Panama Metro and Potros, against the odds in youth baseball

Panamá Metro and Panamá Este reach the youth baseball semifinals with a big mission, to eliminate “Vaqueros” del Oeste and Coclé, respectively, their rivals who have better statistical numbers in the previous part of the championship according to Fedebeis data, i.e. canceling statistical predictions in the current tournament.

Metro vs. West

The capital’s residents will face reigning youth champions Panama Oeste, a team that has been a constant in the tournament and which begins this Friday in the semifinals at Justino Salinas.

Oeste led the way in the regular season with an 18-4 performance in wins and losses, while Metro, led by Kenny Serracín, finished with a performance (13-9).

In the Eight Team round, Oeste won the series against Bocas del Toro 4-1 without much problem, while Metro had to come from behind, after a bad start, to win its series against Herrera (4-3), say in seven games. .

Panama Oeste had a collective eighth team batting average of .296 in the 5 game stretch of their series against the Tortugueros.

The West pitcher’s ERA was 2.17.

While the Capitals had a 2.93 ERA, their pitching staff had a 5.83 ERA, but it should be clarified that this was in a seven-game series against Herrera.

Colts East v Coclé

Los Potros del Este meet Coclé to open the semi-finals this Saturday in Remón Cantera.

In the regular round, Coclé finished second in the table with 17 wins and 5 losses, Potros was third with (13-9)

In the round of 16, Coclé defeated Chiriquí (4-1), while Potros del Este suffered against Veraguas to win the series (4-3).

In that same run, Coclé finished with a .278 batting average in 5 games and his pitchers with a 4.22 ERA.

While the Colts finished against Veraguas with a .256 offensive average and a 4.62 pitcher’s ERA, but we have to remember that was in seven games.