Piratas de Campeche 15, Guerreros de Oaxaca 5 – Five different Piratas clubbed homers as Campeche romped to a 15-5 win in game seven to advance to the Serie Campeonato in the Liga Mexicana de Beisbol’s Zona Sur.
Cal Mitchell got Campeche on the board with a two-run homer in the top of the third, and a two-run homer later in the inning by Francisco Pena gave the Piratas a 4-3 lead.
Felix Perez hit his playoff-leading eighth homer of the postseason, a solo shot in the top of the seventh, Jesus Fabela added a three-run homer in the eighth, and Chris Carter’s solo homer in the ninth capped a big night for the Piratas.
Fabela, Pena, and Perez each went 3-for-5, with Fabela notching four RBIs, Pena getting two, and Perez netting one.
Campeche advances to the Serie Campeonato against the Diablos Rojos del Mexico, which begins Saturday night in Mexico City at Estadio Alfredo Harp Helu.
Algodoneros de Union Laguna 6, Charros de Jalisco 4 – Hendrik Clementina’s game-ending two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth sent the crowd at Estadio de la Revolucion into a frenzy, giving the Algodoneros a dramatic win in game six and new life in the playoffs.
The homer was Clementina’s fifth of the playoffs, and came off Charros closer Trevor Clifton.
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Mateo Gil got the Charros out to a 3-0 lead in the top of the first with his fourth homer of the playoffs, but the Algodoneros chipped away at the lead, getting a solo homer from Nicolas Torres in the bottom of the first and an RBI double from Jonathan Villar in the second to cut the lead to 3-2.
Willie Calhoun extended the Charros’ lead with an RBI single to right in the fifth to make it 4-2.
In the bottom of the sixth, Brian O’Grady launched a 2-0 fastball from Andrew Perez into the Torreon night to tie the game at four apiece.
Three innings later, Clementina delivered the heroics.
With the win, the teams will meet Friday night at Estadio de la Revolucion for game seven, with Luis Payan starting for Jalisco against Union Laguna’s Travis Lakins Sr.
The winner of game seven will advance to face the Sultanes de Monterrey in the Serie Campeonato, which will begin Sunday in either Torreon or Guadalajara.
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Liga Mexicana de Beisbol Second Round Playoff Schedule
All Times Eastern Daylight Time
* – If Necessary
Wednesday, August 20
Sultanes de Monterrey 11, Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos 2
Diablos Rojos del Mexico 7, Pericos de Puebla 2
Guerreros de Oaxaca 15, Piratas de Campeche 1
Charros de Jalisco 9, Algodoneros de Union Laguna 3
Thursday, August 21
Sultanes de Monterrey 3, Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos 1
Diablos Rojos del Mexico 8, Pericos de Puebla 2
Guerreros de Oaxaca 8, Piratas de Campeche 7
Charros de Jalisco 7, Algodoneros de Union Laguna 4
Saturday, August 23
Diablos Rojos del Mexico 13, Pericos de Puebla 6
Sultanes de Monterrey 11, Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos 1
Piratas de Campeche 5, Guerreros de Oaxaca 3
Charros de Jalisco 8, Algodoneros de Union Laguna 1
Sunday, August 24
Algodoneros de Union Laguna at Charros de Jalisco – Suspended due to rain
Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos at Sultanes de Monterrey – Suspended due to rain
Piratas de Campeche 4, Guerreros de Oaxaca 0
Monday, August 25
Diablos Rojos del Mexico 9, Pericos de Puebla 3
Sultanes de Monterrey 8, Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos 6
Algodoneros de Union Laguna 9, Charros de Jalisco 3
Guerreros de Oaxaca 5, Piratas de Campeche 4 (10 Innings)
Tuesday, August 26
Algodoneros de Union Laguna 3, Charros de Jalisco 2
Wednesday, August 27
Piratas de Campeche 5, Guerreros de Oaxaca 3
Thursday, August 28
Piratas de Campeche 15, Guerreros de Oaxaca 5
Algodoneros de Union Laguna 6, Charros de Jalisco 5
Friday, August 29
9:30 p.m. – Charros de Jalisco at Algodoneros de Union Laguna – Game 7
Photo: Algodoneros de Union Laguna catcher Hendrik Clementina’s homer in the bottom of the ninth forced game seven in their second round series against the Charros de Jalisco. (Photo courtesy of the Algodoneros de Union Laguna)
