MIDWEST LEAGUE
WEST MICHIGAN WHITECAPS AT LANSING LUGNUTS
07/06/2025
 
MIDWEST LEAGUE
WEST MICHIGAN WHITECAPS AT LANSING LUGNUTS
GAME ID: 9700 - SUNDAY, JULY 6TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
West Michigan Whitecaps (55-26) 0 0 0 3 9 2 0 0 0 14 17 1
Lansing Lugnuts (41-40) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 4
Whitecaps Whack Lugnuts, 14-1
The West Michigan Whitecaps powered past the Lansing Lugnuts, 14-1, at Cooley Law School Stadium. Jim Duffy slugged 2 home runs, while scoring 3 and driving in 4, to lead the charge. West Michigan is looking good at 55-26.

The game turned with one out in the top of the fourth. That's when Duffy hit a 2-run home run off Steve Collins. It propelled the Whitecaps into the lead, 3-1.

"They beat us like the proverbial rented mule," said losing manager Edgar Varela.
WEST MICHIGAN BATTING LINESCORE LANSING BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Duffy 2B 5 3 3 4 1 1 2 .355 9 32
D. Miller 3B 6 1 0 0 0 2 3 .267 9 32
   d-J. Montoya C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .216 2 8
D. Johnson 1B 4 2 1 0 1 2 1 .289 0 20
C. Jacobs DH 5 1 3 0 1 0 2 .263 10 36
T. Scott CF, 3B 5 1 2 3 1 0 5 .277 15 51
T. York LF 4 1 2 1 1 0 5 .319 0 6
   a-R. Gachinsky RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .352 3 17
J. Álvarez C 5 1 1 2 0 2 5 .255 6 31
   b-S. Ford CF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .317 1 10
B. Vecchi RF, LF 6 2 3 4 0 1 3 .221 9 24
C. Ferguson SS 4 2 2 0 1 0 4 .277 1 3
   c-D. Babb 2B, SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .309 0 14
Totals 46 14 17 14 6 9 30      
a - R. Gachinsky substituted for T. York in the 7th
b - S. Ford substituted for J. Álvarez in the 7th
c - D. Babb substituted for C. Ferguson in the 7th
d - J. Montoya substituted for D. Miller in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Jacobs (7, 5th Inning off S. Collins, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: B. Vecchi 2 (9, 4th Inning off S. Collins, 0 on, 1 out; 5th Inning off C. Barrientez, 2 on, 0 outs) , J. Duffy 2 (9, 4th Inning off S. Collins, 1 on, 1 out; 5th Inning off C. Barrientez, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Duffy 9 , D. Johnson , C. Jacobs 4 , T. Scott 2 , T. York 2 , J. Álvarez , B. Vecchi 9 , C. Ferguson 2
2-out RBI: T. Scott
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Miller , T. York 2 , J. Álvarez , C. Ferguson
Hit by Pitch: D. Johnson
Team LOB: 12

FIELDING
Errors: J. Duffy (7)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Floyd CF 4 1 0 0 1 2 1 .301 3 22
A. Mercado SS 4 0 3 1 0 0 0 .332 4 25
A. Jones LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .333 9 50
S. Collins 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .342 2 47
T. Hong RF 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .339 6 19
W. Barnes 1B 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .281 7 15
W. Gordon DH 4 0 1 0 0 3 2 .283 2 17
J. Garza 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 5 .219 3 13
E. Johnston C 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .034 1 2
Totals 34 1 6 1 3 12 13      
BATTING
Doubles: A. Mercado (22, 1st Inning off J. Domínguez, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Mercado 4 , T. Hong , W. Barnes , W. Gordon
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Hong , J. Garza 2
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Floyd (9)

FIELDING
Errors: A. Mercado (6) , S. Collins (6) , T. Hong 2 (4)
PB: E. Johnston
WEST MICHIGAN PITCHING LINESCORE LANSING PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Domínguez W (9-1) 6.0 5 1 1 3 7 0 104 1.39   
E. Brown SV (4) 3.0 1 0 0 0 5 0 40 3.38   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Domínguez 62
Batters Faced: J. Domínguez 26, E. Brown 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Domínguez 4-7, E. Brown 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: J. Domínguez 104-65, E. Brown 40-31
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Collins L (6-7) 4.0 9 7 7 3 5 2 102 5.02   
C. Barrientez 0.0 3 5 4 2 0 2 30 7.84   
E. Buschlen 4.0 5 2 2 1 3 0 74 5.84   
V. Banks 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 4.38   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Collins 18
Batters Faced: S. Collins 25, C. Barrientez 7, E. Buschlen 18, V. Banks 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Collins 4-3, C. Barrientez 0-0, E. Buschlen 3-6, V. Banks 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Collins 102-64, C. Barrientez 30-16, E. Buschlen 74-42, V. Banks 11-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Barrientez 2-2 , E. Buschlen 3-1
Hit Batsmen: C. Barrientez
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jim Duffy
Ballpark: Cooley Law School Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (74 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 10 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM ET
Time: 4:03
Attendance: 10913
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