Superb, without hesitation, with a pitch that reached 83 miles, the supersonic Cuban softball player, Alain Román, dominated the strong indomitable round and Los Halcones from Ciego de Ávila won by knockout, seven runs to zero ones against Santiago de Cuba, and they obtained the tenth crown in national softball tournaments, first category.

The Ciego de Ávila`s pitcher, with Guantanamo origin, passed the five innings without setbacks, with only two hits allowed, while his team unleashed an offense of eight hits and played defense without errors. Santiago de Cuba committed two mistakes. The defeat went to the account of the lanky right-hander Manuel Espino.

Minutes before, in the best game held at the Ciego de Ávila softball provincial school, Villa Clara took the bronze medal against Holguín, three runs to two. The people from Villa Clara connected eight hits to six their rivals and made an error, to two the Holguin players. The pitcher Ordanis Díaz for the wide door and Rafel Guerra for the narrow one.

The leader of the batters was Andrés Reina (SCU); in RBI, Yurisánder Ramos (CAV); in home runs, Yasmany Álvarez (HAB). Eduardo González (CAV) was the leader in won games and Alain Román monopolized the lockers of strikeouts and earned run average. Norge Pérez got the best referee award.