MIDWEST LEAGUE
WEST MICHIGAN WHITECAPS AT KANE COUNTY COUGARS
05/17/2025
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MIDWEST LEAGUE
WEST MICHIGAN WHITECAPS AT KANE COUNTY COUGARS
GAME ID: 9337 - SATURDAY, MAY 17TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
West Michigan Whitecaps (27-9) 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 6 8 1
Kane County Cougars (12-24) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 4 13 0
Whitecaps Make Cougars 6-4 Losers
The West Michigan Whitecaps defeated the Kane County Cougars, 6-4, in Midwest League action at Philip B. Elfstrom Stadium. West Michigan pitcher Mike Jensen had a standout performance. Jensen picked up the win for West Michigan, going 6.1 innings. He gave up 1 run on 8 hits. He now sports a record of 3-2. West Michigan has rattled off 4 straight wins.

Tony Boggs delivered a big hit for West Michigan. The pinch hitter drilled a 3-run home run in the top of the seventh inning to put the Whitecaps ahead, 3-1. It was his only hit, but it was a beauty.

"Mike did a heck of a job," said West Michigan manager James Russell.
WEST MICHIGAN BATTING LINESCORE KANE COUNTY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Kilmister 2B 4 0 1 0 1 0 1 .396 3 21
T. Hanna RF, 1B 5 0 2 0 0 1 1 .263 2 12
F. Johnson 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .381 1 5
   d-D. Babb SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .341 0 9
L. Tyler DH 5 1 1 0 0 2 3 .308 6 21
T. Scott SS, 3B 4 1 0 0 1 1 3 .279 3 14
C. Jacobs LF 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 .287 8 25
   b-S. Ford PR, CF 1 2 1 2 0 0 0 .333 1 7
J. Álvarez C 1 1 0 0 3 1 1 .276 1 12
   e-J. Montoya C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 1 5
B. Vecchi CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 0 0
   a-T. Boggs PH, RF 2 1 1 4 0 0 0 .242 6 12
J. Duffy 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 3 17
   c-R. Gachinsky PR, LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .339 1 4
Totals 33 6 8 6 7 7 17      
a - T. Boggs pinch hit for B. Vecchi in the 7th
b - S. Ford pinch ran for C. Jacobs in the 7th
c - R. Gachinsky pinch ran for J. Duffy in the 7th
d - D. Babb substituted for F. Johnson in the 7th
e - J. Montoya substituted for J. Álvarez in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Ford (4, 8th Inning off D. Penrose, 2 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: T. Boggs (6, 7th Inning off L. Valéncia, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: W. Kilmister , T. Hanna 2 , L. Tyler , C. Jacobs 2 , S. Ford 2 , T. Boggs 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Scott , B. Vecchi 2
Hit by Pitch: J. Duffy
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Ford (7)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Duffy (2)
Double Plays: 2 (Johnson-Scott-Jensen, Babb-Kilmister-Hanna)
PB: J. Álvarez
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Ruíz 2B 5 0 2 1 0 0 0 .282 0 14
T. Fields 3B 5 1 3 1 0 1 2 .240 4 18
P. Cunningham CF 4 0 2 0 1 0 2 .373 4 15
B. Saunders LF 5 1 1 0 0 0 4 .214 3 12
C. Webb RF 4 0 2 0 1 2 1 .301 1 11
L. Gonzáles DH 4 0 1 0 1 1 3 .282 0 4
R. Everhart 1B 4 1 1 0 0 2 5 .261 3 13
J. Canseco SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 4 .322 3 14
D. Jones C 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .223 0 5
Totals 39 4 13 2 3 9 24      
BATTING
Doubles: T. Fields (7, 3rd Inning off M. Jensen, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: T. Fields (4, 7th Inning off Y. Hayagawa, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Ruíz 2 , T. Fields 7 , P. Cunningham 2 , B. Saunders , C. Webb 2 , L. Gonzáles , R. Everhart , J. Canseco
2-out RBI: J. Ruíz
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , P. Cunningham 2 , J. Canseco 2 , D. Jones
GIDP: B. Saunders 2
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Fields (3)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Ruíz-Everhart)
WEST MICHIGAN PITCHING LINESCORE KANE COUNTY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Jensen W (3-2) 6.1 8 1 0 1 6 0 97 4.03   
Y. Hayagawa H (1) 0.2 2 1 1 0 1 1 15 21.60   
C. Barrera 1.0 3 2 2 0 2 0 27 11.57   
C. Whittemore SV (11) 1.0 0 0 0 2 0 0 18 4.26   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Jensen 60
Batters Faced: M. Jensen 28, Y. Hayagawa 4, C. Barrera 6, C. Whittemore 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Jensen 4-8, Y. Hayagawa 0-1, C. Barrera 0-1, C. Whittemore 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Jensen 97-70, Y. Hayagawa 15-10, C. Barrera 27-17, C. Whittemore 18-9
WP: C. Barrera
Balk: M. Jensen
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
W. Tillman L (0-1) 6.0 3 2 2 6 2 0 99 5.70   
L. Valéncia BS (1) 0.0 1 1 1 0 0 1 7 19.89   
D. Penrose 2.0 2 3 3 1 3 0 28 5.91   
M. Wright 1.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 14 2.16   
PITCHING
Game Score: W. Tillman 54
Batters Faced: W. Tillman 25, L. Valéncia 2, D. Penrose 9, M. Wright 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Tillman 8-6, L. Valéncia 0-0, D. Penrose 2-1, M. Wright 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: W. Tillman 99-51, L. Valéncia 7-4, D. Penrose 28-18, M. Wright 14-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: L. Valéncia 2-2 , D. Penrose 1-0
Hit Batsmen: L. Valéncia
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mike Jensen
Ballpark: Philip B. Elfstrom Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (63 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:35 PM CT
Time: 3:36
Attendance: 5576
Special Notes: Jim Duffy and Leonardo Valéncia were ejected in the 7th inning for igniting a bench-clearing brawl.
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