Maikel Folch
Encyclopedia
Maikel Folch Vera is a left-handed pitcher
for the Cuban national baseball team. Folch plays for Ciego de Ávila in the Cuban National Series
, where he posted a league-low 2.09 ERA
during the 2004-05
season, compiling a 10-0 record.
Folch played for Cuba at the 2006 World Baseball Classic
.
Pitcher
In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throwsthe baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of retiring a batter, who attempts to either make contact with the pitched ball or draw a walk. In the numbering system used to record defensive plays, the...
for the Cuban national baseball team. Folch plays for Ciego de Ávila in the Cuban National Series
Cuban National Series
The Cuban National Series is the primary domestic amateur baseball competition in Cuba. Formed after the dissolution of the Cuban League in the wake of the Cuban Revolution, the Series is a part of the Cuban national baseball system.-League structure:...
, where he posted a league-low 2.09 ERA
Earned run average
In baseball statistics, earned run average is the mean of earned runs given up by a pitcher per nine innings pitched. It is determined by dividing the number of earned runs allowed by the number of innings pitched and multiplying by nine...
during the 2004-05
2004-05 Cuban National Series
The 44th Cuban National Series was won by Santiago de Cuba over Havana. Industriales, who had the best regular season record, were eliminated in the first round by Sancti Spíritus.-Western zone:-Eastern zone:-Playoffs:...
season, compiling a 10-0 record.
Folch played for Cuba at the 2006 World Baseball Classic
2006 World Baseball Classic
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