Off-Season’s Greetings: Games of January 27

A big day for Logan Wade.

VENEZUELAN LEAGUE

Twins:  Willians Astudillo (Anzoategui) was 1-for-4.

ANZOATEGUI 4, LARA 0 IN LARA

Luis Jimenez hit a grand slam in the first inning and that was all Anzoategui needed.  Freddy Garcia pitched 6.1 scoreless innings, giving up three hits and a walk and striking out five.  Lara had just four hits, all singles.

Anzoategui wins the Venezuelan League championship, defeating Lara four games to two.

MEXICAN LEAGUE

NAVOJOA 4, CULIACAN 3 IN NAVOJOA

Sebastian Elizalde hit a two-run single in a three-run eighth that gave Culiacan a 3-2 lead.  In the ninth, Paul Leon homered to tie it and Randy Arozarena singled home the winning run.  For Navojoa, Leon's homer was his second of the series.  Alejandro Gonzalez hit a home run, his second of the series.  Eddie Gamboa pitched 4.1 scoreless innings, giving up four hits and striking out four.  For Culiacan, Fernando Perez was 2-for-3 with a home run.  Edgar Gonzalez pitched six innings, giving up two runs on five hits and two walks and striking out three.

Navojoa ties the series 3-3.

DOMINICAN LEAGUE

LICEY AT AGUILAS

Rained out.

AUSTRALIAN LEAGUE

Twins:  Aaron Whitefield (Brisbane) was 2-for-7 with a run.  Logan Wade (Brisbane) was 5-for-9 with a double, a home run (his eighth) and two RBIs.

CANBERRA 6, BRISBANE 5 IN CANBERRA (GAME 1--9 INNINGS--SCHEDULED 7 INNINGS)

Brisbane scored two in the seventh to tie it, but David Kandilas homered in the bottom of the ninth to win it for Canberra.  Kandilas was 3-for-5 and the home run was his twelfth.  For Brisbane, David Sutherland was 2-for-3 with a home run, his eighth.  Jake Turcato was 1-for-2 with a home run, his second.

BRISBANE 12, CANBERRA 2 IN CANBERRA (GAME 2--7 INNINGS)

It was 1-0 through four, but Brisbane scored four in the fifth, two in the sixth, and five in the seventh.  Wade Dutton was 4-for-4 with a double.  Logan Wade was 3-for-5 with a home run, his eighth.  T. J. Bennett was 2-for-4 with a two-run homer, his sixteenth.  Donald Lutz was 2-for-5 with a home run, his sixteenth.  Mitch Nilsson hit a three-run homer, his eighth.  Andrew Campbell hit a two-run homer, his ninth.  Travis Blackley pitched five shutout innings, giving up five hits and three walks and striking out three.

ADELAIDE 3, SYDNEY 0 IN ADELAIDE (GAME 1--7 INNINGS)

All three runs scored in the sixth.  Jack O'Loughlin struck out six in six shutout innings, giving up three hits and two walks.

ADELAIDE 8, SYDNEY 1 IN ADELAIDE (GAME 2)

Adelaide scored three in the sixth to break a 1-1 tie and added four in the eighth.  Angus Roeger was 2-for-4 with a home run, his eighth.  Tai-Shan Chang hit a grand slam, his fourth home run.  Ryo Koura struck out twelve in 6.1 innings, giving up one run on five hits and two walks.

PERTH 7, MELBOURNE 5 IN PERTH (GAME 1--7 INNINGS)

Perth scored five in the third to break a 1-1 tie and led the rest of the way.  No box score was available.  For Perth, Jake Fraley hit a home run, his thirteenth.  Ulrich Bojarski hit a home run, his fifth.  For Melbourne, Darryl George hit three home runs, his eighth, ninth, and tenth.

MELBOURNE 6, PERTH 3 IN PERTH (GAME 2)

Melbourne scored five in the fourth to take a 5-2 lead and led the rest of the way.  No box score was available.  For Melbourne, Darryl George hit a home run, his eleventh.  Michael Crouse hit a home run, his sixth.  For Perth, Jake Bowey hit a home run, his second.

PUERTO RICAN LEAGUE

CAGUAS 2, SANTURCE 1 IN CAGUAS

Caguas scored two in the third to break a scoreless tie.  Santurce scored once in the fifth but only once got the tying run to second base.  Anthony Garcia was 2-for-2 with two walks and a two-run homer, his second of the series.  Ivan Maldonado pitched six innings, giving up one run on five hits and two walks and striking out three.  For Santurce, Yadiel Hernandez was 3-for-3 with a double.  Mario Santiago pitched 6.1 innings, giving up two runs on five hits and a walk and striking out three.

Caguas wins the Puerto Rican League championship, defeating Santurce three games to none.