VENEZUELAN LEAGUE
ZULIA 5, LARA 2 IN ZULIA
Jose Pirela hit a two-run homer in the first and Zulia led all the way. Mitch Lively pitched seven innings for Zulia, giving up one run on two hits and two walks with five strikeouts.
Zulia wins the best-of-seven series 4-1 and wins the Venezuelan League Championship.
DOMINICAN LEAGUE
LICEY 5, AGUILAS 2 IN LICEY
Leading 1-0, Licey scored four in the eighth to put the game out of reach. Yamaico Navarro hit a solo homer and Mel Rojas hit a two-run homer in the inning. Danny Santana was 0-for-3 with a walk for the Aguilas. Kennys Vargas was 0-for-4 for the Aguilas. Evan MacLane pitched seven shutout innings for Licey, giving up four hits and no walks with two strikeouts. Emilio Bonifacio was 3-for-4 for Licey.
Licey leads the best-of-nine series 4-2.
PUERTO RICAN LEAGUE
CAGUAS 6, SANTURCE 5 IN CAGUAS (12 INNINGS)
With two out and no one on in the twelfth, David Vidal reached on a two-base error and scored on Henry Ramos' single to win the game and the series. Orlando Roman pitched 4.2 innings for Caguas, giving up one run on four hits and two walks with three strikeouts. Ricardo Gomez retired all eleven men he faced for Caguas, striking out six. Ramos was 3-for-5 with a double and a walk, scoring twice.
Caguas wins the best-of-nine series 5-3 and wins the Puerto Rican League Championship.
MEXICAN LEAGUE
MEXICALI 6, LOS MOCHIS 1 IN MEXICALI
Jason Bourgeois hit a two-run single in a three-run fifth that put Mexicali up 4-0 and left them in control of the game. Javier Solano pitched 6.2 innings for Mexicali, giving up one run on five hits and two walks with one strikeout. Bourgeois was 3-for-4 with a run and two RBIs.
The best-of-seven series is tied 2-2.
AUSTRALIAN LEAGUE*
BRISBANE 8, CANBERRA 5 IN CANBERRA
Trent Oeltjen hit a three-run homer in a four-run fifth that put Brisbane ahead 4-1. They never led by less than three after that. Aaron Whitefield was 2-for-5 with a run and two RBIs and is batting .352 for Brisbane. Logan Wade was 1-for-4 with a walk and a run for Brisbane. Rick Teasley pitched six innings for Brisbane, giving up two runs on six hits and no walks with two strikeouts.
SYDNEY 5, ADELAIDE 4 IN ADELAIDE
Sydney scored two in the fifth on a bases-loaded force out to take a 5-3 lead. Adelaide got one back in the bottom of the fifth but only got one hit after that. Todd Van Steensel struck out two in a scoreless inning for Sydney, giving up a hit and a walk. Jacob Younis was 3-for-5 with a run and an RBI.
*Games played January 26. It's timey-wimey.