Historic: Cuba ousts New Zealand to advance to 2022 Softball World Cup Superround – Periodico Invader

Cuba is among the top six teams at the 2022 Softball World Cup

If there is no “Cuba Softball Day”, they can establish it on November 30th. Alain Roman deserves it. Cuba deserved it after beating New Zealand 1-0. And if it were written like this, it would not be a sufficient reason; But intrinsic is enough.

Alain Roman, not knowing what a glove or a ball was in his native Yateras, took up softball by accident -by fate or because a superior wanted it -; Coaches long predicted he would excel on anything other than a pitching mound; 23 years and 44 years in the National Prelims after smashing previous forecasts; After all, he still throws phosphorescent balls on which his life depends.

More than 12,000 kilometers from home in Cuba, Alain Roman stretches out his hand, with the summer so cold, his family, his people, this “beautiful girl” indescribable guarantee. ” That slings refuge and it cannot fail them now.

🇨🇺🥎 What a performance by Alain Roman!

🎖️ Roman is our Mizuno / WBSC Player of the Day at the Men’s Softball World Cup.

🔝Roman-led Cuba defeated hosts New Zealand to reach the last spot in the Super Round! #MensSoftballWC pic.twitter.com/mh39eKup7P

— WBSC ⚾🥎 (@WBSC) November 30, 2022

The numbers, 11 strikeouts, all the zeros she’s posted have been instrumental in “Bad Words”‘s win against the nation with the most titles in the history of global softball events (7) and its headquarters in New Zealand.

Analogies don’t work either, but in case there’s any doubt: Cuba kicked Brazil out of “soccer World Cups.” He removed it on the clay of Rosedale Park in Auckland. “Rosedalazo” “best goal in 90 minutes” in the Cuban qualifiers, edit!, was given a golden shot by captain Yesander Rodríguez, with full pads, through the center of the field against the almost invincible Daniel Chapman.

🇳🇿 Yesander Rodríguez cracked it!!!!#MensSoftballWC pic.twitter.com/fkbV4UjujF

— WBSC ⚾🥎 (@WBSC) November 30, 2022

The difference in that away victory for Uruguay at the Maracana stadium is that the Greater Antilles did not play in the final of the tournament, but only progressed to the Super Round, where it will be difficult for them to advance into the title discussion. Pulls back with Argentina and the United States. But there was no bucket of cold water to cool us off from the heat of the game that put the national team on the men’s softball world map.

Alain Roman himself summed it up as well, enthusiastically and modestly as ever: “Cuba is a small island, but in time it becomes big.”

🔝🔥 The Super Round is set!
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🏆 Check out the WBSC Men’s Softball World Cup updated bracket! #MensSoftballWC pic.twitter.com/N1Uf2MRtrY

— WBSC ⚾🥎 (@WBSC) November 30, 2022