Baseball at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games | |||||||
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Venue | Estadio Once de Noviembre | ||||||
Location | Cartagena, Colombia | ||||||
Dates | 16–24 July 2006 | ||||||
Medalists | |||||||
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Baseball was contested at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games in Cartagena, Colombia. The tournament was played at the Estadio Once de Noviembre. [1]
Cuba won the gold medal in a 7–1 final victory against Dominican Republic. [2] The bronze medal game was suspended due to heavy rain; therefore, the losing semifinalists, Mexico and Venezuela, were awarded bronze. [3]
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Gold Medal Match | ||||||||
Dominican Republic | 2 | |||||||||
Puerto Rico | 1 | |||||||||
Dominican Republic | 4 | |||||||||
Venezuela | 3 | |||||||||
Venezuela | 4 | |||||||||
Colombia | 3 | |||||||||
Dominican Republic | 1 | |||||||||
Cuba | 7 | |||||||||
Cuba | 4 | |||||||||
Panama | 2 | |||||||||
Cuba | 7 | |||||||||
Mexico | 5 | |||||||||
Mexico | 8 | |||||||||
Nicaragua | 4 | |||||||||
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