The first round ends, as both remaining series are ended with authority.  On to the semi-finals!

HERMOSILLO 6, GUASAVE 0 IN HERMOSILLO

Guasave:  Jesus Lopez was 1-for-3 with a double.

Hermosillo:  Jose Aguilar was 3-for-3 with a walk and two doubles, scoring once and driving in one.  Carlos Alberto Gastelum was 1-for-4 with a run and an RBI.  Nathan Reed (Boston) pitched six innings, allowing one hit and no walks with three strikeouts.

The game:  A sacrifice fly scored one in the first, Aguilar singled in one in the second, and Gastelum singled in one in the fifth to make it 3-0 Hermosillo.  Hermosillo put the game out of reach with three in the sixth.  Guasave came closest to scoring in the third, when Lopez doubled with one out.  Guasave did not advance a man past second base in the entire game.

NAVOJOA 16, LOS MOCHIS 4 IN NAVOJOA

Los Mochis:  Jesus Arredondo (Dodgers) was 1-for-4 with a double, scoring once and driving in one.  Brian Burgamy was 1-for-3 with a walk and two RBIs.  Juan Carlos Gamboa (Mets) was 1-for-3 with a walk and a run.

Navojoa:  Fernando Flores was 4-for-4 with a double and two home runs, driving in five.  Luis Fonseca was 2-for-5 with two home runs and three RBIs.  Hector Velazquez struck out six in five innings, allowing two runs on four hits and three walks.

The game:  In the second, Arredondo doubled in one and a wild pitch scored another to put Los Mochis ahead 2-0.  Flores singled in one in the bottom of the second and Jon Weber doubled in a run in the third to tie it at two.  Navojoa took control in the fifth with six runs.  They had three homers in the inning, a two-run homer by Fonseca, a solo shot by John Lindsey, and a two-run homer by Flores.  Navojoa added four more in the sixth to go ahead 12-2 and put the game well out of reach.

PLAYOFF STANDINGS

Mexicali defeated Culiacan, four games to none.
Hermosillo defeated Guasave, four games to two.
Navojoa defeated Los Mochis, four games to two.

NEXT ROUND

Los Mochis v. Hermosillo
Navojoa v. Mexicali