Cardinals Winter League Notebook 1-11-09

*Mexican Pacific League*

No games Saturday, Sunday's games:
Hermosillo visits Mochis @ 2:00pm MST.
Guasave visits Mazatlan @ 6:00pm MST.

*Venezuelan League*

Caracas took Zulia into extras and beat them 3-2: Boxscore

Jose Rada (GCL): Entered in the eighth and pitched one inning. Three batters up, three batters down. (ground out-fly out:1-2)

Ex-Memphis Redbird Javier Colina tripled for La Guaira.
Aragua gave up five runs in the fourth and lost 7-4 to La Guaira: Boxscore

Sunday's games:
La Guaira (3-4) visits Lara (5-2) @ 2:00pm VST.
Caracas (4-3) visits Zulia (3-4) @ 7:00pm VST.
Aragua (3-5) has day off.

*Dominican Republic League*

Amaury Marti (Memphis): Started as designated hitter and batted 5th. 3-for-4 with one home run, one RBI, and one run.
D'Angelo Jimenez (Memphis-free agent): Did not play for Licey.
Licey scored one in the bottom of the ninth to beat Azucareros 4-3: Boxscore

Ex-Cardinal Ray King struck out two of five batters faced for Gigantes.
Gigantes scored one in the 11th to beat Aguilas 6-5: Boxscore

Sunday's games @ 5:00pm AST.:
Aguilas (2-9) @ Gigantes (8-4)
Licey (8-4) @ Azucareros (6-7)

*Colombian League*

Barranquilla beat Monteria 9-1, Post Game

Donovan Solano's brother Jonathan, who is Barranquilla's catcher and Washington Nationals prospect, will miss the rest of the Colombian playoffs after fracturing his thumb on Jan. 9: Link

Cartagena starting pitcher Ryan Knippschild was named 'Pitcher of the Year' in the Colombian League: Link

Sunday's game:
Monteria (4-1) @ Cartagena (1-4)
Barranquilla (3-3) has day off.

*Puerto Rican League*

Joe Thurston (Memphis?): Started at second base and batted leadoff. 1-for-2 with one double, two runs, two walks, one hit by pitch, one stolen base, and one strikeout (swinging).
Former Memphis Redbird Raul Gonzalez drove in one run for Ponce.
Ponce scored two in the tenth and were forced to score another in the 11th to beat Mayaguez 5-4: Boxscore

Arecibo pounded on Santurce 11-1: Boxscore

Sunday's games @ 4:00pm AST:
Santurce (1-1) @ Arecibo (1-1)
Mayaguez (0-2) @ Ponce (2-0)