DOMINICAN LEAGUE
AGUILAS 7, LICEY 3 IN LICEY
Orlando Calixte hit a three-run double in a four-run first. Juan Perez added a three-run triple in the fourth. Irwin Delgado pitched 6.1 innings for the Aguilas, giving up two runs on four hits and three walks with three strikeouts.
The best-of-nine series is tied 4-4. The deciding game will be played tonight.
MEXICAN LEAGUE
No games scheduled. Mexicali leads Los Mochis in the best-of-seven series 3-2.
AUSTRALIAN LEAGUE*
BRISBANE 5, CANBERRA 4 IN CANBERRA (11 INNINGS)
It was tied 4-4 after five and stayed there until the eleventh. The Australian League has a rule that, from the eleventh inning on, you start the inning with men on first and second. David Rodriguez took advantage of that for Brisbane, doubling home the go-ahead run. Rodriguez was 3-for-5 with a home run in addition to the double. Aaron Whitefield was 0-for-5 for Brisbane and is batting .338. Logan Wade was 2-for-4 with a home run and two runs for Brisbane.
MELBOURNE 7, PERTH 1 IN PERTH (GAME 1--7 INNINGS)
Melbourne scored three in the third to go up 3-1 and added three more in the sixth to put the game out of reach. Virgil Vasquez pitched six innings for Melbourne, giving up one run on six hits and two walks with three strikeouts. Liam Bedford hit a home run for Melbourne. Mark Hamburger was used as a pinch-hitter for Melbourne in the seventh inning and hit into a force out.
MELBOURNE 2, PERTH 1 IN PERTH (GAME 2)
Perth scored once in the fourth. It held up until the eighth, when Brad Harman delivered a two-out two-run single to put Melbourne in front to stay. Josh Tols pitched six innings for Melbourne, giving up an unearned run on two hits and a walk with five strikeouts.
ADELAIDE 15, SYDNEY 3 IN ADELAIDE
Sydney scored three in the second to take the lead, but Sydney got single runs in innings two through four to tie it, got five in the fifth (including a grand slam by Jordan McArdle) to take the lead, and added seven in the sixth to put the game out of reach. Mitch Dening was 4-for-5 and scored twice for Adelaide. Jordan Cowan was 3-for-5 with a double and a walk for Adelaide, scoring twice and driving in one.
*Games played January 28. It's timey-wimey.