The 2010-2011 season of the Venezuelan Professional Baseball League (Spanish: Liga Venezolana de Béisbol Profesional or LVBP) was contested in two round robin league phases and a playoff final.
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This round is called "Ronda Eliminatoria" or "Regular" by the league.
It was played from October, 12th to December, 30th.
| Team | Games | Wins | Losses | Pct | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leones del Caracas | 63 | 35 | 28 | .556 | – |
| Aguilas del Zulia | 63 | 35 | 28 | .556 | – |
| Caribes de Anzoátegui | 63 | 34 | 29 | .540 | 1 |
| Tigres de Aragua | 63 | 33 | 30 | .524 | 2 |
| Bravos de Margarita | 61 | 31 | 30 | .508 | 3 |
| Navegantes del Magallanes | 63 | 28 | 35 | .444 | 7 |
| Cardenales de Lara | 63 | 28 | 35 | .444 | 7 |
| Tiburones de La Guaira | 61 | 26 | 35 | .426 | 8 |
The first 5 teams advanced to the second league phase.
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This round is called "Round Robin" or "Semi Final" by the league.
It was intended to be played from January, 2nd to January, 21st, but Aragua and Caracas ended in a tie, and had to play an extra tie-breaking game on January, 22nd. The extra game was played in Caracas because the Leones had finished with a better record during the first phase of the tournament.
| Team | Games | Wins | Losses | Pct | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caribes de Anzoátegui | 16 | 11 | 5 | .688 | – |
| Tigres de Aragua(*) | 17 | 11 | 6 | .647 | 0.5 |
| Leones del Caracas(*) | 17 | 10 | 7 | .588 | 1.5 |
| Bravos de Margarita | 16 | 5 | 11 | .313 | 6 |
| Águilas del Zulia | 16 | 4 | 12 | .250 | 7 |
The top two teams classified to the championship series.
(*) Aragua and Caracas played an extra, tie-breaking game to decide who would play against Anzoátegui in the final after finishing with a 10W-6L record during the round robin/semi final phase. The extra game was played on January, 22nd 2011 in Caracas' "Universitario" stadium, with victory for the away team, Tigres de Aragua, with a 5-2 score.
| Team | Wins | Losses | Pct | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caribes de Anzoategui | 4 | 3 | .571 | – |
| Tigres de Aragua | 3 | 4 | .429 | 1 |
Games:
| Date | Stadium | City | Score | Series progression |
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| January 23rd 2011 | Alfonso "Chico" Carrasquel | Puerto la Cruz | Tigres 5 - Caribes 8 | Caribes leads 1-0 |
| January 24th 2011 | Alfonso "Chico" Carrasquel | Puerto la Cruz | Tigres 7 - Caribes 8 | Caribes leads 2-0 |
| January 26th 2011 | José Pérez Colmenares | Maracay | Caribes 4 - Tigres 8 | Caribes leads 2-1 |
| January 27th 2011 | José Pérez Colmenares | Maracay | Caribes 0 - Tigres 16 | tied 2-2 |
| January 28th 2011 | José Pérez Colmenares | Maracay | Caribes 8 - Tigres 7 | Caribes leads 3-2 |
| January 29th 2011 | Alfonso "Chico" Carrasquel | Puerto la Cruz | Tigres 4 - Caribes 1 | tied 3-3 |
| January 30th 2011 | Alfonso "Chico" Carrasquel | Puerto la Cruz | Tigres 7 - Caribes 8 | Caribes wins series 4-3 |
The Caribes de Anzoátegui were crowned LVBP 2010-2011 Champions. This is the first title in the franchise's 20 year history.
The Championship Series' MVP was Luis Jiménez who was playing for the Caribes as a reinforcement.
MVP ("Vitico" Davalillo Award): Josh Kroeger (Leones del Caracas)[1]
Overall Offensive Performer of the year: Luis Jiménez (Cardenales de Lara)[2]
Rookie of the year: José Pirela (Aguilas del Zulia)[3]
Comeback of the year: Yusmeiro Petit (Bravos de Margarita)[4]
Manager of the year ("Chico" Carrasquel Award): Jody Davis (Aguilas del Zulia)[5]
Pitcher of the year ("Carrao" Bracho Award): Andrew Baldwin (Caribes de Anzoátegui)[6]
Closer of the year: Ronald Belisario (Bravos de Margarita)[2]
Setup of the year: Luis Ramírez (Bravos de Margarita)[2]
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