Those from the Bolivarian Republic countered with three in the fourth and another in the fifth, to ratify themselves as the only undefeated group D. Photo: Prensa Latina

Venezuela became the first team that plays in the American venues to get a pass to the second round of the V World Baseball Classic, after winning four runs to one against Nicaragua.

The Nicaraguans started ahead in the second inning with a run, but that was all they could do offensively.

Instead, those of the Bolivarian Republic countered with three in the fourth and another in the fifth, to ratify themselves as the only undefeated group D.

For the first cluster, consecutive singles by Eugenio Suárez and Andrés Jiménez were combined with men on base, and the last one was a double by Anthony Santander, which allowed Luis Rengifo to score.

The left-hander Eduardo Rodríguez could only hold out for two innings for the llanero team, but he only supported that score, and the other five pitchers who climbed on the mound limited the rival attack to a minimum.

At night, Israel will face the Dominican Republic, in a clash that can clarify things in this section to meet the second classified.

(With information from Prensa Latina)