At the end of February we were under the impression that the Baseball tournament at the South American Games in Colombia got canceled due to a lack of participating teams. However the event was back on with Venezuela, Colombia, Argentina and the Netherlands Antilles battling for the trophy according to a report on Honkbalsite.com.
Venezuela won the event by defeating Colombia 10-8 in the championship game on Saturday. Argentina picked up third with an 8-6 win over Netherlands Antilles. Venezuela had won all three games during the preliminary round and reached the finals due to an 11-1 rout over Argentina in the semis. Colombia, which already had beaten the Netherlands Antilles during the first round, advanced due to a 3-2 nail-biter.
Results:
Preliminary Round:
March 22:
Venezuela – Netherlands Antilles 5-4
Argentina – Colombia 2-5
March 23:
Netherlands Antilles – Argentina 10-5
Colombia – Venezuela 3-11
March 24:
Argentina – Venezuela 4-16
Netherlands Antilles – Colombia 3-4
Final Round:
March 26:
Semi-Finals:
Venezuela – Argentina 11-1
Colombia – Netherlands Antilles 3-2
March 27:
For 3rd Place:
Argentina – Netherlands Antilles 8-6
Final:
Venezuela – Colombia 10-8
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