Federation Name: Federacion Venezolana de Beisbol
Federation President: Edwin Zerpa Pizzorno
Elite League: Venezuelan Professional Baseball League
Team Manager: Oscar Escobar
Federation Web Link:http://fevebeisbol.com/
Venezuela 2009 IBAF Baseball World Cup Roster
Round Three Team Capsule:
#4 VENEZUELA (0-3)
How it got here: #4 seed in Pool F. . .faces the United States (3-0, #1 Pool G) in Firenze on Tuesday. . .finished tied with Korea for the #4 seed, but won the head-to-head tie-breaker, having defeated the 2008 Olympic champions, 4-1, in Round 2. . .enters final round with a 0-3 record (record against other three teams from Pool F to advance). . .was the #1 in Pool E after going a perfect 3-0 in Round 1 action in Regensburg, Germany.
Rounds 1-2 star hitter/pitcher (cumulative statistics): Lino Connel (.381 AVG, 3 2Bs, 5 RBIs)/Orlando Perdomo (1-0, 1.69 ERA, 8 Ks)
Current world rank: 9
Best World Cup result (year(s)): 1st place (three times – 1941, 1944, 1945)
Most recent World Cup (result): 2007 (12th place)
How it advanced to World Cup: Qualified through 2008 COPABE Americas Cup
Most recent international competition (result): 2009 World Baseball Classic (3rd place)
2009 IBAF Baseball World Cup Player Stats and Current Team Links:
Willy Guedez
Jose Rodriguez
Jose Rojas
Jacobo Sequera
Luis Torres
Williams Vazquez
