MIDWEST LEAGUE
WEST MICHIGAN WHITECAPS AT FORT WAYNE TINCAPS
04/26/2026
 
MIDWEST LEAGUE
WEST MICHIGAN WHITECAPS AT FORT WAYNE TINCAPS
GAME ID: 9185 - SUNDAY, APRIL 26TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
West Michigan Whitecaps (12-5) 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 4 11 2
Fort Wayne TinCaps (2-15) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 12 0
Whitecaps Nip TinCaps, 4-3
The West Michigan Whitecaps weathered a fine game by Fort Wayne pitcher Albert Santístevan to upend the TinCaps, 4-3, at Parkview Field. Santístevan came in in relief and pitched to 20 batters. The win went to Aurelio González in relief, making him now 2-0. Ben Dundee took the loss for Fort Wayne. The victory makes West Michigan 12-5.

Who knows how it would've ended, had it not been for Joe Pettifer? The 22-year old right fielder Pettifer stroked a run-scoring single in the top of the tenth inning to put West Michigan up, 4-3. For the game, he was 3 for 5, including 1 double and 2 singles.

"The guys seem happy with the win. That's good, I guess," said Pettifer.
WEST MICHIGAN BATTING LINESCORE FORT WAYNE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Ramírez SS 5 0 1 0 0 1 5 .342 3 11
C. Gibson CF 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .480 1 6
   a-M. Murillo PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 6
   b-J. Young CF, RF, CF 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 .220 2 4
C. Jacobs DH 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .300 3 4
   c-K. Estes DH 2 0 0 1 1 1 1 .238 0 3
B. Vecchi LF 5 1 1 0 0 1 4 .194 1 4
T. Garland 1B 5 0 1 0 0 1 1 .333 1 7
P. Yates RF, CF 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 .378 1 4
   d-B. Kilmartin PR, RF 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0
J. Pettifer 2B 5 0 3 1 0 1 1 .275 1 6
S. Jara 3B 5 0 0 0 0 1 7 .286 0 1
J. Mercado C 5 1 2 1 0 0 4 .276 1 3
Totals 40 4 11 4 4 8 25      
a - M. Murillo pinch hit for C. Gibson in the 3rd
b - J. Young substituted for M. Murillo in the 3rd
c - K. Estes inserted as DH in the 6th
d - B. Kilmartin pinch ran for P. Yates in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Pettifer (2, 2nd Inning off A. Santístevan, 1 on, 0 outs) , J. Mercado (2, 7th Inning off D. Ávila, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: C. Gibson (1, 1st Inning off D. Porter, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Ramírez , C. Gibson 4 , C. Jacobs , B. Vecchi , T. Garland , P. Yates , J. Pettifer 4 , J. Mercado 3
2-out RBI: K. Estes
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Ramírez , B. Vecchi , T. Garland , J. Mercado
Sac Bunt: B. Kilmartin
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Jacobs (1)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Ramírez (2) , P. Yates (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Chitty LF 4 0 1 0 1 1 2 .157 1 2
   a-K. Harper PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .205 0 1
C. Peña 2B 5 1 1 0 1 2 5 .155 0 2
W. Hardy DH 6 1 2 0 0 1 3 .314 1 5
I. Green 3B 3 0 1 0 3 1 3 .342 0 1
R. Johnson C 5 0 1 0 0 1 8 .268 0 1
D. Vega SS 5 1 2 0 0 2 7 .381 4 12
Q. Jiang RF 5 0 2 1 0 1 5 .208 0 1
R. Herrera CF 4 0 1 1 1 0 1 .208 0 3
P. González 1B 5 0 1 1 0 2 4 .250 0 3
Totals 43 3 12 3 6 12 38      
a - K. Harper pinch hit for C. Chitty in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Chitty (3, 1st Inning off J. Gibbs, 0 on, 0 outs) , D. Vega (7, 2nd Inning off J. Gibbs, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Chitty 2 , C. Peña , W. Hardy 2 , I. Green , R. Johnson , D. Vega 3 , Q. Jiang 2 , R. Herrera , P. González
2-out RBI: Q. Jiang , R. Herrera
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , C. Peña 2 , I. Green , R. Johnson , D. Vega , Q. Jiang 2 , P. González
Team LOB: 16
WEST MICHIGAN PITCHING LINESCORE FORT WAYNE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
J. Gibbs 4.1 6 1 1 1 4 0 21 88 4.00   
J. Emerson 3.2 3 0 0 2 4 0 16 63 0.00   
A. González W (2-0), BS (1) 1.0 3 2 2 2 2 0 8 31 2.35   
J. Howard SV (2) 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 4 19 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Gibbs 50
Batters Faced: J. Gibbs 21, J. Emerson 16, A. González 8, J. Howard 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Gibbs 4-5, J. Emerson 4-3, A. González 1-0, J. Howard 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Gibbs 88-53, J. Emerson 63-41, A. González 31-18, J. Howard 19-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Emerson 1-0
WP: J. Gibbs , J. Howard
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
D. Porter 0.1 2 1 1 0 0 1 3 14 1.12   
A. Santístevan 5.2 3 0 0 0 7 0 20 70 0.00   
D. Ávila 2.1 3 2 2 4 1 0 14 64 6.75   
J. Gine 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 0.00   
B. Dundee L (0-2) 1.0 3 1 1 0 0 0 6 22 9.82   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Porter 35
Batters Faced: D. Porter 3, A. Santístevan 20, D. Ávila 14, J. Gine 2, B. Dundee 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Porter 1-0, A. Santístevan 2-8, D. Ávila 2-4, J. Gine 2-0, B. Dundee 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Porter 14-8, A. Santístevan 70-48, D. Ávila 64-34, J. Gine 6-3, B. Dundee 22-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Santístevan 1-0 , J. Gine 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Albert Santístevan
Ballpark: Parkview Field
Weather: Clear skies (52 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 4:14
Attendance: 4762
Special Notes: SP Dan Porter was injured while pitching.
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