Cuba Baseball Playoffs All Set to Begin

HAVANA TIMES – Defending champions Villa Clara squeaked into the playoffs of the 2013-2014 Cuban baseball season with an 8-2 must win on the final day of the schedule on Tuesday in Holguin.  The semi-final match ups are Matanzas (last year’s runners-up) vs. Villa Clara and Havana’s Industriales vs. Pinar del Rio.

The action in the Villa Clara-Matanzas series begins on Thursday at 7:15 pm in Matanzas.  Industriales opens on the road in Pinar del Rio on Friday in an afternoon game at 3:15 pm.   Both series are best-of-seven as will be the finals.

Matanzas finished in first place with a 57-30 record followed by Pinar del Rio five games back with 52-35, Industriales 51-36 and Villa Clara 50-37.

2013-2014 Cuban Baseball Playoff Schedule

Semifinals 1
Game	Matchup	Date	Time	TV
Game #1	Villa Clara @ Matanzas	Thursday 3/27/2014	7:15 pm	CV
Game #2	Villa Clara @ Matanzas	Friday 3/28/2014	7:15 pm	CV
Game #3	Matanzas @ Villa Clara	Sunday 3/30/2014	2:15 pm	CV
Game #4	Matanzas @ Villa Clara	Monday 3/31/2014	3:15 pm	CV
Game #5 *	Matanzas @ Villa Clara	Tuesday 4/1/2014	3:15 pm	CV
Game #6 *	Villa Clara @ Matanzas	Thursday 4/3/2014	7:15 pm	CV
Game #7 *	Villa Clara @ Matanzas	Friday 4/4/2014	7:15 pm	CV
Semifinals 2
Game	Matchup	Date	Time	TV
Game #1	Industriales @ Pinar del Río	Friday 3/28/2014	3:15 pm	CV
Game #2	Industriales @ Pinar del Río	Saturday 3/29/2014	3:15 pm	CV
Game #3	Pinar del Río @ Industriales	Monday 3/31/2014	7:15 pm	CV
Game #4	Pinar del Río @ Industriales	Tuesday 4/1/2014	7:15 pm	CV
Game #5 *	Pinar del Río @ Industriales	Wednesday 4/2/2014	7:15 pm	CV
Game #6 *	Industriales @ Pinar del Río	Friday 4/4/2014	3:15 pm	CV
Game #7 *	Industriales @ Pinar del Río	Saturday 4/5/2014	3:15 pm	CV
* If neccesary