MIDWEST LEAGUE
WEST MICHIGAN WHITECAPS AT LANSING LUGNUTS
07/05/2025
 
MIDWEST LEAGUE
WEST MICHIGAN WHITECAPS AT LANSING LUGNUTS
GAME ID: 9691 - SATURDAY, JULY 5TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
West Michigan Whitecaps (54-26) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0
Lansing Lugnuts (41-39) 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 X 2 10 0
Carlton Surgical in Lansing Win
Lansing Lugnuts starter Kevin Carlton was on his game, helping his team beat the West Michigan Whitecaps, 2-1. With the win, Lansing pushed its record to 41-39.

Carlton, the winning pitcher, raised his record to 8-7. In 8 innings of work, Carlton gave up 1 run on 3 hits, while racking up 5 Ks. He kept the Whitecaps punchless, offensively.

In postgame remarks, Carlton hailed his team's "grit."
WEST MICHIGAN BATTING LINESCORE LANSING BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Duffy 2B 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 .349 7 28
O. Matos 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .307 4 17
D. Johnson 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .291 0 20
C. Jacobs DH 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 .253 10 36
T. Scott CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .274 15 48
   c-S. Ford PH, CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .322 1 10
T. York LF 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .302 0 5
J. Álvarez C 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .257 6 29
   d-O. Álvarez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 0 0
   e-J. Montoya C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .216 2 8
B. Vecchi RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .204 7 20
C. Ferguson SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256 1 3
   a-F. Johnson PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .357 6 21
   b-D. Babb SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .309 0 14
Totals 28 1 3 1 1 7 8      
a - F. Johnson pinch hit for C. Ferguson in the 6th
b - D. Babb substituted for F. Johnson in the 6th
c - S. Ford pinch hit for T. Scott in the 7th
d - O. Álvarez pinch hit for J. Álvarez in the 8th
e - J. Montoya substituted for O. Álvarez in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: O. Matos (12, 1st Inning off K. Carlton, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Duffy (7, 1st Inning off K. Carlton, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Duffy 4 , O. Matos 2 , T. York
GIDP: T. Scott
Hit by Pitch: D. Johnson
Team LOB: 2

BASERUNNING
CS: T. Scott (6)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Jensen-Ferguson-Matos, Babb-Duffy-Matos)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Floyd CF 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 .305 3 22
A. Mercado SS 4 0 2 0 0 2 0 .324 4 24
T. Clendennon RF 4 0 1 1 0 3 1 .275 10 58
A. Jones LF 4 0 3 1 0 1 1 .338 9 50
T. Hong C 3 0 2 0 1 0 3 .339 6 19
W. Barnes DH 3 0 1 0 0 2 3 .279 7 15
   a-S. Eldridge DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .241 2 15
M. Nicholas 1B 3 1 1 0 1 1 3 .284 7 32
W. Gordon 3B 4 0 0 0 0 4 5 .284 2 17
J. Garza 2B 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 .233 3 13
Totals 32 2 10 2 3 15 21      
a - S. Eldridge inserted as DH in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Hong (5, 4th Inning off M. Jensen, 1 on, 2 outs) , W. Barnes (4, 6th Inning off R. Gachinsky, 0 on, 0 outs) , A. Jones (20, 8th Inning off R. Gachinsky, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Mercado 2 , T. Clendennon , A. Jones 4 , T. Hong 3 , W. Barnes 2 , M. Nicholas
2-out RBI: T. Clendennon , A. Jones
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Hong , W. Barnes , W. Gordon
GIDP: M. Nicholas , J. Garza
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Garza-Mercado-Nicholas)
WEST MICHIGAN PITCHING LINESCORE LANSING PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Jensen L (5-6) 4.2 8 2 2 1 10 0 97 5.05   
R. Gachinsky 3.1 2 0 0 2 5 0 44 6.26   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Jensen 49
Batters Faced: M. Jensen 22, R. Gachinsky 13
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Jensen 2-1, R. Gachinsky 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: M. Jensen 97-66, R. Gachinsky 44-33
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Gachinsky 3-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Carlton W (8-7) 8.0 3 1 1 1 5 1 87 5.08   
J. Barber SV (17) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 15 5.77   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Carlton 76
Batters Faced: K. Carlton 27, J. Barber 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Carlton 11-6, J. Barber 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: K. Carlton 87-57, J. Barber 15-8
Hit Batsmen: K. Carlton
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Kevin Carlton
Ballpark: Cooley Law School Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (76 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 13 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM ET
Time: 2:49
Attendance: 10430
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