Photo Credit: Alcides D Portal Alfonso

25 May

Cuba, Softball

Softbol Veteranos Season 12 Week 20

Written By: Dr C. Gustavo Crespo

Cuba, Softball

25 May

Elephants Flex Their Muscles Yet Again: Doubleheader Sweep Extends League Lead

Another Sunday, another statement from the Elephants.

On May 25th, in the 12th Edition of the Veterans League “Softball, Quality of Life” Project, the Elephants tightened their grip on the league with yet another doubleheader sweep—their 13th in 20 weekends (an imposing 65% sweep rate). This juggernaut shows no signs of slowing down.

The day kicked off with a nail-biter, as the Elephants edged out Jagua in a wild 19-18 thriller that had fans on the edge of their seats. But the real fireworks came in the second game, where the Elephants dismantled the Shrimpers 29-7, fueled by a jaw-dropping 16-run explosion in the seventh inning. That’s how champions make a statement.

For the Shrimpers, it was a day to forget. They dropped both games and struggled mightily on defense, committing a staggering 17 errors across the doubleheader. Their bats went quiet too—just 24 hits and 11 runs combined. A 4-14 knockout loss to Jagua in the opener capped off a weekend to forget, as they now sit a distant 15 games behind the Elephants.

Jagua managed to salvage a split but couldn’t make a dent in the standings, falling 18 games back after the heartbreaking loss to the Elephants.

Notable Performances:

Juan Miguel Machado Pérez (Elephants) continues to shine as the league’s top arm. He earned his 12th win (12-2, .857) and boasts a league-best 2.01 WHIP, solidifying his status as the ace every team fears.

The Elephants are firing on all cylinders, and as the season barrels toward its final stretch, the question remains: Who can stop this juggernaut? The chase is on, but the Elephants are setting a blistering pace—catch them if you can. ⚾🔥

GAME SCORES, SUNDAY MAY 25, 2025

DrC. Gustavo Crespo Sánchez

WEEK 20 STANDINGS (MAY 25, 2025)

Individual Series

Team Standings

Place

Team

Games Won

Games Lost

Dif.

AVG.

Runs Scored

Runs Scored Against

Dif.

1 st

775

598

411

187

2 nd

400

395

488

-93

3 rd

325

447

541

-94

MVP LEADERS FOR SEASON XII

MVP's as of Week 20
(May 25, 2025)

Gerardo Falcón Poblet. (11).

Arnaldo "Nani" Bueno Silva. (17).

Daniel Díaz Hernández. (13).

PITCHER STATS AS OF WEEK 20 (MAY 25, 2025)

Pitcher	Games Played	Innings Pitched	AVG.	Games Saved
Yordanis Quiñones González - (Elephants).	4	0	1000
Manuel "El Sanga" Leiva Rojas - (Jagua).	2	0	1000
Juan Miguel Machado Pérez - (Elephants).	12	2	857
Manuel Gradaille Martín - (Elephants).	4	1	800
Rolando Marcelo Martínez - (Elephants).	5	2	714
Eliécer Hernández Muñoz - (Shrimpers).	6	3	667
Yosvany María Córdova - (Elephants).	6	4	600	1
Ángel Nelson "Angelito" Vázquez Jiménez - (Shrimpers).	5	8	385
Osvaldo Estable Cesar - (Jagua).	8	16	333	1
Jorge Sánchez Rodríguez - (Shrimpers - Jagua).	5	12	294
Sixto Caballero Dueñas - (Jagua).	1	3	250
Miguel Oramas García - (Jagua).	2	8	200
Humberto León Lescano - (Shrimpers).	0	1	0

WEEKLY MVP'S AS OF WEEK 20 (MAY 25, 2025)

Week

Game

Veteran Team 1

Veteran Team 2

Veteran Team 3


20 (25 May 2025)	1	Norge Luis Rodríguez González.	Máximo García Ramos.	José Alberto "El Chino" Pons Mena.
	1	Humberto López Dorticós.	Heriberto "Pica pica" Rodríguez Soriano.	Alexey García Martínez.
	2	Yosbany "Popó" López Martínez.	Luis Orlando Valladares Arboláez.	Pavel Santos Mencías.
	2	Wilmer Osorio Rodríguez.	Rubén Pérez Amorós.	Humberto León Lezcano.
19 (18 May 2025)	1	Juan Carlos Mondejar Argüelles.	Luis Orlando Valladares Arboláez.	Humberto León Lezcano.
	1	Liris Cárdenas Nuñez.	Heriberto "Pica pica" Rodríguez Soriano.	Ángel Vázquez Jiménez.
	2	Ernesto "El loco" Sandoval de la Fe.	Luis Orlando Valladares Arboláez.	Humberto León Lezcano.
	2	Wilmer Osorio Rodríguez.	José Alain Díaz Angulo.	Eliécer Hernández Muñoz.
18 (04 May 2025)	1	Gerardo Falcón Poblet.	Máximo García Ramos.	José Alberto "El Chino" Pons Mena.
	1	Pavel Cabezas Lorenzo.	Miguel Borrell Zayas.	Humberto León Lezcano.
	2	Gerardo Falcón Poblet.	Arnaldo "Nani" Bueno Silva.	Humberto León Lezcano.
	2	Liris Cárdenas Nuñez.	Máximo García Ramos.	Carlos Gomez Gómez.
1 (05.01.2025)	1	Gerardo Falcón Poblet.	Heriberto "Pica pica" Rodríguez Soriano.	Pavel Santos Mencías.
	1	Liris Cárdenas Nuñez.	Arnaldo "Nani" Bueno Silva.	Yosvany Rodríguez Rodríguez.
	2	Juan Carlos Mondejar Argüelles.	Esteban Montero Reina.	Anacario del Sol Navarro.
	2	Gustavo Crespo Sánchez.	Yosvany "El Purry" Santacruz Medina.	Daniel Díaz Hernández.
2 (12.01.2025)	1	Ernesto "El loco" Sandoval de la Fe.	Héctor García Pérez.	Yosvany Rodríguez Rodríguez.
	1	Yosvany María Córdova.	Heriberto "Pica pica" Rodríguez Soriano.	Daniel Díaz Hernández.
	2	Yosvany Nuñez Colarte.	Greison Cabrera Padilla.	Daniel Díaz Hernández.
	2	Ernesto "El loco" Sandoval de la Fe.	Héctor García Pérez.	Luis Jiménez Garrido.
3 (19.01.2025)	1	Norge Luis Rodríguez González.	Heriberto "Pica pica" Rodríguez Soriano.	Cándido Afat Martínez.
	1	Juan Miguel Machado Pérez.	Raúl Díaz Fuentes.	Sigifredo Mediaceja Lorenzo.
	2	Alexis Lara Quesada.	Yosvany "El Purry" Santacruz Medina.	Eliécer Hernández Muñoz.
	2	Pavel Cabezas Lorenzo.	Arnaldo "Nani" Bueno Silva.	Anacario del Sol Navarro.
4 (26.01.2025)	1	Yosbany "Popó" López Martínez.	Heriberto "Pica pica" Rodríguez Soriano.	Humberto León Lescano.
	1	Juan Carlos Mondejar Argüelles.	Edey "Tito" Vera Sánchez.	Esteban "Chichi" Barrios Madruga.
	2	Yosbany "Popó" López Martínez.	Arnaldo "Nani" Bueno Silva.	Esteban "Chichi" Barrios Madruga.
	2	Wenceslao Hernández Pérez.	Jorge Luis Nuñez Castillo.	Jorge Sánchez Rodríguez.
5 (02.02.2025)	1	Yosbany "Popó" López Martínez.	Edey "Tito" Vera Sánchez.	José Alberto "El Chino" Pons Mena.
	1	Juan Carlos Mondejar Argüelles.	Esteban Montero Reina.	Eliécer Hernández Muñoz.
	2	Alexis Lara Quesada.	Raúl Díaz Fuentes.	Alexey García Martínez.
	2	Norge Luis Rodríguez González.	Héctor García Pérez.	Carlos Gomez Gómez.
6 (09.02.2025)	1	Gerardo Falcón Poblet.	Edey "Tito" Vera Sánchez.	Esteban "Chichi" Barrios Madruga.
	1	Liris Cárdenas Nuñez.	Arnaldo "Nani" Bueno Silva.	Eliécer Hernández Muñoz.
	2	Gerardo Falcón Poblet.	Greison Cabrera Padilla.	Jorge Sánchez Rodríguez.
	2	Iván Martínez Casales.	Esteban Montero Reina.	Daniel Díaz Hernández.
7 (16.02.2025)	1	Ramón "El Majá" Vilches Benítez.	Heriberto "Pica pica" Rodríguez Soriano.	Jorge Sánchez Rodríguez.
	1	Gerardo Falcón Poblet.	Yosvany "El Purry" Santacruz Medina.	Daniel Díaz Hernández.
	2	Alexis Lara Quesada.	Miguel Oramas García.	Pavel Santos Mencías.
	2	Juan Miguel Machado Pérez.	Rubén Pérez Amorós.	Humberto León Lescano.
8 (23.02.2025)	1	Juan Miguel Machado Pérez.	Arnaldo "Nani" Bueno Silva.	Pavel Santos Mencías.
	1	Humberto López Dorticós.	Heriberto "Pica pica" Rodríguez Soriano.	Carlos Gomez Gómez.
	2	Gerardo Falcón Poblet.	Luis Orlando Valladares Arboláez.	Luis Jiménez Garrido.
	2	Humberto López Dorticós.	Arnaldo "Nani" Bueno Silva.	Luis Jiménez Garrido.
9 (02.03.2025)	1	Norge Luis Rodríguez González.	Heriberto "Pica pica" Rodríguez Soriano.	Daniel Díaz Hernández.
	1	Alexis Lara Quesada.	Luis Orlando Valladares Arboláez.	Humberto León Lezcano.
	2	Juan Carlos Mondejar Argüelles.	Osvaldo Estable Cesar.	David Cabrera Mesa.
	2	Ramón "El Majá" Vilches Benítez.	Héctor García Pérez.	Ángel Vázquez Jiménez.
10 (09.03.2025)	1	Juan Miguel Machado Pérez.	Arnaldo "Nani" Bueno Silva.	Eliécer Hernández Muñoz.
	1	Humberto López Dorticós.	Osvaldo Estable Cesar.	Yosvany Rodríguez Rodríguez.
	2	Alexis Lara Quesada.	Heriberto "Pica pica" Rodríguez Soriano.	Alexey García Martínez.
	2	Ramón "El Majá" Vilches Benítez.	Yosvany "El Purry" Santacruz Medina.	Ángel Vázquez Jiménez.
11 (16.03.2025)	1	Norge Luis Rodríguez González.	Jorge Luis Nuñez Castillo.	Eliécer Hernández Muñoz.
	1	Ernesto "El loco" Sandoval de la Fe.	Arnaldo "Nani" Bueno Silva.	Luis Jiménez Garrido.
	2	Juan Miguel Machado Pérez.	Luis Orlando Valladares Arboláez.	Daniel Díaz Hernández.
	2	Alexis Lara Quesada.	Yosvany "El Purry" Santacruz Medina.	Pavel Santos Mencías.
12 (23.03.2025)	1	Gerardo Falcón Poblet.	Yosvany "El Purry" Santacruz Medina.	Alexey García Martínez.
	1	Yosbany "Popó" López Martínez.	Arnaldo "Nani" Bueno Silva.	Pavel Santos Mencías.
	2	Pavel Cabezas Lorenzo.	Luis Orlando Valladares Arboláez.	Daniel Díaz Hernández.
	2	Wenceslao Hernández Pérez.	Arnaldo "Nani" Bueno Silva.	Luis Jiménez Garrido.
13 (30.03.2025)	1	Gerardo Falcón Poblet.	Luis Orlando Valladares Arboláez.	Pavel Santos Mencías.
	1	Juan Carlos Mondejar Argüelles.	Heriberto "Pica pica" Rodríguez Soriano.	Yosvany Rodríguez Rodríguez.
	2	Wenceslao Hernández Pérez.	Esteban Montero Reina.	Ángel Vázquez Jiménez.
	2	Yosvany María Córdova.	Jorge Luis Nuñez Castillo.	Cándido Afat Martínez.
14 (06.04.2025)	1	Ernesto "El loco" Sandoval de la Fe.	Yosvany "El Purry" Santacruz Medina.	Daniel Díaz Hernández.
	1	Yosbany "Popó" López Martínez.	Arnaldo "Nani" Bueno Silva.	Ángel Vázquez Jiménez.
	2	Ernesto "El loco" Sandoval de la Fe.	Esteban Montero Reina.	Eliécer Hernández Muñoz.
	2	Humberto López Dorticós.	Máximo García Ramos.	Daniel Díaz Hernández.
15 (13.04.2025)	1	Norge Luis Rodríguez González.	Arnaldo "Nani" Bueno Silva.	Daniel Díaz Hernández.
	1	Gerardo Falcón Poblet.	Lázaro Rodríguez Escobar.	Heriberto "Pica pica" Rodríguez Soriano.
	2	Manuel Gradaille Martín.	Máximo García Ramos.	Heriberto "Pica pica" Rodríguez Soriano.
	2	Gustavo Crespo Sánchez.	Arnaldo "Nani" Bueno Silva.	Pavel Santos Mencías.
16 (20 Apr 2025)	1	Humberto López Dorticós.	Jorge Luis Nuñez Castillo.	Eliécer Hernández Muñoz.
	1	Juan Carlos Mondejar Argüelles.	Arnaldo "Nani" Bueno Silva.	Jorge Sánchez Rodríguez.
	2	Juan Carlos Mondejar Argüelles.	Jorge Luis Nuñez Castillo.	Eliécer Hernández Muñoz.
	2	Gerardo Falcón Poblet.	Máximo García Ramos.	Daniel Díaz Hernández.
17 (27 Apr 2025)	1	Alexis Lara Quesada.	Arnaldo "Nani" Bueno Silva.	Luis Jiménez Garrido.
	1		Máximo García Ramos.	Eliécer Hernández Muñoz.
	2	Liris Cárdenas Nuñez.	Arnaldo "Nani" Bueno Silva.	Daniel Díaz Hernández.
	2	Ramón "El Majá" Vilches Benítez.	Osvaldo Estable Cesar.	Ángel Vázquez Jiménez.

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