin
Yudel Tuero and closer Jose Garcia combined to shutout Holguin 2x0. The losing pitcher was Luis Rodriguez.
Camaguey VS Metropolitanos
Camaguey beat Metropolitanos 7x4. The winning pitcher was Elier Sanchez who allowed homers by Joquel Gil and Wilmer de Armas.
Las Tunas VS Matanzas
Osmani Urrutia had 2 hits increasing his average to 446 and Las Tunas beat 7x4. The winning pitcher was Yoelkis Cruz.
Santi Spiritus VS Guantanamo
Santi Spiritus beat Guantanamo 11x5. LHP Ramon Licourt was the winning pitcher and Frederich Cepeda homer for the Roosters.
Standings
GROUP A
Teams W L PCT GB
Isla de la Juventud Grapefruit Croppers 35 21 .625 -
Pinar del Rio Cigar Makers 30 24 .556 4
Matanza Cocodriles 17 39 .304 18
Metropolitanos Warriors 11 45 .196 24
GROUP B
Teams W L PCT GB
Industriales Lions 38 18 .679 -
Havana Cowboys 34 24 .607 4
Santi Spiritus Roosters 26 29 .473 11.5
Cienfuegos Shrimps 21 35 .375 17
GROUP C
Teams W L PCT GB
Villa Clara Orange Growers 36 19 .655 –
Ciego de Avila Tigers 33 22 .600 3
Las Tunas Magicians 32 24 .571 4.5
Camaguey Ceramists 25 31 .446 11.5
GROUP D
Team W L PCT GB
Granma Sorrels 34 22 .607 -
Santiago de Cuba Wasps 30 26 .536 4
Holguin Hounds 24 32 .429 10
Guantanamo Indians 19 36 .345 14.5
