| Charros de Jalisco | |||||
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| Information | |||||
| League | Mexican Softball League | ||||
| Location | Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico | ||||
| Ballpark | Estadio Panamericano | ||||
| Founded | 20 September 2023 | ||||
| Serie de la Reina championships | 1 (2024) | ||||
| Colors | Blue, light blue and white | ||||
| Manager | Jorge Corvera | ||||
| Current uniforms | |||||
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The Charros de Jalisco are a Mexican professional women's softball team based in Zapopan, Jalisco. The Charros compete in the Mexican Softball League (LMS).
The Mexican Softball League (LMS) was established on 20 September 2023 as the first professional softball league in Latin America. The Charros de Jalisco were one of the founding members of the league, alongside Bravos de León, Diablos Rojos del México, El Águila de Veracruz, Olmecas de Tabasco and Sultanes de Monterrey; all of the teams were affiliated to baseball clubs from the Mexican League. [1] [2]
The Charros debuted with a 2–1 win against Bravos de León on 25 January 2024, on the opening day of the inaugural season of the Mexican Softball League. [3] The team played its home games during the 2024 season in the Estadio Panamericano in Zapopan, in the Guadalajara metropolitan area. [4] Infielder and Olympian for Venezuela at the 2008 Summer Olympics Yuruby Alicart was selected as the team's captain. [5]
The team finished the 2024 regular season in second place with a 14–9 record. In the postseason, the Charros swept the Diablos Rojos 3–0 in the semifinals. [6] In the final series, the Serie de la Reina (Queen's Series), the Charros faced Sultanes de Monterrey, defeating the Sultanes 3 games to 1. Charros' pitcher Yeraldine Carrión was awarded as the most valuable player of the championship series. [7] [8] [9] Carrión also lead the league in earned run average, posting a 1.44 ERA, and saves, with two. [10] Yuruby Alicart finished the season as the league leader in runs batted in with 21; whereas catcher Karime Valles was the league leader in home runs with six. [10]
| Position | No. | Name | Age | Height | Bats | Throws | |
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| Players | |||||||
| Pitchers | 4 |  Yeraldine Carrión | age 24 | 1.69 m (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in) | Right | Right | |
| 17 | Olivia de la Torre | age 25 | 1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | Right | Right | ||
| 19 |  Eva Voortman | age 32 | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | Right | Left | ||
| 24 | Dayra Sandoval | age 24 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | Right | Right | ||
| Catchers | 5 |  Milagros Lozada | age 35 | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | Right | Right | |
| 12 | Karime Valles | age 25 | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) | Right | Right | ||
| 33 | Valeria Hernández | age 19 | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | Right | Right | ||
| Infielders | 1 | Yuruby Alicart | age 40 | 1.54 m (5 ft 1⁄2 in) | Right | Right | |
| 2 | Geraldine Puertas | age 37 | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | Right | Right | ||
| 6 | Abigail Botello | age 26 | 1.51 m (4 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | Right | Right | ||
| 13 | Abril Marín | age 23 | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) | Right | Right | ||
| 21 | Sophia Ceballos | age 25 | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | Left | Right | ||
| 27 | Diana Félix | age 33 | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | Right | Right | ||
| 77 |  Valeria Quiroga | age 25 | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) | Right | Right | ||
| Outfielders | 7 |  Mikiko Eguchi | age 34 | 1.61 m (5 ft 3+1⁄2 in) | Left | Right | |
| 10 | Isabella Dayton | age 24 | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) | Left | Right | ||
| 11 | Nadia Hernández | age 25 | 1.64 m (5 ft 4+1⁄2 in) | Right | Right | ||
| 22 | Dana Sotelo | age 23 | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) | Right | Right | ||
| 88 | Silvia Ochoa | age 24 | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) | Left | Right | ||
| 92 | Marian Castro | age 22 | 1.56 m (5 ft 1+1⁄2 in) | Right | Right | ||
| Season | League | Finish | Wins | Loses | Win% | GB | Post-season | Manager |
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| 2024 | LMS | 2nd | 14 | 9 | .609 | 1.0 | Won Serie de la Reina (Monterrey) 3–1 | Jorge Corvera |
