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.
Contents
First league phase
This round is called "Ronda Eliminatoria" or "Regular" by the league.
It was played from October, 12th to December, 30th.
The first five teams advanced to the second league phase.
Offensive and Defensive Leaders
Pitching
Batting
Second league phase
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.
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.
Championship series
Games:
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.
Awards
Most Valuable Player (Víctor Davalillo Award): Josh Kroeger (Leones del Caracas)
Overall Offensive Performer of the year: Luis Jiménez (Cardenales de Lara)
Rookie of the year: José Pirela (Aguilas del Zulia)
Comeback of the year: Yusmeiro Petit (Bravos de Margarita)
Manager of the year (Chico Carrasquel Award): Jody Davis (Aguilas del Zulia)
Pitcher of the year (Carrao Bracho Award): Andrew Baldwin (Caribes de Anzoátegui)
Closer of the year: Ronald Belisario (Bravos de Margarita)
Setup of the year: Luis Ramírez (Bravos de Margarita)