MIDWEST LEAGUE
BOWLING GREEN HOT RODS AT WEST MICHIGAN WHITECAPS
06/05/2026
 
MIDWEST LEAGUE
BOWLING GREEN HOT RODS AT WEST MICHIGAN WHITECAPS
GAME ID: 9494 - FRIDAY, JUNE 5TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Bowling Green Hot Rods (31-24) 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 0
West Michigan Whitecaps (41-14) 4 3 3 0 3 0 4 4 X 21 23 1
Hot Rods Get Ripped, 21-2
The West Michigan Whitecaps defeated the Bowling Green Hot Rods, 21-2. Doing his part was shortstop José Navarro, who was 4-6 with a home run, a double, and 2 singles, while scoring 4 times and driving in 6. The win went to Chad Wright in relief. His record improves to 4-0. Steve Brown took the loss. West Michigan is now 41-14, 10 games up in the Eastern Division.

Early in the game, Navarro had a run-scoring double for West Michigan. It was his 16th double of the season and put the Whitecaps on top, 1-0.

"The Whitecaps definitely had our number," said Bowling Green manager James Hoyt.
BOWLING GREEN BATTING LINESCORE WEST MICHIGAN BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Hall 2B 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .340 6 30
J. Lugo 3B 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .256 3 16
C. Jones CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .396 6 25
C. Hill RF 4 0 1 1 0 2 3 .281 6 30
A. Scott 1B 2 0 0 0 1 1 3 .226 2 13
   a-V. O'Sullivan PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280 0 3
   b-D. Williams 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 0 0
B. Ackerman C 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .255 1 8
J. Franco DH 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .375 0 1
S. Harper SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .282 3 25
   c-É. Lasserre PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 0 0
F. Martínez LF 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .256 0 12
Totals 34 2 6 2 2 10 17      
a - V. O'Sullivan pinch hit for A. Scott in the 8th
b - D. Williams substituted for V. O'Sullivan in the 8th
c - É. Lasserre pinch hit for S. Harper in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Lugo 2 (7, 1st Inning off C. Wright, 1 on, 0 outs; 5th Inning off C. Wright, 0 on, 0 outs) , C. Hill (17, 3rd Inning off C. Wright, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Franco (3, 4th Inning off C. Wright, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Lugo 4 , C. Hill 2 , J. Franco 3 , F. Martínez
2-out RBI: C. Hill , F. Martínez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Hall , A. Scott 2 , B. Ackerman
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Hall (7) , J. Lugo (5)

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Jones(Henry at 3rd base))
PB: B. Ackerman
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Pettifer 2B 5 4 2 0 1 2 4 .329 3 27
R. Henry RF 4 4 4 1 2 0 0 .426 0 8
J. Navarro SS 6 4 4 6 0 1 4 .443 3 24
J. Jacobs LF 5 3 2 2 1 1 2 .395 1 12
T. Garland 1B 6 2 3 4 0 3 3 .297 3 26
P. Yates CF 6 1 2 6 0 2 2 .317 3 23
M. Castro 3B 6 0 4 1 0 0 0 .326 0 6
K. Franklin C 3 2 1 0 2 1 3 .219 0 4
J. Mercado DH 5 1 1 0 0 0 5 .312 1 16
Totals 46 21 23 20 6 10 23      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Navarro (16, 1st Inning off S. Brown, 2 on, 0 outs) , J. Jacobs (3, 2nd Inning off S. Brown, 1 on, 2 outs) , T. Garland 2 (10, 2nd Inning off S. Brown, 1 on, 2 outs; 7th Inning off B. Dicken, 3 on, 1 out)
Triples: T. Garland (4, 1st Inning off S. Brown, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Navarro (3, 5th Inning off R. Klein, 2 on, 2 outs) , P. Yates (3, 8th Inning off E. Hinkle, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Pettifer 2 , R. Henry 4 , J. Navarro 8 , J. Jacobs 3 , T. Garland 7 , P. Yates 5 , M. Castro 4 , K. Franklin , J. Mercado
2-out RBI: J. Navarro , J. Jacobs , T. Garland , P. Yates , M. Castro
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Yates , J. Mercado 2
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Pettifer (8)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Castro (6)
BOWLING GREEN PITCHING LINESCORE WEST MICHIGAN PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
S. Brown L (0-1) 2.0 7 7 7 2 3 0 15 55 17.05   
R. Klein 2.2 7 6 6 1 3 1 15 77 6.92   
B. Dicken 2.1 6 4 4 2 3 0 15 62 8.64   
E. Hinkle 0.2 3 4 4 1 1 1 6 24 5.28   
E. Franklin 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 7.47   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Brown 11
Batters Faced: S. Brown 15, R. Klein 15, B. Dicken 15, E. Hinkle 6, E. Franklin 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Brown 1-2, R. Klein 2-2, B. Dicken 2-2, E. Hinkle 1-0, E. Franklin 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: S. Brown 55-29, R. Klein 77-44, B. Dicken 62-33, E. Hinkle 24-15, E. Franklin 3-3
WP: R. Klein
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
A. Quiñones 0.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 5 1.48   
C. Wright W (4-0) 5.1 6 2 1 1 8 0 24 87 5.59   
M. Jensen SV (3) 3.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 11 44 2.78   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Quiñones 41
Batters Faced: A. Quiñones 1, C. Wright 24, M. Jensen 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Quiñones 0-0, C. Wright 2-6, M. Jensen 5-4
Pitches - Strikes: A. Quiñones 5-1, C. Wright 87-60, M. Jensen 44-30
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Wright 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: José Navarro
Ballpark: Fifth Third Ballpark
Weather: Partly Cloudy (67 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:56
Attendance: 11012
Special Notes: SP António Quiñones was injured while pitching. Rusty Henry ties the WMI regular season game record for runs with 4. Joe Pettifer ties the WMI regular season game record for runs with 4. José Navarro ties the WMI regular season game record for runs with 4.
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