MIDWEST LEAGUE
WEST MICHIGAN WHITECAPS AT LAKE COUNTY CAPTAINS
08/18/2112
 
MIDWEST LEAGUE
WEST MICHIGAN WHITECAPS AT LAKE COUNTY CAPTAINS
GAME ID: 10012 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 18TH , 2112 - GAME LOG
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West Michigan Whitecaps (63-59) 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 3 1 8 12 0
Lake County Captains (34-88) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 10 1
Whitecaps Victors, 8-2, at Lake County
Eager fans turned out for a matchup between the West Michigan Whitecaps and Lake County Captains.

The West Michigan Whitecaps beat the Lake County Captains, 8-2, at Classic Park. The win was due in part to first baseman Ed Cooper, who went 2 for 3 with a double and 2 walks, while scoring 2 times and driving in 2. Dan Brown was the winner. He's now 5-0. The loser was Dustin Cox. Edward McLaughlin earned his 5th save in 6 chances.

With West Michigan leading 1-0 in the top of the fourth, Cooper hit a run-scoring single off Lake County hurler Dustin Cox. It was the 72nd hit of the season for Cooper and put his team ahead, 2-0.

"We had a nice day," said West Michigan skipper Noah Fourie.

The win puts West Michigan at 63-59 this season.
WEST MICHIGAN BATTING LINESCORE LAKE COUNTY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Vaughn CF 5 0 1 2 0 1 0 .273 4 28
J. McEvoy LF 3 1 3 0 2 0 0 .300 12 59
G. Reeves SS 4 0 0 1 0 2 6 .243 8 50
E. Rourke RF 4 3 2 0 1 1 2 .253 5 37
A. Bertok 2B 4 0 2 0 1 1 1 .125 0 1
A. McKinnon DH 4 1 0 0 1 0 5 .283 6 30
E. Cooper 1B 3 2 2 2 2 1 0 .254 5 39
D. Albright C 4 1 1 2 1 0 5 .225 4 36
J. Syer 3B 5 0 1 1 0 2 4 .158 0 3
Totals 36 8 12 8 8 8 23      
BATTING
Doubles: E. Cooper (14, 6th Inning off D. Cox, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Vaughn (18, 8th Inning off J. Grigg, 3 on, 1 out)
Triples: J. McEvoy (7, 1st Inning off D. Cox, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Vaughn 2 , J. McEvoy 5 , E. Rourke 2 , A. Bertok 2 , E. Cooper 3 , D. Albright , J. Syer
2-out RBI: , E. Cooper 2 , D. Albright
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Rourke , D. Albright
GIDP: G. Reeves , J. Syer
Sac Fly: G. Reeves
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: J. McEvoy (25) , E. Rourke (8)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Brown-Bertok-Cooper)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. BaltrAn LF, CF 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 .188 0 8
K. McDonald 3B 5 0 1 0 0 2 4 .261 2 10
L. Seiger RF 5 0 1 0 0 2 5 .282 0 3
C. Zamora 2B 4 2 2 1 0 0 3 .273 3 27
M. Velez 1B 2 0 2 0 2 0 0 .273 9 41
R. Brents DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .294 1 7
C. Galeas CF 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 .180 10 39
   a-R. Sanchez PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .207 2 14
   b-G. Smith CF, LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232 7 29
C. Cole C 4 0 0 0 0 1 6 .215 7 22
R. Forsberg SS 4 0 2 0 0 0 4 .209 3 17
Totals 34 2 10 2 5 7 28      
a - R. Sanchez pinch hit for C. Galeas in the 8th
b - G. Smith substituted for R. Sanchez in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Forsberg (14, 7th Inning off D. Brown, 0 on, 1 out) , M. Velez (22, 8th Inning off E. McLaughlin, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: C. Zamora (3, 6th Inning off D. Brown, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: K. McDonald , L. Seiger , C. Zamora 5 , M. Velez 3 , R. Brents , R. Sanchez , R. Forsberg 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Seiger , C. Zamora , R. Forsberg 2
GIDP: C. Cole
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
CS: L. Seiger (1) , M. Velez (3)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Cole (5)
Double Plays: 2 (McDonald-Cole-Velez, Forsberg-Zamora-Velez)
WEST MICHIGAN PITCHING LINESCORE LAKE COUNTY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Brown W (5-0) 6.1 7 1 1 5 3 1 102 2.87   
E. McLaughlin SV (5) 2.2 3 1 1 0 4 0 41 3.47   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Brown 53
Batters Faced: D. Brown 28, E. McLaughlin 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Brown 7-6, E. McLaughlin 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: D. Brown 102-57, E. McLaughlin 41-29
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. McLaughlin 2-0
Balk: E. McLaughlin
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Cox L (1-4) 7.0 9 5 5 2 8 0 111 5.20   
J. Grigg 2.0 3 3 3 6 0 0 48 4.45   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Cox 45
Batters Faced: D. Cox 32, J. Grigg 13
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Cox 5-8, J. Grigg 4-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Cox 111-69, J. Grigg 48-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Grigg 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ed Cooper
Ballpark: Classic Park
Weather: Clear skies (72 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:34
Attendance: 5826
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