SAN ANTONIO DE GUERRA (DA) — Curaçao lost 15-3 to Mexico in 6 innings Sunday at the U18 Pan American Baseball Championship, leaving both teams with 1-1 records in the placement round.
Mexico scored 6 runs in the fourth inning and 7 in the sixth at Encarnación Stadium. Curaçao collected 6 hits, committed 3 errors and issued 8 walks.
Zazil Schoop led Curaçao’s offense, going 2 for 3 with a run scored. I-Zion Mogen hit a triple, drove in a run and scored, while Raishenlon Ogenia and Ayden Calmes each contributed a single and an RBI.
Mexico took the lead with 2 runs in the first inning before its fourth-inning rally. Curaçao scored twice in the bottom of the fourth and added a run in the fifth, but Mexico’s final outburst put the game out of reach.
Starter Gui-Jerome Marchena took the loss after allowing 6 runs on 6 hits and 4 walks over 3 2/3 innings. El-Jean Perez, Jaysel Seraus and Victor Nieves Mack followed him on the mound. Mexico finished with 11 hits, and Miguel Delgado Uscanga was credited with the victory.
Curaçao is scheduled to face Cuba on Monday at 2 p.m. at Stadium 2 of the IPL Academy complex in San Antonio de Guerra. Cuba stood at 1-0 in the placement round.