Dominican Winter League 2005

[Licey Fan]

Eagles force tigers to play extra game

Licey Tigers 1 at Cibao Eagles 2

In a game marked by the dominance of pitching (or lack of batting for that matter), they eagles demostrated again their favorite status, and manage to beat the tigers still playing with only half of their "A" team... That win, combined with the win of the lions, makes the lions go into a sudden death game against the tigers tonight.

Scoring Summary
Eagles 1st: Danny Tamayo starts the game. Félix Martínez roller to 1st. Luis Polonia singles. Alexis Gómez walked. Víctor Díaz fly out. Matt Cepicky RBI single. Tony Batista RBI single. Alex Fernández infield hit. Ryan Hubele 1-3.
Licey 0 - Eagles 2

Licey 8th: NEW PITCHER: SANTIAGO RAMIREZ. Erick Aybar strikes out. Luis Castillo walked. NEW PITCHER: ORLANDO RODRIGUEZ. Andy Abad doubles. NEW PITCHER: JUSTIN MILLER. Willis Otáñez 4-3, run scores. Hanley Ramirez 1-3.
Licey 1 - Eagles 2 FINAL

TE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
LT 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 0
CE 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 2 7 0

W: Joaquin Benoit (1-0)
L: Danny Tamayo (0-1)
S: Justin Miller (1)

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Eastern Bulls 2 at Escogido Lions 8

The Escogido Lions stay alive by pounding a Bulls rookie team 8-2. That victory got them now just 1.5 games back of licey, with 2 games remaining... That means the MUST win both calendar games remaining in order to force a tiebreaker, if not, licey goes on to face the Eagles.

Scoring Summary
Lions 1st: Starter Omar Beltre pitching. Quincy Foster's out. Neifi Perez and Juan Uribe both get walked. Angel Peña 3 run homerun. Jose Reyes doubles. Wilton Veras 6-3. Elpidio Guzman strikes out.
Bulls 0 - Lions 4

Bulls 3rd: Lance Davis pitching. Lizahio Baez' out. Ruddy Yan 5-3. Francis Gomez doubles. Brayan Peña RBI triple. Toca 6-3
Bulls 1 - Lions 4

Lions 3rd: Angel Peña k'ed. José Reyes singles. Wilton Veras RBI single. Elpidio Guzmán force out. Ramón Santiago 6-3.
Bulls 1 - Lions 5

Lions 5th: After one out of Juan Uribe, Angel Peña is HBP. José Reyes singles, and a throwing error of the catcher allows Peña to score and Reyes to advance. Wilton Veras walked. Elpidio Guzmán sac fly. Ramón Santiago walked. Reed strikes out.
Bulls 1 - Lions 7

Lions 7th: After 2 outs, Wilton Veras hits solo homerun. Elpidio Guzmán ends the inning.
Bulls 1 - Lions 8

Bulls 9th: Juan Senreiso HBP. Andy Marte ground out, runner advances. Jerry Gil ground out. Senreiso scores on wild pitch. Lizahio Baez' out to end the gamme.
Bulls 2 - Lions 8 FINAL

TE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
EB 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 8 2
EL 4 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 X 8 6 1

W: Lance Davis (1-0)
L: Omar Beltre (0-2)

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Today's Preview
Today the Escogido Lions go into a sudden death game against the tigers... even though they have 2 win 3 straight in order to make it to the finals (thats win tonight, then win tomorrow against the eagle their rescheduled game, and then a tiebreaker on wednesday)... it seems they have the advantage since they have the momentum, while the tigers have lost 2 straight games to their probable rival in the finals... that's put they morale way low... and also take into account that yesterday's loss was to a bunch of rookies, so that hurts even more...

The game between the eagles and bulls today has no importance between them, so don't expect to hear any known names playing.

Licey just have 2 win one game, out of 2 possible, or have the lions lose one, out of 3 possibly remaining to make it to the finals... so they still have the inside lane...

GO TIGERS!! :gt


Today's Games
Tigers @ Lions
Eagles @ Bulls

Here are the updated ROUND ROBIN standings:

Team GP W-L GB WPct Strk
x-Eagles 16 12-4 0.0 .750 6W
Licey 17 9-8 3.5 .529 2L
Lions 16 7-9 5.0 .437 1W
Bulls 17 5-12 7.5 .294 1L

x- Advances to finals

[Licey Fan]

Licey Advances to the finals!!

Escogido Lions 1 at Licey Tigers 6

The final score doesn't reflect in any sense the pressure felt on that game that was converted into an instant classic. In the end, it was the tigers who got the best of it, and could finally advance to the finals, beating the lions 6-1, to face the current champions Cibao Eagles. The game was deadlocked at 1 until the final 3rd of the game, when it opened up in the bottom of the 7th...

Ronnie Belliard wasn't a factor in the score, but he was in base in his 4ab's, and was a huge motivating factor, demonstrating again his captain condition. The offense was lead by rookie of the year Anderson Hernandez (taking over Luis Castillo who left the game), and Erick Aybar, the 1-2 spots on the lineup, nicknamed "The Minors" by the fans, because of their age and their size...

The game was won by veteran leftie Carlos Perez, who came in and made and incredible relief effort, when he came to pitch in the top of the 7th, with no outs, runner on third and the infield in, and managed to strike out the 1st to batters, and then got Neifi Perez to pop up to shortstop

The Lions only run was produce by David Ortiz, who hit a huge 480 blast over the right field wall, that I think it hasn't landed yet... At least, that's the biggest homerun I've ever seen in my life...


Scoring Summary
Escogido 3rd: Starter Juan Carlos Cruz on the mound. Neifi Pérez pops up. David Ortíz launches enourmous 480 ft blast over the right field fence for a solo homerun. Angel Peña singles. Jose Reyes strikes out. Izzy Alcantara 6-3. Elpidio Guzman 6-4.
Escogido 1 - Licey 0

Licey 5th: Starter Nerio Rodriguez pitching for the Lions. Luke Allen 6-3. Carlos Ruiz singles. Manny Martínez walked. Anderson Hernández (for Luis Castillo, left the game injured) fly out. Erick Aybar singles, Ruiz scores (picture of the slide). Napoleón Calzado walked. Willis Otañez fly out.
Escogido 1 - Licey 1

Licey 7th: NEW PITCHER: JOSE VERAS. Martínez strikes out. Hernández hits triple by the right field line, and scores on throwing error of shortstop Neifi Perez trying to take him out at third. Aybar also triples by right field, and scores on wild pitch. Calzado 4-3. Otañez 4-3.
Escogido 1 - Licey 3

Licey 8th: NEW PITCHER: FRANCISCO CORDERO. Hanley Ramírez singles, and streals 2nd. Ronnie Belliard walked. Both runners advance on wild pitch. Víctor Mercedes, for José Herrera, walked to load the bases. NEW PITCHER: JESUS SANCHEZ. Carlos Ruiz sac fly to right. Martinez HBP, bases reloaded. Hernandez HBP, forced run scores. NEW PITCHER: FERNANDO RODNEY. Aybar strikes out. Calzado walked. Otañez strikes out.
Escogido 1 - Licey 6 FINAL


TE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
EL 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 1
LT 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 3 X 6 7 0

W: Carlos Perez (1-0)
L: Jose Veras (0-1)

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Cibao Eagles 2 at Eastern Bulls 12

This game meant nothing for either team, so it was played mainly by sustitutes. Brayan Peña went 4-5 and drove in four, and Roberto Gomez went 4-4 in the winning side. Miguel Batista was the loser, has he allowed 3 runs in 2 innings starting the game.

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Today's Games
Off Day

Tomorrow's Game
Dominican Winter League Final Series - Game 1
Licey Tigers @ Eagles

Here are the updated ROUND ROBIN standings:

Team GP W-L GB WPct Strk
x-Eagles 17 12-5 0.0 .706 1L
x-Licey 18 10-8 2.5 .556 1W
Lions 17 7-10 6.0 .412 1L
Bulls 18 6-12 6.5 .333 1W

x- Advances to finals

[Licey Fan]

Picture's of the celebration

Hi! I just wanted to post this pictures taken in the tigers dugout celebrating their pass to the finals!!! Enjoy them

[senorgorra]

GO EAGLES! When do the finals start?

[Licey Fan]

GO EAGLES! When do the finals start?

game 1's tomorrow... I'll post my preview then...

[Licey Fan]

Final Round Robin Leaders :radio

This are the teams signals:

Licey: L
Eagles: AC
Bulls: AZ
Lions: E

Average (2.7 Plate appearances per game)
L. Polonia (AC) .469, N. Calzado (L) .390, E. Aybar (L) .364, A. Gómez (AC) 340, V. Díaz (AC) .338, A. Abad (L) .333, E. Germán (Az) .321, I. Alcántara (E) .319, B. Peña (Az) .313

Runs Scored
L. Polonia (AC) 18, E. Aybar (L) 15, V. Díaz (AC) 14, N. Calzado (L) 13, N. Pérez (E) 11

RBI
V. Díaz (AC) 20, M. Tejada (AC) 15, R. Belliard (L) 15, B. Peña (Az) 12, A. Abad (L) 12

Hits
L. Polonia (AC) 30, E. Aybar (L) 28, V. Díaz (AC) 23, N. Calzado (L) 23, B. Peña (Az) 21

Doubles
L. Polonia (AC) 7, R. Belliard (L) 6, N. Calzado (L) 5, I. Alcantara (E) 5

Triples
E. Aybar (L) 4, M. Olivo (E) 3, B. Peña (Az) 2, E. German (Az) 2, E. Garabito (AZ) 2

HR
J. Toca (Az) 4, T. Batista (AC) 4, M. Tejada (AC) 4, V. Díaz (AC) 4

Stolen Bases
E. Aybar (L) 4, R. Yan (Az) 3, E. Germán (Az) 3, M. Olivo (E) 3

Pitching
J. Fernandez (AC) 4-0, 1000, J. Acevedo (E) 3-0, 1000, JC. Cruz (L) 2-0, 1000, E. Ramos (L) 2-1, 667, D. Linton (E) 2-1, 667

ERA
J. Acevedo (AC) 1.85, J. Cedeño (L) 1.93, J. Fernández (AC) 2.81, D. Tamayo (L) 2.82, F. Díaz (L) 2.63.

K
J. Acevedo (AC) 22, E. Volquez (Az) 16, D. Cabrera (Az) 15, F. Díaz (L) 14, M. Ramos (E) 13

Saves
Y. Brazoban (L) 4, J. Valverde (Az) 2, F. Rodney (E) 2, M. Batista (AC) 2

[Licey Fan]

Dominican Winter League Finals 2006



Dominican Winter League Finals 2006

Cibao Eagles (12-5) vs. Licey Tigers (10-8)

The Dominican Winter League Finals for season 2005-2006 start tonight in Santiago. This promises to be a very exciting final, since the top 2 historical teams in the nation are playing for the championship supremacy this time. Both Tigers and Eagles have a total of 18 crowns, even though history favors Licey, since the Eagles have tied the tigers 3 times, but they haven't passed the tigers ever, and the tigers get back on top...

The Eagles are clear favorites in this series... Even though the Licey Tigers won the regular season with a big 5 game margin, the lost their series against the Eagles 7-3. In the round robin, things got a little tighter, but still the Eagles dominated 4-2.

This will be the tigers' 27th final... The've won 18 and lost 9. The Eagles also have won 18, but they've needed 32 finals to do it... This'll be it's 33rd appereance in the finals...

In finals between them, history also favors the Licey Tigers... They've played 16, with the tigers leading 9-7.

None of that matters now, as you have to win 5 in order to be champion... Let's see what happens beginning tonight!!

This series' set to be a best of 9 series. The format is 1-1-1 meaning tonight they play in Santiago (Eagles), tomorrow in Santo Domingo (Licey), then in Santiago (Eagles), and so on...

DWL Finals - Game 1
Estadio Cibao - Santiago 8:05AST

Licey Tigers at Cibao Eagles
Felix Diaz 0-0 0.00 (RR 1-0 2.63) vs. Jose Lima 0-0 0.00 (RR 1-0 1.42)

[Licey Fan]

Licey Steals Homefield advantage! Takes game 1!

Dominican Winter League Final Series 2006 - Game 1

Licey Tigers 11 at Cibao Eagles 6 (11 Innings)

D'Angelo Jimenez became the unexepected hero and hit a golden 2 run single in the top of the 11th, to start up a 5 run rally, that lead to a stunning 11-6 win in game 1 of the Dominican Winter League Final Series.

The tigers mounted a tremendous amount of offense, making their 11 runs on 19 hits... They even let 14 runners on the bases, issue they'll have to manage in order to win the series...

The game was started by Felix Diaz, who did a marvelous job! He allowed 3 earned runs in the 2nd inning, but afterwards allowed only one hit, in 5.1 innings. In the other end, Jose Lima seemed off focus, but 2 double plays helped him sort things out, and allowed only 2 runs... Then the eagles took command 6-3, but the tigers erased the 3 run defecit once again. Carlos Perez once again did a terrific relief effort, and pitched 2 scoreless innings.

The key of the game was definetly keeping Luis Polonia and Bernie Castro out of the bases, while Licey's "minors" killed the eagles' pitching. The eagles' 1-2 hitters went 0-10; while Licey's went 6-11.

Now the tigers move the series to Santo Domingo with a 1-0 lead, taking homefield advantage with it...

For Licey: Belliard hit a double and a single a drove in 2; Hanley Ramírez, HR and 3B; Aybar went 4-5; Ruiz a double and a single; Otañez double.

For the Eagles: Batista HR, double and a single with 3RBI's; Mo Peña HR and a pair of hits; Tejada, double.

Scoring Summary
Eagles 2nd: Willy Mo Peña singles against starter Felix Diaz. Víctor Díaz singles. Matt Cepicky singles, Diaz picked off at 2nd. Tony Batista hits 3 run homerun. Alexis Gómez strikes out. Alberto Castillo 6-3.
Licey 0 - Eagles 3

Licey 3rd: Anderson Hernández infield hit against starter José Lima. Erick Aybar, infield hit. Napoleón Calzado strikes out. Andy Abad fly out. José Offerman singled to load the bases. Ronnie Belliard 2-run single. Offerman picked off at 2nd
Licey 2 - Eagles 3

Licey 6th: NEW PITCHER: JOAQUIN BENOIT. Ronnie Belliard strikes out. Hanley Ramírez hits a solo homerun. Ruiz doubles. Martínez strikes out. NEW PITCHER: WANDY RODRIGUEZ. Hernández strikes out.
Licey 3 - Eagles 3

Eagles 6th: Bernie Castro 6-3. Polonia strikes out. Tejada doubles. NEW PITCHER EDDIE RAMOS. Mo Peña welcomes him with a long 2-run shot over the CF wall. Díaz fly out.
Licey 3 - Eagles 5

Eagles 7th: NEW PITCHER: JOSE NUÑEZ. Cepicky singles. PINCHRUNNER: RICHARD GOMEZ. NEW PITCHER: WILTON CHAVEZ. Batista doubles. NEW PITCHER: CARLOS PEREZ. Gómez strikes out. Castillo bunts to Perez, who makes a bad throw to home, allowing Gomez to score, while Castillo advanced to second. José Mayobanex Fernández walked. Polonia struck out.
Licey 3 - Eagles 6

Licey 8th: Justin Miller pitching since the 8th. Ramírez triples. Ruiz reaches on E6, Ramirez scores. Willis Otañez, PH for Manny Martínez, doubles. PINCHRUNNER: VICTOR MERCEDES. NEW PITCHER: ARNALDO MUÑOZ. Hernández bunts, the pitcher makes a throwing error to 1st, allowing Victor Mercedes to score, while Hernandez is called out in second because he missed 1st base while running. Aybar RBI single. Calzado fly out. NEW PITCHER: JOSE VARGAS. Offerman pops to 2nd.
Licey 6 - Eagles 6

Licey 11th: Belliard doubled. Ramírez 5-3. Martínez walked. Both runners advance on wild pitch from pitcher Edward Valdez. D'angelo Jiménez, pinchitting, hits 2 run single by the middle of the field. PINCHRUNNER: LUKE ALLEN. Hernández doubles. Aybar IBB to load the bases. Calzado sac fly. Abad IBB to load the bases. Offerman and Belliard both walked, to add two more runs. Ramírez fly out.
Licey 11 - Eagles 6 FINAL

TE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 R H E
LT 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 3 0 00 05 11 19 1
CE 0 3 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 00 00 6 11 2

W: Roberto Novoa (1-0)
L: Edward Valdez (0-1)

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Today's Game

DWL Finals - Game 2
Estadio Quisqueya - Santo Domingo 8:05AST

Cibao Eagles at Licey Tigers
Jose Acevedo 0-0 0.00 (RR 3-0 1.85) vs. Juan Cedeño 0-0 0.00 (RR 0-0 1.93)

Licey leads the series 1-0

[Licey Fan]

Jose Acevedo pitches a gem! Eagles tie up the series at 1

Dominican Winter League Final Series 2006 - Game 2

Cibao Eagles 3 at Licey Tigers 2

Jose Acevedo made an impresive pitching performance, to help the Eagles tie up the final series 1 a piece. He pitched 8 shutout innings, making 107 pitches, allowing 3 hits, walking 1 and striking out 7, to pick up the win.

The tigers bullpen also was superb, but it wasn't enough... Since the first inning, were the eagles made all of their runs, licey shutout the eagles... The bullpen pitched 6 shutout, and struck out 6... Juan Cedeño lost the game after a bad 1st inning. Ramon Ortiz, Valerio de los Santos and Pat Mahomes followed him in the mound.

Scoring Summary
Eagles 1st: Starter Juan Cedeño on the mound. Luis Polonia fly out. Víctor Díaz singles. Miguel Tejada walked. Both runners advance on passball. Wllly Mo Peña walked to load the bases. Diaz scores on balk of catcher (picked of the ball with the mask). Tony Batista struck out. José Fernández 2 run single. Alexis Gómez struck out.
Eagles 3 - Licey 0

Licey 9th: NEW PITCHER: DAVID MANNING. Calzado singles. Andy Abad singles. Offerman GIDP, Calzado to third. Ronnie Belliard infield single, Calzado scores on throwing error. Hanley Ramírez RBI single. NEW PITCHER: JOSE VARGAS. On the first pitch, Willis Otañez, PH for Carlos Ruiz, hits roller to second to end the game.
Eagles 3 - Licey 2 FINAL

TE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
CE 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 1
LT 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 7 3

W: Jose Acevedo (1-0)
L: Juan Cedeño (0-1)
S: Jose Vargas (1)

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Today's Game

DWL Finals - Game 3
Estadio Cibao - Santiago 8:05AST

Licey Tigers at Cibao Eagles
Danny Tamayo 0-0 0.00 (RR 0-1 2.82) vs. Jared Fernandez 0-0 0.00 (RR 4-0 2.73)

Series tied 1-1

[Licey Fan]

Game 3 suspended

Dominican Winter League Final Series 2006 - Game 3



Heavy rain fell yesterday in Santiago, the whole day, making it impossible to play the game yesterday. Game 3 will be played today in the same stadium, since it can't be played in Santo Domingo, or the Eagles'd lose their homefield advantage... Until game 3 isn't played in Santiago, no games will be played in Santo Domingo, so now the schedule moves up a day for every game, and I think (not official) that there will be a game played on monday, which was scheduled to be an off day, in order to pick up the schedule.


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Today's Game

DWL Finals - Game 3
Estadio Cibao - Santiago 5:05AST

Licey Tigers at Cibao Eagles
Danny Tamayo 0-0 0.00 (RR 0-1 2.82) vs. Jared Fernandez 0-0 0.00 (RR 4-0 2.73)

Series tied 1-1

[senorgorra]

Lets go Jared get another victory.

[Licey Fan]

Eagles take 2-1 lead on Tejada's Blast

Dominican Winter League Final Series 2006 - Game 3

Licey Tigers 3 at Cibao Eagles 7

Miguel Tejada is the best ranked player in the Final Series, and to pitch him's always a risk. Yesterday, the tigers risked it and payed for it. Tejada hit a 3 run monster blast to help the Eagles seal the deal against the tigers 7-3.

Jared Fernandez didn't make his best performance of the season. He pitched six innings, allowed 6 hits and 3 earned runs, while striking out 3. On the other hand Licey's started Danny Tamayo made an excellent performance but it wasn't enough. He piched 5.1, striking out six, and allowing only 3 hits and one earned run. He retired 15 out of 17 batters before allowing 2 hits in the top of the 6th inning to jump off the mound.

The loss was for Carlos Perez, who couldn't do the job has he had the previous games.

For Licey: Ron Belliard went 2-3 with a double, a HR, 2 scored, 1 RBI and an IBB.

Scoring Summary
Licey 1st: Starter Jared Fernandez on the mound. Anderson Hernández fly out. Erick Aybar singles. Napoleón Calzado 4-3, Aybar to 3rd. Willis Otañez RBI single. Andy Abad strikes out.
Licey 1 - Eagles 0

Licey 2nd: Ronny Belliard doubles. Hanley Ramírez fly out. Rubén Rivera RBI single. Carlos Ruiz 5-3. Anderson Hernández fly out.
Licey 2 - Eagles 0

Eagles 2nd: Danny Tamayo's on the mound. Matt Cepicky solo homerun. Tony Batista strikes out. José Fernández strikes out looking. Alexis Gómez strikes out looking.
Licey 2 - Eagles 1

Licey 4th: Andy Abad 1-3. Ronny Belliard solo homerun. Hanley Ramírez fly out. Rubén Rivera strikes out.
Licey 3 - Eagles 1

Eagles 6th: Alberto Castillo singles. Bernie Castro singles. NEW PITCHER: VALERIO DE LOS SANTOS. Luis Polonia GIDP 6-4-3, Castillo to third. NEW PITCHER PAT MAHOMES. Miguel Tejada IBB. Víctor Díaz reaches on E6, Castillo scores. NEW PITCHER: CARLOS PEREZ. Matt Cepicky roller to 1st.
Licey 3 - Eagles 2

Eagles 7th: Tony Batista singles. José Fernández singles. Alexis Gómez strikes out. Alberto Castillo walked. Bernie castro forces Castillo in 2nd. Luis Polonia RBI single. NEW PITCHER: ROBERTO NOVOA. Miguel Tejada 3 run homerun.
Víctor Díaz fly out.
Licey 3 - Eagles 7

TE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
LT 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 9 1
CE 0 1 0 0 0 1 5 0 X 7 8 0

W: Joaquin Benoit (1-0)
L: Carlos Perez (0-1)

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Today's Game

DWL Finals - Game 4
Estadio Quisqueya - Santo Domingo 5:05AST

Cibao Eagles at Licey Tigers
Julian Tavarez 0-0 0.00 (RR 0-0 0.00) vs. Juan Carlos Cruz 0-0 0.00 (RR 2-0 2.57)

Eagles lead series 2-1

[Licey Fan]

"The Minors" help Licey tie up the series

Dominican Winter League Final Series 2006 - Game 4

Cibao Eagles 3 at Licey Tigers 5

Rookie of the year Anderson Hernandez (picture), and Erick Aybar, duo nicknamed "the minors" combined to hit 5-7, including the game winning double by Hernandez, to help Licey make a come-from-behind win over the Eagles and tie up the series at 2 games each.

The Eagles menaced in the top of the 8th, opening the inning with Luis Polonia on 1st, then manager Rafael Landestoy decided to bring his closer Jorge Sosa in the 8th, and after IBB Miguel Tejada, he struck out both Victor Diaz and Matt Cepicky to keep the score in favor of the tigers.

For the Tigers: Hernández 2 doubles and a single; Aybar, triple and a single; Andy Abad, a double.

For the eagles: Cepicky, a double; and Alexis Gómez, pair of singles.

Scoring Summary
Licey 3rd: Julian Tavarez started the game for the Eagles. Carlos Ruiz strikes out. Anderson Hernández doubles. Erick Aybar RBI triple. Calzado sac fly. Willis Otañez fly out.
Eagles 0 - Licey 2

Eagles 4th: Juan Carlos Cruz started the game for the Tigers. Bernie Castro singled. Luis Polonia fly out. Miguel Tejada singled. Víctor Díaz sac fly. Matt Cepicky RBI double. Tony Batista struck out.
Eagles 2 - Licey 2

Eagles 5th: José Fernández strikes out. Alexis Gómez, infield hit. Alberto Castillo singled, Gomez scored on E8, while Castillo got to third. Castro 4-3. Polonia 6-3.
Eagles 3 - Licey 2

Licey 6th: Calzado strikes out, but catcher Alberto Castillo couldn't catch the ball, and pitcher Tavarez tries to take Calzado out at 1st, making a bad throw that allows Calzado to reach 2nd. Otañez 5-3. Timoniel Pérez singled. NEW PITCHER: JUSTIN MILLER. Belliard sac fly. Hanley Ramírez struck out.
Eagles 3 - Licey 3

Licey 7th: Rubén Rivera walked. Carlos Ruiz sac bunt. Hernández RBI double, and is thrown out trying to extend it to a triple. Aybar singled, and reached 2nd on error. Calzado singled, but is thrown out trying to steal.
Eagles 3 - Licey 4

Licey 8th: Otañez fly out. PH Andy Abad, for Timoniel Pérez, doubles, and Ricardo Nanita pinchruns for him. Belliard walked. Ramírez walked. Rivera sac fly. Ruiz fly out.
Eagles 3 - Licey 5 FINAL

TE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
CE 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 3 7 2
LT 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 1 X 5 9 3

W: Jose Jimenez (1-0)
L: Justin Miller (0-1)
S: Jorge Sosa (1)

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Today's Game

DWL Finals - Game 5
Estadio Cibao - Santiago 8:05AST

Licey Tigers at Cibao Eagles
Ramon Ortiz 0-0 0.00 vs. Robinson Tejeda 0-0 0.00 (RR 4-0 2.73)

Series tied 2-2

[Licey Fan]

Final Series Leaders as of 1/23 :radio

This are the teams signals:

Licey: L
Eagles: AC


Average (2.7 Plate appearances per game)
E. Aybar (L) .471, R. Belliard (L) .462, A, Hernández (L) .444, N,. Calzado (L) .375, JM. Fernández (AC) .364, M. Cepicky (AC) .364, A, Castillo (AC) .300.

Runs Scored
R. Belliard (L) 4, M. Tejada (AC) 4, E. Aybar (L) 4, W. Mo. Peña (AC) 3

RBI
R. Belliard (L) 6, M. Tejada (AC) 3, T. Batista (AC) 3

Hits
A. Hernández (L) 8, E. Aybar (L) 8, N. Calzado (L) 6, R. Belliard (L) 6

Doubles
A. Hernández (L) 3, JM. Fernandez (AC) 2, R. Belliard (AC) 2

Triples
H. Ramírez (L) 1, A. Hernandez (L) 1, E. Aybar (L) 1

HR
(Many tied with 1)

Stolen Bases
L. Polonia (AC) 2, R. Belliard (L) 1, E. Aybar (L) 1

Pitching
R. Novoa (L) 1-0, 1000, J. Benoit (AC) 1-0, 1000, J. Acevedo (AC) 1-0, 1000, J. Jiménez (L) 1-0, 1000

ERA
J. Acevedo (AC) 0.00, D. Tamayo (L) 1.80, JC. Cruz (L) 3.00, J. Tavarez (AC) 3.38, J. Lima (AC) 3.60

K
J. Acevedo (AC) 7, D. Tamayo (L) 6, F. Díaz (L) 5, J. Sosa (L) 4, C. Pérez (L) 4, J. Fernández (AC) 4

Saves
J. Vargas (AC) 1, J. Sosa (L) 1

[Licey Fan]

Dominican Winter League Final Series 2006 - Game 5

Licey Tigers 8 at Cibao Eagles 2

Napoleon Calzado drove in 3 runs, including 2 with the game winning double; and Carlos Ruiz added two more; to push Licey past the Eagles 8-2 and take a 3-2 series lead.

Andy Abad added a pinchit homerun to seal the deal. Valerio de los Santos got the win after pitching 3 shutout innings in relief, while reliever Jose Nuñez got the loss, after allowing Calzado's double.

For the tigers: Calzado double and 3 RBI's; Andy Abad, 2 run homerun; Otañez, pair of doules; Ruiz, double and a single with 2 RBI's; Rivera a double.

For the eagles: Castro 3 hits; and Jose Fernandez a double.

Scoring Summary
Eagles 3rd: Starter Ramon Ortiz on the mound. Miguel Tejada pops out. Matt Cepicky, fly out. Víctor Díaz walked. Tony Batista singles. José Fernández, RBI double. Alexis Gómez, walked. Alberto Castillo, foul fly to catcher.
Licey 0 - Eagles 1

Licey 4th: Starter Robinson Tejeda on the mound. Erick Aybar walked. Napoleón Calzado k'ed. Willis Otañez doubled. Timo Pérez walked. Otañez reaches 3rd on WP. Ronnie Belliard RBI single. Hanley Ramírez fly out.
Licey 1 - Eagles 1

Eagles 4th: Bernie Castro, infield hit. Luis Polonia, 1-3, Castro to 2B. Tejada IBB. Cepicky walked. Díaz forces Tejada at 2nd, Castro scores. Tony Batista 5-3
Licey 1 - Eagles 2

Licey 5th: Rubén Rivera walked. Ruiz k'ed. Anderson Hernández singled. Aybar walked to load the bases. Calzado sac fly. Otañez fly out.
Licey 2 - Eagles 2

Licey 7th: NEW PITCHER: LEO NUÑEZ. Rivera doubles. Ruiz sacrifices, and reaches on fielder choice, Rivera safe at third. Hernández strikes out. Aybar roller to third, but Rivera's caught via 3-2-5. Calzado 2 run double. Otañez 1-3.
Licey 4 - Eagles 2

Licey 8th: NEW PITCHER: JUSTIN MILLER. Timo Pérez walked, and Ricardo Nanita pinchruns. Belliard fly out. Ramírez, infield hit. Rivera fly out, Nanita to third tagging. Ruiz 2 run double. Hernández fly out.
Licey 6 - Eagles 2

Licey 9th: Aybar fly out. Calzado fly out. Otañez doubles. Andy Abad, PH for Ricardo Nanita, hits 2 run laser blast over the RF wall to seal the victory. Belliard 5-3.
Licey 8 - Eagles 2 FINAL

TE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
LT 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 2 2 8 10 1
CE 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 0

W: Valerio De los Santos (1-0)
L: Leo Nuñez (0-1)

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Today's Game

DWL Finals - Game 6
Estadio Quisqueya - Santo Domingo 8:05AST

Cibao Eagles at Licey Tigers
Jose Lima 0-0 3.60 vs. Felix Diaz 0-0 6.35

Licey leads series 3-2