Cuba uses late surge to beat Nicaragua 10-2

January 4 2025 Cuba erased an early deficit and pulled away with a five-run fifth inning to defeat Nicaragua 10-2. Nicaragua scored once in the first, but Cuba answered with three runs in the second and added two in the fourth before breaking the game open in the fifth.

Cuba finished with 10 runs on nine hits and drew six walks. J Despaigne went 2-for-3 with two runs and an RBI, while W Fonceca drove in two runs and scored once. S Castellanos also had two RBI, and O Vasallo reached three times with two hits, a walk and a run scored.

Nicaragua totaled seven hits, led by D Martinez, who went 2-for-3. J Sandoval reached base three times with a hit and two walks, and O Cardenal went 1-for-2 with a run scored and Nicaragua's lone RBI.

The box score listed Albin Zamora as the winning pitcher for Cuba and Oscar Hernandez as the losing pitcher for Nicaragua. Cuba improved to 3-1-0, while Nicaragua fell to 0-3-0.