MIDWEST LEAGUE
WEST MICHIGAN WHITECAPS AT LAKE COUNTY CAPTAINS
09/06/2025
 
MIDWEST LEAGUE
WEST MICHIGAN WHITECAPS AT LAKE COUNTY CAPTAINS
GAME ID: 12622 - SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 6TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
West Michigan Whitecaps (96-41) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 6 9 0
Lake County Captains (72-65) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 6 0
Whitecaps Stun Captains, 6-2
Lake County got a valiant performance from pitcher Orlando Castro, but it wasn't enough to beat the West Michigan Whitecaps. West Michigan won the game, 6-2. Castro threw 7.0 innings of 4-hit ball for the losing team. West Michigan has now won 8 in a row.

The Whitecaps beat the Captains in part due to timely hitting. Case in point: the two-out single Freddie Johnson produced in the top of the ninth. Batting against Alfredo Gonzáles, Johnson gave his team the lead, 4-2, when he hit a 2-run single.

"This game can get contagious when you're going good offensively," said West Michigan manager James Russell.
WEST MICHIGAN BATTING LINESCORE LAKE COUNTY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Duffy 2B, 3B 4 1 1 0 1 1 1 .318 11 48
O. Matos DH 5 1 2 2 0 1 2 .346 10 51
F. Johnson 1B 3 1 2 2 2 0 0 .351 11 52
C. Jacobs LF 2 0 0 0 1 1 4 .275 18 72
   a-S. Ford RF, CF 2 1 1 2 0 0 2 .326 2 13
T. Quintana SS, 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .344 5 31
   d-R. Gachinsky PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .308 4 23
   e-J. McCarty 3B, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .337 2 8
B. Vecchi CF, LF 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .270 15 47
T. Boggs RF 3 1 1 0 1 2 1 .225 13 25
J. Álvarez C 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .238 10 49
   b-D. Babb 2B, SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .324 0 18
M. Murillo 3B 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .298 2 15
   c-J. Montoya C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .227 4 14
   f-T. York PH, C 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .327 5 34
Totals 36 6 9 6 5 13 19      
a - S. Ford substituted for C. Jacobs in the 7th
b - D. Babb substituted for J. Álvarez in the 7th
c - J. Montoya substituted for M. Murillo in the 7th
d - R. Gachinsky pinch hit for T. Quintana in the 8th
e - J. McCarty substituted for R. Gachinsky in the 8th
f - T. York pinch hit for J. Montoya in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Murillo (4, 3rd Inning off O. Castro, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: S. Ford (2, 9th Inning off A. Gonzáles, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Duffy , O. Matos 2 , F. Johnson 2 , S. Ford 4 , T. Boggs , M. Murillo 3
2-out RBI: O. Matos , F. Johnson , S. Ford
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , C. Jacobs 2 , B. Vecchi
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Duffy (13) , T. Boggs 2 (6)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Murillo-Duffy-Johnson, Quintana-Duffy)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Wilson 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .286 3 26
   a-G. Hamilton 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .344 5 24
Z. West RF 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .407 1 8
D. Robinson DH 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .270 5 36
J. Hernández 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .311 15 85
   b-J. Rivera 3B, SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .371 3 13
A. Thomas CF 3 1 2 0 1 1 1 .266 2 6
B. Carlson SS, 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .313 4 31
Z. Vanstone LF 4 1 1 2 0 0 3 .250 2 6
D. Bovey 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .264 8 39
G. Mann C 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .276 12 48
Totals 29 2 6 2 5 3 13      
a - G. Hamilton substituted for L. Wilson in the 9th
b - J. Rivera substituted for J. Hernández in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Thomas (4, 2nd Inning off J. Martínez, 0 on, 1 out) , L. Wilson (8, 3rd Inning off J. Martínez, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: Z. Vanstone (2, 7th Inning off J. Martínez, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: L. Wilson 2 , Z. West , J. Hernández , A. Thomas 3 , Z. Vanstone 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Robinson , A. Thomas , Z. Vanstone
GIDP: Z. Vanstone
Sac Bunt: G. Mann
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Robinson (54)
CS: Z. West (5)
WEST MICHIGAN PITCHING LINESCORE LAKE COUNTY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Martínez 6.1 6 2 2 3 2 1 92 2.84   
J. Lowery W (4-0) 2.2 0 0 0 2 1 0 44 1.43   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Martínez 52
Batters Faced: J. Martínez 25, J. Lowery 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Martínez 5-9, J. Lowery 3-4
Pitches - Strikes: J. Martínez 92-56, J. Lowery 44-25
WP: J. Martínez
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
O. Castro 7.0 4 1 1 3 10 0 109 1.29   
A. Gonzáles L (1-4), BS (1) 1.2 5 5 5 2 3 1 45 6.68   
J. López 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2.12   
PITCHING
Game Score: O. Castro 72
Batters Faced: O. Castro 28, A. Gonzáles 12, J. López 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: O. Castro 6-5, A. Gonzáles 1-1, J. López 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: O. Castro 109-74, A. Gonzáles 45-26, J. López 2-1
WP: A. Gonzáles
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Orlando Castro
Ballpark: Classic Park
Weather: Clear skies (64 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:00 PM ET
Time: 3:27
Attendance: 6747
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