MIDWEST LEAGUE
GREAT LAKES LOONS AT WEST MICHIGAN WHITECAPS
08/21/2112
 
MIDWEST LEAGUE
GREAT LAKES LOONS AT WEST MICHIGAN WHITECAPS
GAME ID: 10036 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 21ST , 2112 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Great Lakes Loons (78-47) 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 14 1
West Michigan Whitecaps (64-61) 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 X 5 8 0
West Michigan Charts 5-4 Win Over Great Lakes
Great Lakes got a decent performance from pitcher Mike DiPalermo, but it wasn't enough to beat the West Michigan Whitecaps. West Michigan won the Fifth Third Ballpark contest, 5-4. DiPalermo threw 7.0 innings allowing 4 runs for the losing team. John Collura, credited with the win in relief, is now 1-0. He allowed no runs on 1 hit in 2 innings. By defeating Great Lakes, the 4th-place Whitecaps improved to 64-61.

Alex McKinnon had a key at-bat with one out in the bottom of the third for West Michigan. With the bases loaded and the Whitecaps leading 2-1, he grounded out, driving in 1 run.

"We were the better team," crowed McKinnon.
GREAT LAKES BATTING LINESCORE WEST MICHIGAN BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Niemeyer CF 4 1 2 2 1 1 1 .230 3 25
K. Toole RF 5 0 3 1 0 1 2 .262 3 32
D. Hennessey DH 5 0 1 0 0 1 5 .264 4 36
A. Esparza 2B 4 0 1 0 1 0 4 .276 0 18
C. Hoover LF 5 0 1 0 0 3 4 .267 15 65
D. LaBore 3B 4 2 3 0 1 1 1 .284 4 23
R. Lenhof 1B 5 0 2 1 0 0 4 .325 3 25
M. Galvez SS 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .240 0 3
   a-D. Willison PH, SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .256 0 10
   d-J. Carriere PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .314 5 26
N. Hawkins C 2 1 1 0 1 1 1 .250 6 20
   b-A. Stevens PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .287 6 22
   c-T. Serrano C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 0 1
   e-B. Prescott PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .333 0 2
Totals 40 4 14 4 5 12 30      
a - D. Willison pinch hit for M. Galvez in the 7th
b - A. Stevens pinch hit for N. Hawkins in the 8th
c - T. Serrano substituted for A. Stevens in the 8th
d - J. Carriere pinch hit for D. Willison in the 9th
e - B. Prescott pinch hit for T. Serrano in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Toole (8, 1st Inning off R. Harrison, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: D. LaBore (2, 2nd Inning off R. Harrison, 0 on, 1 out) , B. Niemeyer (6, 4th Inning off R. Harrison, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Niemeyer 4 , K. Toole 4 , D. Hennessey , A. Esparza , C. Hoover , D. LaBore 5 , R. Lenhof 2 , N. Hawkins
2-out RBI: B. Niemeyer , K. Toole
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Esparza , C. Hoover , R. Lenhof , D. Willison , B. Prescott
GIDP: A. Esparza
Team LOB: 14

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Esparza (24)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Niemeyer (2)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. McEvoy CF, LF 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .297 12 59
E. Micek 2B 3 2 2 1 1 0 0 .281 4 15
G. Reeves SS 4 0 1 0 0 3 3 .248 8 50
J. Dorrance RF 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .245 8 50
E. Rourke LF 3 0 3 1 0 0 0 .256 5 38
   a-M. Klepper PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 1 3
   b-J. Vaughn LF, CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264 4 28
A. McKinnon DH 4 1 1 2 0 2 5 .281 7 33
E. Cooper 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 5 .250 5 39
   c-J. Prinz 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .227 5 18
S. Owen 3B 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 .279 4 11
D. Albright C 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .223 4 36
Totals 33 5 8 5 2 10 18      
a - M. Klepper pinch hit for E. Rourke in the 8th
b - J. Vaughn substituted for M. Klepper in the 9th
c - J. Prinz substituted for E. Cooper in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Micek (9, 4th Inning off M. DiPalermo, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: A. McKinnon (7, 8th Inning off N. Moore, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: E. Micek 3 , G. Reeves , J. Dorrance , E. Rourke 3 , A. McKinnon 4
2-out RBI: E. Micek
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Reeves , E. Cooper 2
Hit by Pitch: S. Owen
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Micek-Reeves-Cooper)
GREAT LAKES PITCHING LINESCORE WEST MICHIGAN PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. DiPalermo 7.0 7 4 3 2 10 0 111 3.04   
N. Moore L (4-7) 1.0 1 1 1 0 0 1 7 3.10   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. DiPalermo 57
Batters Faced: M. DiPalermo 31, N. Moore 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. DiPalermo 7-4, N. Moore 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. DiPalermo 111-76, N. Moore 7-5
Hit Batsmen: N. Moore
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Harrison 6.2 11 4 4 2 8 0 118 3.81   
E. McLaughlin 0.1 2 0 0 0 0 0 6 3.38   
J. Collura W (1-0) 2.0 1 0 0 3 4 0 36 5.40   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Harrison 42
Batters Faced: R. Harrison 32, E. McLaughlin 3, J. Collura 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Harrison 7-4, E. McLaughlin 0-1, J. Collura 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: R. Harrison 118-69, E. McLaughlin 6-3, J. Collura 36-17
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. McLaughlin 1-0
WP: J. Collura
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mike DiPalermo
Ballpark: Fifth Third Ballpark
Weather: Partly Cloudy (68 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 3:35 PM CT
Time: 3:19
Attendance: 9330
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