MIDWEST LEAGUE
LANSING LUGNUTS AT WEST MICHIGAN WHITECAPS
09/06/2026
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MIDWEST LEAGUE
LANSING LUGNUTS AT WEST MICHIGAN WHITECAPS
GAME ID: 12637 - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 6TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Lansing Lugnuts (70-68) 0 0 2 0 0 0 6 0 0 8 12 0
West Michigan Whitecaps (103-35) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 6 0
Whitecaps Suffer 8-3 Home Defeat
The Lansing Lugnuts defeated the West Michigan Whitecaps, 8-3, in Midwest League action at Fifth Third Ballpark. Lansing pitcher Thom Black had a standout performance. The win gives Lansing a season record of 70-68.

Early in the game, first baseman Mike Nicholas had a 2-run home run for Lansing. It was his 15th home run of the season and put the Lugnuts on top, 2-0.

"I'm just looking to see the ball, hit the ball," said Nicholas.
LANSING BATTING LINESCORE WEST MICHIGAN BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Abrams LF 5 0 2 2 0 0 2 .293 5 55
B. Shirley 3B 4 1 3 1 1 0 1 .309 4 62
J. Viera SS 3 2 1 0 2 1 3 .307 3 58
M. Nicholas 1B 2 2 1 2 2 1 2 .305 15 61
   a-E. Boatman PH, C 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283 5 29
L. Allen DH 5 0 0 0 0 0 7 .295 6 38
A. Cook C, 1B 4 1 2 1 1 1 0 .387 2 13
J. Valentín RF 5 1 1 1 0 2 4 .269 2 34
J. Marchant CF 4 1 2 1 1 1 0 .314 7 54
K. Lewis 2B 5 0 0 0 0 2 6 .254 6 48
Totals 38 8 12 8 7 8 25      
a - E. Boatman pinch hit for M. Nicholas in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: M. Nicholas (15, 3rd Inning off T. Kennedy, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: G. Abrams 2 , B. Shirley 3 , J. Viera , M. Nicholas 4 , A. Cook 2 , J. Valentín , J. Marchant 2
2-out RBI: G. Abrams , B. Shirley , M. Nicholas
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Abrams , J. Viera , L. Allen , J. Valentín
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
CS: G. Abrams (3)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Jacobs DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .353 4 55
J. Ramírez SS 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .342 11 70
P. Yates RF 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .325 10 57
   a-B. Kilmartin PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .133 0 2
   b-J. Pettifer PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .354 6 70
T. Garland 2B 4 0 2 2 0 1 0 .340 9 67
C. Gibson LF 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .355 5 48
   c-K. Estes PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .295 1 23
B. Vecchi 1B 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .225 7 43
O. Gutiérrez 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .268 3 17
K. Franklin C 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .258 1 18
J. Herrera CF 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .417 0 0
Totals 32 3 6 3 1 10 6      
a - B. Kilmartin pinch hit for P. Yates in the 7th
b - J. Pettifer pinch hit for B. Kilmartin in the 9th
c - K. Estes pinch hit for C. Gibson in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Pettifer (28, 9th Inning off T. Black, 2 on, 1 out) , T. Garland (25, 9th Inning off T. Black, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Ramírez , J. Pettifer 2 , T. Garland 3 , B. Vecchi , J. Herrera
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Vecchi
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Ramírez (3)
LANSING PITCHING LINESCORE WEST MICHIGAN PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
T. Black W (2-2) 9.0 6 3 3 1 10 0 33 142 6.45   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Black 72
Batters Faced: T. Black 33
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Black 9-7
Pitches - Strikes: T. Black 142-97
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
T. Kennedy L (5-3) 4.0 4 2 2 5 6 1 20 93 4.12   
M. Jensen 2.1 6 6 6 2 1 0 15 63 5.07   
R. Mitchell 2.2 2 0 0 0 1 0 10 35 3.44   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Kennedy 47
Batters Faced: T. Kennedy 20, M. Jensen 15, R. Mitchell 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Kennedy 1-4, M. Jensen 2-4, R. Mitchell 4-3
Pitches - Strikes: T. Kennedy 93-48, M. Jensen 63-34, R. Mitchell 35-23
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Jensen 1-0 , R. Mitchell 3-3
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Thom Black
Ballpark: Fifth Third Ballpark
Weather: Partly Cloudy (67 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:45
Attendance: 11032
Sunday, September 6th , 2026 - OOTP Baseball 27.4 Build 76