MIDWEST LEAGUE
WEST MICHIGAN WHITECAPS AT BOWLING GREEN HOT RODS
05/03/2025
 
MIDWEST LEAGUE
WEST MICHIGAN WHITECAPS AT BOWLING GREEN HOT RODS
GAME ID: 9235 - SATURDAY, MAY 3RD , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
West Michigan Whitecaps (16-7) 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 11 0
Bowling Green Hot Rods (11-12) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 0
Whitecaps Throttle Hot Rods, 5-1
West Michigan Whitecaps starter Sandy Lowe pitched a good game to help his team take down the Bowling Green Hot Rods, 5-1. Chris Whittemore closed out the game, earning his 7th save. The hot start continues for the defending champion Whitecaps. This was their 16th win in 23 games.

West Michigan used a clutch at-bat from Chris Jacobs to capture the win. The right fielder hammered a 3-run home run in the top of the third inning to put the Whitecaps ahead, 3-1. It was his lone hit in 1 at-bat, but it was a humdinger.

"We're stringing together some nice wins," said West Michigan manager James Russell.
WEST MICHIGAN BATTING LINESCORE BOWLING GREEN BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Kilmister LF 5 0 1 0 0 1 6 .378 1 11
T. Hanna CF, 1B 4 0 1 1 0 2 0 .240 1 6
F. Johnson 1B 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .379 1 2
   b-D. Babb SS 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .269 0 4
L. Tyler DH 5 0 1 1 0 2 3 .328 4 13
D. Miller 3B, 2B 3 1 1 0 2 1 1 .299 2 8
C. Jacobs RF 1 1 1 3 2 0 0 .286 4 12
   c-D. Johnson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256 0 13
   d-T. Boggs RF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .167 2 4
T. Scott SS, 3B 5 0 3 0 0 0 3 .269 2 8
J. Álvarez C 4 0 0 0 0 2 6 .292 1 5
J. Duffy 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 5 .333 0 5
   a-S. Ford CF 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .273 1 4
Totals 36 5 11 5 5 9 25      
a - S. Ford substituted for J. Duffy in the 7th
b - D. Babb substituted for F. Johnson in the 7th
c - D. Johnson pinch hit for C. Jacobs in the 8th
d - T. Boggs substituted for D. Johnson in the 8th

BATTING
Triples: D. Babb (1, 9th Inning off E. Rogers, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: C. Jacobs (4, 3rd Inning off D. Clark, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: W. Kilmister , T. Hanna , F. Johnson , D. Babb 3 , L. Tyler , D. Miller , C. Jacobs 4 , T. Boggs , T. Scott 3
2-out RBI: L. Tyler , C. Jacobs
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , W. Kilmister 2 , T. Scott
Sac Fly: T. Hanna
Hit by Pitch: S. Ford
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Ford 2 (4)
CS: W. Kilmister (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Johnson, Scott-Duffy-Johnson)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Geremek LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .287 3 12
J. Gómez DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .235 2 7
A. Baker 2B 3 0 2 0 1 0 1 .305 0 6
T. Miller SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .318 2 12
D. Moreno CF 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 .337 3 17
S. Harper 1B 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .303 0 7
O. Rodríguez RF 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .286 1 2
E. Hawkins C 3 0 1 1 0 2 2 .286 0 3
J. Aitcheson 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .264 2 5
Totals 32 1 7 1 2 8 13      
BATTING
Doubles: A. Baker (2, 3rd Inning off S. Lowe, 0 on, 2 outs) , S. Harper (4, 4th Inning off S. Lowe, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: A. Baker (1, 8th Inning off C. Whittemore, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Gómez , A. Baker 5 , S. Harper 3 , O. Rodríguez , E. Hawkins
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , T. Miller 2 , E. Hawkins
GIDP: T. Miller
Team LOB: 6
WEST MICHIGAN PITCHING LINESCORE BOWLING GREEN PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Lowe W (1-1) 7.2 6 1 1 2 6 0 95 4.80   
C. Whittemore SV (7) 1.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 21 6.23   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Lowe 67
Batters Faced: S. Lowe 29, C. Whittemore 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Lowe 7-8, C. Whittemore 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: S. Lowe 95-69, C. Whittemore 21-14
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Clark L (3-2) 6.0 8 3 3 3 6 1 124 2.25   
J. Enríquez 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 14 0.00   
E. Rogers 2.0 3 2 2 1 1 0 44 10.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Clark 47
Batters Faced: D. Clark 28, J. Enríquez 4, E. Rogers 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Clark 8-3, J. Enríquez 0-1, E. Rogers 1-4
Pitches - Strikes: D. Clark 124-75, J. Enríquez 14-7, E. Rogers 44-26
Hit Batsmen: E. Rogers
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Sandy Lowe
Ballpark: Bowling Green Ballpark
Weather: Clear skies (65 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 7 mph
Start Time: 4:00 PM CT
Time: 3:20
Attendance: 5676
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