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CubaB次元官网网址檚 Union de Reyes baseball team seems to have the Victoria HarbourCatsB次元官网网址� number.
The visiting squad bested the HarbourCats 10-2 on Sunday night, in what was the second-ever match between the two teams. Victoria lost 8-4 to Union de Reyes last summer.
B次元官网网址淭hey play hard. They come out playing to win and they play the game the right way,B次元官网网址� HarbourCats head coach Todd Haney said after the exhibition match.
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The Cuban team opened SundayB次元官网网址檚 scoring in the first inning at WilsonB次元官网网址檚 Group Stadium at Royal Athletic Park. Jose Cespedes scored on a Jonny Matos single and Endris Soliz added another run on an ensuing HarbourCats error.
A four-run sixth inning, which included a two-run home run from Alberto Bello, also highlighted the CubansB次元官网网址� scoring.
Victoria added its scores in the sixth and seventh. The team will get another crack at Union de Reyes in Victoria on June 10.
B次元官网网址淗opefully we come out a little more prepared B次元官网网址� and have shaken some of the rust off, some of the nerves off,B次元官网网址� Haney said.
Team Cuba, taking on tonight, is a group from Union de Reyes, a small community in CubaB次元官网网址檚 Matanza province. The squad is made up of players between 19 and 30 years old. This is the second year Team Cuba has taken on the Cats, who lost to Cuba 8-4 last year.
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Union de Reyes is a small community in CubaB次元官网网址檚 Matanza province. The trip to Vancouver Island is becoming an annual tradition for the communityB次元官网网址檚 team B次元官网网址� which this year is made up of players between 19 and 30 years old.
The trips are organized by the Cuban/Vancouver Island Baseball Journey Society.
B次元官网网址淚t is a life-changing experience for all of us to exchange the cultures,B次元官网网址� group member Jan Hansen said before the match.
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The game was Union de ReyesB次元官网网址� second of the day, as fans at Royal Athletic Park were given the opportunity earlier in the afternoon to watch the Cuban team take on an American squad. The HarbourCats invited in the Port Angeles Lefties to play Union de Reyes. The game marked the first time one of the West Coast LeagueB次元官网网址檚 U.S.-based teams played a team from Cuba.
If you missed the action, read more about the 鈦︹仼B次元官网网址� encounter with CubaB次元官网网址檚 Union de Reyes online at .
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B次元官网网址淲hat is important is the baseball. ThatB次元官网网址檚 the way to join us,B次元官网网址� Cuban coach Saul Basallo Armas said through translator Juan Carlos.
The Lefties won 13-5.
Remaining stops on the Cuban teamB次元官网网址檚 tour include Duncan, Lake Cowichan, Ladysmith and Nanaimo, as well as another stop in Victoria. TheyB次元官网网址檙e also set to play in an international tournament in Grand Forks, B.C.
The HarbourCats open their regular season on the road Tuesday against the Wenatchee AppleSox.
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