Liga Mexicana del Pacifico Roster Moves for 10/22

4 TEAMS MADE ROSTER MOVES IN THE LMP ON 10/22

The following roster moves were made:

Naranjeros de Hermosillo     Deactivate P Reed Garrett     Eligible to return 10/27
                                              Activate   C Julian Leon

                                              Deactivate INF Ryan Schimpf   Eligible to return 10.27
                                              Activate  INF Marco Lopez

                                              Deactivate  OF Bryce Brentz   Eligible to return 10/27
                                              Activate P Cesar Vargas

Yaquis de Obregon                Deactivate P Carlos De Leon   Eligible to return 10/27
                                               Activate P Javier Lopez

Mayos de Navojoa                 Deactivate  INF Max Ramirez  Eligible to return 10.27
                                                Activate INF Alvaro Gonzalez

Caneros de Los Mochis          Deactivate INF Jose Sermo   Eligible to return 10/27
                                                Activate   OF Jose Lugo

Liga Mexicana del Pacifico Announces Team Personnel Actions

The Liga Mexicana del Pacifico (LMP) has announced moves made by three teams in the past 3 days.

The Naranjeros de Hermosillo have announced the deactivation of the following players with their replacements:

P Kyle Jensen, eligible to return 10/25
   Activate Jose Mayola #55

P Scott Copeland, eligible to return 10/25
   Activate Jorge Castillo #29

P Adrian Rodriguez, eligible to return 10/27
   Activate Edgar Lopez #40

P Tyler Higgins, eligible to return 10/27
   Activate Juan Macias #74

The Venados de Mazatlan announced the deactivation of:

INF Jesus Fabela, retroactive to 10/18
   Activate C Marco Chicuate

The Tomateros de Culiacan announced the deactivation of:

INF Joey Meneses. retroactive to 10/18
   Activate P Aldo Montes

Naranjeros Over Venados 11-10 in 13 Innings

WALK OFF SINGLE BY CEDRIC HUNTER WINS IT FOR HERMOSILLO

Cedric Hunter with the Walk Off

The game looked like it was over after the bottom of the 1st inning when Hermosillo scored 7 times but Mazatlan answered with 6 runs of their own in the top of the 2nd and tied the game at 7 with a run in the top of the 4th.

After falling behind 10-7 in the 8th, the Venados tied the game again in the top of the 9th. Alex Liddi doubled to center to score Asael Sanchez. Liddi went to third on a wild pitch and scored on a ground ball out. Sherman Johnson singled, stole second and scored on a single by Edson Garcia.

With the score tied at 10, neither team was able to score through the top of the 13th.

In the bottom half of the 13th, Jasson Atondo reached on a fielding error and went to second on a single by Danny Espinosa. After Roberto Ramos struck out for out number 2, Cedric Hunter stroked a 2-1 pitch to left for a single that scored Atondo with the winning run.

The two teams used 21 pitchers in the game with the Venados using 11 and the Naranjeros using 10. This set a new Liga Mexicana del Pacifico record for the number of pitchers used (by both teams) in a game. Adrian Rodriguez (1-0) picked up the win for the Naranjeros and Brandon Cunniff (0-1) suffered the loss.

The game took 6 hours and 17 minutes to complete. It's not clear how many of the 12,429 fans that came to Estadio Sonora for the start of the game were there when the game concluded at 1:49 AM local time.

The Naranjeros improved to 4-2 on the season as the Venados fell to 1-5.

Charros de Jalisco Outscore Naranjeros 8-5

TEAMS COMBINE FOR 48 HITS AND 30 RUNS IN FIRST 2 GAMES OF THE SERIES

The Charros de Jalisco evened their season record at 2-2 with an 8-5 thrashing of the Naranjeros de Hermosillo in Guadalajara. Offense was the watchword last night. The teams combined for 22 hits and 13 runs in a game that took 3 hours and 21 minutes to complete. The Naranjeros fell to 0-4 on the young season.

Danny Espinosa

Hermosillo started the scoring in the top of the 1st with a lead off walk to Eric Young Jr., a single by Danny Espinoza and a run scoring single by Jose Amador to give the Naranjeros a short lived 1-0 lead.

Carlos Figueroa started the bottom of the 1st for the Charros by reaching base on a fielding error. Amadeo Zazueta followed with a single. Manny Rodriguez hit a ground rule double to left to score Figueroa. With 2 on and no outs, Japhet Amador homered on an opposite field line drive to right for 3 runs and the 4-0 lead.

The Naranjeros never recovered and when the dust had settled, Jalisco had the 8-5 win.

Niko Vasquez was 3 for 4 with 3 runs scored for Jalisco. Zazueta was 2 for 4 with 2 RBIs and 2 runs scored while Amador had the home run and 3 RBIs.

Japhet Amador

Danny Espinosa went a perfect 4 for 4 with 2 runs scored while team mate Jose Amador was 3 for 5 with 4 RBIs for Hermosillo.

William Oliver (1-0)got the win and Aaron Kurcz the save for the Charros. Josh Smith (0-1) gave up 7 runs in 4 innings in taking the loss.

Vamos aTucson Mexican Baseball Fiesta

Mexican Baseball returns to Tucson in October with the 8th Annual Vamos a Tucson Mexican Baseball Fiesta.

There are 3 other sites in Arizona and Mexico that will be hosting games, Mesa and Douglas Arizona and Nogales, Mexico.

Four teams from the Liga Mexicana del Pacifica (LMP) will be participating in this year's event along with the Arizona Wildcats baseball team and the Young Stars of the Kansas City Royals. The Naranjeros de Hermosillo, Yaquis de Obregon, Caneros de Los Mochis and the Aguilas de Mexicali will represent the LMP.

The games kick off in Nogales the 22nd, 23rd and 28th of September, move to Mesa, AZ for games from the 28th through the 30th, switch ton Douglas, AZ on the 3rd and 4th of October and wind up in Tucson, at Kino Stadium, for games from the 4th through the 7th of October.

Rated as a Triple A baseball league by Major League Baseball, the teams from the LMP play exciting baseball. Having covered the league in Guadalajara, Mexico, I can attest to the fact that Mexicanos love their baseball. The 8 teams of the LMP averaged 7,722 fans per game. Pick any Triple A league in the US and see how their top 8 teams compare to that figure. Mascots on the field during play, hexes placed on opposing players by the fans, cheerleaders, crazy between innings games and no arguing with the umpires! If you love baseball, you have to love this pure baseball entertainment.

On Thursday, October 4th, the double header begins at 5 PM with the Aguilas taking on the YSKC. There is a $1 dollar beer promotion during this game. The 2nd game features the Arizona Wildcats taking on the Naranjeros.

Friday's double header, starting at 5:30 features the Aguilas against the Caneros in the 1st game and the Naranjeros facing off against the Yaquis in the nightcap. This is eegee's Kids Night with free tickets at eegees locations.

The Aguilas face the Caneros again in game 1 on Saturday the 6th at 5:30 with a repeat of the Narajeros versus the Yaquis in the 2nd game.

Vamos a Tucson Mexican Baseball Fiesta winds up on Sunday the 7th of October with a double header on Family Day. There are $10 dollar Family Vouchers available at Vantage West locations throughout Tucson. The Yaquis face the Caneros in the opener while the Naranjeros take on the Aguilas in the nightcap.

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I would recommend this series of games to all of those who love baseball. You will not be disappointed.

There will be updates on the individual teams playing in the series  as the 4th of October arrives.

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Charros In Slugfest Win Over Naranjeros

15 HITS, 11 RUNS AND ART CHARLES POWER JALISCO

Art Charles' 4th HR of the Year

The Charros and Naranjeros combined to use 14 pitchers in the game. Those pitchers gave up 33 hits, 5 walks, threw 2 wild pitchers, hit a batter and tossed 3 home run balls in the Jalisco 11-8 win.

Although the game was no pitchers duel, by any stretch of the imagination, it produced in the fans the full spectrum of emotions from jubilation to apprehension to frustration and elation.

Jalisco sent 13 batters to the plate in the bottom of the 1st inning. 5 singles, 3 doubles, a wild pitch and a home run resulted in 9 runs and a seemingly insurmountable 9-0 lead for the home team. There was jubilation in the stands.

Amador Scores in the 1st

Apprehension arrived in the 3rd and 4th innings as the Naranjeros scored twice in the 3rd when Jorge Flores led off with a home run and then 3 consecutive singles produced the second run and cut the lead to 9-2. We, as fans, have watched this scenario too many times with the Charros pitching. Starter, Marco Tovar seemed to have lost his stuff in the 3rd.

Tovar sandwiched 2 walks around a single to load the bases with 1 out in the top of the 4th. The frustration came, as in several other games, when the Jalisco manager, Homar Rojas, failed to put the last 2 innings together and pull Tovar before it was too late. Tovar had proved to be ineffective in the 3rd and continued that ineffectiveness in the 4th. In this case Rojas' decision resulted in a grand slam home run by Eric Young Jr. that reduced the Charros lead to 9-6. An RBI single by Jose Amador later in the inning made it a 9-7 Charros lead.

Marco Tovar, Charros Starter

Apprenhension came back to haunt the fans in the top of the 9th. Closer, Aaron Kurcz, gave up 2 singles and a walk and then another single that drove in a run as Hermosillo pulled to within 3 runs at 11-8. Young singled again to reload the bases before Kurcz got Efren Navarro to pop up to third to end the game and bring elation to the 9,002 fans at Estadio de Charros.

Ramon Delgado (1-0) was the lucky winner in the roulette of Charros pitchers while Edgar Torres (0-2) lasted just 1/3 of an inning for the Naranjeros in absorbing the loss.

It's on to Navojoa for the 11-9 Charros for a 3 game weekend series with the Mayos.

IN OTHER LMP ACTION

Obregon, 3, Navojoa 2

After the Mayos had tied the score 2 all in the top of the 8th, Carlos Valencia hit a 2 out double to left to score Matt Juengel with the go ahead run and Carlos Fisher (2-0) set the Mayos down in the 9th for the 3-2 Yaquis win. Alejandro Barraza (0-1) took the loss. Valencia was 1 for 3 with 2 RBIs for Obregon while Jesus Castillo went 1 for 3 with 2 RBIs for Navojoa.

Mexicali 6, Los Mochis 5

The Aguilas goa a grand slam home run from CJ Retherford (his 5th hr of the year) in a 5 run 8th inning and survived a 3 run bottom of the 9th by the Caneros to win in Los Mochis 6-5. Retherford was 1 for 4 on the night but that 1 hit provided the margin of victory for Mexicali. The Aguilas committed 3 errors on the game and the Caneros had only 1 RBI and 2 earned runs in the loss. Francisco Rodriguez (3-0) got the win in relief. Andres Avila was charges with a blown save resulting in a loss for Santiage Gutierrez (2-1).

Culiacan 3, Mazatlan 1

Edgar Gonzalez (2-1) worked 6 innings giving up 1 run on 4 hits, walking 2 and striking out 3 to earn the victory and Javy Guerra notched his 2nd save of the season as the Tomateros beat the Venados 3-1. Starter Felipe Gonzalez (0-2) was charged with the loss. 17,834 fans watched the home team win yet again over Mazatlán. Ronnier Mustelier was 3 for 4 with 2 doubles and Joey Meneses 2 for 3 with 2 RBIs for Culiacan. Cyle Hankerd went 0 for 2 but his sac fly produced the only Vanados run.

Naranjeros Crush Charros 11-3

7 RUN 5TH DOES JALISCO IN

WATCH JOSE AMADOR'S GRAND SLAM HERE

Figueroa Steals Second

Jose Amador, the Hermosillo designated hitter, was 1 for 4 last night but that 1 hit was a big one, a grand slam home run in the 5th. Luis Garcia added a solo home run in the inning as the Naranjeros scored 7 runs and cruised to an 11-3 win.

Hermosillo scored 3 more runs in the 6th and drove the dagger to the hilt with a run in the 7th.

Art Charles hit a 2 run home run with 2 outs in the 9th inning for the Charros to make the game a little less embarrassing but the game was effectively over after 7 innings.

Art Charles Doubles

The Charros managed 8 hits but the team was 2 for 11 with runners in scoring position although Japhet Amador and Charles each drove in runners.

Octavio Acosta on the Mound

Octavio Acosta (0-1), the Charros starter, pitched 4 innings, giving up 4 hits and 4 runs. He struck out 7 but walked 3 batters, including a lead off walk in the top of the 5th. The 2 relievers following Acosta in the 5th failed to record an out, allowed 2 hits (both home runs) and 3 runs.

Pablo Ortega (1-0) scattered 5 Charros hits and struck out 4 while giving up a run in 6 innings on the mound for Hermosillo.

The final game of the series against the Naranjeros is today, Thursday, before the Charros travel to Navojoa for 3 games beginning on Friday.

IN OTHER LMP ACTION

Obregon 6, Navojoa 4

Blake Beavan (2-0) pitched 6 innings, scattering 5 hits over those innings, allowing 3 runs in picking up the win and Ryan Kelly picked up his 5th save in the 6-4 win for the Yaquis. Raul Carrillo (0-1) gave up the go ahead run in the 6th inning to take the loss. Quincy Latimore homered for the Mayos and went 3 for 4 with an RBI and a 2 runs scored. Joey Wendle was 2 for 5 with a triple, an RBI and 2 runs scored for Obregon.

Cory Wimberly Scores

Los Mochis 4, Mexicali 1

Leandro Castro doubled and homered in his 4 at bats for the Caneros, driving in a run and scoring a run in the Los Mochis 4-1 win over the Aguilas. Guillermo Trujillo (1-1) went 7 innings giving up 4 hits and a run and Jon Sintes earned his 6th save. Efren Delgado (2-2) pitched well but took the loss. Ramon Rios went 1 for 4 with a double and an RBI for Mexicali.

Culiacan 5, Mazatlán 4 (10 innings)

With the bases loaded in the bottom of the 10th inning. Ronnier Mustelier waited out a walk to force in Oscar Robles from third with the winning run for the Tomateros. Javy Guerra (1-0) picked up the win in relief for Culiacan. Manny Delcarmen was charged with a blown save and Antonio Garzon (0-1) took the loss. Iker Franco and Jose Chavez homered for Culiacan and Hector Paez was 2 for 4 with a home run for the Venados.

Charros Power Past Naranjeros 6-4

RODRIGUEZ AND AMADOR HOMER IN WIN

Watch Japhet's home run here

Japhet Amador Homers

The Charros scored 6 runs on 11 hits, including home runs by Manny Rodriguez and Japhet Amador, to beat the Naranjeros de Hermosillo 6-4 on Tuesday night in front of 9,527 hometown fans.

Bruce Kern (2-2) was the winning pitcher, allowing 2 runs on 6 hits while striking out 4 in 5 1/3 innings of work. While pitching effectively, Kern had a down side to his effort. He allowed 3 walks on the night and 2 of those free passes turned into runs for Hermosillo. Aaron Kurcz came in with 2 outs in the 8th inning, got the last out and pitched the 9th to notch his 6th save of the year.

Charros Starter Bruce Kern

Tim Melville (0-2) gave up 5 runs on 6 hits with 4 strikeouts over 4 2/3 innings on the mound. Melville did not receive good run support as the Naranjeros were 4 for 17 with runners in scoring position.

Hermosillo opened the scoring in the top of the 3rd. Eric Young Jr. and Efren Navarro both walked. Jose Amador singled to score Young. With 1 out, Roberto Ramos singled to drive in Navarro to give the Naranjeros the early 2-0 lead. Cacao Valdez singled to lead off the bottom of the 3rd for the Charros and went to third on a double by Art Charles. Jonathan Aceves ground out to first as Valdez scored. Carlos Figueroa walked and Amadeo Zazueta followed with a single to drive in Charles. A single by Manny Rodriguez scored Figueroa and the Charros had taken the lead 3-2.

The Charros added 2 runs in the bottom of the 5th on a 2 out solo home run to left by Rodriguez followed by 3 consecutive singles that drove in a run to give the Charros a 5-2 lead.

The Naranjeros scored a run in the 7th inning to make it a 5-3 ball game but Japhet Amador hit a rocket of a line drive to right center for a home run and the 6-3 Charros lead.

Arturo Rodriguez drew yet another lead off walk in the top of the 8th and went to third on a single by Matt Skole. Rodriguez scored on a double play ball that made it 6-4.

Charros Defense

2 games remaining with the Naranjeros before traveling to Navojoa to take on the Mayos for 3 games beginning on the 4th of November. The Charros will return to Guadalajara to face the Aguilas de Mexicali on the 8th of November.

IN OTHER LMP ACTION

Obregon 8, Navojoa 3

Arturo Lopez (3-0) struck out 7, walked 4 and gave up 2 hits while shutting out the Mayos over 6 innings in the Yaquis 8-3 win over the Mayos. Zack Dodson (0-2) allowed 7 runs on 9 hits in 4 innings on the mound to take the loss. Joey Wendle was 3 for 4 with 2 runs scored and Olmo Rosario 2 for 4 with an RBI and a run scored while Leo Heras went 1 for 3 with a triple, an RBI and a run scored for Obregon. Cole Garner was 1 for 4 with a home run and 2 RBIs for Navojoa.

Mexicali 4, Los Mochis 3

CJ Retherford homered in the 8th and Adan Munoz hit a solo shot in the 9th as the Aguilas de Mexicali topped the Caneros 4-3. The Aguilas improved to 11-7 on the year while the Caneros fell to 10-8. Dave Sappelt went 3 for 4 and Yordanys Linares 2 for 5 for Mexicali. Isaac Rodriguez was 2 for 5 with a double and a run scored. Leandro Castro was also 2 for 5 for Los Mochis. Fautino De Los Santos (1-0) was charged with a blown save yet got the win and Jake Sanchez earned his 6th save. Thomas Melgarejo (0-2) took the loss.

Culiacan 10, Mazatlán 3

The Venados fell to 5-13 on the year in the 10-3 loss to the Tomateros. Ronnier Mustelier, Marco Guzman and Joey Meneses all homered for Culiacan in the win. Corey Brown hit a home run for Mazatlán. Aaron Thompson (2-0) got the win for the Tomateros while Sasagi Sanchez (0-1) took the loss for the Venados. Mustelier was 2 for 3 with 2 RBIs and 3 runs scored and Oscar Robles 1 for 3 with 2 RBIs for Culiacan while Corey Brown went 4 for 4 with the home run and 2 RBIs and Brian Hernandez 3 for 3 with a double and a run scored for Mazatlán.

WATCH THE JOEY MENESES HOME RUN HERE

Charros Come From Behind To Beat Tomateros 9-7

PITCHING STILL SUSPECT BUT OFFENSE BREAKS OUT

Lead Off Hitter Carlos Fifueroa

The Charros improved to 5-6 on the season as their offense erupted for 9 runs against the Tomateros de Culiacan. Their starting pitching still lacks the ability to get opposing batters out early but the batters came alive in the 9-7 win.

Jalisco fell behind 4-1 and then 5-1 in the 5th inning before scoring 4 runs in the 5th inning and 4 more in the 6th to take the lead and held on for the victory. The Charros were aided in their win by 4 Culiacan errors.

Tyler Alexander, the Charros starting pitcher, lasted just 1 1/3 innings giving up 4 runs on 3 hits with 3 walks. Ivan Rodriguez (1-0) picked up the win in relief and Aaron Kurcz worked the last out of the 8th and all of the 9th inning to earn his third save of the year.

Hector Navarro relieved Culiacan starter Edgar Gonzalez after 4 2/3 innings and gave up 2 runs on 2 hits to take the loss.

Rico Noel led off the game with a walk and stole second. He went to third on the errant pickoff throw. Ronnier Mustelier grounded out to first base to score Noel and the Tomateros were up 1-0 after just 2 batters.

Antonio Lamas walked to lead off the 2nd inning for Culiacan and went to third on a double by Jose Orozco. Oscar Robles walked to load the bases. Irving Wilson singled to score Lamas. Noel singled to deep short to drive in Orozco and Mustelier hit a sac fly to right to score Robles. The Tomateros led 4-0.

Art Charles Hustles Around 3rd

The Charros got on the board in their half of the 3rd. Art Charles walked to lead off the inning and scored on a double by Agustin Murillo to cut the lead to 4-1.

Jalisco again walked the leadoff batter, Sebastian Elizalde, in the top of the 5th who went to third on a single by Joey Meneses. Jose Orozco grounded into a force out that scored Elizalde and Culiacan led 5-1.

Carlos Figueroa singled to lead off the bottom of the 5th and went to second on a wild pitch. Two outs later, Art Charles reached safely on a throwing error by the Tomateros shortstop as Figueroa scored. Murillo singled to score Charles, who had advanced to second on the error. Michael Choice followed with a 2 run home run to left to tie the game at 5 all.
Check out the Michael Choice home run here.

Culiacan retook the lead in the top of the 6th inning. Irving Wilson doubled and scored, one out later, on a single by Ronnier Mustelier. The Tomateros led 6-5.

Fernando Valenzuela Jr. doubled to lead off the Charros half of the 6th. Israel Nunez singled to plate Valenzuela and tie the game at 6. Carlos Figueroa sacrificed pinch runner Alberto Carreon to second. After the second out of the inning, Manny Rodriguez reached base safely on yet another error by the shortstop as Carreon scored. An intentional walk to Art Charles brought Agustin Murillo to the plate and he delivered a double to score Rodriguez and Charles for the 9-6 lead.

With 2 outs in the 8th inning the Charros reliever, Edwin Salas issued two walks. Aaron Kurcz was called on to relieve Salas and promptly gave up a single to Sebastian Elizalde that scored Rico Noel to cut the lead to 9-7 but that was all Culiacan could muster and the Charros had the 9-7 win.

Charros Closer Aaron Kurcz

Agustin Murillo was 4 for 4 with 4 RBIs, Michael Choice 1 for 4 with the home run and 2 RBIs and Israel Nunez 1 for 3 with an RBI for the Charros.

Ronnier Mustelier was 1 for 3 with 3 RBIs and Irving Wilson 2 for 4 with an RBI for Culiacan.

An off day on Monday for the Charros before opening a 3 game series against the Aguilas in Mexicali on Tuesday the 25th of October.

IN OTHER LMP ACTION

Los Mochis 9, Mazatlán 1

Alexis Lara (1-0) tossed 5 innings of shutout ball against the Venados giving up just 3 hits while striking out 6 in the 9-1 pasting of Mazatlán. Walter Ibarra (1-2) was rocked for 8 runs on 10 hits in 3 1/3 innings in the loss. Jesus Arredondo was 2 for 4 with a home run for Los Mochis while Juan Carlos Gamboa went 2 for 4 with an RBI and 2 runs scored. Hector Paez was 2 for 4 for the Venados.

Obregon 5, Hermosillo 4

The Yaquis got an RBI single from Christian Villanueva in the top of the 9th to pull ahead of the Naranjeros 5-4 and closer Ryan Kelly set the Hermosillo batters down in order in the bottom of the 9th. Kelly picked up his 3rd save and Carlos Fisher (1-0) picked up the win. Paul Sewald (0-1) gave up the run in the 9th to take the loss. Christian Villanueva was 4 for 5 with 2 home runs and 4 RBIs for Obregon. Efren Navarro was 1 for 4 with a home run and 2 RBIs for Hermosillo.

Mexicali 3, Navojoa 2

Wellington Dotel singled to right with 2 outs in the top of the 9th to score Xorge Castillo with the go ahead run in the Aguilas 3-2 win over the Mayos. Francisco Rodriguez (1-0) picked up the win in relief and Jake Sanchez earned his third save of the season. Kyle Grana (1-1) took the loss. Adan Munoz went 2 for 4 with a home run and 2 RBIs for Mexicali. Christian Zazueta had a home run and 2 RBIs in 3 trips to the plate for Navojoa.

Charros de Jalisco 2016-17 Liga Mexicana del Pacifico Schedule

The Charros de Jalisco begin play in their 3^rd season with the Liga Mexicana del Pacifico (LMP) 2016-17 season with a home game against the Tomateros de Culiacan on the 12^th of October. Jalisco plays it’s home game in the Estadio de Beisbol in Zapopan by the TelMex Auditorio. According to the Charros’ home page, single game tickets will become open to the public on the 3^rd of October. Tickets will be available either on TicketMaster or at the stadium between the hours of 10AM and 3PM Monday through Friday

There will be 34 home games for the Charros and 34 games on the road.

In October, in addition to the home opener on the 12^th, the Charros play 3 games against the Caneros de Los Mochis, the 18^th-20^th and 3 games against the Tomateros the 21^st-23^rd.

November 1^st through the 3^rd, the Charros face the Naranjeros de Hermosillo. The 8^th-10 have the Aguilas de Mexicali in town. The Yaquis de Obregon arrive in Guadalajara for 3 games from the 11^th-13^th. The Aguilas return for 3 games November 21st-23^rd with the Venados de Mazatlan rounding out the November schedule with 3 games on the 24^th through the 26^th.

The Liga Mexicana del Pacifico will be reviving its All Star game this year. There has not been an all star game in the league for 20 years. The format for selecting the players has not been determined yet but the game will be held on the 27^th of November in Ciudad Obregon.

December finds the Charros at home the 2^nd-4^th against the Mayos de Navojoa. The 13^th-15^th brings the Yaquis back to town. The Naranjeros return from the 16^th-18^th and the season winds up with the Charros at home against the Tomateros de Culiacan on the 28^th, 29^th and 30^th of December.

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Lino Rivera - Vaqueros de Laguna Manager 2015

The manager of the Vaqueros de Laguna, Lino Rivera, born in Rio Piedras Puerto Rico, pitched for 8 years in the minor leagues.  As a right hander pitching for the Texas Rangers, Detroit Tigers and the St. Louis Cardinals from 1987-1994, he struck out 564 batters in 706 innings.

He also pitched for the Acereros del Norte de Monclova and the Tigres de Mexico in the Liga Mexicana de Beisbol from 2001 through 2003.

Rivera with the Leones

Rivera's managing career began in 2004 with the Acereros de Monclova. He managed the team through 2005 before moving on to the Leones de Yucatan from 2005-2011. In 2006 Rivera won the Liga Mexicana de Beisbol Championship with the Leones.

The Sultanes de Monterrey named Rivera their manager in 2012.

Managing the Sultanes

In the fall of 2013 the announcement was made by the Vaqueros de Laguna that Lino Rivera would be their manager for the 2014 season. Rivera led the team to a 58-54 record and a trip to the playoffs where the Vaqueros fell in 6 games to the eventual League Champion Diablos Rojos de Mexico.

Laguna Manager 2014-2015

The Liga Mexicana del Pacifico, the Mexican Winter league, offered opportunity for Rivera to add to his managing resume with field leader stops for the Algodoneros de Guasave, Tomateros de Culiacan and his present position with the Naranjeros de Hermosillo.

Homar Rojas - Acereros del Norte Monclova Manager 2015

Homar Rojas played professional baseball for 23 years including 4 years in the Los Angeles Dodgers farm system. Rojas played for 6 different Liga Mexicana de Beisbol teams and 3 Liga Mexicana del Pacifico teams during which he compiled a .291 career batting average as a catcher.

In 1987 Rojas played for the Bakersfield Dodgers, a Single A minor league affiliate of the Dodgers in the California League. In 1988 he was moved to another Single A Dodgers team, the Vero Beach Dodgers.

Homar Rojas the Player

1989 saw Rojas start the year playing for the Triple A Dodger affiliate Albuquerque Dukes and finish up the season with the Double A team in San Antonio Texas.

Rojas began his managerial career with the Guerreros de Oaxaca of the LMB in 2005. During 2007-2008, he managed the Yaquis de Obregon, leading the Yaquis to their 1st league pennant in 27 years.

Homar managed the Broncos de Reynosa of the LMB from 2009-2012 and managed the Naranjeros de Hermosillo from 2009-2010.

Rojas With Hermosillo

In 2011, Rojas was named the manager of the Venados de Mazatlan of the LMP.

Rojas managed the Piratas de Campeche, of the LMB in 2013 and became the manager of the Acereros del Norte Monclava in 2014 where he led the team to a 60-51 record and into the LMB Playoffs.Monclova was swept in the 1st round of the playoffs by the Sultanes de Monterrey.

Acereros Manager Homar Rojas

Liga Mexicana del Pacifico Gold Glove Recipients Announced

The Liga Mexicana del Pacifico has announced the winners of the Gold Glove, by position, for the 2014-2015 season.

Fueron los mejores a la hora de estar a la defensiva, posición por posición y en base a las estadísticas oficiales. La Liga Mexicana del Pacífico da a conocer a los ganadores de los Guantes de Oro de su temporada BANORTE 2014-2015.

The Caneros de Los Mochis had 3 fielders win Gold Gloves followed by the Naranjeros de Hermosillo with 2 and the Charros de Jalisco, Yaquis de Cd Obregon, Tomateros de Culiacan and the Venados de mazatlan with 1 each.

The winners by position are: 1B - Jesus Castillo, Mazatlan .990   2B - Carlos Gastelum, Hermosillo .988   3B - Rodolfo Amador, Los Mochis .978   SS - Issmael Salas, Culiacan .986   OF - Jerry Owens, Hermosillo .994   OF - Justin Christian, Los Mochis .993   OF - Eduardo Arredondo, Jalisco .992   C - Said Gutierrez, Obregon .988   P - Jonathan Castellanos 1.000

Naranjeros Swept By Charros

The Naranjeros de Hermosillo visited Zapopan for three games and the Charros won all three games.

Jalisco started off the scoring on Thursday night in the bottom of the 1st as Manny Rodriguez drove a pitch from Hermosillo starter, Alfredo Aceves, over the left field wall for a quick 1-0 Charros lead.

The Naranjeros threatened in the top of the 3rd. Jose Cardona hit a one out triple off the wall in center field but the Jalisco starter, Orlando Lara, got Jose Aguilar to fly out to shallow right and Carlos Gastelum to ground out to short to end the inning with no damage done.

The Charros built on their lead in the 4th on a Marquez Smith double to right and a run scoring double to center by Jesus Cota. Fernando Valenzuela followed, one out later, with a single to left that scored Cota but Valenzuela was out at second on a good throw by the Hermosillo left fielder. The Charros had a 3-0 lead.

Mermosillo got a run back in the top of the 6th on Jose Amador's 9th home run of the season to cut the Charros lead to 3-1.

Orlando Lara picked up the win to move to 6-3 on the year with 6 1/3 innings on the mound. Lara gave up 1 run while scattering 6 hits, walking none and striking out 3. Mario Mendoza got his second save of the season pitching a scoreless 9th. Alfredo Aceves took the loss for the Naranjeros to drop to 5-6 on the year.

Manny Rodriguez went 2 for 3 with his 6th home run of the year, an RBI and a run scored. Gabriel Gutierrez was 1 for 2 on the night to raise his average to .280.

Jalisco climbs to 36-23 overall and 14-9 in the second half of the Liga Mexicana del Pacifico.

Charros Take 2 From Naranjeros 3-2 and 7-0

The Charros de Jalisco have taken the first two games of a three game series with the Naranjeros de Hermosillo by scores of 3-2 and 7-0.

Ivan salas got the win in the 3-2 victory pitching the top of the 9th in relief of Adrian Ramirez who had given up a 2 run home run to Jose Amador that had tied the game at 2 apiece.

Jalisco opened the scoring in the bottom of the 3rd on a sac fly that scored Amadeo Zazueta for the 1-0 lead.

The Charros added a run in the bottom of the 8th when Amadeo Zazueta singled and went to third on an errant pick off attempt. Zazueta scored on a single by Israel Nunez to give the Charros a short lived 2-0 lead.

After Hermisillo had tied the game in the top of the 9th, Edson Garcia, of the Charros hit a walk off single in the bottom of the 9th to score Ivan Araujo with the winning run and the 3-2 victory for the Charros.


Jalisco improved to 35-23 overall and 14-9 in the second half of the Liga Mexicana del Pacifico season with the 7-0 win on Wednesday night. Juan Delgadillo improved to 2-6 on the year with 6 strong innings of 2 hit ball with 3 walks and 4 strikeouts.

The Charros scored two runs in the bottom of the 1st on a sac fly by Leo Heras that scored Eduardo Arredondo and a ground out by Japhet Amador that plated Manny Rodriguez for the 2-0 lead.

Manny Rodriguez singled to right in the 2nd that scored Eduardo Arredondo for a 3-0 Charros lead.

The same tandem scored a run in the 4th as Arredondo, who had singled and moved to second on a balk, scored on a single to left by Rodriguez that upped the lead to 4-0.

Leo Heras led off the 7th for Jalisco with his 8th home run of the year, a solo shot to right for a 5-0 lead. With two outs, CJ Retherford singled to left and IvanAraujo drew a base on balls. Amadeo Zazueta followed with a double that scored Retherford and Araujo for the final two runs and the 7-0 final score.

Naranjeros Shutout Charros 4-0

Juan Oramas, starting pitcher for Hermosillo, shut out the Charros on 1 hit through 6 innings last night to beat the Jalisco team 4-0. Oramas walked only 1 while striking out 7. Oramas set down the first 13 Charros he faced before giving up a single to Cory Vaughn with one out in the 5th. Leo Rosales, Heriberto Ruelas and Jesus Castillo allowed just 1 hit over the last 3 innings to seal the win for Hermosillo.

Jerry Owens led off the bottom of the 1st for Hermosillo with a double. Justin Greens singled and Adan Munos singled to drive in Owens with the first run. With one out Greene stole third and then scored on a sac fly to center by Matt Padgett and the Naranjeros led 2-0.

In the botom of the 4th, Yunesky Sanchez singled. Sebastian Elizalde laid down a bunt that the Charros infielders couldn't handle and Hermosillo had runners on 1st and 2nd with no outs. Carlos Gastelum singled to drive in Sanchez and took second on the throw home. Jorge Flores then hit a sac fly to score Elizalde for the 4-0 lead and the eventual final score.

Orlando Lara started and took the loss for Jalisco, dropping his record to 2-1 on the year. He gave up 6 hits over 3 1/3 innings and was responsible for all 4 Hermosillo runs.

Marquez Smith, with a single in the 7th, and Cory Vaughn had the only hits for Jalisco.

The Charros fall to 17-12 on the year, 1/2 game in front of the idle Yaquis de Obregon and atop the standings of the Liga de Mexicana del Pacifico. The Naranjeros, with the win, are now 12-17, five games behind Jalisco in the league standings.

The Tomateros de Culiacan bring their 2 game winning streak to Zapopan for 3 games starting tonight through Sunday.

Charros Take Game 2 From Hermosillo 8-5

The Charros de Jalisco put themselves in an early 5-1 hole but clawed their way back to defeat the Naranjeros de Hermosillo 8-5 behind the excellent relief pitching of Carlos Vazquez, Mario Mendoza, Ivan Salas and closer Brian Broderick.

Marco Tovar picked up the win to go 4-0 on the year but a shakey 1st inning has forced his ERA up to 1.91 on the year. Vazquez, Mendoza and Salas were credited with holds and Broderick picked up his 9th save of the year.

The Charros scored a run in the top of the 1st on a single by Eduardo Arredondo, a walk to Manny Rodriguez, a single by Leo Heras to  load the bases and a double play ground ball by Japhet Amador that scored Arredondo. Jalisco had the early lead 1-0.

Hermosillo came right back in the bottom of the 1st. with 4 runs of their own. Jerry Owens led off with a double and went to third on a ground out by Carlos Gastelum. Yunesky Sanchez reached safely on an error by Japhet Amador at first. Luis Garcia singled to score Owens and Matt Padgett doubled to drive in Sanchez. Jonathan Aceves hit a sac fly to left to score Garcia and Sebastian Elizalde singled to plate Padgett for the Naranjeros 4-1 lead.

Luis Garcia hit a solo home run, his 3rd of the year, in the bottom of the 3rd to up the Naranjeros lead to 5-1.

Jalisco exploded for 5 runs in the top of the 7th. Jesus Cota led off with a walk. Gabriel Gutierrez singled to put runners on 1st and 2nd with no outs. Jesus Lopez walked to load the bases. Eduardo Arredondo singled to score Cota. Manny Rodriguez hit a sac fly to center to bring home Gutierrez and Leo Heras singled to plate Lopez. Japhet Amador singled to load the bases again for the Charros. Cory Vaughn was called out on strikes but Marquez Smith singled to score Arredondo and Heras and the Charros had taken the 6-5 lead.

The Charros scored the final two runs of the game in the top of the 8th. Gabriel Gutierrez was hit by a pitch to lead off the inning. Jesus Lopez' sacrifice bunt attempt went awry when the Hermosillo pitcher, Marcos Rivas, threw to second to cut down Gutierrez. Eduardo Arredondo followed with a walk. Edson Garcia came in to pinch run for Arredondo. Manny Rodriguez singled to score Lopez. Leo Heras walked to load the bases. The Naranjeros replaced Rivas with Juan Menchaca, who threw a wild pitch that scored Garcia and the Charros had the 8-5 lead and the win.

Broderick faced four batters in the 9th to get the save and preserve the win for Tovar.

Ecuardo Arredondo was 3 for 4 with an RBI and 2 runs scored. Leo Heras went 2 for 3 with an RBI and a run scored. Marquez Smith was 1 for 5 with 2 RBIs while Manny Rodriguez was 1 for 3 with 2 RBIs.

With the win, the Charros improve to 17-11 on the year while Hermosillo falls to 11-17. The Charros are the leaders of the Liga de Mexicana del Pacifico.

Jalisco has one game to play in Hermosillo before returning home to face the 14-14 Tomateros de Culican for 3 games beginning on Friday the 14th of November.

Charros Overpower Hermosillo 11-2

The Naranjeros de Hermosillo hosted the Charros de Jalisco in the first game of a three game series on Tuesday night in Hermosillo, and came up on the losing end of an 11-2 ball game.

Jalisco scored first in the top of the 4th. Leo Heras hit a solo home run to give the Charros a 1-0 lead over Hermosillo. In the bottom of the 4th, with two outs, Matt Padgett singled and Yunesky Sanchez followed with a single to left. Sebastian Elisade singled to score Padgett and the score was tied at 1.

Marquez Smith hit a home run to lead off the 5th for Jalisco. With one out, Gabriel Gutierrez was hit by a pitch and went to third on a single by Jesus Lopez. Eduardo Arredondo then placed a perfect squeeze bunt between the pitcher and first that scored Gutierrez. The Charros led 3-1.

In the top of the 6th, with one out, Cory Vaughn singled and Marquez Smith walked. Jesus Cota singled to score Vaughn and Gabriel Gutierrez doubled to score Smith as the Charros upped their lead to 5-1.

The Naranjeros scored a run in the bottom of the 6th on a sac fly by Yunesky Sanchez to narrow the lead to 5-2 Charros.

The Charros scored three times in the top of the 7th on singles by Eduardo Arredondo and Manny Rodriguez and Leo Heras' three run home run to give jalisco an 8-2 lead.

Leo Heras hit a solo home run in the top of the 9th, his third of the game and the 7th of the season, to give Jalisco a 9-2 lead. Japhrt Amador followed the home run with a single and Cory Vaughn doubled to put runners at 2nd and 3rd with no outs. Jesus Cota singled to score Amador and Vaughn and the Charros lead was 11-2.

Hermosillo went down 1-2-3 in the bottom of the 9th and Graham Godfrey had posted his fourth win of the season for Jalisco. Roy Corcoran took the loss for the Maranjeros to fall to 2-2 on the year.

Leo Heras was 3 for 4 with 3 home runs, 5 RBIs and 3 runs scored. Japhet Amador, Cory Vaughn and Jesus Cota all went 2 for 5 on the night.

Graham Godfrey went 6 innings giving up 2 runs (1 earned) on 6 his, one walk and 2 strike outs. His ERA dropped to 1.55 on the year.

Two more games with Hermosillo before the weekend matchup with the Tomateras de Culiacan in Zapopan.

Charros Lose to Naranjeros 8-3

The Charros de Jalisco dropped the third game of the three game series with Hermosillo by a score of 8-3. Jalisco dropped to 3-2 on the year while Hermosillo climbed to 3-2.

Juan Delgadillo took the loss for Jalisco, his second of the year. Delgadillo gave up 5 runs on 8 hits with 4 walks and 2 home runs.

Roy Corcoran picked up the win in relief for the Naranjeros. Juan Oramas started the game for Hermosillo and held Jalisco to 3 runs on 5 hits though 4 2/3 innings of work.

The Naranjeros scored two runs in the top of the 1st on back-to-back home runs by Carlos Gastelum and Sebastian Elizalde.

Jalisco got a run back in the bottom of the 1st. Manny Rodriguez singled and moved to second when Leo Heras drew a walk. Japhet Amador then singled to score Rodriguez and the Charros had cut the lead to 2-1.

Hermosillo scored another run in the top of the 2nd on a walk to Jerry Owens and a double by Sebastian Elizalde that scored Owens. Hermosillo led 3-1.

The Charros scored two times in the bottom of the 2nd.  Cory Vaughn drew a walk and stole second. Wilson Batista grounded out with Vaughn moving to third. Gabriel Gutierrez doubled to left that scored Vaughn. Eduardo Arredondo followed with a single to score Gutierrez and tie the game at 3.

Adan Munoz led off the 3rd for Hermosillo with a double. With one out Jorge Flores singled and took second on the throw to third trying to get Munoz. Jerry Owens singled and Munoz scored with Flores moving to third. Carlos Gastelum hit a sac fly to right that scored Flores and the Naranjeros had a 5-3 lead they would not relinquish.

Hermosillo scored one run in the 6th and two more in the 8th for the final margin of victory, 8-3.

Manny Rodriguez and Japhet Amador were both 2 for 4 with Amador getting an RBI. Gabriel Gutierrez was 1 for 3 with an RBI and a run scored. Eduardo Arredondo had the other RBI for the Charros.

Venados de Mazatlan leads the Liga de Mexicana del Pacifico standings at 4-1 with four teams at 3-2, two teams at 2-3 and Mayo de Navojos remains winless at 0-5.

The Charros de Jalisco (3-2) travel to Culiacan today to take on the Tomateros de Culiacan (2-3).

Charros Defeat Naranjeros de Hermosillo 3-2

The Charros de Jalisco improved their Liga de Mexicana del Pacifico record to 2-1 with a 3-2 win over Naranjeros de Hermosillo last night at the Stadium of Athletes in Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico.

Marco Tovar started, and picked up the win, for the Charros and went 5 complete shutout innings, giving up 5 hits and a walk while striking out 4.

Jalisco scored a run in the bottom of the second. Japhet Amador singled to lead off the inning. Marquez Smith singled and Amador stopped at second. Wilson Batista hit into a 6-4-3 double play with Amador advancing to third. Cory Vaughn followed with a single to left to score Amador and the Charros led 1-0.

Cory Vaughn singled to lead off the bottom of the 5th for Jalisco. Jose Felix then doubled to right and the Charros had runners at 2nd and 3rd with no outs. Jose Lopez struck out but Eduardo Arrendondo laid down a perfect squeeze bunt to score Vaughn for the 2-0 Jalisco lead.

The Charros added another run in the 6th to increase their lead to 3-0. Manny Rodriguez singled to start things off. Japhet Amador singled and the Charros had runners at 1st and 3rd. Marquez Smith hit a sacrifice fly to center to score Rodriguez.

Hugo Castellanos started the 7th for the Charros. He got Yunesky Sanchez to ground out to first but he hit Jose Amador with a pitch. That was all for Castellanos. He was replaced by Carlos Vazguez. Vazquez walked Jesus Loya and was pulled for Alan Guerrero. Pinch hitter Adan Munoz greeted Guerrero with an RBI single and the Naranjeros were on the board. Jorge Flores then grounded into a 6-4-3 double play to end the inning.

The score would remain 3-1 Charros until the top of the 9th. Brian Broderick, on to close for the Charros, got Luis Garcia to fly out to right for the first out. Yunesky Sanchez and Jose Amador connected on back-to-back singles to put runners at 1st and 3rd with one out. Jesus Lopez singled to drive in Sanchez with Amador stopping at second. The Charros lead was cut to 3-2. Broderick then got Johnathan Aceves to ground into a 6-4-3 double play to end the game and pick up the save.

Marco Tovar recorded his first win of the season for the Charros while David Pauley was saddled with the loss for the Naranjeros.

Marquez Smith was 1 for 2 with an RBI. Cory Vaughn, hitting .400 on the season, went 2 for 3. Jesus Lopez was 1 for 3 and is also hitting .400 on the year. Jose Felix, making his first start for the Charros, was 2 for 3 with 2 doubles.

The Charros used 6 pitchers in the game. They have used 6 pitchers in each of their first three games.