MIDWEST LEAGUE
WEST MICHIGAN WHITECAPS AT LAKE COUNTY CAPTAINS
05/22/2026
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MIDWEST LEAGUE
WEST MICHIGAN WHITECAPS AT LAKE COUNTY CAPTAINS
GAME ID: 9377 - FRIDAY, MAY 22ND , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
West Michigan Whitecaps (31-10) 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 3 6 13 1
Lake County Captains (23-18) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 1
Whitecaps Handle Lake County, Snag 6-0 Win
Joe Howard pitched a gem to lead West Michigan to victory over the Lake County Captains, 6-0. The winner was Howard. He threw 6.1 innings of shutout ball. The loser was Jesús Gómez. West Michigan now has a record of 31-10 with the win.

It could have been a different outcome for West Michigan, had it not been for Juan Mercado, the 21-year old catcher . Mercado contributed a run-scoring walk in the top of the fourth inning to put West Michigan up, 2-0.

Said losing manager Chris Dwyer: "The list goes on and on of things we just flat out didn't do."
WEST MICHIGAN BATTING LINESCORE LAKE COUNTY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Ramírez SS 5 0 2 0 0 1 3 .310 4 17
R. Henry RF 4 0 0 1 0 3 2 .000 0 1
   a-B. Vecchi RF, LF 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .232 2 16
J. Navarro 3B 5 1 0 0 0 0 3 .429 1 15
T. Garland 2B 5 2 3 0 0 1 1 .304 3 17
P. Yates CF 5 0 3 2 0 0 1 .318 1 12
J. Pettifer LF 2 1 2 0 1 0 0 .352 3 23
   b-J. Young RF 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 .290 4 19
J. Colon C 5 0 1 0 0 2 7 .296 1 8
M. Castro 1B 3 1 1 1 0 0 5 .340 0 1
   c-S. Jara 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .299 2 12
J. Mercado DH 3 0 0 1 1 2 1 .339 1 10
Totals 39 6 13 6 3 9 24      
a - B. Vecchi substituted for R. Henry in the 7th
b - J. Young substituted for J. Pettifer in the 7th
c - S. Jara substituted for M. Castro in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Castro (3, 3rd Inning off J. Gómez, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Pettifer (8, 6th Inning off J. Gómez, 0 on, 0 outs) , P. Yates (10, 9th Inning off S. Stevens, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Ramírez 2 , T. Garland 3 , P. Yates 4 , J. Pettifer 3 , J. Young , J. Colon , M. Castro 2
2-out RBI: P. Yates , J. Young , J. Mercado
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Ramírez , J. Navarro , T. Garland , J. Colon
GIDP: M. Castro
Sac Fly: M. Castro
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Errors: J. Navarro (4)
Double Plays: 1 (Garland-Ramírez-Castro)
OF assists: 1 (Yates(O'Neill at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Gil LF 4 0 0 0 0 3 4 .222 0 10
D. Hoffman SS, 3B 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .260 0 7
A. Borras 1B 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .319 1 30
A. Williams C 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .267 1 14
S. Cobb RF 4 0 0 0 0 3 5 .293 4 15
D. O'Neill DH 4 0 1 0 0 3 0 .328 2 10
B. Walters 3B 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 .417 0 2
   a-C. Sorensen PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .340 2 19
   b-D. Bovey 3B, SS 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .205 1 15
C. MacLean CF 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .382 1 4
P. Cooper 2B 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 .260 1 5
   c-M. Lewis PH, 2B 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .257 0 2
Totals 35 0 9 0 1 15 19      
a - C. Sorensen pinch hit for B. Walters in the 7th
b - D. Bovey substituted for C. Sorensen in the 8th
c - M. Lewis pinch hit for P. Cooper in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Walters (2, 3rd Inning off J. Howard, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Hoffman , A. Borras , A. Williams , D. O'Neill , B. Walters 2 , C. MacLean 2 , P. Cooper , M. Lewis
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , M. Gil 2 , S. Cobb 2
GIDP: A. Williams
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: M. Lewis (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Cooper-Bovey-Borras)
WEST MICHIGAN PITCHING LINESCORE LAKE COUNTY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
J. Howard W (2-0) 6.1 5 0 0 1 9 0 24 91 0.00   
S. Hood SV (1) 2.2 4 0 0 0 6 0 12 56 2.75   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Howard 71
Batters Faced: J. Howard 24, S. Hood 12
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Howard 5-3, S. Hood 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Howard 91-53, S. Hood 56-36
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
J. Gómez L (3-4) 5.1 7 3 3 2 5 0 25 91 4.07   
T. Schneider 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0.00   
S. Stevens 3.0 5 3 0 1 3 0 15 43 1.57   
E. Makarezos 0.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 7 2.55   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Gómez 45
Batters Faced: J. Gómez 25, T. Schneider 1, S. Stevens 15, E. Makarezos 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Gómez 7-4, T. Schneider 0-1, S. Stevens 3-2, E. Makarezos 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Gómez 91-59, T. Schneider 3-1, S. Stevens 43-28, E. Makarezos 7-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Schneider 1-1 , E. Makarezos 2-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Joe Howard
Ballpark: Classic Park
Weather: Cloudy (59 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:55
Attendance: 6659
Special Notes: Rain delay of 26 minutes in the 6th inning. SP Teddy Schneider was injured while pitching.
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