The double victory of the Santiago de Cuba team over Havana on Friday left it as the lone leader of the Men's National Softball Championship 2022, based in Ciego de Avila.

Havana, September 17 (RHC)-- The double victory of the Santiago de Cuba team over Havana on Friday left it as the lone leader of the Men's National Softball Championship 2022, based in Ciego de Avila.

The indomitable defeated the capital with slates of 18x6 (super knockout) and 8x7, with credit for both victories going to Manuel Espino.

Like Thursday's, this was another day of many home runs, as corroborated by both games, held at the Paquito Espinosa stadium in Morón.

In the first inning, Miguel Savigne, Yasmani Wilson, Yasmani Álvarez (1st and 2nd), Andrés Reina (3rd), Yersander Rodríguez (1st and 2nd) and Javier Randich (2nd and 3rd) took the ball out of the field.

In the second inning, Savigne had a big hit by hitting three home runs (he already has four); Randich and Reina also hit their fourth round-trippers and Wilson his second.

The hosts from Avila were looking to maintain their unbeaten record and also reach a 4-0 balance, but their first game against Granma was protested, which proceeded and therefore must be resumed where the discord arose.

In the second hour, Miguel Albán's students triumphed with a 12x1 slate (super knockout) over the easterners, with a victory for Eduardo González. The hits came from the bats of Osiel Mojena (3rd), Héctor Castillo (3rd) and Reinier Vera (2nd).   

The other series of the day, played at the José Ramón Cepero Park, resulted in a division of honors between Holguineros and Villaclareños.

The easterners celebrated 11x9 with Enrique Rodríguez in the box, in a game in which Osvaldo Pérez, Magdiel Gómez (2nd and 3rd) and Serguei Rodríguez homered.

Later on, the Orange were victorious (7x5) with Ordanis Díaz as the "flamethrower". Brayan León hit the ball out of the park.

Today, Saturday's games will be based on Ciego de Avila-Santiago de Cuba, Holguin-Granma and Villa Clara-Havana.

The standings show Santiago (4-0), Ciego de Avila (3-0), Villa Clara (2-2), Granma (1-2), Holguin (1-3) and Havana (0-4).