MIDWEST LEAGUE
GREAT LAKES LOONS AT WEST MICHIGAN WHITECAPS
04/29/2026
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MIDWEST LEAGUE
GREAT LAKES LOONS AT WEST MICHIGAN WHITECAPS
GAME ID: 9215 - WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Great Lakes Loons (10-10) 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 7 0
West Michigan Whitecaps (14-6) 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 X 4 11 0
Whitecaps Win at Home, 4-3
The West Michigan Whitecaps racked up a win at Fifth Third Ballpark, bumping off the Great Lakes Loons, 4-3. Jon Harper, who started for West Michigan, pitched effectively for his team. The Whitecaps, now 14-6, have played some good baseball in the early going.

Right Fielder Joe Pettifer made an impact for West Michigan, when he swatted a run-scoring triple off Tommy Murchie in the bottom of the fourth. For the contest, Pettifer went 3-4 with a triple and a double, while scoring 2 times.

"If we keep winning the close games," Pettifer said, "we'll be in good shape at the end."
GREAT LAKES BATTING LINESCORE WEST MICHIGAN BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Rivera SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .312 3 21
W. Bruce CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .217 0 2
   a-J. Peters PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232 0 2
C. Wayland 2B 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 .425 1 10
J. Hamilton LF 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .239 1 9
A. Hernández RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .167 0 1
J. García DH 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .300 0 5
R. Walls 3B, CF 3 1 2 2 0 0 2 .324 0 15
D. Frey C 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 .500 0 4
   b-R. Lilly PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .111 0 0
J. Linttell 1B 4 0 1 1 0 0 3 .303 1 4
Totals 33 3 7 3 2 7 14      
a - J. Peters pinch hit for W. Bruce in the 8th
b - R. Lilly pinch hit for D. Frey in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Walls (9, 3rd Inning off J. Harper, 0 on, 0 outs) , C. Wayland (3, 4th Inning off J. Harper, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Wayland 2 , A. Hernández , J. García , R. Walls 3 , D. Frey , J. Linttell
2-out RBI: R. Walls
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Frey , J. Linttell
Sac Fly: R. Walls
Team LOB: 6
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Ramírez SS 5 1 2 0 0 0 2 .341 3 11
C. Gibson RF 3 0 1 0 1 0 4 .487 2 8
C. Jacobs DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 5 .273 3 4
J. Young CF 4 0 0 1 0 0 5 .188 2 6
T. Garland 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .319 1 7
B. Vecchi LF 4 1 2 0 0 2 0 .225 1 6
J. Pettifer 3B 4 2 3 1 0 1 0 .262 1 9
J. Magana 1B 3 0 1 1 0 1 2 .280 0 6
J. Mercado C 4 0 2 1 0 1 2 .303 1 4
Totals 34 4 11 4 2 6 21      
BATTING
Doubles: C. Gibson (3, 3rd Inning off T. Murchie, 1 on, 0 outs) , B. Vecchi (2, 4th Inning off T. Murchie, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Mercado (3, 4th Inning off T. Murchie, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Pettifer (3, 6th Inning off A. Lorenzo, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: J. Pettifer (1, 4th Inning off T. Murchie, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Ramírez 2 , C. Gibson 2 , B. Vecchi 3 , J. Pettifer 6 , J. Magana , J. Mercado 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Jacobs , J. Young 2 , T. Garland , J. Mercado
Sac Fly: J. Magana
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Gibson (2)
GREAT LAKES PITCHING LINESCORE WEST MICHIGAN PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
T. Murchie L (1-1) 5.0 8 3 3 1 3 0 24 87 3.38   
A. Lorenzo 3.0 3 1 1 1 3 0 13 52 6.91   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Murchie 41
Batters Faced: T. Murchie 24, A. Lorenzo 13
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Murchie 6-6, A. Lorenzo 4-2
Pitches - Strikes: T. Murchie 87-55, A. Lorenzo 52-32
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
J. Harper W (2-2) 6.2 6 2 2 0 4 0 26 95 2.59   
K. Estes H (1) 1.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 10 3.38   
A. González SV (6) 1.0 1 1 1 2 1 0 6 30 3.12   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Harper 58
Batters Faced: J. Harper 26, K. Estes 4, A. González 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Harper 6-10, K. Estes 0-2, A. González 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Harper 95-64, K. Estes 10-8, A. González 30-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Estes 1-0
WP: J. Harper
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jon Harper
Ballpark: Fifth Third Ballpark
Weather: Partly Cloudy (56 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:35 PM ET
Time: 3:06
Attendance: 10983
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