Chiriquí took the lead in the Semifinal of the National Major Baseball Championship by defeating Panamá Oeste 8-7 in extra innings (10) at the Kenny Serracín Stadium in the city of David, which was the setting for a historic night for players Carlos Xavier Quiroz and Jonathan Saavedra. The game was very contested, with the lead changing on several occasions, but in the end, the team from the Valley of the Moon achieved an important victory in their aspirations to reach the Final Series again. With the game tied at 7 runs in the bottom of the tenth inning, Chiriquí scored the winning run. With the bases loaded and pinch-hitter Amador Rojas at bat, relief pitcher Miguel Gómez threw a wild pitch that allowed Erick Barría to score the winning run. Chiriquí had 13 hits and committed one fielding error, while the West team connected for 11 hits and had two defensive failures. The winning pitcher was Ernesto Silva in relief, while the losing pitcher was Miguel Gómez. The Chiriquí victory capped a historic night for players Carlos Xavier Quiroz and Jonathan Saavedra, who reached the 800-hit mark, thus joining the legend Rodolfo 'Candelilla' Aparicio, who is the leader in this statistic with 831 hits. Quiroz achieved his 800th hit in the very first inning when he hit a slow roller to second base, reaching first base safely but had to leave the game due to a pull in one of his legs. Saavedra, for his part, connected for his 800th hit in the bottom of the fifth inning with a line drive to left field.
