It was not a surprise that the teams that went to the final of the Third Softball Championship “Andrés Galarraga Cup” that was played in the city of Rancagua, since since the beginning of the tournament, Chamo Burger and Gigantes, always remained in the first positions of the standings during the season.
Last Sunday the semifinal was played, some exciting matches that had a massive attendance of fans and ball-loving public, who filled the spaces of the El Molino playing field, at Santa Julia 1398.
Prior to the first match of the semifinal, a friendly match was played between Los Panas against Familia, on a cold Sunday morning. Likewise, at the end of the matches, another friendly game was held, between Falcons against Pirates. In addition, a women’s kickingball exhibition took place, where women have been a fundamental part of this sports festival for several months in the regional capital.
Giants succumbed to 12 Disciples
The first match of the softball semifinal was starred by the Gigantes team vs. 12 Disciples, where the former overwhelmed the latter with a score of 8 runs to 1. Alexis Díaz took the honors as the best pitcher of the game.
The players who stood out the most on Sunday were: Dermar Macías (3-2), with a record of 1 home run, one run scored and one RBI; Alexis Díaz also took her off the field on one occasion, with a run scored and an RBI.
Carlos Chirinos, stood out when taking the ball out of the field and recorded two runs scored; while Oswaldo Petit managed to score one run and 2 RBIs. For his part, Jorge Murcia, managed to record 1 hit and an RBI.
In this way, Gigantes moves on to the final of the championship, with a quite favorable projection, since in recent weeks it had been occupying the first places in the standings, greatly supported by Chamo Burger.
Chamo Burger shined again
In the second game, Chamo Burger had a difficult time reaching 4 runs against the Yankees, who only managed to score a single run, leaving the score at the end of the game at 4-1.
César Martínez was titled as the best pitcher of the day, with the most outstanding players being Abel Navarro (4-2), he was the first to throw it off the field, and a run scored; while Cristian Leal (4-2), he hit a home run, 2 runs scored and one RBI.
Daniel Toro, Giants Manager.
The team’s manager, Daniel Toro, said he was happy with the victory, as they moved on to their eighth final, and expressed that they have just improved their offense and are pleased with the growth that softball is experiencing in Rancagua.
One of the strengths that the Gigantes team has, -according to its manager- is the good performance of the pitching with Alexis Díaz, who only allowed one run for the team of 12 Disciples.
“We are betting on him in the final, to lead us to the title, with the rest of his teammates and thus do a good job on offense and defense,” Toro said.
Gianpiere Peredes, Chamo Burger Manager.
Gianpiere Paredes, manager and player of Chamo Burger, said that the job was accomplished, despite the fact that his rival team (Yankees) is very well structured, with quality players, but he recognizes that the game was quite “tight”, due to have good pitching and defense.
“We have to focus on a very difficult match,” said Paredes, referring to the Gigantes team, with whom they have to face for the second time in a final of this sporting discipline in Rancagua.
One of the strengths of the Chamo Burger team, which its manager described as “harmonious,” is where there is no internal rivalry, they know how to listen to each teammate and follow the guidelines issued by the board.
Gianpiere Paredes considers that the weaknesses that the team has are very minimal, reasons why it has allowed them to reach the final of the championship, such as the lack of concentration in very few times of some players, but “it is a weakness that at the same time becomes a strength.”
He said that their great rival at this moment is Gigantes, to whom they had to lose the only time in the regular round, but that they will always be the team to beat.
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