Oswaldo Arcia was the hero.
ARAGUA 6, ANZOATEGUI 2 IN ARAGUA (12 INNINGS)
Twins: Eduardo Escobar (Anzoategui) was 1-for-4 and scored once. Oswaldo Arcia (Aragua) was 2-for-6 with a grand slam. Bruce Pugh (Anzoategui) pitched a perfect inning and struck out one. Dakota Watts (Aragua) struck out three in 2.1 scoreless innings, giving up one hit and no walks.
Game summary: Yangervis Solarte (Texas) singled in the tying run in the ninth and Arcia hit a walk-off grand slam with one out in the twelfth.
Anzoategui: Alexi Amarista (San Diego) was 3-for-4 with a walk. Jose Castillo was 2-for-5 with two RBIs.
Aragua: Mike Cervenak was 2-for-5 with a double and scored twice. Solarte was 2-for-4 with two walks, scoring once and driving in one.
CARACAS 1, ZULIA 0 IN ZULIA
Twins: Darin Mastroianni (Zulia) was 1-for-2 with a double and two walks.
Game summary: Henry Wrigley hit a home run in the fourth for the game’s lone run.
Caracas: Yoanner Negrin (Cubs) pitched five innings, giving up five hits and a walk. Wrigley was 2-for-4.
Zulia: Austin Bibens-Dirkx struck out ten in six innings, allowing one run on five hits and a walk.
MARGARITA 11, LA GUAIRA 9 IN LA GUAIRA
Game summary: Margarita scored five in the sixth to go ahead 6-2 and three in the seventh to lead 9-3. La Guaira scored three in the eighth and three in the ninth to make the score look close.
Margarita: Frank Diaz was 4-for-5 with two doubles, scoring twice and driving in two. Dave Sappelt (Cubs) was 3-for-4 with a double, a home run, and a walk, scoring twice and driving in four.
La Guaira: Javier Herrera was 4-for-5 with three home runs and six RBIs. Salvador Perez (Kansas City) was 4-for-5 with a double and scored three times.
MAGALLANES 14, LARA 5 IN MAGALLANES
Game summary: Magallanes was ahead all the way, building a 9-0 lead after five innings.
Lara: Jesus Solorzano (Miami) was 2-for-2 with a run and an RBI. Alicdes Escobar (Kansas City) was 2-for-3 with a walk.
Magallanes: Endy Chavez was 4-for-4 with two doubles, a home run, and a walk, scoring three times and driving in three. Eliezer Alfonzo was 2-for-4 with a home run, scoring twice and driving in three.