# 2016 Latin American Series

The 2016 Latin American Series was the fourth 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).
The competition took place at Estadio Stanley Cayasso in Managua, Nicaragua from January 26 to January 31, 2016.

## Participating teams

| League | Team |
| Colombian Professional Baseball League | Caimanes de Lorica |
| Liga Invernal Veracruzana | Tobis de Acayucan |
| Nicaraguan Professional Baseball League | Gigantes de Rivas |
| Panamanian Professional Baseball League | Nacionales de Panamá |

## Group Phase

| Pos. | Team | P | W | L | % | Dif |
| 1. | Gigantes de Rivas | 3 | 2 | 1 | .667 | — |
| 2. | Nacionales de Panamá | 3 | 2 | 1 | .667 | — |
| 3. | Tobis de Acayucan | 3 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 1.0 |
| 4. | Caimanes de Lorica | 3 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 1.0 |
* Qualified for the final
* Qualified for the pre-playoff (Game 7)
* Qualified for the pre-playoff (Game 8)
* NOTE: Because first and second place were tied, Gigantes de Rivas qualified for the final as the representative of the host nation.
| Date | Local time | Road team | Score | Home team | Inn. | Venue | Game duration | Attendance |
| Jan 26, 2016 | 13:30 | Tobis de Acayucan | 9-3 | Caimanes de Lorica | 9 | Estadio Stanley Cayasso | - | - |
| Jan 26, 2016 | 18:30 | Nacionales de Panamá | 6-3 | Gigantes de Rivas | 9 | Estadio Stanley Cayasso | - | - |
| Jan 27, 2016 | 13:30 | Nacionales de Panamá | 4-2 | Tobis de Acayucan | 9 | Estadio Stanley Cayasso | - | - |
| Jan 27, 2016 | 18:30 | Caimanes de Lorica | 1-4 | Gigantes de Rivas | 9 | Estadio Stanley Cayasso | - | - |
| Jan 28, 2016 | 14:00 | Caimanes de Lorica | 4-1 | Nacionales de Panamá | 9 | Estadio Yamil Ríos Ugarte | - | - |
| Jan 28, 2016 | 18:30 | Tobis de Acayucan | 0-1 | Gigantes de Rivas | 9 | Estadio Yamil Ríos Ugarte | - | - |

## Playoff Phase
### Pre-playoff (Game 7)

January 29, 2016, 18:00 Estadio Stanley Cayasso :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Caimanes de Lorica | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Tobis de Acayucan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| WP: Erick Gonsalvez (1-0); LP: Omar Espinoza (0-1); Sv: Luis Liria (1). |||||||||||||
Boxscore

### Pre-playoff (Game 8)

January 30, 2016, 16:00 Estadio Stanley Cayasso :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Caimanes de Lorica | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| Nacionales de Panamá | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| WP: Arismendy Motta (1-0); LP: Davis Romero (0-1); Sv: Luis Liria (2). |||||||||||||
Boxscore

## Final

January 31, 2016, 16:00 Estadio Nacional Dennis Martínez :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Caimanes de Lorica | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 3 |
| Gigantes de Rivas | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | X | 12 | 15 | 2 |
| WP: Paul Estrada (1-0); LP: Erick Gonsalvez (1-1); Sv: n/a |||||||||||||

## Statistics leaders

| Batting Statistic Name Total/Avg Average Yurendell de Caster (Gigantes) .455 RBIs José Castañeda (Tobis) Ofilio Castro (Gigantes) 3 Home Runs Carlos Xavier Quiroz (Nacionales) Karim García (Tobis) 1 Runs Dwight Britton (Gigantes) 4 Hits Fidel Peña (Caimanes) 10 Doubles Gerson Montilla (Caimanes) 3 Triples Ofilio Castro (Gigantes) Karim García (Tobis) Jorge Bishop (Nacionales) Gerson Montilla (Caimanes) 1 | Pitching Statistic Name Total/Avg ERA Sergio Lizárraga (Tobis) Ronald Ramírez (Caimanes) Jonathan Sintes (Tobis) Randy Consuegra (Caimanes) Jonathan Aristil (Gigantes) Eliecer Navarro (Nacionales) Jorge Luis Ibarra (Tobis) 0.00 Complete Games Jasiel Acosta (Tobis) Franquelis Osoria (Nacionales) Eliecer Navarro (Nacionales) Roger Luque (Gigantes) Charlie Gillies (Caimanes) José Villegas (Gigantes) Erick Gonsalvez (Caimanes) Arismendy Motta (Caimanes) Paul Estrada (Gigantes) 1 Strikeouts Paul Estrada (Gigantes) 11 WHIP Eliecer Navarro (Nacionales) 0.43 Saves Luis Liria (Caimanes) 2 |

## Team of the tournament

| Position | Player |
| C | Luis Allen (MVP) (Gigantes) |
| 1B | Carlos Xavier Quiroz (Nacionales) |
| 2B | Jimmy González (Gigantes) |
| 3B | José Castañeda (Tobis) |
| SS | Eduardo Thomas (Nacionales) |
| OF | Fidel Peña (Caimanes) |
| OF | Efraín Contreras (Caimanes) |
| OF | Karim García (Tobis) |
| P | Ronald Ramírez (Caimanes) |