MIDWEST LEAGUE
WEST MICHIGAN WHITECAPS AT KANE COUNTY COUGARS
07/18/2110
 
MIDWEST LEAGUE
WEST MICHIGAN WHITECAPS AT KANE COUNTY COUGARS
GAME ID: 9772 - FRIDAY, JULY 18TH , 2110 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
West Michigan Whitecaps (48-44) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 4 9 0
Kane County Cougars (51-41) 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 9 1
Whitecaps Win, 4-2, Versus Kane County
West Michigan Whitecaps starter Dan Hayes turned in a top-notch performance against the Kane County Cougars at Fifth Third Bank Ballpark. The result was a win for the Whitecaps, 4-2. Hayes, now 1-1, was the winner. In 7 innings, he gave up 7 hits, while striking out 4, walking 1, and allowing 2 runs. Ryan Cardone collected his 7th save.

Matt Garduno came through with a big-time hit for West Michigan. The first baseman smacked a 3-run home run in the top of the eighth inning to give his team the lead, 4-2. It was his only hit, but it was clutch.

Garduno said his team "played with determination."

The win for the Whitecaps raised their record to 48-44.
WEST MICHIGAN BATTING LINESCORE KANE COUNTY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Vaughn LF 4 0 1 0 1 2 0 .251 3 15
C. Dean SS 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .276 4 25
   b-L. Cruz PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .264 5 30
   c-D. Ellington SS 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .291 6 39
B. McRitchie DH 4 0 0 0 1 4 4 .266 5 30
M. Phillips CF 5 0 0 0 0 1 5 .300 0 1
Z. Burgess RF 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .263 8 40
S. Wray 2B 3 0 2 0 0 0 3 .367 0 7
   d-J. Longstreth PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .182 0 0
   e-R. Roberts 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289 6 45
M. Garduno 1B 4 1 1 3 0 1 3 .310 10 32
J. Alvarez 3B 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 .239 5 16
   a-C. Grise PH, 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .277 2 22
A. Torres C 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .270 2 29
Totals 37 4 9 4 3 11 22      
a - C. Grise pinch hit for J. Alvarez in the 6th
b - L. Cruz pinch hit for C. Dean in the 7th
c - D. Ellington substituted for L. Cruz in the 7th
d - J. Longstreth pinch hit for S. Wray in the 8th
e - R. Roberts substituted for J. Longstreth in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: J. Alvarez (5, 2nd Inning off C. Tze, 0 on, 1 out) , M. Garduno (10, 8th Inning off R. Perez, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Vaughn , C. Dean , D. Ellington , Z. Burgess , S. Wray 2 , J. Longstreth , M. Garduno 4 , J. Alvarez 4
2-out RBI: M. Garduno
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Phillips , S. Wray , C. Grise , A. Torres
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Vaughn (5)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Alvarez-Wray-Garduno, Alvarez-Wray-Garduno)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Adams 1B 4 2 2 1 0 1 0 .315 6 28
L. Russell RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .230 14 44
C. Chrisley LF, CF 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .269 6 24
T. Kwarciany CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .230 3 23
   c-R. Estrada PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .251 2 21
M. Lowery SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .274 7 47
   a-B. Friedman SS, 3B 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .189 1 5
T. Rubi 3B, SS 4 0 3 0 0 1 0 .301 5 35
M. Rubi DH 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .265 5 34
   b-J. McNerny DH 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .333 1 11
R. Evans 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .291 4 29
   d-C. Babcock PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .253 0 6
J. Unknown C 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
Totals 34 2 9 2 1 6 15      
a - B. Friedman substituted for M. Lowery in the 5th
b - J. McNerny inserted as DH in the 7th
c - R. Estrada pinch hit for T. Kwarciany in the 8th
d - C. Babcock pinch hit for R. Evans in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Chrisley (20, 1st Inning off D. Hayes, 1 on, 1 out) , T. Rubi 2 (15, 7th Inning off D. Hayes, 0 on, 0 outs; 9th Inning off R. Cardone, 0 on, 1 out) , L. Russell (10, 8th Inning off R. Cardone, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Adams (6, 3rd Inning off D. Hayes, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Adams 5 , L. Russell 2 , C. Chrisley 3 , T. Rubi 5 , R. Evans
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Estrada , M. Lowery , C. Babcock , J. Unknown
GIDP: R. Evans , J. Unknown
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: T. Rubi (7)
WEST MICHIGAN PITCHING LINESCORE KANE COUNTY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Hayes W (1-1) 7.0 7 2 2 1 4 1 89 4.31   
R. Cardone SV (7) 2.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 20 1.94   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Hayes 58
Batters Faced: D. Hayes 27, R. Cardone 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Hayes 8-7, R. Cardone 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: D. Hayes 89-58, R. Cardone 20-15
WP: D. Hayes
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Tze 5.2 5 1 1 2 8 1 94 4.08   
L. Alvarado H (5) 1.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 13 6.97   
R. Perez L (3-6), BS (5) 1.1 3 3 3 1 0 1 35 4.07   
B. Archer 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 11 1.43   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Tze 61
Batters Faced: C. Tze 25, L. Alvarado 4, R. Perez 8, B. Archer 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Tze 4-5, L. Alvarado 0-2, R. Perez 1-3, B. Archer 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Tze 94-61, L. Alvarado 13-10, R. Perez 35-21, B. Archer 11-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: L. Alvarado 2-0 , B. Archer 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Dan Hayes
Ballpark: Fifth Third Bank Ballpark
Weather: Clear skies (78 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM CT
Time: 3:07
Attendance: 7366
Special Notes: Mike Lowery was ejected in the 4th inning for arguing a strike call.
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