SAN ANTONIO DE GUERRA (DA) — Raishelnon Ogenia homered twice and drove in 5 runs as Curaçao defeated Brazil 8-6 in 8 innings Saturday for its first victory of the U18 Pan American Baseball Championship.
Curaçao finished third in Group A at 1-2 after losses to the Dominican Republic and United States. Brazil ended the opening round 0-3.
Trailing after Brazil scored 3 runs in the sixth inning, Curaçao tied the game with 2 runs in the seventh and added 3 in the eighth. Brazil scored once in the bottom of the eighth.
Ogenia went 2 for 4 and scored twice. Jay-Dlynn Wiel also had 2 hits and scored 2 runs, while Ed elmar Croes scored twice and drove in a run. Shaheem Davelaar added an RBI.
Derickson Doran earned the victory with 3 innings of relief, allowing 2 unearned runs on 2 hits. He struck out 1 without issuing a walk.
Starter Zion Cijntje gave up 2 runs on 3 hits over 4 1/3 innings, with 3 walks and 3 strikeouts. Qshondrickson Doran allowed 2 runs in two-thirds of an inning.
Curaçao is scheduled to face Mexico in the classification round Sunday.