On the sacred diamond of the Latinoamericano stadium, against the most successful team on the Island, and with an incontestable victory -final playoff sweep-, the Las Tunas Lumberjacks won their second title in Cuban National Baseball Series on Friday, after beating the Industriales Blue Lions 6-1.

Havana, Cuba.- Another commendable performance by its pitching staff, the alpha and the omega of the team in its extraordinary comeback since mid-calendar, was the best possible ending to an unforgettable season.

Alejandro Meneses reaffirmed his status as the undisputed leader of the staff and scored the historic victory while Rodolfo Díaz brought out his usual courage in the only moment of danger that the local team managed to create.

The last out was symbolic, to Alberto Pablo Civil’s account, one of those players whose resilience is very similar to that of baseball in Las Tunas in this dream passage from the basement where it lived for decades to the glory of the last years.

In their distinct journey, the Lumberjacks have always found strong pillars to hold on to. One, unmistakably, in the figure of Dánel Castro, the hero of the second game of the final, an irreversible turning point in the battle for the crown.

Others, without a doubt, the brothers Yosvani and Yordanis Alarcón, responsible for two RBIs in this decisive clash and authors of the only home runs of Las Tunas in the postseason. That of Yordanis, in the top of the ninth against Juan Xavier Peñalver, a supreme final point for the campaign of the most feared attack of the entire championship.

As unexpected as it was inevitable, the 4-0 victory of the Abeysi Pantoja's team over the Cuban capital squad clearly speaks of the great difference embodied by both teams on the ground.

With 20 consecutive wins at home, including seven in the playoffs, the Lumberjacks confirmed their status as favorites. They swept the Ciego de Ávila Tigres, broke the curse of the Matanzas Crocodiles in six games, and convincingly dispatched the 12-time national champions.

All of this came after a changing of the guard at the top of the team that saw the successful Pablo Alberto Civil depart and rookie Abeysi Pantoja take over almost seamlessly.