MIDWEST LEAGUE
WEST MICHIGAN WHITECAPS AT SOUTH BEND CUBS
06/02/2026
 
MIDWEST LEAGUE
WEST MICHIGAN WHITECAPS AT SOUTH BEND CUBS
GAME ID: 9465 - TUESDAY, JUNE 2ND , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
West Michigan Whitecaps (38-14) 4 0 1 0 1 0 6 0 0 12 15 0
South Bend Cubs (23-29) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 1
Gibbs Tames South Bend
Magic was in the air and on the mound at Stanley Coveleski Regional Stadium, as Joe Gibbs held the South Bend Cubs spellbound in his 12-0 shutout victory. The West Michigan Whitecaps pitcher went the distance, rang up 10 strikeouts, walked 0, and held the Cubs to 7 hits.

"He just had us in his thrall," South Bend manager Taylor Davis said. "We couldn't put anything together against him."

So far this year, Gibbs has compiled a 4-2 record with a 2.79 ERA.
WEST MICHIGAN BATTING LINESCORE SOUTH BEND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Ramírez SS 5 1 1 0 0 1 2 .325 5 21
R. Henry RF 5 3 3 1 0 0 0 .452 0 7
J. Navarro 3B 5 2 2 0 0 1 3 .422 2 18
J. Young LF 4 1 2 3 0 0 1 .300 5 27
J. Jacobs CF 4 2 3 3 0 0 1 .414 0 9
T. Garland 1B 5 1 2 2 0 0 2 .295 3 21
M. Castro 2B 4 1 0 0 0 0 2 .301 0 4
K. Franklin C 4 0 1 2 0 0 1 .213 0 4
J. Mercado DH 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .325 1 13
   a-B. Kilmartin DH 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 .000 0 0
Totals 39 12 15 11 1 2 13      
a - B. Kilmartin inserted as DH in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Henry 2 (7, 1st Inning off R. Vargas, 1 on, 0 outs; 5th Inning off J. Hernández, 0 on, 0 outs) , T. Garland (7, 1st Inning off R. Vargas, 2 on, 1 out) , J. Mercado (8, 4th Inning off J. Hernández, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Jacobs (2, 7th Inning off J. Galván, 2 on, 2 outs) , K. Franklin (2, 7th Inning off J. Galván, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Ramírez , R. Henry 5 , J. Navarro 2 , J. Young 2 , J. Jacobs 4 , T. Garland 3 , K. Franklin 2 , J. Mercado 2
2-out RBI: J. Young , J. Jacobs , K. Franklin
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Ramírez , M. Castro , K. Franklin , B. Kilmartin
GIDP: T. Garland 2
Sac Fly: J. Young , J. Jacobs
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Henry (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Ramírez-Castro-Garland)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Allen CF 3 0 2 0 0 1 1 .300 1 13
Z. Kennedy 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .358 1 25
   a-A. Contreras PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .266 4 23
M. Guerra RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .341 3 18
W. O'Connelan DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .296 2 15
N. Armitage SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .333 1 4
A. Davis LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .287 8 26
P. Kochiu C 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .233 0 4
Y. Liu 3B, 2B 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .145 0 3
W. Wells 1B 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .239 1 4
Totals 33 0 7 0 0 10 16      
a - A. Contreras pinch hit for Z. Kennedy in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: Z. Kennedy (12, 1st Inning off J. Gibbs, 1 on, 0 outs) , C. Allen (11, 3rd Inning off J. Gibbs, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Allen 3 , Z. Kennedy 2 , W. O'Connelan , N. Armitage , A. Davis , W. Wells
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: W. O'Connelan , N. Armitage
GIDP: P. Kochiu
Hit by Pitch: C. Allen , Y. Liu
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: N. Armitage (2)
Double Plays: 2 (Kennedy-Armitage-Wells, Armitage-Liu-Wells)
WEST MICHIGAN PITCHING LINESCORE SOUTH BEND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
J. Gibbs W (4-2) 9.0 7 0 0 0 10 0 35 126 2.79   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Gibbs 83
Batters Faced: J. Gibbs 35
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Gibbs 10-6
Pitches - Strikes: J. Gibbs 126-83
Hit Batsmen: J. Gibbs 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
R. Vargas L (1-3) 3.0 7 5 5 0 1 0 15 55 6.41   
J. Hernández 3.0 2 2 2 1 0 0 12 41 6.14   
J. Galván 0.2 5 5 2 0 1 0 8 31 6.75   
L. Ramos 2.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 20 23.32   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Vargas 24
Batters Faced: R. Vargas 15, J. Hernández 12, J. Galván 8, L. Ramos 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Vargas 4-3, J. Hernández 4-5, J. Galván 1-0, L. Ramos 2-4
Pitches - Strikes: R. Vargas 55-36, J. Hernández 41-24, J. Galván 31-20, L. Ramos 20-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Galván 1-1 , L. Ramos 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Joe Gibbs
Ballpark: Stanley Coveleski Regional Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (67 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:16
Attendance: 4937
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