Caracas win back to back titles at Venezuelan Baseball5 National Championships
Caracas claimed the title at the IV Baseball5 Venezuelan National Championship, defeating Miranda State in the final held at the Gimnasio Vertical de La Vega in the nation’s capital. The host team secured the victory in straight sets, 6-4 and 4-0.
Miranda booked their ticket to the final with a hard-fought win over La Guaira in the semifinals. After splitting the first two sets - 7-2 for Miranda and 3-2 for La Guaira - Miranda prevailed in the decisive set, 4-2.
In the second semifinal, Caracas proved too strong for Lara, winning in consecutive sets, 4-3 and 12-1, to advance to the championship game.
La Guaira took home the bronze medal with a 6-4, 3-4, 1-0 win over Lara in the third-place match.
Caracas' star Humberto Molina, who helped Venezuela to a fourth-place finish at the WBSC Baseball5 World Cup in Hong Kong last year, was named the tournament’s Most Valuable Player.
Venezuela, currently ranked No. 9 in the WBSC Baseball5 World Ranking, fell to France in the World Cup bronze medal game, 3-1 and 7-2.