MIDWEST LEAGUE
GREAT LAKES LOONS AT WEST MICHIGAN WHITECAPS
07/09/2026
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MIDWEST LEAGUE
GREAT LAKES LOONS AT WEST MICHIGAN WHITECAPS
GAME ID: 9733 - THURSDAY, JULY 9TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Great Lakes Loons (42-43) 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 13 0
West Michigan Whitecaps (65-20) 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 X 7 11 1
Loons Stumble, Fall to Whitecaps, 7-4
The West Michigan Whitecaps polished off the Great Lakes Loons by the score of 7-4. The largest share of the credit belonged to second baseman Joe Pettifer. Pettifer was 3 for 3 with a double, 2 singles, and a walk. He scored 2 runs for the Whitecaps. Reliever Chad Wright picked up the win. His record improves to 6-0. Francis Gambetta, who is tied for 2nd in the MID in holds with 7, took the loss. West Michigan raised its record to 65-20 with the win.

Jesús Magana, who is tied for 8th in the MID in stolen bases with 8, helped out the West Michigan cause in the bottom of the seventh inning with a run-scoring double. For the game, the designated hitter went 1 for 4 with a double.

In postgame comments to the West Michigan Times, Pettifer said, "If the effort is there, the wins will come."
GREAT LAKES BATTING LINESCORE WEST MICHIGAN BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Henderson CF, SS 5 1 1 1 0 2 3 .266 5 36
A. Davis 1B 5 0 3 1 0 0 2 .247 3 21
J. Vilas 2B 5 0 1 0 0 1 3 .355 2 18
R. Walls 3B 4 0 2 0 1 0 1 .354 2 53
A. Hernández RF 5 0 0 0 0 2 7 .300 6 38
R. Lilly DH 3 2 1 0 1 0 4 .323 6 44
J. Rivera SS 3 1 2 0 0 1 2 .279 7 56
   a-J. Hamilton PH, CF 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .320 5 39
D. Lovett C 3 0 1 1 0 0 5 .345 5 36
W. Bruce LF 4 0 2 1 0 2 1 .254 2 18
Totals 37 4 13 4 3 8 28      
a - J. Hamilton pinch hit for J. Rivera in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Lilly (10, 2nd Inning off J. Simmons, 0 on, 0 outs) , G. Henderson (15, 2nd Inning off J. Simmons, 1 on, 2 outs) , W. Bruce (3, 8th Inning off C. Wright, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: G. Henderson 2 , A. Davis 3 , J. Vilas , R. Walls 2 , R. Lilly 2 , J. Rivera 2 , D. Lovett , W. Bruce 3
2-out RBI: G. Henderson , A. Davis , W. Bruce
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Henderson , A. Hernández , R. Lilly , J. Rivera , D. Lovett
GIDP: A. Davis , A. Hernández , D. Lovett
Sac Fly: D. Lovett
Hit by Pitch: R. Lilly
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Lilly (2)

FIELDING
PB: D. Lovett
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Jacobs CF, 1B 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .319 2 25
J. Ramírez SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .337 7 40
B. Vecchi LF 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .221 5 26
K. Estes 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .252 0 13
   a-B. Kilmartin CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .086 0 0
C. Gibson RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .388 2 23
J. Pettifer 2B 3 2 3 0 1 0 0 .348 4 43
M. Castro 3B 4 1 2 3 0 1 2 .315 0 9
J. Magana DH 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .322 1 24
K. Franklin C 4 1 2 1 0 1 2 .250 0 12
Totals 34 7 11 6 2 6 15      
a - B. Kilmartin substituted for K. Estes in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Magana (7, 7th Inning off F. Gambetta, 1 on, 0 outs) , J. Pettifer (17, 8th Inning off J. Ortíz, 1 on, 0 outs) , M. Castro (8, 8th Inning off J. Ortíz, 2 on, 0 outs)
Triples: J. Jacobs (2, 1st Inning off T. Murchie, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Jacobs 3 , B. Vecchi , C. Gibson , J. Pettifer 4 , M. Castro 3 , J. Magana 2 , K. Franklin 2
2-out RBI: B. Vecchi
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Jacobs , K. Estes , C. Gibson , M. Castro , K. Franklin
Sac Bunt: J. Jacobs
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Pettifer 2 (14) , M. Castro (2)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Castro (7)
Double Plays: 3 (Ramírez-Pettifer-Estes, Castro-Pettifer-Estes, Ramírez-Pettifer-Jacobs)
GREAT LAKES PITCHING LINESCORE WEST MICHIGAN PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
T. Murchie 6.0 4 2 2 2 5 0 24 86 2.29   
F. Gambetta L (7-6), BS (5) 1.0 4 3 3 0 0 0 7 24 5.87   
J. Ortíz 1.0 3 2 2 0 1 0 6 18 5.01   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Murchie 59
Batters Faced: T. Murchie 24, F. Gambetta 7, J. Ortíz 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Murchie 8-5, F. Gambetta 2-1, J. Ortíz 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: T. Murchie 86-53, F. Gambetta 24-17, J. Ortíz 18-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: F. Gambetta 1-1
WP: F. Gambetta
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
J. Simmons 4.0 7 3 3 2 5 0 21 86 5.20   
C. Wright W (6-0) 3.2 4 1 1 1 2 0 15 52 4.39   
J. Howard H (5) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0.48   
A. González SV (23) 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 5 13 2.21   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Simmons 39
Batters Faced: J. Simmons 21, C. Wright 15, J. Howard 1, A. González 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Simmons 1-6, C. Wright 5-1, J. Howard 0-1, A. González 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Simmons 86-51, C. Wright 52-32, J. Howard 2-2, A. González 13-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Wright 1-0 , J. Howard 1-0
Hit Batsmen: C. Wright
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Joe Pettifer
Ballpark: Fifth Third Ballpark
Weather: Partly Cloudy (74 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:18
Attendance: 11015
Thursday, July 9th , 2026 - OOTP Baseball 27.3 Build 68