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Spanning the Globe

DOMINICAN LEAGUE

Cibao 10, Aguilas 6 in Cibao.  Alexi Casilla was 3-for-4 with a walk, a run, and an RBI for Cibao.  Wilkin Ramirez was 1-for-4 with a run for Cibao.  Luis Perdomo gave up hits to both batters he faced for Aguilas, but was not charged with a run.

Licey 14, Escogido 4 in Escogido.  Pedro Florimon was 2-for-4 with a run for Escogido.

PUERTO RICAN LEAGUE

Mayaguez 5, Ponce 4 in Ponce.  Angel Morales was used as a pinch-runner, but did not bat for Ponce.

Anzoategui 8, La Guaira 2 in La Guaira.  Lester Oliveros struck out two in a scoreless inning while giving up two hits and a walk.

Spanning the Globe

DOMINICAN LEAGUE

Licey 5, Aguilas 1 in Licey.  Luis Perdomo retired both batters he faced for Aguilas.

Cibao 4, Escogido 3 in Cibao.  Alexi Casilla was 1-for-4 with a run for Cibao.  Wilkin Ramirez was 1-for-2 with a double and a walk for Cibao.  Pedro Florimon was 1-for-3 with a home run for Escogido.  Francisco Liriano surrendered three runs on five hits in 2.2 innings while striking out four for Escogido.

VENEZUELAN LEAGUE

Magallanes 6, Zulia 1 in Zulia.  Pedro Guerra pitched a perfect inning, striking out two for Magallanes.

Spanning the Globe

DOMINICAN LEAGUE

Saturday

Escogido 6, Cibao 0 in Cibao.  Deibinson Romero was used as a defensive replacement by Escogido but did not bat.  Alexi Casilla was 1-for-3 for Cibao.  Wilkin Ramirez was 0-for-3 for Cibao.

Sunday

Aguilas 3, Cibao 2 in Aguilas.  Alexi Casilla was 1-for-4 for Cibao.  Wilkin Ramirez was 0-for-2 with a walk for Cibao.

PUERTO RICAN LEAGUE

Saturday

Mayaguez 5, Ponce 1 in Ponce.  Daniel Ortiz was 0-for-1 as a substitute for Mayaguez.  Nelvin Fuentes gave up a hit to the only batter he faced for Mayaguez, but was not charged with a run.  Rene Rivera was 2-for-4 and scored once for Mayaguez.

Sunday

Ponce 6, Mayaguez 2 in Mayaguez.  Angel Morales was used as a defensive replacement by Ponce, but did not bat.  Eddie Rosario was used as a defensive replacement by Mayaguez, but did not bat.  Rene Rivera was 1-for-3 with a double for Mayaguez.

VENEZUELAN LEAGUE

Sunday

La Guaira 9, Anzoategui 1 in La Guaira.  Lester Oliveros allowed a hit and a walk but no runs in one inning.

AUSTRALIAN LEAGUE

Saturday

Canberra 11, Sydney 6 in Canberra (Game 1).  Jacob Younis was 1-for-4 with a double, a run, and an RBI for Sydney.

Canberra 10, Sydney 9 in Canberra (Game 2).  Tim Atherton surrendered five runs on five hits and a walk in two innings for Canberra.  Jacob Younis was 1-for-4 with a run for Sydney.

Perth 6, Brisbane 1 in Perth.  Luke Hughes was 0-for-3 with a walk and a run for Perth.  Rory Rhodes was 0-for-4 for Brisbane.

Sunday

Canberra 5, Sydney 2 in Canberra.  Jacob Younis was 0-for-3 for Sydney.  Todd Van Steensel struck out three in three shutout innings, giving up a hit and a walk, for Sydney.

Perth 9, Brisbane 0 in Perth.  Luke Hughes was 2-for-4 with a double and a walk, scoring once for Perth.

Happy Birthday–January 9

Bill Thomas (1905)
Johnny Washington (1916)
John Kibler (1928)
Julio Navarro (1936)
Ralph Terry (1936)
Masaaki Mori (1937)
Al Clark (1948)
Joe Wallis (1952)
Ivan DeJesus (1953)
Otis Nixon (1959)
Stan Javier (1964)
Jay Powell (1972)
Ken Cloude (1975)

Bill Thomas pitched in the minors from 1924-1952. He set records for games pitched (1,016), wins (383), losses (347), innings (5,995), hits allowed (6,721), and runs allowed (3,098).

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Spanning the Globe

DOMINICAN LEAGUE

Escogido 12, Cibao 10 in Escogido.  Alexi Casilla was 3-for-4 with two doubles and two walks, scoring twice for Cibao.  Wilkin Ramirez was 2-for-3 with a double and a walk, driving in one for Cibao.

AUSTRALIAN LEAGUE

Canberra 4, Sydney 2 in Canberra.  Jacob Younis was 1-for-4 with a double for Sydney.

Brisbane 11, Perth 8 in Perth.  Rory Rhodes was 0-for-3 with two walks, a run, and an RBI for Brisbane.  Luke Hughes was 2-for-5 with a double and a run for Perth.

Happy Birthday–January 7

Kitty Bransfield (1875)
Al Todd (1902)
Johnny McCarthy (1910)
Johnny Mize (1913)
Alvin Dark (1922)
Dick Schofield (1935)
Jim Hannan (1940)
Jim Lefebvre (1942)
Tony Conigliaro (1945)
Joe Keough (1946)
Ross Grimsley (1950)
Bob Gorinski (1952)
Jeff Montgomery (1962)
Craig Shipley (1963)
Allan Anderson (1964)
Rob Radlosky (1974)
Alfonso Soriano (1976)
Eric Gagne (1976)
Francisco Rodriguez (1982)

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