Fuentes' Big Night Evens PRWL Finals

2015 Storm Chasers outfielder Reymond Fuentes delivered in the clutch for his Puerto Rican Winter League club Cangrejeros de Santurce with a four-hit effort Tuesday night, including a walk-off RBI single in the 13th inning for a 4-3 victory over Indios de Mayaguez. With the victory, the best-of-seven series is now even at two victories each.

After being retired in each of his first two at bats, Fuentes (4-7, R, 2B, 2 RBI) went on to record four hits over his final five plate appearances, including singles in the fifth and ninth frames, a double in the eighth, and the game-winning base knock in the 13th. Over his first four PRWL Finals games, Fuentes has batted .368 (8-19) with two runs, one double and two RBI.

The 24-year-old previously won the Puerto Rican Winter League batting title earlier in the winter season with a .326 average (42-129), while also ranking first in triples (three), second in slugging percentage (.426), tied for second in hits (42), stolen bases (eight), and total bases (55), and third in on-base percentage (.397). In 107 regular season contest with the Storm Chasers in 2015, Fuentes tallied a .308 clip (122-396) along with 70 runs, ten doubles, four triples, nine homers and 46 RBI.

The winner of the seven-game series will go on to play in the Caribbean World Series to face the best teams from Venezuela, Mexico, Cuba and the Dominican Republic. Former Storm Chasers outfielder Carlos Peguero's Leones del Escogido club has already punched their ticket to the Caribbean World Series by winning the Dominican Winter League's championship.

 

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