Panama Oeste has the flavor of a youth baseball title

Western Panama It has the flavor of a title when the game is away from getting the crown National Youth Baseball Championship In 2023, both teams meet today at the Rod Carew Stadium, starting at 19:00.

boys from West Led by former Major League pitcher Carlos César Maldonado, they have proven to be dominant in the current youth baseball tournament, losing only 4 games this season and winning 24.

in the regular round Western Panama He finished as the leader with 13 wins and 3 losses, in the round of 16, the team won 4-0 against the Occidente team, and also took out the broom in the series against Chiriquí 4-0.

While Coclesanos finished with 13 wins, 3 losses in the regular round, but since then they had to suffer and go a long way.

In the eight-team stage, “La Leñita Roja” was eliminated panama metro winning the series 4-1, and in the semi-final he had to thoroughly extend himself to leave Herrera on the road, winning the series 4-3.

In the current championship, “Red Leñita” collected 22 victories with 10 defeats.

final series

In the final series against coclé, Western Panama they won 11-6 in the first game, then they won 12-3 in the second game, and in the last game they remained unbeaten with a score of 12-7.

The Coclesanos won only the third game of the final series so far and it was 1-0, all of which gives the “Cowboys” a 3-1 lead and one game away from the title.

yesterday so much Coclé and Western Panama They trained at the Rod Carew Stadium, trying not to lose their rhythm and finishing the details for today’s game at the Coloso de Cerro Patacón.

West will come out to solve the series today, while coclé he will look for the victory that will keep him alive.

“Vaqueros” are looking for their third youth crown, the previous ones were in 1986 and 1996.

Coclé has the championship in 1962, 1918 and 2021.