MADRID, 23 Feb. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The Spanish male baseball team won this Sunday 9-1 at that of South Africa on the third and last day of the classification phase for the 2026 World Classic, complying with a position in the ‘playoff’ of Repessca after having remained Behind the leader Nicaragua, in a group where China Taipéi has also competed.
For this day 3 in the brand new Taipei Dome, the Spanish opener Pablo Guillén shone for six tickets by allowing a race, two ‘hits’, granting two tickets and struck eight in 81 throws. In turn, the reliever Fernando Báez launched two perfect tickets and the closer Jorge Balboa ended the game with a ninth entry of 1-2-3.
On the offensive Rusber Estrada hit two ‘hits’, including a two -run tab in the third entry. Jesús Ustariz also made ‘Home Run’ alone in La Quinta, Frank Hernández left 3-3 with a promoted race and Edison Valerio went 3-2 with a couple of singles.
Spain added four more races in the eighth entrance and with its triumph kept alive the possibility of directly accessing the next world classic, but Nicaragua’s subsequent victory 0-6 against China Taipéi gave the Nicaraguan team the group leadership, and that It also used it to tie the direct passport to the 2026 tournament.
Thus, Nicaragua achieved the first position with three matches won in the three days of qualifiers. Spain took second place with a balance of 2-1 and the China Taipéi host team won third place with a record of 1-2, leaving the other ticket in Liza to play the playoffs of Repessca.