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LATIN AMERICA
Aruba South L.L., San Nicolas, Aruba

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Manager Gregory Manuel
Coaches Milton Croes and Norman Silvania

Pool B
 3-1 (.750) • 2nd Place
Semifinalist

Roster

Game-by-Game Results

Arrindell, Shakir (Pitcher)
Bogaerts, Xander (Pitcher)
Bogaerts, Jair
Dirksz, Lendl (Pitcher)
Escobar, Darwin
Koolman, Lynell (Pitcher)
Loopstok, Sicnarf (Pitcher)
Lopez, Jhon (Pitcher)
Manuel, Jermain
Marlin, Shurman (Pitcher)
Perrotte, Nick (Pitcher)
Quandus, Darl
Sint Jago, Cedrik
Thiel, Edson
Tromp, Jiandido
Wouters, Franco

vs. U.S. Central
West Madison National L.L.
Madison, Wis.

8-4 W
Post-game

vs. U.S. Southwest
West University L.L.
Houston, Texas

7-4 L

vs. Europe-Middle East-Africa
Friuli Venezia Giulia L.L.
Friuli Venezia Giulia, Italy

11-0 W
Post-game

vs. U.S. East
South Vineland L.L.
Vineland, N.J.

14-1 W
Post-game

vs. U.S. West
Niles-Centerville L.L.
Fremont, Calif.

7-6 L

Statistics

Team Hitting & Fielding

Team Pitching

Team Game-by-Game Hitting & Fielding

Team Game-by-Game Pitching

Notes

Received 12 walks, but left 15 runners on base in 7-4 loss to West University... 11-0 win over Friuli Venezia Giulia was in five innings via the 10-run rule. Stole seven bases in the game... 14-1 win over South Vineland was in six innings via the 10-run rule... Gave up seven runs in the third inning in 7-6 loss to Niles-Centerville in the semifinals... Hit .374 as a team... Jair Bogaerts walked eight times in the series. Twin Xander Bogaerts went 10-for-18 at the plate (.556)... As a team, walked 35 times while striking out 27 times... Defensively, committed only four errors in 144 chances (.972 fielding percentage)... Opponents hit only .205 against the pitching staff... The Bogaertses signed with the Boston Red Sox as undrafted free agents on Aug. 23, 2009. The Chicago Cubs later acquired Jair in the trade that sent Red Sox general manager Theo Epstein to Chicago. Xander made his Major League Baseball debut with the Red Sox on Aug. 20, 2013... Sicnarf Loopstok was drafted and signed as a catcher by the Cleveland Indians in the 2013 Major League Baseball amateur draft (13th round, 381st overall selection)... The Philadelphia Phillies signed Jiandido Tromp as a free agent in 2013...