2024 Mexican Softball League season

{{Infobox sports season

| title = 2024 Mexican Softball League season

| league = Mexican Softball League

| sport = Softball

| duration = 25 January – 16 March

| no_of_games = 71

| no_of_teams = 6

| finals = Serie de la Reina

| finals_link = Serie de la Reina

| finals_champ = Charros de Jalisco

| finals_runner-up = Sultanes de Monterrey

| finals_MVP = Yeraldine Carrión

| seasonslist = List of Mexican Softball League seasons

| seasonslistnames = LMS

| nextseason_link = 2025 Mexican Softball League season

| nextseason_year = 2025

}}

The 2024 Mexican Softball League season was the inaugural season of the Mexican Softball League (LMS), the first professional softball league in Latin America. It was contested by six teams, all of them softball sides of Mexican League baseball teams: Bravos de León, Charros de Jalisco, Diablos Rojos del México, El Águila de Veracruz, Olmecas de Tabasco and Sultanes de Monterrey.{{cite web|first=James|last=Wagner|title=In Latin America, a New Frontier for Women: Professional Softball in Mexico|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/25/world/americas/softball-mexico-womens-sports.html|website=The New York Times|date=25 February 2024|access-date=31 December 2024}}{{cite web|first=Irving|last=Furlong|title=Del sueño a la realidad: Liga Mexicana de Softbol alista su debut|url=https://www.septimaentrada.com/liga-mexicana-de-beisbol/del-sueno-a-la-realidad-liga-mexicana-de-softbol-alista-su-debut|website=Séptima Entrada|date=25 January 2024|access-date=31 December 2024|language=es}}

The season started on 25 January and ended on 16 March.{{cite web|title=Calendario de la temporada 2024 de la Liga Mexicana de Softbol|url=https://www.milb.com/news/calendario-de-la-temporada-2024-de-la-liga-mexicana-de-softbol|website=MiLB.com|date=15 November 2023|access-date=31 December 2024}} Charros de Jalisco won the championship after defeating Sultanes de Monterrey in the final series 3 games to 1.{{cite web|title=Charros de Jalisco, primer campeón de la liga de softbol|url=https://www.jornada.com.mx/noticia/2024/03/17/deportes/charros-de-jalisco-primer-campeon-de-la-liga-de-softbol-634|website=La Jornada|date=17 March 2024|access-date=31 December 2024|language=es}}{{cite web|first=Leobardo|last=Vázquez Hernández|title=¡HISTÓRICO! Charros Femenil se corona campeón de la Liga Mexicana de Softbol|url=https://www.eluniversal.com.mx/deportes/historico-charros-femenil-se-corona-campeon-de-la-liga-mexicana-de-softbol/|website=El Universal|date=16 March 2024|access-date=31 December 2024|language=es}} Yeraldine Carrión, pitcher for the Charros, won the MVP award of the final series.{{cite web|first=Michel|last=Cruz|title=Yeraldine Carrión: "Es un orgullo ser de las primeras campeonas"|url=https://www.milenio.com/deportes/beisbol/yeraldine-carrion-es-un-orgullo-ser-de-las-primeras-campeonas|website=Milenio|date=20 March 2024|access-date=31 December 2024|language=es}}{{cite web|first=Irma|last=Cuevas|title=Yeraldine Carrión es la jugadora más valiosa de la Serie de la Reina|url=https://noticias.imer.mx/blog/yeraldine-carrion-es-la-jugadora-mas-valiosa-de-la-serie-de-la-reina/|website=IMER Noticias|date=20 March 2024|access-date=31 December 2024|language=es}}

Standings

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|+ Regular season standings{{cite web|title=Standings|url=https://sultanes.com.mx/standing/lms|website=sultanes.com.mx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241231175800/https://sultanes.com.mx/standing/lms|archive-date=31 December 2024|access-date=31 December 2024}}

! scope="col" width="5%"| Rank

! scope="col" width="25%"| Team

! scope="col" width="5%"| G

! scope="col" width="5%"| W

! scope="col" width="5%"| L

! scope="col" width="7%"| Pct.

! scope="col" width="5%"| GB

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! 1

| Sultanes de Monterrey

24159{{winpct|15|9}}
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! 2

| Charros de Jalisco

23149{{winpct|14|9}}0.5
style="background-color:#ccffcc;"

! 3

| Diablos Rojos del México

241410{{winpct|14|10}}1.0
style="background-color:#ccffcc;"

! 4

| El Águila de Veracruz

241212{{winpct|12|12}}3.0
5

| Olmecas de Tabasco || 24 || 11 || 13 || {{winpct|11|13}} || 4.0

6

| Bravas de León || 23 || 5 || 18 || {{winpct|5|18}} || 9.5

Postseason

{{4TeamBracket

| team-width = 200

| RD1 = Semifinals

| RD2 = Serie de la Reina

| RD1-seed1 = 1

| RD1-team1 = Sultanes de Monterrey

| RD1-score1 = 3

| RD1-seed2 = 4

| RD1-team2 = El Águila de Veracruz

| RD1-score2 = 2

| RD1-seed3 = 2

| RD1-team3 = Charros de Jalisco

| RD1-score3 = 3

| RD1-seed4 = 3

| RD1-team4 = Diablos Rojos del México

| RD1-score4 = 0

| RD2-seed1 = 1

| RD2-team1 = Sultanes de Monterrey

| RD2-score1 = 1

| RD2-seed2 = 2

| RD2-team2 = Charros de Jalisco

| RD2-score2 = 3

}}

=Semifinals=

{{MLB Playoff Summary

| winner= Sultanes de Monterrey

| score = 3–2

| date1 = 5 March

| time1 = 2:50

| score1 = Monterrey1, Veracruz – 0

| loc1 = Estadio Universitario Beto Ávila

| att1 =

| ref1 =

| date2 = 6 March

| time2 = 3:09

| score2 = Monterrey – 3, Veracruz4

| loc2 = Estadio Universitario Beto Ávila

| att2 =

| ref2 =

| date3 = 8 March

| time3 = 2:13

| score3 = Veracruz – 1, Monterrey3

| loc3 = Estadio Mobil Super

| att3 = 5,404

| ref3 = {{cite web|title=Boxscore – El Águila 1–3 Sultanes|url=https://sultanes.com.mx/box-score/10083|website=sultanes.com.mx|access-date=2 January 2025|language=es}}

| date4 = 9 March

| time4 = 2:35

| score4 = Veracruz5, Monterrey – 1

| loc4 = Estadio Mobil Super

| att4 = 4,783

| ref4 = {{cite web|title=Boxscore – El Águila 5–1 Sultanes|url=https://sultanes.com.mx/box-score/10085|website=sultanes.com.mx|access-date=2 January 2025|language=es}}

| date5 = 10 March

| time5 = 3:10

| score5 = Veracruz – 2, Monterrey5

| loc5 = Estadio Mobil Super

| att5 = 4,308

| ref5 = {{cite web|title=Boxscore – El Águila 2–5 Sultanes|url=https://sultanes.com.mx/box-score/10087|website=sultanes.com.mx|access-date=2 January 2025|language=es}}

}}

{{MLB Playoff Summary

| winner= Charros de Jalisco

| score = 3–0

| date1 = 5 March

| time1 = 2:48

| score1 = Jalisco6, México – 3

| loc1 = Estadio de Beisbol de Ciudad Universitaria

| att1 = 900

| ref1 = {{cite web|title=Boxscore – Charros 6–3 Diablos Rojos|url=https://sultanes.com.mx/box-score/10079|website=sultanes.com.mx|access-date=2 January 2025|language=es}}

| date2 = 6 March

| time2 = 3:22

| score2 = Jalisco11, México – 10

| loc2 = Estadio de Beisbol de Ciudad Universitaria

| att2 = 1,010

| ref2 = {{cite web|title=Boxscore – Charros 11–10 Diablos Rojos|url=https://sultanes.com.mx/box-score/10082|website=sultanes.com.mx|access-date=2 January 2025|language=es}}

| date3 = 8 March

| time3 = 2:56

| score3 = México – 1, Jalisco13

| loc3 = Estadio Panamericano

| att3 = 2,414

| ref3 = {{cite web|title=Boxscore – Diablos Rojos 1–13 Charros|url=https://sultanes.com.mx/box-score/10084|website=sultanes.com.mx|access-date=2 January 2025|language=es}}

}}

=Serie de la Reina=

==Summary==

{{MLB Playoff Summary

| summary =

| winner = Charros de Jalisco

| leader =

| score = 3–1

| date1 = 12 March

| time1 = 2:41

| score1 = Monterrey – 1, Jalisco3

| loc1 = Estadio Panamericano

| att1 = 2,487

| ref1 = {{cite web|title=Boxscore – Sultanes 1–3 Charros|url=https://sultanes.com.mx/box-score/10089|website=sultanes.com.mx|access-date=2 January 2025|language=es}}

| date2 = 13 March

| time2 = 2:30

| score2 = Monterrey3, Jalisco – 1

| loc2 = Estadio Panamericano

| att2 = 3,063

| ref2 = {{cite web|title=Boxscore – Sultanes 3–1 Charros|url=https://sultanes.com.mx/box-score/10090|website=sultanes.com.mx|access-date=2 January 2025|language=es}}

| date3 = 15 March

| time3 = 2:33

| score3 = Jalisco4, Monterrey – 2

| loc3 = Estadio Mobil Super

| att3 = 8,349

| ref3 = {{cite web|title=Boxscore – Charros 4–2 Sultanes|url=https://sultanes.com.mx/box-score/10091|website=sultanes.com.mx|access-date=2 January 2025|language=es}}

| date4 = 16 March

| time4 = 2:32

| score4 = Jalisco6, Monterrey – 0

| loc4 = Estadio Mobil Super

| att4 = 5,932

| ref4 = {{cite web|title=Boxscore – Charros 6–0 Sultanes|url=https://sultanes.com.mx/box-score/10092|website=sultanes.com.mx|access-date=2 January 2025|language=es}}

}}

League leaders

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|+ Batting leaders{{Cite web|title=LMS: Las históricas primeras campeonas individuales|url=https://www.milb.com/news/lms-las-historicas-primeras-campeonas-individuales|website=MiLB.com|date=4 March 2024|access-date=31 December 2024|language=es}}

!scope="col" width="3%" | Stat

!scope="col" width="15%" | Player

!scope="col" width="10%" | Team

!scope="col" width="3%" | Total

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | AVG

| style="text-align:left;" | {{flagicon|CUB}} Leannelys Zayas || México || .479

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | HR

| style="text-align:left;" | {{flagicon|MEX}} Karime Valles || Jalisco || 6

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" rowspan=2 | RBI

| style="text-align:left;" | {{flagicon|VEN}} Yuruby Alicart || Jalisco || rowspan=2 | 21

style="text-align:left;" | {{flagicon|CUB}} Yilián RondónTabasco
scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | R

| style="text-align:left;" | {{flagicon|CUB}} Leannelys Zayas || México || 29

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | H

| style="text-align:left;" | {{flagicon|CUB}} Leannelys Zayas || México || 35

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" rowspan=2 | SB

| style="text-align:left;" | {{flagicon|VEN}} Yakary Molina || México || rowspan=2 | 5

style="text-align:left;" | {{flagicon|USA}} Claudia LópezMonterrey

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|+ Pitching leaders

!scope="col" width="3%" | Stat

!scope="col" width="15%" | Player

!scope="col" width="10%" | Team

!scope="col" width="3%" | Total

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | W

| style="text-align:left;" | {{flagicon|MEX}} Yanina Treviño || Monterrey || 11

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| ERA

| style="text-align:left;" | {{flagicon|MEX}} Yeraldine Carrión || Jalisco || 1.44

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| K

| style="text-align:left;" | {{flagicon|CUB}} Yilián Tornés|| Veracruz || 141

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| SV

| style="text-align:left;" | {{flagicon|MEX}} Yeraldine Carrión || Jalisco || 2

{{col-end}}

References