2018 Latin American Series | |
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League | Latin American Series |
Sport | Baseball |
Duration | January 26 – January 31, 2018 |
Number of games | 8 |
Number of teams | 4 |
League champions | ![]() |
Runners-up | ![]() |
The 2018 Latin American Series was the sixth edition of the Latin American Series, a baseball sporting event played by the champions of the professional winter leagues that make up the Latin American Professional Baseball Association (ALBP) and the first series containing representatives from outside the ALBP's founding nations. [1] [2]
The competition took place at the Dennis Martínez National Stadium in Managua, Nicaragua from January 26 to January 31, 2018.
Pos. | Team | P | W | L | % | Dif |
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1. | ![]() | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | — |
2. | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 1.0 |
3. | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 2.0 |
4. | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 3.0 |
Qualified for the final | |
Qualified for the semi-final | |
Eliminated |
Date | Local time | Road team | Score | Home team | Inn. | Venue | Game duration | Attendance | Boxscore |
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Jan 26, 2018 | 13:00 | WildCats KJ74 ![]() | 7-6 | ![]() | 9 | Dennis Martínez National Stadium | - | - | |
Jan 26, 2018 | 18:30 | Tobis de Acayucan ![]() | 5-10 | ![]() | 9 | Dennis Martínez National Stadium | - | - | |
Jan 27, 2018 | 13:00 | Tobis de Acayucan ![]() | 12-9 | ![]() | 9 | Dennis Martínez National Stadium | - | - | |
Jan 27, 2018 | 18:30 | Bravos de Urracá ![]() | 4-6 | ![]() | 9 | Dennis Martínez National Stadium | - | - | |
Jan 28, 2018 | 13:00 | Bravos de Urracá ![]() | 2-7 | ![]() | 9 | Dennis Martínez National Stadium | - | - | |
Jan 28, 2018 | 18:30 | WildCats KJ74 ![]() | 5-6 | ![]() | 11 | Dennis Martínez National Stadium | - | - |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | X | 9 | 12 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
WP: José Miguel Piña (1-1); LP: Cerilio Soleana (0-1); Sv: n/a Home runs: WIL: None TOB: Yadil Mujica (1). |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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![]() | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | X | 9 | 13 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
WP: Marcos Frías (2-0); LP: Jorge Luis Ibarra (0-1); Sv: n/a Home runs: TOB: None TIG: Jamar Walton (3). |
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