{"id":486953,"date":"2025-10-16T00:23:57","date_gmt":"2025-10-16T04:23:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/uncategorized\/a-wild-pitch-in-the-tenth-inning-gives-licey-the-inaugural-victory-against-escogido\/"},"modified":"2025-10-16T00:23:57","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T04:23:57","slug":"a-wild-pitch-in-the-tenth-inning-gives-licey-the-inaugural-victory-against-escogido","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/sports\/baseball\/a-wild-pitch-in-the-tenth-inning-gives-licey-the-inaugural-victory-against-escogido\/","title":{"rendered":"A wild pitch in the tenth inning gives Licey the inaugural victory against Escogido"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n<strong>SANTO DOMINGO.<\/strong> \u2013 In a dramatic finish that thrilled the fans present at the <strong>Quisqueya Juan Marichal Stadium<\/strong>, the <strong>Tigres del Licey<\/strong> prevailed <strong>4-3 over the Leones del Escogido<\/strong> in the opening game of the <strong>2025-2026 Winter Baseball Tournament<\/strong>, dedicated to the immortal <strong>Juan Marichal<\/strong>.\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><strong>You may be interested<a href=\"https:\/\/ab.deultimominuto.net\/deportes\/beisbol\/alberto-rodriguez-decide-con-triple-victoria-de-las-aguilas-cibaenas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">r;<\/a><\/strong><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/ab.deultimominuto.net\/deportes\/beisbol\/alberto-rodriguez-decide-con-triple-victoria-de-las-aguilas-cibaenas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">9 Alberto Rodr\u00edguez decides with triple victory of the \u00c1guilas Cibae\u00f1as<\/a><\/p>\n\n\nThe game, which marked the official start of the <strong>LIDOM<\/strong> season, was decided in extra innings when <strong>Henry Sosa<\/strong>, the scarlet pitcher, made a <strong>wild pitch<\/strong> that allowed <strong>Gustavo N\u00fa\u00f1ez<\/strong> to score the winning run in the tenth inning.\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"es\" dir=\"ltr\">\u00a1Qu\u00e9 manera de terminar un juego inaugural! \ud83d\udd25<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/LICEY?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#LICEY<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/CopaBanreservas?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#CopaBanreservas<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/C4P0n4mxVh\">pic.twitter.com\/C4P0n4mxVh<\/a><\/p>&mdash; LIDOM (@LIDOMRD) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/LIDOMRD\/status\/1978670493537276288?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 16, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\nRight-handed pitcher <strong>Ulises Joaqu\u00edn (1-0)<\/strong> was the winner in relief for the Tigres, while <strong>Indigo D\u00edaz (0-1)<\/strong> took the loss. Veteran <strong>C\u00e9sar Valdez<\/strong> had a solid start for the national champions, pitching four innings with five hits, one run, one walk, and five strikeouts. For the Escogido, <strong>Grant Gavin<\/strong> worked three innings with one earned run, one hit, three strikeouts, and four walks.\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"> Match Development<\/h3>\n\n\nThe <strong>Tigers<\/strong> opened the scoring in the second inning with a run-scoring single by <strong>Domingo Leyba<\/strong> to center field, which brought <strong>Griffin Conine<\/strong> to the plate.\n\nIn the fourth, the <strong>Lions<\/strong> tied the scoreboard thanks to a double by <strong>Alexander Canario<\/strong> and a run-scoring single by <strong>Franchy Cordero<\/strong>.\n\nThe blue advantage returned in the fifth chapter, when <strong>Leyba<\/strong> negotiated a walk, advanced with a sacrifice bunt by <strong>Emilio Bonifacio<\/strong>, and scored after an unstoppable hit by <strong>Gustavo N\u00fa\u00f1ez<\/strong>, making the score 2-1.\n\nThe Licey bullpen \u2014led by <strong>Adonis Mej\u00eda, Jairo Asencio, Ryan Watson and JC Mej\u00eda<\/strong>\u2014 kept the red offense at bay until the ninth, when a <strong>balk by Mej\u00eda<\/strong> allowed the tie 2-2.\n\nIn the tenth episode, <strong>Junior Lake<\/strong> hit a producer single to put Escogido up 3-2, but the Tigres reacted immediately. With the bases loaded, <strong>Liover Peguero<\/strong> hit a sacrifice fly to center field to tie the game, and shortly after a <strong>wild pitch by Henry Sosa<\/strong> sealed the blue victory 4-3.\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Match Highlights<\/h3>\n\n\nBy the <strong>Licey<\/strong>:\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Gustavo N\u00fa\u00f1ez<\/strong>, went 1-3, with one run scored and one RBI.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Domingo Leyba<\/strong>, went 1-2, with one run batted in and one run scored.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Armando \u00c1lvarez<\/strong>, went 2-3, with one walk.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\nBy the <strong>Chosen<\/strong>:\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Junior Lake<\/strong>, 5-2, with one RBI.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Franchy Cordero<\/strong>, 4-1, with one RBI.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Alexander Canario<\/strong>, with a double and a run scored.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Context and Opening Ceremony<\/h3>\n\n\nThe meeting was part of a special day in which <strong>Juan Marichal<\/strong> and <strong>Vladimir Guerrero Sr.<\/strong>, both members of the <strong>Cooperstown Hall of Fame<\/strong>, made the <strong>ceremonial first pitch<\/strong> to officially inaugurate the 2025-2026 season.\n\nThe president of Licey, <strong>Ricardo Ravelo Jana<\/strong>, highlighted the team&#8217;s commitment to maintaining the competitive level that led them to conquer the <strong>national and Caribbean<\/strong> titles in the past season.\n\nWith this victory, the <strong>Tigres del Licey (1-0)<\/strong> begin the defense of their crown with strength, while the <strong>Leones del Escogido (0-1)<\/strong> will seek to recover in their next game.\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SANTO DOMINGO. \u2013 In a dramatic finish that thrilled the fans present at the Quisqueya Juan Marichal Stadium, the Tigres del Licey prevailed 4-3 over the Leones del Escogido in the opening game of the 2025-2026 Winter Baseball Tournament, dedicated to the immortal Juan Marichal. 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