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.

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.

DOMINICAN LEAGUE

AGUILAS 3, LICEY 2 AT AGUILAS (10 INNINGS)

Ronny Rodriguez hit a walkoff homer to keep the Aguilas alive.  Kennys Vargas was 0-for-4 for the Aguilas.  Jarret Leverett pitched five innings for the Aguilas, giving up one run on three hits and two walks with two strikeouts.  Samuel Deduno used his magical zoomball to retire the only man he faced and get the win.  Rodriguez hit two homers, one in the first inning and one in the last inning.

Licey leads the best-of-nine series 4-3.

MEXICAN LEAGUE

MEXICALI 5, LOS MOCHIS 2 IN MEXICALI

C. J. Retherford's two-run single in the fifth turned a 2-1 deficit into a 3-2 Mexicali lead and they never trailed again.  It was the only hit Mexicali had in the inning, as they had loaded the bases on two walks and an error.  Leandro Castro was 0-for-4 for Los Mochis.  Miguel Pena pitched 5.1 innings for Mexicali, giving up two runs on six hits and a walk with one strikeout.

Mexicali leads the best-of-seven series 3-2.

AUSTRALIAN LEAGUE*

CANBERRA 4, BRISBANE 1 IN CANBERRA

Brisbane scored one in the first and it held up until the sixth, when RBI singles by Aaron Sayers and Aaron Sloane gave Canberra a lead it would not relinquish.  Aaron Whitefield was 1-for-4 for Brisbane and is batting .349.  Logan Wade was 0-for-4 for Brisbane.  Louis Cohen pitched seven innings for Canberra, giving up one run on five hits and a walk with four strikeouts.

ADELAIDE 5, SYDNEY 2 IN ADELAIDE

Karl Hoschke had a three-run double in a four-run second that put Adelaide in the lead to stay.  Sean Callegari struck out seven in seven innings for Adelaide, giving up one run on six hits and a walk.

PERTH 2, MELBOURNE 1 IN PERTH

Perth scored single runs in the first and third.  Melbourne got their lone run in the fourth.  Melbourne did not get a hit after the fourth inning and only had two hits in the game.  Lex Rutledge pitched four innings for Perth, giving up an unearned run on two hits and three walks with one strikeout.

*Games played January 27.  It's timey-wimey.