# 2012 Caribbean Series

The fifty-fourth edition of the Caribbean Series (Serie del Caribe) baseball competition was played in 2012. It was held from February 2 through to February 7 with the champions teams from Dominican Republic (Leones del Escogido), Puerto Rico (Indios de Mayagüez), Venezuela (Tigres de Aragua), and Mexico (Yaquis de Obregón). The format consisted of twelve games in a double round-robin format with each team facing each other twice. The games were played at Estadio Quisqueya in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

## Final standings

Managers :
| Dominican Republic | Leones del Escogido | 4 | 2 | .667 | – | Ken Oberkfell |
| Puerto Rico | Indios de Mayagüez | 3 | 3 | .500 | 1 | Dave Miley |
| Venezuela | Tigres de Aragua | 3 | 3 | .500 | 1 | Buddy Bailey |
| Mexico | Yaquis de Obregón | 2 | 4 | .333 | 2 | Eddy Díaz |

## Individual leaders

| Pablo Ozuna (DOM) | Batting average | .421 |
| Andy Dirks (DOM) | Runs | 4 |
| César Suárez (VEN) | Hits | 9 |
| Andy Dirks (DOM) Jesús Feliciano (PUR) Luis Hernández (VEN) Miguel Rojas (VEN) Carlos Valencia (MEX) | Doubles | 2 |
| Jorge Cortés (VEN) Karim García (MEX) Julio Lugo (DOM) | Triples | 1 |
| Héctor Giménez (VEN) Luis Jiménez (VEN) César Suárez (VEN) | Home runs | 1 |
| Luis Jiménez (VEN) | RBI | 4 |
| José_Constanza (DOM) | Stolen bases | 3 |
| Twelve pitchers tied | Wins | 1 |
| Nelson Figueroa (PUR) | Strikeouts | 10 |
| Yorman Bazardo (VEN) Francisco Liriano (DOM) Yohan Pino (VEN) | ERA | 0.00 |
| Nelson Figueroa (PUR) | Innings pitched | 14.0 |
| Jairo Asencio (DOM) | Saves | 3 |

## All-Star Team

| Iker Franco (MEX) | catcher |
| Héctor Giménez (VEN) | first baseman |
| Pablo Ozuna (DOM) | second baseman |
| Luis Figueroa (PUR) | third baseman |
| Miguel Rojas (VEN) | shortstop |
| Jesús Feliciano (PUR) | left fielder |
| Adonis García (VEN) | center fielder |
| Andy Dirks (DOM) | right fielder |
| Luis Jiménez (VEN) | designated hitter |
| Nelson Figueroa (PUR) | right handed starting pitcher |
| Raúl Valdés (DOM) | left handed starting pitcher |
| Jairo Asencio (DOM) | relief pitcher |
| Awards |
| Jairo Asencio (DOM) | Most Valuable Player |
| Ken Oberkfell (DOM) | Manager |

## Scoreboards
### Game 1, February 2

| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Venezuela | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 |
| Puerto Rico | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | x | 3 | 7 | 2 |
| WP: Nelson Figueroa (1-0) LP: Seth Etherton (0-1) Sv: John Lujan (1) Boxscore |||||||||||||

### Game 2, February 2

| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Mexico | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Dominican Republic | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | x | 2 | 7 | 1 |
| WP: Kris Johnson (1-0) LP: Luis Mendoza (0-1) Sv: Jairo Asencio (1) Boxscore |||||||||||||

### Game 3, February 3

| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Puerto Rico | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Mexico | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| WP: Randy Keisler (1-0) LP: Matt DeSalvo (0-1) Sv: Luis Ayala (1) Boxscore |||||||||||||

### Game 4, February 3

| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | R | H | E |
| Dominican Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 1 |
| Venezuela | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 2 |
| WP: Merkin Valdez (1–0) LP: Jon Hunton (0–1) Sv: Jairo Asencio (2) Boxscore |||||||||||||||||

### Game 5, February 4

| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Venezuela | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 3 |
| Mexico | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | X | 4 | 7 | 2 |
| WP: Rolando Valdez (1-0) LP: Brian Sweeney (0-1) Sv: Luis Ayala (2) Boxscore |||||||||||||

### Game 6, February 4

| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Dominican Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 2 |
| Puerto Rico | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 |
| WP: Raúl Valdés (1-0) LP: Bobby Livingston (0-1) Sv: Ramón García (1) Boxscore |||||||||||||

### Game 7, February 5

| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Puerto Rico | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | X | 7 | 10 | 1 |
| WP: Yohan Pino (1-0) LP: Hiram Burgos (0-1) Boxscore |||||||||||||

### Game 8, February 5

| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Mexico | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| WP: Francisco Liriano (1–0) LP: Edgar González (0–1) Sv: Jairo Asencio (3) Boxscore |||||||||||||

### Game 9, February 6

| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Mexico | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 1 |
| Puerto Rico | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 1 |
| WP: Nelvin Fuentes (1-0) LP: Luis Ayala (0-1) Boxscore |||||||||||||

### Game 10, February 6

| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Venezuela | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 0 |
| Dominican Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| WP: Yorman Bazardo (1-0) LP: Aneury Rodríguez (0-1) Home runs: VEN: Luis Jiménez (1), Héctor Giménez (1) DOM: None Boxscore |||||||||||||

### Game 11, February 7

| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Mexico | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Venezuela | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | x | 6 | 11 | 0 |
| WP: Pedro Guerra (1-0) LP: Oswaldo Martínez (0-1) Home runs: MEX: None VEN: César Suárez (1) Boxscore |||||||||||||

### Game 12, February 7

| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 1 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 |
| WP: José de la Torre (1-0) LP: Ramón García (0-1) Sv: Saúl Rivera (1) Boxscore |||||||||||||

## Sources

* ↑ MLB.com – 2012 Caribbean Series entry
* ↑ ESPN.com – 2012 Caribbean Series scoreboard
* ↑ Panorama Digital – República Dominicana lideró con cinco jugadores el Equipo de Estrellas de la Serie del Caribe Santo Domingo 2012 (Spanish)