DOMINICAN LEAGUE

LICEY 6, AGUILAS 2 AT AGUILAS

Leading 1-0, Licey scored five in the sixth to put the game out of reach.  Emilio Bonifacio had a three-run double in the inning.  Cesar Valdez struck out five in five shutout innings for Licey, giving up two hits and no walks.  Sergio Alcantara was 4-for-5 with a triple for Licey, scoring once and driving in two.

Licey wins the championship series 5-4.

MEXICAN LEAGUE

MEXICALI 13, LOS MOCHIS 1 IN LOS MOCHIS

Los Mochis scored one in the second, but Mexicali got two in the third, one in the fourth, three in the fifth, two in the sixth, four in the seventh, and one in the eighth.  Leandro Castro was 0-for-4 for Los Mochis.  Hector Velazquez pitched six innings for Mexicali, giving up one run on four hits and two walks with four strikeouts.  Yordanys Linares was 3-for-3 with a home run and a walk for Mexicali, driving in three.  Chris Roberson was 3-for-5 with a run for Mexciali.  Yuniesky Betancourt hit a grand slam in the seventh inning for Mexicali.

Mexicali wins the championship series 4-2.

The Caribbean series will begin Wednesday, February 1.

AUSTRALIAN LEAGUE*

ADELAIDE 4, SYNDEY 3 IN ADELAIDE

Connor O'Gorman's three-run homer in the second gave Adelaide a 3-1 lead.  Sydney cut it to 4-3 and had the tying run in scoring position in each of the last three innings.  The game ended with Aaron Sookee being thrown out at home plate trying to score from second on a Jacob Younis single.  Ky Hampton pitched five innings for Adelaide, giving up one run on three hits and no walks with three strikeouts.

BRISBANE 11, CANBERRA 2 IN CANBERRA

Brisbane scored three in the first, two on a David Rodriguez double, and never looked back as they led all the way.  Aaron Whitefield was 1-for-3 with a walk for Brisbane, scoring once and driving in one, and is batting .338.  Logan Wade was 1-for-5 with a run and two RBIs for Brisbane.

PERTH 8, MELBOURNE 2 IN PERTH

Joey Wong's two-run double in the third put Perth up 2-1 and a three-run fourth put them in control of the game.  Nick Veale pitched six innings for Perth, giving up two runs on four hits and a walk with four strikeouts.  John Riley hit a three-run homer for Perth.

That concludes the regular season.  The playoffs start Friday, with Adelaide taking on Brisbane in what is called the Preliminary Final Series.  It's a best-of-three.  The winner will play Melbourne in a best-of-five championship series.

*Games played January 29.  It's timey-wimey.