2018 Latin American Series

2018 Latin American Series
2018 Latin American Series
League	Latin American Series
Sport	Baseball
Duration	January 26 – January 31, 2018
Number of games	8
Number of teams	4
League champions	Tigres de Chinandega
Runners-up
Latin American Series seasons
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The 2018 Latin American Series was the sixth edition of the Latin American Series, a baseball sporting event played by the champions of the professional winter leagues that make up the Latin American Professional Baseball Association (ALBP) and the first series containing representatives from outside the ALBP's founding nations. ^[1]^[2]

The competition took place at the Dennis Martínez National Stadium in Managua, Nicaragua from January 26 to January 31, 2018.

Qualified teams[]

League	Team
Argentine Baseball League

Colombian Professional Baseball League
	WildCats KJ74
Veracruz State League
Nicaraguan Professional Baseball League	Tigres de Chinandega
Panamanian Professional Baseball League	Caballos de Coclé
Panamanian Professional Baseball League

Teams highlighted in red withdrew from the competition. Due to economic issues surrounding their respective leagues, both the Argentinian and Chilean representatives decided not to participate in this edition. ^[3] Leones de Montería and Caballos de Coclé boycotted the competition, with Leones withdrawing due to a dispute over missing prize money from their Latin American Series win in 2015, and Caballos after failing to come to an agreement with ALBP over salaries. ^[4]^[5] Bravos de Urracá (highlighted in green), who came second in the Panamanian Professional Baseball League, were called in as the replacement representative for Panama. ^[6]

Group Phase[]

Pos.	Team	P	W	L	%	Dif
1.	Tigres de Chinandega	3	3	0	1.000	—
2.		3	2	1	.667	1.0
3.	WildCats KJ74	3	1	2	.333	2.0
4.		3	0	3	.000	3.0

	Qualified for the final
	Qualified for the semi-final
	Eliminated

Date	Local Time	Road Team	Score	Home Team	Inn.	Venue	Game Time	Attendance
Jan 26, 2018	13:00	WildCats KJ74	7-6		9	Dennis Martínez National Stadium	-	-
Jan 26, 2018	18:30		5-10	Tigres de Chinandega	9	Dennis Martínez National Stadium	-	-
Jan 27, 2018	13:00		12-9	WildCats KJ74	9	Dennis Martínez National Stadium	-	-
Jan 27, 2018	18:30		4-6	Tigres de Chinandega	9	Dennis Martínez National Stadium	-	-
Jan 28, 2018	13:00		2-7		9	Dennis Martínez National Stadium	-	-
Jan 28, 2018	18:30	WildCats KJ74	5-6	Tigres de Chinandega	11	Dennis Martínez National Stadium	-	-

Semi-final[]

January 30 2018, 18:30
**Dennis Martínez National Stadium**^[7]
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
WildCats KJ74	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	3	6	2
	4	0	0	0	1	3	1	0	X	9	12	1
WP: José Miguel Piña (1-1); LP: Cerilio Soleana (0-1); Sv: n/a Home runs: WIL: None TOB: Yadil Mujica (1).

Final[]

January 31 2018, 18:30
Estadio Nacional Dennis Martínez^[8]
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	6	0
Tigres de Chinandega	0	3	2	0	0	0	0	4	X	9	13	3
WP: Marcos Frías (2-0); LP: Jorge Luis Ibarra (0-1); Sv: n/a Home runs: TOB: None TIG: Jamar Walton (3).

Statistics leaders[]

^[9]^[10]

Batting[]

Statistic	Player	Total/Avg
Average	Rojean Cleofa (Wildcats)	.667
RBIs	Leonardo Ortiz (Tigres)	5
Home Runs	Leonardo Ortiz (Tigres) Jamar Walton (Tigres)	2
Runs]	Juan Díaz ()	5
Hits	Rojean Cleofa (Wildcats)	8
Doubles	Rojean Cleofa (Wildcats) Eliseo Aldazaba () Edgard Montiel (Tigres) Yurendell de Caster (Wildcats)	2
Triples	Jamar Walton (Tigres) Elmer Reyes (Tigres)	1
Stolen bases	Enrique Osorio () Yadil Mujica ()	2
SLG	Jamar Walton (Tigres)	1.222

Pitching[]

Statistic	Player	Total/Avg
ERA	Alberto Leyva () Sammy Taveras () Wilber Bucardo (Tigres) Fidencio Flores (Tigres)	0.00
Complete Games	Diegomar Markwell (Wildcats) Marcos Frías (Tigres) Alberto Leyva () Raúl Ruiz (Tigres) Gilberto Méndez () Nelson León (Tigres)	1
Strikeouts	Raúl Ruiz (Tigres) Wilton López (Tigres) Gilberto Méndez ()	6
Saves	Shairon Martis () Wilber Bucardo (Tigres)	1

References[]

^ "Asociación Latinoamericana se expande para el 2018". Archived from the original on 2017-09-26. Retrieved 2019-01-27.
^ ALBP se expande.
^ Cinco países fijos para Serie Latinoamericana.
^ Caballos no participarán en la Serie Latinoamericana de Béisbol.
^ "Leones de Montería no irá por Colombia a la Serie Latinoamericana de Béisbol". Archived from the original on 2020-08-04. Retrieved 2019-01-27.
^ Los Bravos de Urracá irán a la Serie Latinoamericana.
^ "Nicaragua y México a la final". Archived from the original on 2018-01-31. Retrieved 2019-01-27.
^ TIGRES BICAMPEONES DE LA SERIE ALBP.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "CLEOFA, CAMPEÓN BATE… VALLE, EL MEJOR NICA EN PROMEDIO". Archived from the original on 2018-08-29. Retrieved 2019-01-27.
^ "Estadísticas Finales Etapa Clasificatoria al 28 de enero 2018" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-01-30. Retrieved 2019-01-27.

External links[]

Official Site

[1] "Asociación Latinoamericana se expande para el 2018". Archived from the original on 2017-09-26. Retrieved 2019-01-27.

[2] ALBP se expande.

[3] Cinco países fijos para Serie Latinoamericana.

[4] Caballos no participarán en la Serie Latinoamericana de Béisbol.

[5] "Leones de Montería no irá por Colombia a la Serie Latinoamericana de Béisbol". Archived from the original on 2020-08-04. Retrieved 2019-01-27.

[6] Los Bravos de Urracá irán a la Serie Latinoamericana.

[7] "Nicaragua y México a la final". Archived from the original on 2018-01-31. Retrieved 2019-01-27.

[8] TIGRES BICAMPEONES DE LA SERIE ALBP.^{[permanent dead link]}

[9] "CLEOFA, CAMPEÓN BATE… VALLE, EL MEJOR NICA EN PROMEDIO". Archived from the original on 2018-08-29. Retrieved 2019-01-27.

[10] "Estadísticas Finales Etapa Clasificatoria al 28 de enero 2018" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-01-30. Retrieved 2019-01-27.

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