2016 Latin American Series

2016 Latin American Series
League	Latin American Series
Sport	Baseball
Duration	January 26 – January 31, 2016
Number of games	9
Number of teams	4
League champions	Gigantes de Rivas
Runners-up	Caimanes de Lorica

The 2016 Latin American Series was the fourth edition of the Latin American Series, a baseball sporting event played by the champions of the professional winter leagues that make up the Latin American Professional Baseball Association (ALBP).[1][2]

The competition took place at Estadio Stanley Cayasso in Managua, Nicaragua from January 26 to January 31, 2016.

Participating teams

League	Team
Colombian Professional Baseball League	Caimanes de Lorica
Liga Invernal Veracruzana	Tobis de Acayucan
Nicaraguan Professional Baseball League	Gigantes de Rivas
Panamanian Professional Baseball League	Nacionales de Panamá

Group Phase

Pos.	Team	P	W	L	%	Dif
1.	Gigantes de Rivas	3	2	1	.667	—
2.	Nacionales de Panamá	3	2	1	.667	—
3.	Tobis de Acayucan	3	1	2	.333	1.0
4.	Caimanes de Lorica	3	1	2	.333	1.0

	Qualified for the final
	Qualified for the pre-playoff (Game 7)
	Qualified for the pre-playoff (Game 8)

• NOTE: Because first and second place were tied, Gigantes de Rivas qualified for the final as the representative of the host nation.[3]

Date	Local time	Road team	Score	Home team	Inn.	Venue	Game duration	Attendance	Boxscore
Jan 26, 2016	13:30	Tobis de Acayucan	9-3	Caimanes de Lorica	9	Estadio Stanley Cayasso	-	-
Jan 26, 2016	18:30	Nacionales de Panamá	6-3	Gigantes de Rivas	9	Estadio Stanley Cayasso	-	-
Jan 27, 2016	13:30	Nacionales de Panamá	4-2	Tobis de Acayucan	9	Estadio Stanley Cayasso	-	-
Jan 27, 2016	18:30	Caimanes de Lorica	1-4	Gigantes de Rivas	9	Estadio Stanley Cayasso	-	-
Jan 28, 2016	14:00	Caimanes de Lorica	4-1	Nacionales de Panamá	9	Estadio Yamil Ríos Ugarte	-	-
Jan 28, 2016	18:30	Tobis de Acayucan	0-1	Gigantes de Rivas	9	Estadio Yamil Ríos Ugarte	-	-

Playoff Phase

Pre-playoff (Game 7)

January 29, 2016, 18:00
Estadio Stanley Cayasso[4]

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Caimanes de Lorica	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	6	0
Tobis de Acayucan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
WP: Erick Gonsalvez (1-0);   LP: Omar Espinoza (0-1);   Sv: Luis Liria (1).

Boxscore

Pre-playoff (Game 8)

January 30, 2016, 16:00
Estadio Stanley Cayasso[5]

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Caimanes de Lorica	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	7	0
Nacionales de Panamá	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
WP: Arismendy Motta (1-0);   LP: Davis Romero (0-1);   Sv: Luis Liria (2).

Boxscore^[permanent dead link‍]

Final

January 31, 2016, 16:00
Estadio Nacional Dennis Martínez[6]

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Caimanes de Lorica	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	7	3
Gigantes de Rivas	0	5	1	0	1	0	0	5	X	12	15	2
WP: Paul Estrada (1-0);   LP: Erick Gonsalvez (1-1);   Sv: n/a

Statistics leaders

[7]

Batting Statistic Name Total/Avg Average Yurendell de Caster (Gigantes) .455 RBIs José Castañeda (Tobis) Ofilio Castro (Gigantes) 3 Home Runs Carlos Xavier Quiroz (Nacionales) Karim García (Tobis) 1 Runs Dwight Britton (Gigantes) 4 Hits Fidel Peña (Caimanes) 10 Doubles Gerson Montilla (Caimanes) 3 Triples Ofilio Castro (Gigantes) Karim García (Tobis) Jorge Bishop (Nacionales) Gerson Montilla (Caimanes) 1

Pitching Statistic Name Total/Avg ERA Sergio Lizárraga (Tobis) Ronald Ramírez (Caimanes) Jonathan Sintes (Tobis) Randy Consuegra (Caimanes) Jonathan Aristil (Gigantes) Eliecer Navarro (Nacionales) Jorge Luis Ibarra (Tobis) 0.00 Complete Games Jasiel Acosta (Tobis) Franquelis Osoria (Nacionales) Eliecer Navarro (Nacionales) Roger Luque (Gigantes) Charlie Gillies (Caimanes) José Villegas (Gigantes) Erick Gonsalvez (Caimanes) Arismendy Motta (Caimanes) Paul Estrada (Gigantes) 1 Strikeouts Paul Estrada (Gigantes) 11 WHIP Eliecer Navarro (Nacionales) 0.43 Saves Luis Liria (Caimanes) 2

Team of the tournament

[8][9]

Position	Player
C	Luis Allen (MVP) (Gigantes)
1B	Carlos Xavier Quiroz (Nacionales)
2B	Jimmy González (Gigantes)
3B	José Castañeda (Tobis)
SS	Eduardo Thomas (Nacionales)
OF	Fidel Peña (Caimanes)
	Efraín Contreras (Caimanes)
	Karim García (Tobis)
P	Ronald Ramírez (Caimanes)

References

1. "Presentan la Serie Latinoamericana Nicaragua 2016". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2019-01-26.
2. Definen calendario de la IV Serie Latinoamericana.
3. "Gigantes a la Final". Archived from the original on 2016-02-08. Retrieved 2019-01-26.
4. Termina participación de México en la Serie Latinoamerciana.
5. ¿Qué más, Colombia?
6. Nicaragua Campeón de la Serie Latinoamericana.
7. REPORTE DE ESTADÍSTICAS DE LA SERIE LATINOAMERICANA 2016.
8. Premian a jugadores de México en la Serie Latinoamericana 2016.
9. Allen fue el Más Valioso.

External links

• Official Site