Santa Clara, April 22 (PL)-- Outfielder Mailon Tomás was the hero in Villa Clara's baseball victory against Santiago de Cuba 5-3, as the RBI hitter and saving pitcher in a Sunday challenge in this central city of Cuba.

Tomás, defender of the right field, drove in three runs with a double in the inning of the second inning and was called to relieve in the start of the eighth inning, in which he finished the inning as in the ninth inning.

“Actually I liked both roles, but I think that as a hitter I have a little more quality,” this athlete who plays in right field with a good offensive average and already accumulates two points per game told Prensa Latina exclusively today. saved as a reliever, the first against the Artemisa cast.

«In this challenge, I relied on straight deliveries, since I have good speed, but today I also used the naquer bol, a launch that I have been perfecting,» he indicated.

“I have a good arm, I have prepared well with Professor Roberto Pupo, and I also enjoy when I manage to throw out the bases, especially in the home play that has limited the opposing team's run,” he stressed.

“I plan to help the team in this role, although pitching is a very difficult function,” he said.

For his part, the Azucareros' mentor, Ramón Moré, also praised the work of the starter and winner of the challenge Osdany Rodríguez (4-3) and the performance of the rookie shortstop Jonathan Moreno, who hit his first hit in the National Series this Sunday and He masterfully defended the shortstop.

"Although we lost the subseries two to three against Santiago, I feel satisfied, because in the consecutive matches that we played at the Augusto César Sandino stadium, against Industriales and Santiago de Cuba, we obtained six victories in 10 games," he noted.

The Villa Clara team (15 and 17) will move to Las Tunas to play five games with the current national baseball champion, while Santiago de Cuba (16 and 16) will return to the Guillermón Moncada to face the strong team from Ciego de Ávila.