MIDWEST LEAGUE
WEST MICHIGAN WHITECAPS AT CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS
09/18/2026
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MIDWEST LEAGUE
WEST MICHIGAN WHITECAPS AT CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS
GAME ID: 9050 - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R H E
West Michigan Whitecaps 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 3 16 0
Cedar Rapids Kernels 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 4 13 1
Kernels Escape Whitecaps in 12, Now Lead Series 2-1
Joe Gibbs pitched effectively, but the West Michigan Whitecaps still lost, 4-3, in extra innings to the Cedar Rapids Kernels at Veterans Memorial Stadium. With the win, Cedar Rapids took a 2-1 lead in the best-of-7 Round 2. Gibbs pitched well, allowing 1 run over 6.1 innings.

The two teams entertained the Veterans Memorial Stadium crowd with some good baseball.

"This was one of those 'not to be denied' games," said Cedar Rapids field general Bobby Chouinard.

The next game is set to be played tomorrow at Veterans Memorial Stadium in Cedar Rapids.
WEST MICHIGAN BATTING LINESCORE CEDAR RAPIDS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Jacobs 1B 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .423 2 9
   b-T. Garland PH, 1B 3 1 1 2 0 0 3 .200 1 2
J. Ramírez SS, 2B 5 0 1 0 1 2 0 .346 0 4
J. Young CF 6 0 3 0 0 1 1 .385 0 2
P. Yates RF 5 1 2 1 1 0 3 .375 1 4
J. Colon C 6 0 2 0 0 3 2 .308 2 6
C. Gibson LF 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .333 0 1
   c-J. Pettifer PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 0 0
   d-B. Vecchi LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .333 0 1
G. Bishop DH 6 0 2 0 0 2 6 .286 0 1
S. Jara 3B 5 0 0 0 0 1 3 .208 0 2
O. Gutiérrez 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .333 0 1
   a-J. Ruíz PH, SS 4 1 3 0 0 0 3 .750 0 0
Totals 51 3 16 3 3 12 30      
a - J. Ruíz pinch hit for O. Gutiérrez in the 6th
b - T. Garland pinch hit for J. Jacobs in the 8th
c - J. Pettifer pinch hit for C. Gibson in the 9th
d - B. Vecchi substituted for J. Pettifer in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Young (1, 5th Inning off J. Vargas, 1 on, 2 outs) , G. Bishop (1, 6th Inning off E. Garrett, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: P. Yates (1, 7th Inning off E. Garrett, 0 on, 2 outs) , T. Garland (1, 10th Inning off J. Peterson, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Jacobs , T. Garland 4 , J. Ramírez , J. Young 4 , P. Yates 5 , J. Colon 2 , C. Gibson , G. Bishop 3 , J. Ruíz 3
2-out RBI: P. Yates
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Jacobs , T. Garland , P. Yates , J. Colon , G. Bishop , O. Gutiérrez
Hit by Pitch: S. Jara
Team LOB: 16

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Jacobs (2) , C. Gibson (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Colon-Gutiérrez, Ramírez-Gutiérrez-Jacobs)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Dupree RF 6 0 2 0 0 0 2 .375 1 3
M. Ramírez DH 5 0 2 1 0 1 2 .448 0 3
V. Rosa 3B 5 0 2 0 0 0 3 .444 0 5
J. Robinson 1B 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 .174 0 3
S. Ladner 2B 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 .179 0 1
M. Gentil SS 5 2 2 1 0 2 0 .348 1 5
B. Hamilton LF 5 1 2 0 0 1 0 .208 0 4
J. González C 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .143 0 3
   b-L. Hernández PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .667 0 0
   c-C. Valle C 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
M. Fletcher CF 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .150 0 1
   a-E. González CF 3 0 2 1 0 0 1 .500 0 1
Totals 46 4 13 3 0 8 13      
a - E. González substituted for M. Fletcher in the 7th
b - L. Hernández pinch hit for J. González in the 10th
c - C. Valle substituted for L. Hernández in the 11th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Ramírez (5, 6th Inning off J. Gibbs, 0 on, 2 outs) , M. Gentil (2, 10th Inning off J. Harper, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Dupree (2, 12th Inning off A. González, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: M. Gentil (1, 2nd Inning off J. Gibbs, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Dupree 3 , M. Ramírez 3 , V. Rosa 2 , M. Gentil 6 , B. Hamilton 2 , C. Valle , E. González 2
2-out RBI: M. Ramírez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Ramírez , V. Rosa 2
GIDP: J. Robinson
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
CS: B. Hamilton (1)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Robinson
WEST MICHIGAN PITCHING LINESCORE CEDAR RAPIDS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
J. Gibbs 6.1 5 1 1 0 6 1 22 90 0.79   
J. Fuller 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 0.00   
J. Harper 3.0 6 2 2 0 1 0 15 65 7.50   
A. González L (0-1) 1.2 2 1 1 0 1 0 7 35 3.18   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Gibbs 65
Batters Faced: J. Gibbs 22, J. Fuller 2, J. Harper 15, A. González 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Gibbs 6-5, J. Fuller 1-1, J. Harper 5-3, A. González 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Gibbs 90-56, J. Fuller 5-4, J. Harper 65-44, A. González 35-18
WP: A. González
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
J. Vargas 4.2 6 0 0 3 6 0 21 88 1.59   
E. Garrett 2.1 2 1 1 0 1 1 11 35 3.86   
S. Turner 2.0 5 0 0 0 0 0 11 42 1.93   
J. Peterson W (1-0) 3.0 3 2 2 0 5 1 12 52 5.87   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Vargas 55
Batters Faced: J. Vargas 21, E. Garrett 11, S. Turner 11, J. Peterson 12
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Vargas 1-5, E. Garrett 2-4, S. Turner 3-3, J. Peterson 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Vargas 88-52, E. Garrett 35-23, S. Turner 42-23, J. Peterson 52-32
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Garrett 2-0
Hit Batsmen: E. Garrett
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Joe Gibbs
Ballpark: Veterans Memorial Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (54 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 8:05 PM CT
Time: 4:58
Attendance: 16908
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