Curacao Wins Gold; USVI Earns Bronze at 7th Caribbean Baseball Cup

The United States Virgin Islands Baseball Team ended the 7th Caribbean Baseball Cup with a win over St. Maarten, earning the bronze medal in Nassau, Bahamas.

The USVI hoped to improve on its second-place finish in the 2024 edition of this event. However, the Virgin Islands dug a deep trench for themselves after suffering two heartbreaking one-point losses in the opening two games of this event. After a day of rest, the USVI was finally on the right side of a one-point result, defeating the Dominican Republic 3-2.

In their final round-robin game, the Virgin Islands faced the defending champions and the only team in the tournament that had not sustained a loss, Curacao. The 2024 gold medal team broke the USVI’s string of one-point outcomes, winning 8-3. The loss left the USVI in fourth place, not good enough to make the championship game, but made them eligible to compete for third.

The USVI played St. Maarten in the bronze medal game. The Virgin Islands bats came alive, pounding out 11 hits on their way to a 6-4 victory. Zayd Brannigan was the first batter in the lineup, and he also led the team with three hits. Rafeal Jackson and Isronel Wilson also tallied two hits each for the winners. Tranetham Devin struck out six, earning his first win of the event. Colton Andersen picked up the save. Jurgens Switzer got the loss for St. Maarten. Raul Jacobs collected two of St. Maarten’s seven hits for the game.