Coach of the baseball team Panama, Hipólito Ortiz, He said that his students are ready to fight for the only place he offers them Qualification tournament for Pan American Games Santiago 2023which will be held from June 16 to 21 in Buenos Aires.
He Qualification tournament will gather selections Argentina, Aruba, Canada, Honduras, Panama and Peru.
“We’re going to play whoever it is,” Ortiz said.
“I hope that these guys will fulfill what they know how to play and will be able to qualify pan american“, added the coach.
Ortiz, who will make his debut in Buenos Aires As the technical director of the Panamanian team, he confirmed that a victory in their debut against Canada, on June 16 this year, will give them a better chance.
“Canada will be a good thermometer for us. We will go out to show that we are well prepared for this championship and to qualify for Pan American Games”He said.
For the opponent, he said that he has several left-handed players, so he has already defined the pitchers for that first commitment.
“Our first starter will be left-handed Julius Dennis, because I was told that the Canadian team has a lot of lefties. We will work with him. Just in case, we have lefties ready after him Gilberto Chu and Davis Romero“, he pointed out.
The second match of the Central Americans with Peru, June 18, and the next day they will play with Honduras. Panama will close the tournament against Argentina on the 20th.
As for the tournament system, which limits matches to seven episodes, Ortiz He said he hopes the starters go five good innings before giving way to the relievers.
“I’m going to require four to five good innings from the starter, so later on the guys are working hard to get wins,” he said.
The coach said that he has a balanced team with which, if three factors (offense, defense and pitching) are combined, the goal can be achieved.
The Panamanian nine will travel to Buenos Aires on Wednesday. The games will be held in Ezeiz National Baseball Stadium
Source: Panama America
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