MIDWEST LEAGUE
WEST MICHIGAN WHITECAPS AT CLINTON LUMBERKINGS
05/07/2026
 
MIDWEST LEAGUE
WEST MICHIGAN WHITECAPS AT CLINTON LUMBERKINGS
GAME ID: 9264 - THURSDAY, MAY 7TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
West Michigan Whitecaps (20-7) 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 6 10 0
Clinton LumberKings (12-15) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 0
LumberKings Stumble, Losing to Whitecaps, 6-1
Whitecaps left fielder Chris Jacobs put his stamp on his team's 6-1 win over the Clinton LumberKings. Jacobs was 1 for 4 with a home run and a walk. He scored 2 runs and drove in 3 for West Michigan in the contest. Early on, the Whitecaps, at 20-7, have played an impressive brand of baseball.

West Michigan used a clutch at-bat from Ted Garland to capture the win. The first baseman hammered a 3-run home run in the top of the sixth inning to put the Whitecaps ahead, 3-1. It was his lone hit in 4 at-bats, but it was a humdinger.

"Every time you put a 'W' on the board is always good," said Jacobs.
WEST MICHIGAN BATTING LINESCORE CLINTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Ramírez SS 5 0 0 0 0 1 2 .333 3 14
C. Jacobs LF 4 2 1 3 1 2 0 .261 4 7
B. Vecchi RF 4 0 1 0 1 3 1 .233 1 8
J. Young CF 5 1 2 0 0 1 2 .244 3 11
T. Garland 1B 4 1 1 3 0 0 1 .288 2 13
S. Jara 3B 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .383 2 9
J. Magana DH 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 .261 0 7
   a-J. Navarro DH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .528 1 9
M. Castro 2B 4 1 2 0 0 2 3 .500 0 0
K. Franklin C 3 0 0 0 0 3 1 .194 0 1
   b-P. Yates PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .328 1 7
   c-J. Mercado C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .325 1 9
Totals 36 6 10 6 4 13 12      
a - J. Navarro inserted as DH in the 9th
b - P. Yates pinch hit for K. Franklin in the 9th
c - J. Mercado substituted for P. Yates in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Vecchi (4, 1st Inning off M. Kirby, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: T. Garland (2, 6th Inning off M. Kirby, 2 on, 2 outs) , C. Jacobs (4, 9th Inning off B. Burgess, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Jacobs 4 , B. Vecchi 2 , J. Young 2 , T. Garland 4 , S. Jara , J. Magana 2 , M. Castro 2
2-out RBI: C. Jacobs , T. Garland
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Young , S. Jara , M. Castro
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Jara-Franklin-Garland)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Barajas CF 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 .333 2 8
   a-J. Núñez PH, CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .333 1 16
C. Collier 2B, SS 5 0 1 0 0 1 3 .222 0 7
J. Baldwin C 4 0 1 0 1 0 4 .260 1 7
M. Austin RF 4 0 1 0 1 2 2 .233 0 3
S. Page 1B 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 .333 0 3
   b-M. Miller PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .409 1 7
   d-J. Mendoza 1B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .263 0 2
J. Luna LF 4 0 1 0 1 0 6 .250 0 0
S. Irvin DH 2 0 0 0 2 1 1 .244 0 4
T. Walker SS 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .358 1 11
   c-K. Sheets PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .125 0 5
   e-L. Alvarado SS, 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 0 0
J. McCormick 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .307 1 10
Totals 34 1 8 1 8 4 28      
a - J. Núñez pinch hit for J. Barajas in the 7th
b - M. Miller pinch hit for S. Page in the 8th
c - K. Sheets pinch hit for T. Walker in the 8th
d - J. Mendoza substituted for M. Miller in the 9th
e - L. Alvarado substituted for K. Sheets in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: J. Barajas , C. Collier , J. Baldwin , M. Austin , S. Page , J. Mendoza , J. Luna , J. McCormick
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Baldwin , S. Page , J. Luna , J. McCormick
GIDP: J. Luna
Team LOB: 14

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Page)
PB: J. Baldwin
WEST MICHIGAN PITCHING LINESCORE CLINTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
J. Gibbs W (1-1) 5.2 4 1 1 4 1 0 24 88 4.50   
J. Howard H (3) 3.0 3 0 0 4 3 0 16 72 0.00   
K. Estes 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 10 3.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Gibbs 54
Batters Faced: J. Gibbs 24, J. Howard 16, K. Estes 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Gibbs 6-9, J. Howard 4-2, K. Estes 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Gibbs 88-52, J. Howard 72-37, K. Estes 10-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Howard 1-0 , K. Estes 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
M. Kirby L (4-2) 6.0 7 3 3 2 10 1 26 108 2.72   
J. Ávila 2.1 2 2 2 1 3 0 10 46 2.16   
B. Burgess 0.2 1 1 1 1 0 1 4 15 3.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Kirby 54
Batters Faced: M. Kirby 26, J. Ávila 10, B. Burgess 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Kirby 2-5, J. Ávila 0-4, B. Burgess 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Kirby 108-68, J. Ávila 46-26, B. Burgess 15-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Burgess 2-2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Chris Jacobs
Ballpark: Alliant Energy Field
Weather: Clear skies (72 degrees), no wind
Start Time: 5:00 PM CT
Time: 3:54
Attendance: 3941
Thursday, May 7th , 2026 - OOTP Baseball 27.2 Build 60