MIDWEST LEAGUE
WEST MICHIGAN WHITECAPS AT LAKE COUNTY CAPTAINS
08/15/2026
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MIDWEST LEAGUE
WEST MICHIGAN WHITECAPS AT LAKE COUNTY CAPTAINS
GAME ID: 9984 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 15TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
West Michigan Whitecaps (90-27) 2 1 4 2 0 0 3 0 1 13 16 1
Lake County Captains (62-55) 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 5 17 1
5-Hit Clinic by Jacobs in West Michigan Win
West Michigan Whitecaps center fielder Joe Jacobs had a day to remember at Classic Park, ripping apart the Lake County Captains and sparking the 13-5 Whitecaps win.

Jacobs wrote his name in the record books with a 5-hit barrage, finishing his special day 5-for-6.

"I'm usually a first ball hitter," Jacobs told BNN reporters in the postgame press conference. "I think pitchers think batters are going to let the first one go by. I never do. I've always found that it's better to pull the trigger early in the count. Pitchers get real nasty when they get ahead of you, so I try to avoid it."

Joe Jacobs singled in the 1st, singled in the 3rd, singled in the 4th, flied out in the 5th, hit a three-run home run off Scotty Stevens in the 7th and doubled in the 9th.

Thus far this year, Jacobs has hit .345 with 4 home runs and 45 RBIs.
WEST MICHIGAN BATTING LINESCORE LAKE COUNTY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Ramírez SS 5 2 1 0 1 0 3 .341 10 56
R. Henry RF 4 2 1 0 0 1 4 .393 3 31
J. Jacobs CF, 1B 6 4 5 3 0 0 1 .345 4 45
B. Vecchi 1B 3 1 2 1 1 1 2 .223 6 36
   a-B. Kilmartin PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .119 0 1
   c-P. Yates 1B, CF 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .341 9 54
O. Gutiérrez 2B 4 1 0 1 0 0 6 .275 3 14
C. Gibson LF 4 1 2 4 0 0 2 .385 4 40
   b-D. Robison PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .311 3 16
S. Jara 3B 4 0 1 1 1 0 1 .302 9 38
G. Bishop DH 5 1 1 1 0 2 5 .167 1 1
K. Franklin C 4 1 3 1 0 1 0 .284 1 17
Totals 41 13 16 13 3 5 26      
a - B. Kilmartin pinch hit for B. Vecchi in the 7th
b - D. Robison pinch hit for C. Gibson in the 7th
c - P. Yates substituted for B. Kilmartin in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Vecchi 2 (14, 1st Inning off A. Lake, 2 on, 1 out; 3rd Inning off A. Lake, 1 on, 0 outs) , K. Franklin (8, 2nd Inning off A. Lake, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Jacobs (19, 9th Inning off S. Stevens, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: C. Gibson (3, 3rd Inning off A. Lake, 3 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: G. Bishop (1, 2nd Inning off A. Lake, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Jacobs (4, 7th Inning off S. Stevens, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Ramírez , R. Henry , J. Jacobs 9 , B. Vecchi 4 , C. Gibson 4 , S. Jara , G. Bishop 4 , K. Franklin 4
2-out RBI: C. Gibson , S. Jara , K. Franklin
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Henry , O. Gutiérrez , C. Gibson , G. Bishop 2
Sac Bunt: R. Henry
Sac Fly: P. Yates , O. Gutiérrez
Hit by Pitch: R. Henry , O. Gutiérrez , K. Franklin
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Errors: K. Franklin (1)
Double Plays: 2 (Franklin-Gutiérrez-Vecchi, Ramírez-Gutiérrez-Jacobs)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Lewis LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .312 4 26
A. Borras SS 5 1 2 1 0 1 4 .349 3 47
B. Nelson 1B 3 1 2 3 1 0 0 .337 2 12
   c-D. O'Neill PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .320 2 23
D. Bovey 2B, 3B 4 0 1 0 1 1 2 .254 6 49
B. Wilson RF 5 0 2 0 0 0 3 .309 0 3
R. Brooks DH 5 0 4 0 0 0 2 .500 2 6
D. Fitzgerald C 5 0 2 0 0 0 3 .400 0 0
B. Walters 3B 3 1 1 0 0 0 4 .309 1 12
   a-J. Martínez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .263 2 22
   b-P. Cooper 3B, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .227 2 13
R. Ramsey CF 5 1 2 1 0 1 2 .250 0 1
Totals 42 5 17 5 2 4 23      
a - J. Martínez pinch hit for B. Walters in the 7th
b - P. Cooper substituted for J. Martínez in the 8th
c - D. O'Neill pinch hit for B. Nelson in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Brooks (2, 2nd Inning off T. Kennedy, 0 on, 2 outs) , R. Ramsey (1, 5th Inning off T. Kennedy, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: B. Walters (1, 6th Inning off M. Jensen, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: B. Nelson (2, 5th Inning off T. Kennedy, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Lewis , A. Borras 2 , B. Nelson 5 , D. Bovey , B. Wilson 2 , R. Brooks 5 , D. Fitzgerald 2 , B. Walters 3 , R. Ramsey 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Borras , D. Bovey , B. Wilson , B. Walters
GIDP: R. Brooks , B. Walters
Team LOB: 13

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Ramsey (1)

FIELDING
Errors: S. Stevens (2)
WEST MICHIGAN PITCHING LINESCORE LAKE COUNTY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
T. Kennedy 4.2 10 4 4 0 2 1 24 96 4.39   
M. Jensen W (7-2) 4.1 7 1 1 2 2 0 21 82 4.19   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Kennedy 30
Batters Faced: T. Kennedy 24, M. Jensen 21
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Kennedy 7-4, M. Jensen 4-6
Pitches - Strikes: T. Kennedy 96-60, M. Jensen 82-51
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Jensen 1-0
Balk: T. Kennedy
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
A. Lake L (1-1) 3.0 8 7 7 1 1 1 19 57 6.23   
S. Cox 2.2 5 2 2 2 2 0 15 57 2.45   
S. Stevens 3.1 3 4 4 0 2 1 16 69 2.34   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Lake 13
Batters Faced: A. Lake 19, S. Cox 15, S. Stevens 16
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Lake 4-4, S. Cox 4-2, S. Stevens 2-6
Pitches - Strikes: A. Lake 57-34, S. Cox 57-36, S. Stevens 69-44
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Stevens 2-0
Hit Batsmen: A. Lake , S. Stevens 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Joe Jacobs
Ballpark: Classic Park
Weather: Clear skies (71 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 4:02
Attendance: 7228
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