WBC: Cuba 8, South Africa 1
Posted on: Sunday, 8 March 2009, 17:01 CDT
Frederich Cepeda belted two of Cuba's six homers Sunday in an 8-1 pounding of South Africa at the World Baseball Classic in Mexico City.
The contest was the opener in Pool B play.
Cepeda hit solo shots in his first two at-bats in the first and third innings.
The other homers were a two-run, second-inning blast by Alfredo Despaigne, and solos by Hector Olivera, Yoennis Cespedes, and Yulieski Gourriel.
The only hit for designated hitter Michel Enriquez was a third-inning RBI single.
Winning pitcher Norge Vera (1-0) gave up two hits in six scoreless innings with one walk and six strikeouts.
South Africa scored its only run on Jonathan Phillips' ninth-inning RBI single.
Losing pitcher Barry Armitage (0-1) surrendered five earned runs and eight hits in three innings.
South Africa faces either Mexico or Australia in a losers bracket game Monday.
Source: United Press International
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