Venezuela Pulls Away From Cuba 9-2 | Coastal Classic Baseball

January 11 2025 Venezuela used a 12-hit attack and a complete-game effort from Jose Quintero to defeat Cuba 9-2 in a six-inning game at Coastal Black. Venezuela scored in four of the six innings and broke a 2-2 tie with two runs in the second before adding four runs in the fifth and one more in the sixth.

Yorkfran Nieves led Venezuela offensively, going 3-for-5 with four RBI and a run scored. Badih Elarba added a hit, two walks and two RBI, while Jesus Garcia and Fernando Kelly each finished with two hits. Manny Contreras scored twice, and Edvard Cordero added an RBI as Venezuela finished with 12 hits.

The teams traded two-run first innings. Venezuela scored twice in the top half, including an RBI single by Elarba, before Cuba answered in the bottom half on Pablo Hernandez's sacrifice fly and an unearned run. Venezuela moved back in front in the second when Nieves tripled in Contreras and Elarba drew a bases-loaded walk, then created separation with its four-run fifth.

Quintero earned the win for Venezuela, allowing two runs, one earned, on six hits over 6.0 innings. He walked one, struck out four and threw 52 strikes among 72 pitches. Orlando Barroso took the loss for Cuba after allowing eight runs, six earned, on eight hits over 4.1 innings with four walks and five strikeouts.

Franklin Quintana led Cuba with a 2-for-3 game and a run scored. Lenier Ulloa doubled and scored, while Oscar Vasallo, Roydel Martinez and Frank Linares each added a hit. Cuba finished with six hits and one error, while Venezuela committed one error.