# 2017 Latin American Series

The 2017 Latin American Series was the fifth edition of the Latin American Series, a baseball sporting event played by the champions of the professional winter leagues that make up the Latin American Professional Baseball Association (ALBP) and the last series containing representatives exclusively from the ALBP's founding nations.
The competition took place at Estadio Dieciocho de Junio in Montería, Colombia from January 26 to January 29, 2017.

## Participating teams

| League | Team |
| Colombian Professional Baseball League | Leones de Montería |
| Veracruz State League | Chileros de Xalapa |
| Nicaraguan Professional Baseball League | Tigres de Chinandega |
| Panamanian Professional Baseball League | Panamá Metro |

## Group Phase

| Pos. | Team | P | W | L | % | Dif |
| 1. | Tigres de Chinandega | 3 | 2 | 1 | .667 | — |
| 2. | Leones de Montería | 3 | 2 | 1 | .667 | — |
| 3. | Panamá Metro | 3 | 2 | 1 | .667 | — |
| 4. | Chileros de Xalapa | 3 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 2.0 |
* Qualified for the final
* Eliminated
* NOTE: Because first, second and third place were tied, Leones de Montería qualified for the final as the representative of the host nation. Tigres de Chinandega qualified via a random draw.
| Date | Local time | Road team | Score | Home team | Inn. | Venue | Game duration | Attendance |
| Jan 26, 2017 | 15:00 | Chileros de Xalapa | 1-3 | Panamá Metro | 9 | Estadio Dieciocho de Junio | - | - |
| Jan 26, 2017 | 19:30 | Tigres de Chinandega | 5-2 | Leones de Montería | 9 | Estadio Dieciocho de Junio | - | - |
| Jan 27, 2017 | 15:00 | Tigres de Chinandega | 7-2 | Chileros de Xalapa | 9 | Estadio Dieciocho de Junio | - | - |
| Jan 27, 2017 | 19:30 | Panamá Metro | 1-2 | Leones de Montería | 9 | Estadio Dieciocho de Junio | - | - |
| Jan 28, 2017 | 15:00 | Panamá Metro | 7-5 | Tigres de Chinandega | 9 | Estadio Dieciocho de Junio | - | - |
| Jan 28, 2017 | 19:30 | Chileros de Xalapa | 0-9 | Leones de Montería | 9 | Estadio Dieciocho de Junio | - | - |

## Final

January 29 2017, 17:00 Estadio Dieciocho de Junio :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Tigres de Chinandega | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 0 |
| Leones de Montería | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| WP: Raúl Ruiz (1-0); LP: Javier Ortiz (0-1); Sv: n/a |||||||||||||
Boxscore

## Statistics leaders

| Batting Statistic Name Total/Avg Average Anthony Amaya (Metro) .500 RBIs Manuel Boscán (Leones) Dashenko Ricardo (Tigres) Osman Marval (Tigres) Everth Cabrera (Tigres) 3 Home Runs José Camarena (Metro) Yurendell de Caster (Tigres) Everth Cabrera (Tigres) Diover Ávila (Leones) Sneider Batista (Leones) 1 Runs] Osman Marval (Tigres) 4 Hits Edgard Montiel (Tigres) 7 Doubles Edgard Montiel (Tigres) 4 Triples Dashenko Ricardo (Tigres) 1 Stolen bases Dashenko Ricardo (Tigres) Eduardo Thomas (Metro) Everth Cabrera (Tigres) Osman Marval (Tigres) 1 SLG Diover Ávila (Leones) .750 | Pitching Statistic Name Total/Avg ERA Davis Romero (Metro) 0.00 Complete Games Davis Romero (Metro) Eulogio de la Cruz (Tigres) Mainor Mora (Tigres) Karl Lewis Triana (Leones) Isaac Monroy (Metro) Wilfredo Ramírez (Leones) Raúl Ruiz (Tigres) 1 Strikeouts Davis Romero (Metro) 10 Saves Jean Corpas (Metro) 2 |