*Nicaraguan National Championship*
Former DSL Cardinals Walter Santos and Edgard Montiel play for Boer-Managua.
Boer (1-2) takes on Boaco (0-3) Friday, February 6.
*Caribbean Series*
Amaury Marti (Memphis): Started in left field and batted 7th. 0-for-4 with one strikeout (swinging) and grounded into one double play.
D'Angelo Jimenez (Memphis-free agent): Did not play for Licey.
Ex-Cardinal Ronnie Belliard doubled for Licey.
Former Memphis Redbird Nerio Rodriguez started for Licey and pitched five innings allowing eight hits, three runs, one walk, and striking out six for the loss.
Jose Rada (GCL): Did not pitch for Aragua.
Aragua scored three in the third inning and held off Licey for a 3-2 victory: Boxscore
Licey has been eliminated from the title (mention of Marti at the bottom): Post Game
Former Memphis Redbird Edgar Gonzalez went 4-for-6 with one double, one triple, one RBI, and one run for Mazatlan.
Ex-Cardinal Bill Pulispher started for Ponce and pitched 6.1 innings allowing six hits, one run, one walk, and struck out seven.
Mazatlan scored four in the 12th to beat Ponce 5-1: Boxscore
Ponce was also eliminated with the Aragua win over Licey.
Friday's games:
Ponce (0-4) visits Licey (1-3) @ 5:00pm EST.
Aragua (4-0) visits Mazatlan (3-1) @ 9:00pm EST.
Gigantes del Cibao of the Dominican Republic League is not for sale stated by the majority shareholder: Link
Jose Offerman has been rewarded for his work as interim manager of the Licey, with an offer to coach next winter season. He is also weighing an option to return to Aguilas Veracruz in the Triple-A Mexican League in 2009. Offerman will decide after the Caribbean Series: Link
New York Mets prospect Fernando Martinez was removed from the Licey roster and returned home to be examined after elbow discomfort arose: Link
A full rundown of Venezuelan League standings beginning with 1962-63: Link
Former Arizona Diamondback Edgar Gonzalez is close to signing an agreement with the Pittsburgh Pirates, he may have been some interest to the Cardinals when team officials visited the Caribbean Series during the week. He is currently pitching for Mazatlan. Link
*World Baseball Classic*
Albert Pujols (St. Louis) was honored for his 2008 MVP and Offensive Player of the Year awards in the Dominican Republic: Link
Four major leaguers will not be participating in the WBC for the D.R. team, due to recovery from injuries over the 2008 season: Link
The Cuban team will begin training on February 15 in Puebla: Link
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