On Friday night the big news was that the Aguilas Cibaenas had guaranteed at least a tie for the last play-off spot by beating Escogido 9-3 in Santo Domingo.
In La Romana, the Tigres del Licey lost but still guaranteed at least a tie for the last play-off spot. The Toros beat them 2-1 in a real tight game.
In San Francisco de Macoris, the Gigantes defeated the Estrellas Orientales 10-7 to up their record to 29 victories.
In Saturday’s action, Licey defeated the Toros in Santo Domingo’s Estadio Quisqueya 7-2, and earned their place in the final four.
In Santiago, the Leones del Escogido kept their hopes alive with a dramatic hit in the top of the thirteenth inning to defeat the Aguilas Cibaenas 6-5.
In San Pedro de Macoris, the Gigantes del Cibao once again defeated the Estrellas Orientales 4-3, and sealed their victory in the first part of the tournament.
On Sunday, the Aguilas finally got their slot in the semi-finals by defeating the Gigantes 9-5, coming back from a 0-4 deficit behind the fantastic pitching of now-reliever Jose Lima who pitched 6 2/3 innings of one run baseball.
In Santo Domingo, Escogido tried hard and defeated their eternal rivals the Tigres del Licey 13 -4 but they were eliminated from the semi-final with the Aguilas victory. This was the third victory in a row for the Leones, but all was in vain.
In San Pedro de Macoris, the Toros from La Roman crushed their south coast rivals the Estrellas Orientales 21-3, in a game that saw 15 pitchers take the mound.
Final Standing Part I
Team
W-L
Avg.
Games Behind
GIGANTES
30 – 20
.600
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TOROS
28 – 22
.569
2.0
AGUILAS
26 – 24
.520
4.0
LICEY
26 – 24
.529
4.0
ESCOGIDO
25 – 25
.500
5.0
ESTRELLAS
16 – 34
.320
14.0
For the schedule of games in the round robin portion of the tournament go to:
www.lidom.com/calendario.htm