1999News

Lions and Eagles to determine top spot today

Because of the tie for the lead left in the wake of last night’s games, the Cibao Eagles and Escogido Lions must play a tie-breaking game today to determine the top spot in the Winter Professional Baseball Tournament. Last night the Lions shut out the Eagles 5-0 in Santiago’s Cibao Stadium, bringing them to a tie with the Eagles of 39 games won and 21 lost. In other action last night at Quisqueya Stadium in Santo Domingo, The third-place Licey Tigers destroyed the last-place Northeast Giants 8-1.