Last year's champions Santiago de Cuba is looking to repeat while Pinar del Rio will try to capture their first title in ten years. Santiago de Cuba has been very dominant throughout the playoffs and were pretty much a shoe-in for the final. Pinar del Rio on the other hand accomplished the improbable coming back from 3-1 to tie the series and beat Sancti Spiritus on the road with a final score of 7-6 in extra innings.
The game had a little bit of everything with good pitching in tough situations and great opportune batting. Yulieski Gourriel hit his first homerun of the playoffs to bring the Gallos within two, 6-4. They tied the game, but were not able to capitalize on a few chances. There were a few ejections and clearing of the benches. Pinar del Rio even went as far walking off the field in protest. Things settled down and they went on to win and secure their spot in the finals.
