MIDWEST LEAGUE
LANSING LUGNUTS AT SOUTH BEND CUBS
07/30/2025
 
MIDWEST LEAGUE
LANSING LUGNUTS AT SOUTH BEND CUBS
GAME ID: 9862 - WEDNESDAY, JULY 30TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Lansing Lugnuts (45-56) 0 1 0 0 0 3 4 0 0 8 9 0
South Bend Cubs (53-48) 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 2 5 9 0
Cubs Lose at Home, 8-5
Lansing picked up a win at Stanley Coveleski Regional Stadium, bumping off the South Bend Cubs, 8-5. Pitcher Steve Collins was a major reason the Lugnuts emerged victorious. The Lugnuts win now puts them at 45-56.

Who knows how it might've ended, had it not been for Steve Collins? The Lansing third baseman had a 2-run single in the top of the sixth inning to put the Lugnuts on top, 4-2. For the game, Collins had 1 double and 1 single in 4 at-bats.

"When Steve is on, he can really move the ball around," said Lansing manager Edgar Varela.
LANSING BATTING LINESCORE SOUTH BEND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Floyd CF 4 1 0 0 0 1 2 .287 5 30
J. Cisneros 2B 4 2 1 1 1 1 0 .222 3 18
T. Clendennon RF 4 1 1 4 0 0 2 .279 15 70
S. Collins 3B 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 .347 4 59
A. Jones LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .327 10 58
M. Nicholas 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .265 7 36
A. Mercado SS 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 .320 5 29
R. Mann C 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .332 5 41
W. Gordon DH 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 .258 2 18
Totals 36 8 9 8 1 6 13      
BATTING
Doubles: S. Collins (27, 2nd Inning off M. Kerklaan, 0 on, 0 outs) , A. Mercado (26, 2nd Inning off M. Kerklaan, 1 on, 2 outs) , A. Jones (30, 8th Inning off D. Hancock, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: T. Clendennon (15, 7th Inning off M. Kerklaan, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Cisneros , T. Clendennon 4 , S. Collins 3 , A. Jones 2 , A. Mercado 3 , W. Gordon 2
2-out RBI: T. Clendennon , A. Mercado
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , R. Mann 2
Hit by Pitch: B. Floyd
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Mercado-Cisneros-Nicholas)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. McGillivantic 1B 4 0 1 0 1 1 1 .265 10 45
H. Porter SS 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .253 6 42
C. Allen RF 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .298 6 44
Z. Kennedy 3B 4 1 1 0 1 2 6 .330 5 44
P. Lind CF 4 0 1 0 0 3 2 .328 16 52
J. Cortéz DH 4 1 1 1 0 0 3 .303 1 23
R. Paz LF 4 1 1 2 0 0 1 .274 8 46
B. Jarvis 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .200 0 6
B. Lambert C 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .280 1 6
Totals 35 5 9 4 3 10 17      
BATTING
Home Runs: R. Paz (8, 7th Inning off S. Collins, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Cortéz (1, 9th Inning off V. Banks, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. McGillivantic , H. Porter , C. Allen 2 , Z. Kennedy , P. Lind , J. Cortéz 4 , R. Paz 4 , B. Lambert
2-out RBI: C. Allen
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: Z. Kennedy , J. Cortéz , B. Jarvis
GIDP: Z. Kennedy
Hit by Pitch: H. Porter , C. Allen
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Paz (5)
LANSING PITCHING LINESCORE SOUTH BEND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Collins W (7-9) 7.0 5 3 3 2 7 1 116 4.87   
V. Banks 1.0 1 1 1 0 2 1 13 3.74   
J. Barber 1.0 3 1 1 1 1 0 21 6.08   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Collins 60
Batters Faced: S. Collins 28, V. Banks 5, J. Barber 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Collins 3-10, V. Banks 1-0, J. Barber 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: S. Collins 116-71, V. Banks 13-9, J. Barber 21-11
WP: S. Collins 3
Hit Batsmen: S. Collins , V. Banks
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Kerklaan L (3-4) 6.2 8 8 8 1 5 1 113 4.42   
D. Hancock 2.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 22 0.71   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Kerklaan 30
Batters Faced: M. Kerklaan 30, D. Hancock 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Kerklaan 8-7, D. Hancock 1-5
Pitches - Strikes: M. Kerklaan 113-71, D. Hancock 22-16
Hit Batsmen: M. Kerklaan
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Steve Collins
Ballpark: Stanley Coveleski Regional Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (74 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:24
Attendance: 4982
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