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The 2008 America Baseball Cup was held in the
Venezuelan cities of
Puerto Ordaz and
El Tigre , from September 26 to October 7. The tournament acted as a qualifier for the
2009 World Cup .
"America Baseball Cup" is the English translation of the competition's Spanish name, which is Copa America de Beisbol .
[1] The competition was used to select the teams that represented
Central and
South America — including the
Caribbean — in the
Baseball World Cup .
[1]
Format and participation
The tournament is split up into 2 groups. Group A consists of
Venezuela ,
Nicaragua ,
Colombia ,
Netherlands Antilles and
Mexico , and Group B consists of
Puerto Rico ,
Brazil ,
Aruba ,
Guatemala and
Panama .
Cuba did not compete because they already qualified for the
2009 World Cup as they were
Olympic competitors the same year.
[2]
Results
Puerto Rico won the tournament, defeating Nicaragua 4:1 in the final.
[3]
Final Standing
2008 Americas Baseball champions
Puerto Rico First title
Notable players
C:
César Quintero , Panama (.577/.593/.846)
1B:
Carlos Rivera , Puerto Rico (MVP) (.375/.444/.719, 3 HR, 10 RBI)
2B:
Ofilio Castro , Nicaragua (.480/.536/.640, 7 R, 7 RBI)
SS:
Andy González , Puerto Rico (.379/.455/.517, 8 R)
3B:
Agustín Murillo , Mexico (.323/.353/.742, 4 2B, 3 HR, 7 R, 11 RBI)
OF:
Willie Vasquez , Venezuela (.414/.469/.483)
OF:
Ardley Jansen , Netherlands Antilles (.444/.467/.963, 4 HR, 8 R, 8 RBI)
OF:
Danilo Sotelo , Nicaragua (.385/.393/.462)
DH:
José Velázquez , Puerto Rico (.308/.379/.462)
RHP:
Johnny Gregorius , Netherlands Antilles (2-0, 0 R, 5 H in 15 IP)
LHP:
Raymond Martes , Netherlands Antilles (1-1, 5.02)
See also
References
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