Games of January 30

Doubleheaders in the playoffs are cool.

DOMINICAN LEAGUE

Twins:  None.

AGUILAS 5, LICEY 2 AT AGUILAS (GAME 1)

Junior Lake delivered a two-out two-run single in the fourth to break a 2-2 tie.  Lake was 2-for-3 with a walk and three RBIs.  Richelson Pena pitched 5.1 innings, giving up two runs on five hits and a walk and striking out two.

The Aguilas lead the series 3-2.

LICEY 4, AGUILAS 3 AT AGUILAS (GAME 2)

Licey scored two in the fifth to take a 4-1 lead.  The Aguilas scored one in the sixth and one in the eighth and had the tying run on second.  For Licey, Juan Francisco hit a home run.  Lisalverto Bonilla pitched six innings, giving up two runs on three hits and a walk and striking out three.

Licey ties the series 3-3.

AUSTRALIAN LEAGUE

No games scheduled.

Games of January 29

The Dominican League and the Australian League are the only ones which are still in their playoffs.  The Caribbean Series starts February 2.

DOMINICAN LEAGUE

Twins:  None.

LICEY 10, AGUILAS 1 IN LICEY

Licey scored one in the first, two in the second, and three in the third to build a 6-0 lead.  Yermin Mercedes was 2-for-3 with a home run.  Jair Jurrjens pitched 6.1 innings, giving up an unearned run on three hits and a walk and striking out one.  The Aguilas had three hits, all singles.

Licey ties the series 2-2.

AUSTRALIAN LEAGUE

No games scheduled.

Games of January 28

With the end of the Mexican League series, we only have the Dominican League and the Australian League left.  The Caribbean Series is scheduled to start February 1.

MEXICAN LEAGUE

CULIACAN 6, NAVOJOA 4 IN NAVOJOA (12 INNINGS)

Navojoa led 3-2 and 4-3. Culiacan got a sacrifice fly in the ninth to tie it 4-4. In the twelfth, Alfredo Amezaga singled home the lead run and a sacrifice fly brought in an insurance run. Joey Meneses was 3-for-4 with a two-run homer, his second of the series. For Navojoa, Jesus Castillo was 2-for-5 with two home runs, his second and third of the series, and three RBIs. Navojoa used eleven pitchers in the game, six of them for less than an inning and four of them for just one batter.

Navojoa wins the Mexican League Championship, defeating Culiacan four games to three.

DOMINICAN LEAGUE

LICEY AT AGUILAS

Rained out.

The Caribbean Series is scheduled to being February 1, but the Dominican League is having a heck of a time getting its playoff series in.

AUSTRALIAN LEAGUE

CANBERRA AT BRISBANE

Cancelled.

The playoffs start February 2.  The matchups will be Perth v. Canberra and Brisbane v. Melbourne.  The semi-finals are best-of-three, as are the finals.

Games of January 27

A big day for Logan Wade.

VENEZUELAN LEAGUE

Twins:  Willians Astudillo (Anzoategui) was 1-for-4.

ANZOATEGUI 4, LARA 0 IN LARA

Luis Jimenez hit a grand slam in the first inning and that was all Anzoategui needed.  Freddy Garcia pitched 6.1 scoreless innings, giving up three hits and a walk and striking out five.  Lara had just four hits, all singles.

Anzoategui wins the Venezuelan League championship, defeating Lara four games to two.

MEXICAN LEAGUE

NAVOJOA 4, CULIACAN 3 IN NAVOJOA

Sebastian Elizalde hit a two-run single in a three-run eighth that gave Culiacan a 3-2 lead.  In the ninth, Paul Leon homered to tie it and Randy Arozarena singled home the winning run.  For Navojoa, Leon's homer was his second of the series.  Alejandro Gonzalez hit a home run, his second of the series.  Eddie Gamboa pitched 4.1 scoreless innings, giving up four hits and striking out four.  For Culiacan, Fernando Perez was 2-for-3 with a home run.  Edgar Gonzalez pitched six innings, giving up two runs on five hits and two walks and striking out three.

Navojoa ties the series 3-3.

DOMINICAN LEAGUE

LICEY AT AGUILAS

Rained out.

AUSTRALIAN LEAGUE

Twins:  Aaron Whitefield (Brisbane) was 2-for-7 with a run.  Logan Wade (Brisbane) was 5-for-9 with a double, a home run (his eighth) and two RBIs.

CANBERRA 6, BRISBANE 5 IN CANBERRA (GAME 1--9 INNINGS--SCHEDULED 7 INNINGS)

Brisbane scored two in the seventh to tie it, but David Kandilas homered in the bottom of the ninth to win it for Canberra.  Kandilas was 3-for-5 and the home run was his twelfth.  For Brisbane, David Sutherland was 2-for-3 with a home run, his eighth.  Jake Turcato was 1-for-2 with a home run, his second.

BRISBANE 12, CANBERRA 2 IN CANBERRA (GAME 2--7 INNINGS)

It was 1-0 through four, but Brisbane scored four in the fifth, two in the sixth, and five in the seventh.  Wade Dutton was 4-for-4 with a double.  Logan Wade was 3-for-5 with a home run, his eighth.  T. J. Bennett was 2-for-4 with a two-run homer, his sixteenth.  Donald Lutz was 2-for-5 with a home run, his sixteenth.  Mitch Nilsson hit a three-run homer, his eighth.  Andrew Campbell hit a two-run homer, his ninth.  Travis Blackley pitched five shutout innings, giving up five hits and three walks and striking out three.

ADELAIDE 3, SYDNEY 0 IN ADELAIDE (GAME 1--7 INNINGS)

All three runs scored in the sixth.  Jack O'Loughlin struck out six in six shutout innings, giving up three hits and two walks.

ADELAIDE 8, SYDNEY 1 IN ADELAIDE (GAME 2)

Adelaide scored three in the sixth to break a 1-1 tie and added four in the eighth.  Angus Roeger was 2-for-4 with a home run, his eighth.  Tai-Shan Chang hit a grand slam, his fourth home run.  Ryo Koura struck out twelve in 6.1 innings, giving up one run on five hits and two walks.

PERTH 7, MELBOURNE 5 IN PERTH (GAME 1--7 INNINGS)

Perth scored five in the third to break a 1-1 tie and led the rest of the way.  No box score was available.  For Perth, Jake Fraley hit a home run, his thirteenth.  Ulrich Bojarski hit a home run, his fifth.  For Melbourne, Darryl George hit three home runs, his eighth, ninth, and tenth.

MELBOURNE 6, PERTH 3 IN PERTH (GAME 2)

Melbourne scored five in the fourth to take a 5-2 lead and led the rest of the way.  No box score was available.  For Melbourne, Darryl George hit a home run, his eleventh.  Michael Crouse hit a home run, his sixth.  For Perth, Jake Bowey hit a home run, his second.

PUERTO RICAN LEAGUE

CAGUAS 2, SANTURCE 1 IN CAGUAS

Caguas scored two in the third to break a scoreless tie.  Santurce scored once in the fifth but only once got the tying run to second base.  Anthony Garcia was 2-for-2 with two walks and a two-run homer, his second of the series.  Ivan Maldonado pitched six innings, giving up one run on five hits and two walks and striking out three.  For Santurce, Yadiel Hernandez was 3-for-3 with a double.  Mario Santiago pitched 6.1 innings, giving up two runs on five hits and a walk and striking out three.

Caguas wins the Puerto Rican League championship, defeating Santurce three games to none.

Games of January 26

Twins players take an o-fer.

VENEZUELAN LEAGUE

No games scheduled.

MEXICAN LEAGUE

No games scheduled.

DOMINICAN LEAGUE

LICEY AT AGUILAS

Rained out.

AUSTRALIAN LEAGUE

Twins:  Aaron Whitefield (Brisbane) was 0-for-3 with a walk.  Logan Wade (Brisbane) was 0-for-4.

PERTH 10, MELBOURNE 9 IN PERTH

Garrett Whitley hit a three-run homer in the bottom of the sixth to break a 7-7 tie.  Melbourne got a pair of solo homers in the eighth but did not get the tying run past first base.  For Perth, Alex Hall was 3-for-4.  Whitley was 2-for-3 with a double and two walks in addition to the home run, which was his eighth.  Ulrich Bojarski was 2-for-4 with a double and a three-run homer, his fourth.  Luke Hughes hit a home run, his thirteenth.  For Melbourne, Tyler Neslony was 5-for-5 with two home runs (his eighth and ninth) and three RBIs.  Daryl George was 3-for-5 with a double and a home run, his seventh.  Delmon Young was 2-for-4 with a walk and two home runs, his twelfth and thirteenth.  Allan de San Miguel hit a home run, his seventh.

CANBERRA 5, BRISBANE 4 IN CANBERRA

Canberra scored three in the fifth to take a 5-1 lead.  Brisbane scored three in the seventh to make it 5-4 and had the tying run on second in the seventh and eighth.  For Canberra, David Kandilas was 3-for-4 with a home run, his eleventh.  Jay Baum hit a home run, his ninth.  Frank Gailey struck out seven in six innings, giving up one run on one hit and one walk.  For Brisbane, Donald Lutz hit a home run, his fifteenth.

ADELAIDE 10, SYDNEY 8 IN ADELAIDE

Adelaide led 10-2 after three innings.  It was still 10-3 after eighth, but Sydney scored five in the ninth and left the bases loaded.  For Adelaide, Nas Booij was 3-for-4 with a double.  Max Brown was 2-for-4 with a two-run homer, his second.  Stephen Lohr was 2-for-5 with a double and a home run, his sixth.  Chris Powell pitched seven innings, giving up two runs on seven hits and striking out five.  For Sydney, Jacob Younis was 4-for-5 with a double.

PUERTO RICAN LEAGUE

Twins:  None.

CAGUAS 6, SANTURCE 1 IN SANTURCE

Caguas scored four in the fourth to break a scoreless tie and led the rest of the way.  Giovanni Soto struck out six in 5.2 scoreless innings, giving up three hits and three walks.

Caguas leads the series 2-0.

Games of January 25

A good day for Logan Wade.

VENEZUELAN LEAGUE

Twins:  Willians Astudillo (Anzoategui) was 1-for-4 with a run.

ANZOATEGUI 5, LARA 2 IN ANZOATEGUI

It was 2-2 after seven.  Luis Sardinas hit a two-run homer in the eighth to give Anzoategui the lead and they scored another run later in the inning.  Alexi Amarista was 4-for-4.  Daryl Thompson pitched 6.1 innings, giving up two runs on nine hits and striking out three.  For Lara, Jesus Montero was 3-for-4 with a double.  Junior Guerra pitched 5.1 innings, giving up two runs on six hits and three walks and striking out one.

Anzoategui leads the series 3-2.

MEXICAN LEAGUE

CULIACAN 5, NAVOJOA 3 IN CULIACAN

Issmael Salas homered in the seventh to break a 3-3 tie.  Salas was 2-for-3 with the home run.  Andy Wilkins was 2-for-4 with a home run, his second of the series.  Anthony Vasquez struck out seven in 6.2 innings, giving up three runs (one earned) on six hits.

Culiacan leads the series 3-2.

DOMINICAN LEAGUE

LICEY 4, AGUILAS 3 IN LICEY (10 INNINGS)

The Aguilas scored two in the eighth and one in the ninth to tie it 3-3.  In the tenth, however, Licey hit four consecutive singles, the last two infield singles, to win the game.  For Licey, Bryan Evans struck out eight in seven shutout innings, giving up two hits and two walks.

The Aguilas still lead the series 2-1.

AUSTRALIAN LEAGUE

Twins:  Aaron Whitefield (Brisbane) was 1-for-4.  Logan Wade (Brisbane) was 2-for-4 with a triple, scoring once and driving in one.

BRISBANE 5, CANBERRA 4 IN BRISBANE

Trailing 4-3, Brisbane scored two in the seventh to go into the lead to stay.  Canberra did not get a hit after the fourth inning.  For Brisbane, T. J. Bennett hit a two-run homer, his fifteenth.  Andrew Campbell hit a home run, his eighth.  For Canberra, Jay Baum hit a two-run homer, his eighth.  Cameron Warner hit a home run, his third.  Kyle Perkins hit a home run, his seventh.

SYDNEY 9, ADELAIDE 7 IN ADELAIDE

Sydney scored six runs in the fifth to take an 8-4 lead and led the rest of the way.  Michael Suchy was 3-for-5 with a double.  Connor McDonald hit a three-run homer, his tenth.  Jacob Younis was 2-for-5 with a triple and three RBIs.  For Adelaide, Angus Roeger was 2-for-4 with a home run, his seventh.  Stephen Lohr was 2-for-3 with a double and three RBIs.

MELBOURNE 9, PERTH 2 IN PERTH

Melbourne scored two in the first and led all the way.  Delmon Young was 3-for-4 with a home run (his eleventh), a double, and a walk.  Craig Maddox was 3-for-5 with a double.  Allan de San Miguel was 2-for-4 with a two-run homer, his sixth.  Josh Tols struck out eleven in seven shutout innings, giving up one hit and one walk.

PUERTO RICAN LEAGUE

CAGUAS 2, SANTURCE 1 IN CAGUAS

Anthony Garcia homered in the sixth to break a 1-1 tie.  Rusney Castillo was 3-for-4 with a double.  Garcia was 2-for-4 with a home run and a double.  Jake Fisher pitched 5.1 innings, giving up one run on four hits and five walks and striking out one.  For Santurce, Rey Sanchez was 3-for-4.  Fernando Cruz pitched 6.2 innings, giving up two runs on nine hits and striking out six.

Caguas leads the series 1-0.

Games of January 24

The Caribbean league championship series continue.

VENEZUELAN LEAGUE

Twins:  Willians Astudillo (Anzoategui) was 1-for-3 with an RBI.

ANZOATEGUI 3, LARA 2 IN ANZOATEGUI

Anzoategui scored two in the seventh to break a 1-1 tie.  Lara got one back in the eighth and had the bases loaded in the ninth.  Carlos Teller pitched 5.2 innings for Anzoategui, giving up one run on six hits and a walk.  For Lara, Rangel Ravelo was 3-for-5 with a home run, his second of the series.  Nestor Molina pitched 4.2 scoreless innings, giving up five hits and three walks and striking out three.

Anzoategui tied the series 2-2.

MEXICAN LEAGUE

Twins:  None.

NAVOJOA 5, CULIACAN 3 IN CULIACAN

Navojoa scored two in the eighth to break a 3-3 tie.  Max Ramirez was 3-for-4 with a double.  Paul Leon was 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBIs.  For Culiacan, Joey Meneses was 3-for-4 with a double.  Andy Wilkins was 0-for-2 with three walks.

Navojoa tied the series 2-2.

DOMINICAN LEAGUE

Twins:  None.

AGUILAS 8, LICEY 4 IN LICEY

The Aguilas trailed 4-1 after five, but scored two in the sixth, two in the seventh, and three in the eighth.  Johan Camargo's two-run homer in the seventh put the Aguilas in the lead to stay.  It was Camargo's second home run of the series.  Danny Santana and Junior Lake also homered for the Aguilas.

The Aguilas lead the series 2-0.

AUSTRALIAN LEAGUE

No games scheduled.

PUERTO RICAN LEAGUE

Twins:  Kennys Vargas (Mayaguez) was 2-for-4 with a double.  Dereck Rodriguez (Mayaguez) struck out two in 1.1 scoreless innings, giving up one hit.

SANTURCE 2, MAYAGUEZ 1 IN SANTURCE

Rey Fuentes singled home a run with two out in the ninth to break a 1-1 tie.  David Richardson pitched five innings, giving up an unearned run on four hits and a walk and striking out three.  For Mayaguez, Jonathan Sanchez pitched 4.1 innings, giving up one run on three hits and a walk and striking out three.

It appears that Santurce will now play Caguas in the league championship series.