The Charros de Jalisco, under manager Benji Gil, earned a berth into the 2024-25 Liga ARCO Mexicana del Pacifico best-of-seven championship with a 14-1 win over the Naranjeros de Hermosillo on January 16 in five games at home in Guadalajara, Jalisco at Estadio Panamericano.
The Charros de Jalisco will await the winner of the Cañeros de Los Mochis and the Tomateros de Culiacán series.
Naranjeros de Hermosillo starting pitcher Damian Mendoza did not make it out of the bottom of the first inning and threw .2 innings, allowing four hits, two earned runs, and one walk.
The Naranjeros de Hermosillo pitching staff combined for throwing eight innings, allowing 19 hits, 12 earned runs, six walks, and six strikeouts.
On Thursday night, the Charros de Jalisco pitching staff combined for nine innings, allowing four hits, one earned run, four walks, and six strikeouts.
Charros de Jalisco starting pitcher Manny Banuelos advanced his record to 3-0 in the LAMP playoffs while chucking six innings, allowing four hits, one earned run, three walks, and four strikeouts.
Charros de Jalisco center fielder Billy Hamilton got the run party started in the bottom of the first inning with a solo home run over the right field fence to jump out to a 1-0 lead.
Hamilton ended the night with three hits in six at-bats, one RBI, and two runs scored.
Charros de Jalisco infielder Jack Mayfield, in his four at-bats, connected with three hits, one RBI, one walk, and three runs scored.
Charros de Jalisco third baseman Mateo Gil had two hits in his four at-bats, one RBI, and one run scored.
Charros de Jalisco right fielder Donovan Casey, in his five at-bats, had two hits, two RBI, one run scored, and one strikeout.
Charros de Jalisco first baseman Reynaldo Rodriguez smacked two hits with three RBI in his four at-bats and walked once.
Charros de Jalisco designated hitter Japhet Amador, in his four at-bats, had one hit and two RBIs and struck out once.
Charros de Jalisco shortstop Daniel Castro in his two at-bats and drilled two hits while scoring three times.
The Naranjeros de Hermosillo’s lone run on Thursday night came off the bat of third baseman Agustin Murillo in the top of the second inning with a solo home run over the left field wall to make it 4-1.
Charros de Jalisco relief pitcher Edgar Manzo came into the game in the top of the ninth inning to shut the door against the Naranjeros de Hermosillo offense and got second baseman Reivaj Garcia to strikeout swinging for the final out of the game to win 14-1 and earn a berth into the 2024-25 LAMP best-of-seven championship series.
¡UN PONCHE QUE VALE UN BOLETO A LA FINAL!🍫🤠💪🏼🔥 pic.twitter.com/oB6dBkrd9m
— Charros de Jalisco🤠 (@charrosbeisbol) January 17, 2025
Game One of the 2024-25 LAMP best-of-seven championship series will be held on January 21. The start time and venue have yet to be determined.
The 2024-25 LAMP regular season winner will play in the 2025 Caribbean Series at Estadio Nido de los Águilas in Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico, from January 31 until February 7. All 2025 Caribbean Series games will be televised on ESPN Deportes until the final out of the championship game on February. 7.
The Charros de Jalisco have won two LAMP championships in the 2018-19 and 2021-22 regular seasons and played in the Caribbean Series twice in 2019 and 2022.
The Charros de Jalisco have never won a Caribbean Series.
This is the second time that Mexcali is hosting the Caribbean Series at Estadio Nido de los Águilas since the 2009 event, when the 2008-09 LVBP champion, the Tigres de Aragua, won.
Mexico hosted the Caribbean Series in Hermosillo in 1974, 1982, 1987, 1992, 1997, and 2013.
Mazatlan hosted the Caribbean Series in 1978, 1989, 1993, 2005 and 2021.
Culiacan held the event in 2001 and 2017, alongside Guadalajara in 2018, the only time the country hosted.
The other four teams that will participate in the 2025 Caribbean Series are five teams: the Liga de Beisbol Profesional Roberto Clemente in Puerto Rico, the Liga Venezolana de Beisbol Profesional, the Liga de Béisbol Profesional de la República Dominicana, and one invitee with the Japan Breeze team that will appear in the tournament for the first time.
The LAMP, LVBP, LIDOM, and LBPRC are all part of the Confederación de Béisbol Profesional del Caribe (CBPC).
All of the 2024-25 LAMP playoff games are streamed on the league’s website, https://www.lmp.mx/tv/home, with a paid subscription. and hyperlinked on Youtube.
All 2024-25 LAMP playoffs schedule updates are located at LMP.mx.
This is the 80th season that the Liga ARCO Mexicana del Pacífico has been in operation.
The name of the LAMP best-of-seven-championship series will be called Serie de Mexico for the first time. The league trophy will be in memory of Mexican baseball icon left-handed pitcher Fernando Valenzuela.
Rumbo a las Fiestas de Enero 🤩
🚨Los Playoffs presentados por @calientesports comenzarán el 1 de enero 🗓️
🚨 La Serie Final ahora será "SERIE DE MÉXICO" 🇲🇽
🚨El Trofeo para el equipo Campeón llevará el nombre de Fernando Valenzuela 🏆🫡#LigaARCO ⚾️#LaLigaDeMéxico 🇲🇽 pic.twitter.com/mb1MhkJtf6— Liga ARCO Mexicana del Pacífico (@Liga_Arco) December 24, 2024
All current player and team stat leaders are located on the league’s website at https://www-lmp-mx.translate.goog/estadisticas/jugadores?_x_tr_sl=es&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc&_x_tr_hist=true and https://www-lmp-mx.translate.goog/estadisticas/equipos?_x_tr_sl=es&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc&_x_tr_hist=true with Google Translate to interpret from Spanish to English or native origin.
Mexico will participate in the Caribbean Series for the 54th consecutive year once they take the field against Puerto Rico on January 31 at Estadio Nido de los Águilas.
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