Three teams secure spots in COLICEBA postseason

The Ganduleros of Villalba swept the Guayacanes of Guayanilla 7-0 and 4-3 on Sunday. Villalba leads the COLICEBA West division with a 7-1 record.

By THE STAR STAFF

Barranquitas, Villalba and Mayagüez secured their spots in the Central Amateur Baseball League Confederation (COLICEBA by its acronym in Spanish) postseason over the weekend.

The Atléticos of Barranquitas defeated the Guapos of Dorado 3-2 and 4-2. Marvin Gorgas stood out in the second game, pitching four scoreless innings while allowing just one hit and striking out five.

In the same section, the Tigres of Aguas Buenas upset the defending champion Caciques of Orocovis, 12-0 and 3-2. The opener was Aguas Buenas’ first win of the season.

In the shutout, Gabriel Rodríguez and Jean Pabón combined to hold Orocovis to just one hit. In the second game, Yadiel Rivera hit a walk-off single in the seventh inning.

In the South, the Bucaneros of Arroyo defeated the Illescanos of Coamo 4-3 and 7-0, with outstanding pitching by Miguel Fontánez, Martín González, Sidney Duprey, Agnel Miranda, Bryan Ortiz and Jean Alvarado.

In another South section matchup, the Sabaneros of Cidra split with the Jardineros of Aibonito. Cidra won the first game 6-1, thanks to six solid innings by starter Luis González and two RBIs by Félix Báez. In the second game, Aibonito responded with a 9-0 shutout crafted by the mound trio of Raúl García, Jimmy González and Eduardo Ortiz.

In the West, the Ganduleros of Villalba swept the Guayacanes of Guayanilla 7-0 and 4-3. José Carlos Burgos, Miguel Ausúa and Rafael Díaz pitched the shutout in the opener. The second game was decided with a dramatic walk-off hit by José Guzmán in the seventh inning. Villalba leads the division with a 7-1 record.

Also in the West, the Maní of Mayagüez split a pair of games with the Tiburones of Aguadilla, who won the first game 3-2, while Mayagüez prevailed in the second 7-6, with three RBIs from Christian Febus.

In the Eastern section, the Azucareros of Yabucoa blanked the Marlins of Ceiba, 4-0 and 2-0. After losing four games in a row, Yabucoa has won three straight, all by shutout. Alberto Rosario and Christian Ginorio were the winning pitchers.

Meanwhile, the Jueyeros of Maunabo split with the of Río Grande, with the Yunqueros taking the opener 3-2 after Fernando Amaro drove in the game-winner with the bases loaded in the ninth inning.

Maunabo won the second game 2-1, thanks to impeccable stints in relief by Emilio Torres and Nelson Rodríguez.