Led by Jorge Luis Pimienta, the athletes will face Nicaragua this Tuesday, which has two defeats against Venezuela and Mexico
14ymedio / Havana, September 23, 2025 — After a disastrous first game, Cuba won its second game in the Pan American Women’s Softball Championship, which guarantees three tickets to the 2026 World Cup. This Monday, the team, “with strength and good pace,” won 7-2 against Argentina, as reported by the official news source CubaDebate.
Coach Jorge Luis Pimienta, from Camagüey, could not afford a second consecutive slip, after a chaotic debut against host Venezuela that shook the Cuban team with an 11-0 defeat last Saturday.
Against Argentina, the manager was forced to push his team and replaced Adriana Carrazana after she allowed two runs. However, despite the addition of Alien Garcia, it was not until the fifth inning that the Cubans responded.
“Eleyenni Estupiñán tied the score with an inside hit, and Libya Elvira Duarte took advantage of a sacrifice fly,” at Jorge Luis Carneiro Stadium in La Guaira, according to the official media.
Pimienta leads a team that the Secretary General of the Federation of Cuban Women, Teresa Amarelle Boué, said is “a reflection of how Cuban women have earned the right to decide.” The official recalled that seven entries were obtained in this sport.
Cuba, ninth in the world ranking, faces Nicaragua this Tuesday, which has lost to Venezuela (4-0) and Mexico (11-1). On Wednesday, Cuba will play Nicaragua.
The manager will remain with his base for this game: Libia Duarte, captain of the team, escorted by Yessica Herrera and Elianny Estupiñán.
Cuba’s best international result in women’s baseball is the bronze medal it won at the first Pan American Women’s Baseball Championship held in Venezuela in 2009, 16 years ago.
According to data from the World Confederation of Baseball and Softball, women began playing baseball in Cuba in the 1940s. The organization points to Mirta Marrero and Luisa Gallego as part of a team called Las Águilas. At that time, “Pioneers founded a women’s baseball governing body (Women’s Baseball Sports Organization) in 1947, but the organization no longer exists.”
Translated by Regina Anavy
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