Yucatan Falls To Laguna 7-6

Jon Leicester (3-1) suffered his first loss of the year on Wednesday, losing to the Vaqueros de la Laguna 7-5. In his shortest outing of the year, he gave up 5 runs, 3 earned, on 7 hits over 4 innings. Leicester's ERA rose from 1.04 to 2.11 with the loss. Ivan Zavala (2-1) was the winning pitcher. Tony Pena Jr., despite allowing 2 runs to score in the bottom of the 9th, recorded his 3rd save of the year.

Laguna started the scoring in the top of the 2nd. Juan Miranda singled to lead off the inning and went to second on a single by Angel Berroa. Said Gutierrez drew a base on balls to load the bases. Mario Vega singled to score Miranda and Berroa and the Vaqueros jumped out to an early 2-0 lead.

Willy Aybar got a run back for the Leones with a solo home run to right center, his 2nd of the year, that cut the lead to 2-1.

Laguna scored a run in the top of the 3rd on a double by Diego Madero, who went to third on a ground ball out and scored on a fielder's choice that put the Vaqueros up 3-1.

The Leones scored in their half of the 3rd as Corey Wimberly led off with a single, stole second and scored on a single by Ivan Araujo. Yucatan was behind 3-2.

Ivan Araujo courtesy Leones Facebook

The Vaqueros added two runs in the 4th inning. After loading the bases with no outs, Diego Madero singled to drive in Said Gutierrez and Mario Vega scored on a sac fly to left to give the Vaqueros a 5-2 lead.

Corey Wimberly tripled in the 5th for the Leones and scored on a ground ball out by Ivan Araujo. Laguna 5, Yucatan 3.

Laguna added single runs in the 6th and 7th innings and the Leones picked up a run in the bottom of the 7th to bring the score to 7-4 Laguna.

Yucatan mounted a comeback in the bottom of the 9th inning. Down three runs, Ricardo Serrano singled to lead off the inning. One out later, Corey Wimberly was hit by a pitch to put runners at first and second. Serrano scored on a single by Ivan Araujo. With two outs, pinch hitter Jose Aguilar singled to center to score Wimberly. The rally fell short when the next batter, Jose Valdez, grounded into a force out at third for the third out and the Vaqueros had the 7-6 win.

Ivan Araujo was 3 for 5 with 3 RBIs, Corey Wimberly 2-4 with 3 runs scored and Willy Aybar went 1 for 4 with a home run for Yucatan.

Mario Vega had 2 RBIs and 3 hits for the Vaqueros and Diego Madero was 3 for 6 with an RBI and 2 runs scored. Juan Miranda was 1 for 2 with 2 walks and 2 RBIs.

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Puebla 5, Mexico 4 (13 innings)
The Pericos scored 3 runs in the top of the 13th and held off the Diablos, who scored twice in the bottom of the inning, by a 5-4 score. Carlos Teller (1-1) recorded the win in relief and Yair Lozoyo (1-1), the 8th pitcher of the game for Mexico took the loss.

Tabasco 4, Saltillo 1
Irving Jimenez (1-1) allowed 1 run in 6 innings of work for the Olmecas to pick up the win with Luis Ayala getting his 4th save. Juan Espinoza (1-1) took the loss for the Saraperos. Ivan Bellazetin went 2 for 3  with an RBI for Tabasco.

Aguascalientes 8, Veracruz 7
Rene Reyes was 2 for 2 with a double, 2 RBIs and 3 walks in the Rieleros win over the Aguilas. Issmael Salas went 3 for 5 with 3 RBIs for Veracruz. Esteban Haro (2-0) got the win in relief and Roy Corcoran notched his 6th save of the season.

Monclova 3, Quintana Roo 1
The Acereros scored 3 times in the 6th and held on to top the Tigres 3-1. Carlos Valencia had a solo home run for the Tigres and Jose Amador had a 2 run home run in the 6th inning for Monclova.

Ciudad del Carmen 3, Tamaulipas 2
Mario Gonzalez (3-0) pitched 7 strong innings to pick up the win and Josh Lueke recorded his 4th save on the season as the Delfines bested the Broncos 3-2. Cesar Carrillo (1-2) gave up all of the Delfine's runs in the loss.

Monterrey 8, Campeche 5
Agustin Murillo went 4 for 5 with an RBI for Monterrey in the Sultanes 8-5 victory over the Piratas. Jose Valdez (1-2) got the win and Hasson Pena his 3rd save for the Sultanes. Roberto Lopez and Paul Leon hit home runs for Campeche. Daryl Thompson (1-2) suffered the loss.

Tijuana 3, Oaxaca 2
The Toros scored 2 runs in the 6th and the eventual game winning run in the 7th to defeat the Guerreros 3-2. Jesus Garcia (1-0) picked up the win and Ramon Ramirez earned his 6th save of the year. Marlon Arias (0-3) was saddled with the loss. CJ Retherford was 2 for 4 with a home run and 2 RBIs for Tijuana. Mike jacobs went 2 for 4 with an RBI for Oaxaca.

Leones de Yucatan Down Vaqueros de la Laguna 10-5

The Leones sent 11 men to the plate in the 6th inning and 7 of them scored as they swept past Laguna on their way to a 10-5 win at home.

Alejandro Astorga (2-1) walked 4 Vaqueros and struck out 5 in six innings on the mound to get the win for the Leones while Yeiper Castillo (0-1) was charged with the loss.

Jose Orozco led off the game for the Vaqueros and one out later scored on a double to right by JC Linares as Laguna took an early 1-0 lead.

Yucatan tied the score in the bottom of the 2nd when Luis Garcia doubled to center, advanced to third on a single by Jesus Valdez and scored on a sac fly by Willi Aybar.

With two outs in the Leones half of the 6th inning, Jose Aguilar was hit by a pitch and Hector Gimenez drew a 5 pitch walk. Following a pitching change for the Vaqueros, Luis Garcia singled to score Aguilar for the Leones first lead of the game. Jesus Valdez then singled to score Gimenez. Willy Aybar singled. Kevin Flores walked to score Garcia and the bases remained loaded. Ricardo Serrano doubled to drive in Valdez and Aybar. Israel Nunez singled to score Flores and Serrano. When the dust had cleared, Yucatan had an 8-1 lead.

The Leones upped their lead to 10-1 in the bottom of the 7th with a run scoring single by Willy Aybar and a bases loaded walk to Ricardo Serrano.

Laguna mounted a comeback in the top of the 8th inning. Jose Orozco led off the inning with a double. Juan Miranda and Angel Berroa walked and Francisco Mendez made the Leones pay by hitting a grand slam  to right to get the Vaqueros to within four runs at 10-6. The rally fell short as Said Gutierrez flew out to right to end the inning.

The Vaqueros put two men on in the 9th but were unable to score as Oscar Harper hit into a 5U-3 double play to end the game.

Willy Aybar went 2 for 3 with 2 RBIs, Jesus Valdez was 3 for 4 with 2 runs scored and Luis Garcia was 2 for 3 with an RBI for the Leones.

Jose Orozco was 2 for 3 with 2 runs scored while DH Francisco Mendez went 2 for 4 with the grand slam and 4 RBIs for Laguna.

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Mexico 6, Puebla 4 (10 innings)
Ruben Rivera hit a 2 run walk off home run in the bottom of the 10th as the Diablos beat the Pericos 6-4. Ivan Terrazas also homered for Mexico. Albert Carreon and Sandy Madera hit home runs for Puebla.

Tabasco 7, Saltillo 4 (13 innings)
The Olmecas scored 3 times in the top of the 13th and Yosshel Hurtado (1-0) shut down the Saraperos over the final two innings to get the win. Luis Durango was 4 for 6 with 3 runs scored for Tabasco. Christian Zazueta went 2 for 5 with 2 RBIs and 2 runs scored for Saltillo.

Aguascalientes 12, Veracruz 5
The Rieleros scored 12 runs on 10 hits to beat the Aguilas 12-5. Domingo Castro was 2 for 5 with 3 RBIs and Jesus Castillo went 2 for 4 with 2 RBIs for Aguascalientes. Issmael Salas was 2 for 4 with a home run and Jeremias Pinedo went 3 for 5 with 2 RBIs for Veracruz.

Quintana Roo 5, Monclova 4 (11 innings)
The Tigres got a lead off walk off home run by Justin Christian to beat the Acereros 5-4 in 11 innings. Christian was 2 for 6 on the night while Jorge Cantu went 4 for 5 for the Tigres. Jose Amador went 2 for 4 with a home run and 3 RBIs for Monclova.

Ciudad del Carmen 4, Tamaulipas 3 (10 innings)
The Delfines used a walk off hit by pitch with the bases loaded in the bottom of the 10th inning to beat the Broncos 4-3. Alex Valdez was 2 for 3 with a home run for del Carmen. Randy Ruiz went 2 for 3 with 2 RBIs for Tamaulipas.

Campeche 7, Monterrey 2
The Piratas scored 4 times in the bottom of the 7th to pull away from the Sultanes in the 7-2 victory. Paul Leon was 3 for 4 and Dave Sappelt 2 for 5 for Campeche. Asael Sanchez went 2 for 4 for Monterrey.

Oaxaca 8, Tijuana 2
Alejandro Soto (1-0) went 6 innings, giving up just 1 run on 2 hits as the Guerreros topped the Toros 8-2. Terance Marin (1-1) took the loss. Mario Valenzuela was 2 for 3 with a home run and 5 RBIs on the night for Oaxaca. Miguel Olivo was 1 for 4 with a home run and 2 RBIs for Tijuana.

Vaqueros Double Up Piratas 8-4

The Vaqueros de la Laguna outscored the Piratas de Campeche 8-4, in front of 6,812 home town fans to improve to 7-5 on the young season while the Piratas fell to 5-7 on the year.

Francisco Campos (1-2) lasted just 3 2/3 innings to shoulder the loss for Campeche. Campos gave up 8 hits and 5 runs in his short stint on the bump. Salvador Valdez (1-0) went 6 complete innings allowing just 1 run on 5 hits while striking out 4.

Dave Sappelt, of the Piratas, started the scoring in the top of the 3rd with a solo home run to left center that gave Campeche an early 1-0 lead.

The Vaqueros were quick to answer in their half of the inning. Diego Madero doubled with one out and moved to third on a ground ball out. Juan Miranda was hit by a pitch and went to second on a wild pitch by Campos as Madero scored. Angel Berroa singled to drive in Miranda that put the Vaqueros up 2-1.

Laguna scored three times in the 4th, all with two outs. Jose Orozco doubled, Diego Madero singled and JC Linares singled to score Orozco. Juan Miranda doubled to left with Madero and Linares scoring to increase the Vaqueros lead to 5-1.

Roberto Lopez walked to lead off the Campeche 7th inning. Adan Velazquez hit a ground rule double to right that moved Lopez to third. Lopez scored on a sac fly to center and Velazquez scored on a wild pitch to cut the Vaqueros lead to 5-3.

Laguna wasted no time in getting those runs back. In the bottom of the 7th, Juan Miranda led off with a walk and Angel Berroa doubled. Miranda scored on a sac fly to right and Berroa scored on a single by Said Gutierrez to get the lead back to four runs, 7-3.

The Piratas scored a run in the 8th on a solo home run by Roberto Lopez to get back to within three runs at 7-4 but the Vaqueros scored a run in the bottom of the inning when Diego Madero, after being hit by a pitch, scored on a double by JC Linares for the final score of 8-4 Laguna.

Linares was 2 for 4 with 2 RBIs and Juan Miranda was 1 for 2 with 2 walks, 2 RBIs and a run scored for the Vaqueros.

Dave Sappelt hit his 3rd home run of the year while going 2 for 5 at the plate and Roberto Lopez had the home run and a walk on a 1 for 3 night.

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Puebla 7, Aguascalientes 3
The Pericos scored 5 times in the bottom of the 2nd and cruised to a 7-3 victory over the Rieleros. Jon Del Campo and Brent Clevlin homered for Puebla while Jesus Castillo went 2 for 5 for the Rieleros. Hector Galvan improved to 3-0 on the year with the win.

Oaxaca 9, Saltillo 5
The Guerreros overcame a 5-0 deficit with a 7 run outburst in the 7th to beat the Saraperos 9-5 and recorded their 2nd win in 12 games on the year. Yunesky Sanchez was 1 for 5 with a 3 run double for Oaxaca, Luis Terrero had a 3 run home run for Saltillo. Alejandro Barraza (1-0) got the win in relief and Edwin Salas (0-1) took the loss.

Quintana Roo 5, Monterrey 3
The Tigres scored 3 runs in the 5th and 2 more in the 7th to defeat the Sultanes in Monterrey. The Tigres improved to 8-4 on the year. Francisco Peguero had a double and 2 RBIs in 5 trips to the plate for the Tigres while Agustin Murillo and Max Ramirez both hit home runs for the Sultanes. Ivan Maldonado (1-0) got the win and Jose Valdez (0-2) suffered the loss.

Monclova 5, Ciudad del Carmen 4
The Acereros scored twice in the bottom of the 7th to overtake the Delfines 5-4. Olmo Rosario was 3 for 4 with 2 RBIs for Monclova. Alex Valdez had a home run while going 2 for 4 at the plate for del Carmen. Manuel Chavez (1-0) got the win and Luis Rodriguez (0-1) was charged with a blown save  and took the loss.

Veracruz 6, Mexico 4
The Aguilas del Rojos outlasted the Diablos Rojos, 6-4, in front of 3,678 home town fans. Both teams are now 6-6 on the year. Manuel Flores (1-1) got the win and Victor Marte recorded his 2nd save of the season. Jean Granado (0-2) was saddled with the loss. Ian Gac homered for the Aguilas and Japhet Amador had 2 RBIs for the Diablos.

Tamaulipas 9, Yucatan 2
The Broncos scored 6 times in the 5th and coasted to a 9-2 win in Merida. Cesar Carrillo (1-1) went 5 2/3 innings in thewin and Jonathan Castellanos (0-3) was the losing pitcher. Frank Diaz and Cole Garner hit home runs for the Broncos and Corey Wimberly had a triple in his 4 at bats for the Leones.

Tabasco 6, Tijuana 2
The Toros de Tijuana dropped their 2nd consecutive game to the Olmecas, 6-2, to drop to 9-3 on the year. Cesar Valdez improved to 2-0 with the win for Tabasco and Luis Ayala notched his 2nd save while Leonardo Gonzalez (0-1) took the loss. Wilson Batista was 2 for 4 with 3 RBIs for the Olmecas and Roman Pena went 2 for 4 for the Totos

Laguna Tops Saltillo In 1st Game Of Double Header

In the first of 2 seven inning contests, the Vaqueros de la Laguna loaded the bases woth one out in the bottom of the 1st. Angel Berroa grounded into a 5-4 fielder's choice that scored Jose Orozco to give the Vaqueros a 1-0 lead.

Carlos Alvarez drew a lead off walk for the Saraperos in the top of the 3rd and went to third on an errant throw on a pick off attempt by Saltillo starter Felipe Arredondo. Alvarez scored on a sac fly by Ruben Gotay and the score was tied 1 all.

Ruben Gotay walked with two outs in the Saraperos 5th and came around to score on a bases loaded walk to Luis Terrero to put Saltillo up 2-1.

Oswaldo Morejon singled with one out in the bottom of the 5th, moved to second on an error by the Saraperos second baseman, went to third on a fly ball to center and scored on a wild pitch by the Saltillo relief pitcher, Edwin Salas. The Vaqueros had tied the score at 2.

The score remained tied until the bottom of the 7th. JC Linares singled with two outs. A Juan Miranda single put runners on first and third. Angel Berroa followed with a 3 run home run to left center to win the game and give the vistory to Tony Pena, Jr.. Gary Majewski suffered the loss for Satillo.

Angel Berroa HR courtesy Laguna Facebook

Angel Berroa was the big hitter for Laguna, going 1 for 4 with the home run while Oswaldo Morejon and JC Linares were both 2 for 4.

Luis Borges went 2 for 3 and Manny Rodriguez was 2 for 4 for the Saraperos.

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Saraperos 5, Laguna 1 (2nd game)
Santiago Gutierrez got the win and Luis Ramirez picked up his 2nd save of the year in the second game of the double header. Scott Maine took the loss giving up 4 runs in just 2 2/3 innings of work.

Rieleros 8, Acereros 6 (Completion of suspended game)
In the completion of Wednesdays suspended game, the Rieleros scored single runs in the 8th and 9th innings to top the Acereros de Monclova 8-6. Saul Soto had 2 jome rums for Aguascalientes and Elieza Ortiz went 2 for 5 with 2 RBIs.

Acereros 15, Rieleros 14 (10 innings)
Monclova scored 3 runs in the bottom of the 10th as the Acereros took the regularly scheduled game with Aguascalientes 15-14. Olmo Rosario was 3 for 6 with a home run and 6 RBIs for Monclova while Antonio Lamas went 5 for 6 and Hector Garanzuay was 4 for 6 with 2 RBIs. Rene Reyes had a home run and 5 RBIs on a 3 for 5 night for the Rieleros and Saul Soto was 2 for 3 with 2 RBIs.

Diablos 11, Broncos 10 (10 innings)
The Diablos Rojos hit 5 home runs and had 17 hits as they beat the Broncos de Reynosa 11-10 in 10 innings. The big hit of the night was the single by Gabriel Gutierrez that scored Sergio Gastelum in the bottom of the 10th for the game winning run. Samar Leyva had two round trippers for Mexico. Randy Ruiz had a 2 run home run for Reynosa. There were 12 runs scored in the last 2 innings of play including 9 runs in the 9th.

Aguilas 7, Delfines 2
Ignacio Montano worked 5 innings for the Aguilas de Veracruz to earn his 1st win of the year while Sergio Mora took the loss for Ciudad del Carmen. Issmael Salas was 3 for 3 for the Aguilas and Jose Chavez went 1 for 3 with a home run. David Urias was 2 for 4 and Jesus Vega 2 for 3 in alosing effort for the Delfines.

Olmecas 6, Piratas 2
Tabasco built a 6-2 lead after 3 innings to top Campeche. Luis Durango was 3 for 5 with a home run and 3 RBIs for the Olmecas. Dave sappelt and Josh Fields were both 2 for 4 for the Piratas de Campeche. Leo Medrano got the win and Armando Rodriguez was credited with a save while Campeche's starter Jorge Castillo took the loss.

Pericos 4, Tigres 3
Puebla bounced back from their 1st loss of the year to top Quintana Roo 4-3. Andres Meza got the win and JC Romero notched a save while Rafael Perez was saddled with the loss. Luke Scott was 2 for 3 with a home run and Jon Del Campo went 1 for 4 with 2 RBIs for the Pericos. Jorge Vasquez went 1 for 4 with a home run for the Tigres.

Leones 6, Guerreros 2
Alejandro Astorga was the winning pitcher for Yucatan and Alejandro Soto took the loss for the visiting Guerreros de Oaxaca. Willy Aybar was 1 for 4 with a home run for Leones while Corey Wimberly went 3 for 5. Tim Torres had a home run for the Guerreros while Jaime brena, Mike Jacobs and Yunesky Snachez were all 2 for 4 .

Toros 7, Sultanes 4
The Toros de Tijuana remained undefeated, at 5-0, defeating the Sultanes de Monterrey 7-4 behind the pitching of Walter Silva and 5 relief pitchers. Miguel Olivo was 1 for 5 with a home run and Luis Suarez went 3 for 5 for the Toros. Max Ramirez was 3 for 3 with a home run and 3 RBIs for Monterrey.