Spanning the Globe

PUERTO RICAN LEAGUE

Mayaguez 7, Caguas 4 in Caguas.  Daniel Ortiz was 1-for-3 with a double, a run, and an RBI for Mayaguez.

VENEZUELAN LEAGUE

Aragua 6, Anzoategui 4 in Aragua.  Lester Oliveros struck out the side in the ninth for Anzoategui.

AUSTRALIAN LEAGUE

Perth 4, Sydney 3 in Perth (15 innings).  Luke Hughes was 1-for-5 with a walk and a double, scoring once for Perth.  Jacob Younis was 0-for-5 for Sydney.  Todd Van Steensel struck out three in three shutout innings, giving up one hit for Sydney.

PLAYOFF UPDATES

Dominican League—Aguilas plays Escogido in a best-of nine series for the championship starting tonight.

Mexican League—Guasave plays Obregon in a best-of-seven series for the championship starting tonight.

Puerto Rican League—Mayaguez leads Caguas three games to two in their best-of-nine series.

Venezuelan League—Aragua has clinched the sixteen game round robin, leading Anzoategui by a game and a half with one game to play.

Australian League—The regular season ends tomorrow, with the playoffs beginning January 26.