A home run by the prospect of Padres and signing of the Mayos de Navojoa in the Mexican Pacific League, Tirso Ornelas, gave the pass to the Mexican team to the final of the U23 World Cup.
In search of the Bi-championship …
The Mexican team, current champions of the tournament, will face tomorrow in the final its counterpart from Venezuela, qualified today in the afternoon after beating Chinese Taipei.
🇲🇽Tirso Ornelas First Pitch Homer at the bottom of the 6th !!! ⚾ 💣
🇨🇴COL 2-3 MEX🇲🇽 # U23WorldCup @MexicoBeis @PROBEISMX @CONADE pic.twitter.com/dyoA2D1yF2– WBSC ⚾🥎 (@WBSC) October 2, 2021
Two plays defined, in our opinion, the course of this confrontation between Mexico and Colombia. One, of course, Ornelas’s home run that ended up giving the pass to the Mexican ninth.
The other, this career steal in the fourth inning that meant the draw for Mexico and that revealed a certain naivety of the Colombian ninth who had led the game until then and had shown solidity on the mound and effectiveness at bat.
🇲🇽🇲🇽🇲🇽Mexico Steals Run to Tie Game! ⚾🔥👏👏👏
🇨🇴COL 2-2 MEX🇲🇽 # U23WorldCup @MexicoBeis @PROBEISMX @CONADE pic.twitter.com/jg5F329txl– WBSC ⚾🥎 (@WBSC) October 2, 2021
Also noteworthy is the hermetic relief of Mexican Francisco Villegas who brought Colombia under the curtain and did not allow a run after that pair in the first innings that had them in advantage.
The Red Devils only allowed one hit and tied them with a sinker, prescribing 5 strikeouts.
Francisco Villegas signed today a MAGISTRAL exit
✅ 3.0 one-hit blank innings, no walks and five chocolates 🍫🍫🍫🍫🍫 pic.twitter.com/kh4ITa5dGT
– Ninth Mexico 🇲🇽⚾ (@MexicoBeis) October 2, 2021
The final this Saturday
Tomorrow at 9:30 p.m. (Central Mexico) 7:30 p.m. (Local) in Hermosillo, Sonora the final will be played.
Mexico for the two-time championship, Venezuela to reaffirm the prestige of the renowned Creole ball.
For their part, Cuba and Colombia