Nicaragua to change format of German Pomares National Baseball Championship
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<p>The Superior Baseball Commission of Nicaragua (CNBS, <em>Comisión Nicaragüense de Béisbol Superior</em>) announced a change of format of the <a rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label="Germán Pomares Championship (opens in a new tab)" href="https://beisbolgpo.net/" target="_blank">Germán Pomares Championship</a> in 2025.</p>
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<p>The new format by the Nicaragua Institute of Sports (IND, <em>Instituto Nicaragüense de Deportes</em>) will include three phases.</p>
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<p>The 20 franchises will participate in the first phase. The teams will face each other four times in seven-inning games during weekends. The top four finishers will play the best-of-five semifinals, and the winners will compete in the best-of-five final. The semifinal and final series will consist of nine-inning games. The 25-player rosters will include eight from the U-23 category, two of which will be mandatory in the lineups.</p>
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<p>The top eight finishers of the first phase will compete in the second phase. Teams will face each other four times in nine-inning games on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays. After playing 28 games, the top four teams will advance to the best-of-five semifinals. The winners will play the best-of-five final. The eight teams participating in the second phase will have the right to draft four players from the 12 eliminated teams. The 25-player rosters will have to include six from the U-23 category.</p>
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<p>The 12 teams eliminated from the second phase will compete in a U-25 third phase. The participants will split into two groups. The first and second-place teams of each group will play the best-of-five semifinals, and the winners will compete in the best-of-five final. The 25-player rosters will include 12 from the U-21 category.</p>
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<p>"We needed a change of format," the Nicaraguan Baseball Federation (FENIBA) stated in a release. The second phase aims to create more development opportunities and a better level of competition. Our ultimate goal is to see our National Teams improve in WBSC competitions."</p>
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<p>The 2024 season of the Pomares National Championship opened in February.</p>
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