Sultanes de Monterrey and Charros de Jalisco are the two finalists of the first ever Mexican Softball League (LMS), after winning their semifinal series. The five-game Serie de la Reina (Queen Series) will open on Tuesday 12 March in Guadalajara.
All Serie de la Reina games will be available on GameTime, the WBSC streaming service. Fans can still acquire their pass for $4.99.
Charros de Jalisco was the first qualified team for the Serie de la Reina, sweeping their series against Diablos de Mexico, 3-0. The team from Guadalajara took the two games in Mexico City (6-3 and 11-10), and clinched their spot in the final with a 13-1 win at home.
The second semifinal was a thriller, ending with a Sultanes come-from-behind victory in Game 5 over El Aguila de Veracruz, 5-2. El Aguila had taken the lead with an inside-the-park home run from Devanie Gutierrez in the top of the fourth, but Sultanes answered with a three-run homer from Cuban National Team member Yarianna Lopez to take the lead in the game.
The Serie de la Reina will open with the first two games at Pan American Stadium in Jalisco on Tuesday and Wednesday,. The series will then move to Monterrey for Game 3 on Friday, and Games 4 and 5 (if necessary) on the weekend.
The first season of the Mexican Softball League has been a great success, with more than 150,000 fans attending the games across six stadiums during the regular season.
Photo: Sultanes de Monterrey
