Los Santos and their youth baseball challenge

Troop of Saints wants to renew his laurels, his last title in the junior categories was in 2019 and now under the leadership of Oliver Degraciahopes for the crown again.

Devetnica santeña debuts in CNational Youth Baseball ChampionshipThe one that looms before Herrera is the one called “Azure classicor” on January 4 in Roberto “Flaco Bala” Hernández Stadium at 7:30 p.m.

“Little by little we are making adjustments for the classification,” he says. By grace in the video Fedebeis For that matter, he wants to get the Santeño team into the eight-team bracket, which is the first goal in the national tournament.

“It’s a dream, we haven’t qualified for two years, it’s a personal challenge to be among the eight teams,” repeated the pilot of the Santeña team.

IN Saints Six players repeat, including those over the age of 18, “it’s a team that runs the bases well, fast, with good defense.” De Gracia saidwho adds that they had difficulties in attack, but they are adapting and progressing.

De Gracia returns to the plans of Creole baseball, after leading the Santeño squad in the senior category in 2017 and the selection Panama in U23 in the 2020 season at the World Championship in the category.

We have a complete team, I like what we saw in the preparatory games, I think a good job was done and we will continue to fight to make a good national team, he said. By grace.

Saints It is the third national team with the most crowns in youth football with 6 titles, between the years 1975, 1976, 1977, 1983, 1984 and 2019 when they were directed by S.Panamanian international Cirilo Cumberbatch.

Until 2024, the team will have the opportunity to use international left-hander Ismael Velasco, a player with a lot of experience and experience in youth ball, with players like Cristian Cedeño and outfielder Luis Pérez who can provide attack and good defense in central midfield.

Oliver Degracia will serve as helmsman, Andy Hernandez He will be the pitching coach, Aurelio González will be the third base coach, Eduardo Jaén will be the first base coach and Cuban Rubén Chiu He will be a coach on the bench.