The 2018 Caribbean Series (Serie del Caribe) was the 60th edition of the international competition featuring the champions of the Cuban National Series, Dominican Professional Baseball League, Mexican Pacific League, Puerto Rican Professional Baseball League, and Venezuelan Professional Baseball League. It took place from February 2 to 8, 2018 at the Estadio Panamericano in Guadalajara, Mexico. Criollos de Caguas of Puerto Rico won the tournament.
The series was originally set to be hosted in Barquisimeto, Venezuela, but due to the socioeconomic crisis at the time it had to be moved to Mexico for a second consecutive year.[1]
Stadium
editThe Estadio Panamericano is located in Zapopan, within the Guadalajara Metropolitan Area. It is currently home to the Charros de Jalisco of the Mexican Pacific League, who have played there since their entry to the league for the 2014-15 season.
Format
editThe Preliminary Round consisted of a ten-game round robin, after which the top 4 teams advanced to the Semifinal Round (1st vs. 4th, 2nd vs. 3rd). The winners of the semifinal games then squared off in the Final.
Participating teams
edit| Team | Means of qualification |
|---|---|
| Winners of the 2017–18 Cuban National Series | |
| Winners of the 2017–18 Mexican Pacific League | |
| Winners of the 2017–18 Puerto Rican Professional Baseball League | |
| Winners of the 2017–18 Dominican Professional Baseball League | |
| Winners of the 2017–18 Venezuelan Professional Baseball League |
Preliminary round
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | RF | RA | RD | PCT | GB | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 18 | 0 | .750 | — | Advance to knockout stage | |
| 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 32 | 26 | +6 | .500 | 1 | ||
| 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 23 | +2 | .500 | 1 | ||
| 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 27 | −9 | .500 | 1 | ||
| 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 19 | +1 | .250 | 2 | Eliminated |
Rules for classification: 1) Wins; 2) Head-to-head matches; 3) Team quality balance; 4) Batting average; 5) Drawing of lots.
(H) Hosts
- Time zone: Mexican Central Time (UTC–6)
| Date | Time | Away | Result | Home | Stadium |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 2 | 13:00 | Caribes de Anzoátegui |
4–6 | Estadio Panamericano | |
| February 2 | 20:00 | Criollos de Caguas |
7–4 | Estadio Panamericano | |
| February 3 | 14:00 | Águilas Cibaeñas |
4–15 | Estadio Panamericano | |
| February 3 | 20:00 | Tomateros de Culiacán |
4–5 | Estadio Panamericano | |
| February 4 | 14:00 | Águilas Cibaeñas |
6–3 | Estadio Panamericano | |
| February 4 | 20:00 | Caribes de Anzoátegui |
6–4 | Estadio Panamericano | |
| February 5 | 14:00 | Criollos de Caguas |
12–7 | Estadio Panamericano | |
| February 5 | 20:00 | Alazanes de Granma |
1–7 | Estadio Panamericano | |
| February 6 | 14:00 | Alazanes de Granma |
6–3 | Estadio Panamericano | |
| February 6 | 20:00 | Tomateros de Culiacán |
8–1 | Estadio Panamericano |
Knockout stage
edit| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 4 | 7 | ||||||||
| 1 | 4 | ||||||||
| 4 | |||||||||
| 9 | |||||||||
| 3 | 6 | ||||||||
| 2 | 5 | ||||||||
Semi-finals
edit| Date | Time | Away | Result | Home | Stadium |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 7 | 14:00 | Criollos de Caguas |
6–5 | Estadio Panamericano | |
| February 7 | 20:00 | Águilas Cibaeñas |
7–4 | Estadio Panamericano |
Final
edit| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | X | 9 | 9 | 2 |
References
edit- ^ "La Serie del Caribe 2018 ya no se jugará en Venezuela" (in Spanish). El Nacional. June 14, 2017.