Chepe Zazueta

Culiacán, Sin.- Students from the Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa will travel to the African country of Senegal, in the city of Dakar, to participate in the Youth Olympic Games from October 26 to November 5 in the Baseball 5 sport discipline, as members of the Mexican national team.

The UAS students are: Abril Martínez and Michel Valenzuela, from the Flores Magon high school. As well as Yahir Ochoa, who is not going to Senegal due to his age, as he is in a higher category. However, he is also a member of the Mexican national team and recently won a Pan American bronze medal in Venezuela.

The Sinaloan coach Tania Gonzalez, who is the manager of this team traveling to Senegal, and an UAS alumna, mentioned via telephone from the CNAR in Mexico City that they will make history as it will be the first time Baseball 5 will be played in a Youth Olympics. It is worth mentioning other Sinaloans who are part of the Mexican Baseball 5 national team: Abril Martínez, Michel Valenzuela, Jacob Rodriguez, and Carlos Mercado. The rest of the selected players are: Alexandra Frías and Efrén Espinoza from Chihuahua. Sebastian Leal from Sonora. Michel Solis from Coahuila and Coach Jose Luis Salinas also from Coahuila.