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Jones Goes 5-for-5 Against Great Lakes
Thursday, April 9th , 2026
Bowling Green Hot Rods center fielder Chris Jones went ballistic with the bat. He hammered the Great Lakes Loons for 5 hits to help Bowling Green win, 8-4, over Great Lakes at Bowling Green Ballpark.

Chris Jones singled in the 1st, hit a two-run home run off Bob Marín in the 2nd, singled in the 3rd, singled in the 5th and singled in the 8th.



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Allen Smacks 5 Hits for Cubs
Thursday, April 9th , 2026
Chris Allen did more than his part as the South Bend Cubs topped the Fort Wayne TinCaps, 11-7, at Parkview Field. The Cubs center fielder pounded out 5 hits to pace his team. Chris Allen singled in the 1st, singled in the 3rd, singled in the 4th, hit a two-run double in the 4th, grounded out in the 6th and singled in the 9th.



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Breaking MID News: Opening Day
Thursday, April 9th , 2026
The offseason is over at last. Spring training has come and gone and it is now time to play ball. The 2026 Midwest League season begins today. Some teams have changed, but the game is still the same. Another great baseball season is here and you can check out these teams on this year's Opening Day schedule:

Lake County Captains @ Dayton Dragons
South Bend Cubs @ Fort Wayne TinCaps
Great Lakes Loons @ Bowling Green Hot Rods
Clinton LumberKings @ Cedar Rapids Kernels
Wisconsin Timber Rattlers @ Quad Cities River Bandits
Kane County Cougars @ Burlington Bees
Peoria Chiefs @ Beloit Snappers
Lansing Lugnuts @ West Michigan Whitecaps
LEAGUE LEADERS AVG
2 tied with
1.000
1 Dave Burnett BUR 1.000
1 Chris Jones BGN 1.000
3 Chris Allen SBE .833
4 Jon Schmidt FWA .800
LEAGUE LEADERS HR
6 tied with
1
1 Dave Burnett BUR 1
1 Chris Jones BGN 1
1 Steve Lucas BUR 1
1 3 more tied with   1
LEAGUE LEADERS RBI
José Ramírez - WMI
4
2 Dave Burnett BUR 3
2 Jon Schmidt FWA 3
4 Chris Allen SBE 2
4 13 more tied with   2
LEAGUE LEADERS W
8 tied with
1
1 Dominic Blake DAY 1
1 Jake Canavan BGN 1
1 António Colón BUR 1
1 5 more tied with   1
LEAGUE LEADERS ERA
18 tied with
0.00
1 Dominic Blake DAY 0.00
1 António Colón BUR 0.00
1 Wilson Cruz KAN 0.00
1 15 more tied with   0.00
LEAGUE LEADERS K
4 tied with
8
1 Dominic Blake DAY 8
1 Dominic Crow WIS 8
1 Dana Everhart BEL 8
1 Ed Green SBE 8
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STANDINGS
Eastern Division W L PCT GB
West Michigan Whitecaps 1 0 1.000 -
South Bend Cubs 1 0 1.000 -
Dayton Dragons 1 0 1.000 -
Bowling Green Hot Rods 1 0 1.000 -
Lake County Captains 0 1 .000 1.0
Fort Wayne TinCaps 0 1 .000 1.0
Great Lakes Loons 0 1 .000 1.0
Lansing Lugnuts 0 1 .000 1.0
Western Division W L PCT GB
Burlington Bees 1 0 1.000 -
Clinton LumberKings 1 0 1.000 -
Beloit Snappers 1 0 1.000 -
Wisconsin Timber Rattlers 1 0 1.000 -
Quad Cities River Bandits 0 1 .000 1.0
Cedar Rapids Kernels 0 1 .000 1.0
Peoria Chiefs 0 1 .000 1.0
Kane County Cougars 0 1 .000 1.0
YESTERDAY'S GAMES -
Away Team Home Team Result Time Winning Pitcher Losing Pitcher
Lake County Dayton 0-4 6:05 PM ET D.Blake (1-0, 0.00 ERA) D.Knight (0-1, 4.50 ERA)
South Bend Fort Wayne 11-7 7:35 PM ET E.Green (1-0, 6.00 ERA) L.Jarvis (0-1, 21.00 ERA)
Great Lakes Bowling Green 4-8 7:05 PM ET J.Canavan (1-0, 6.00 ERA) B.Marín (0-1, 23.14 ERA)
Clinton Cedar Rapids 6-1 2:35 PM ET C.Rice (1-0, 1.23 ERA) C.Peterson (0-1, 1.80 ERA)
Wisconsin Quad Cities 4-1 7:30 PM ET D.Crow (1-0, 1.12 ERA) J.Holmes (0-1, 6.75 ERA)
Kane County Burlington 1-12 7:30 PM ET A.Colón (1-0, 0.00 ERA) J.Fonseca (0-1, 31.50 ERA)
Peoria Beloit 4-9 1:35 PM ET D.Everhart (1-0, 0.00 ERA) V.Márquez (0-1, 2.45 ERA)
Lansing West Michigan 0-10 1:05 PM ET C.Wright (1-0, 0.00 ERA) I.Benítez (0-1, 8.53 ERA)
TODAY'S GAMES -
Away Team Home Team Time Starting Pitcher Away Team Starting Pitcher Home Team
Lake County (0-1, Road: 0-1) Dayton (1-0, Home: 1-0) 7:35 PM ET RHP J.Gómez (0-0, 0.00 ERA) RHP A.Lara (0-0, 0.00 ERA)
South Bend (1-0, Road: 1-0) Fort Wayne (0-1, Home: 0-1) 1:05 PM ET RHP D.Porter (0-0, 0.00 ERA)
Great Lakes (0-1, Road: 0-1) Bowling Green (1-0, Home: 1-0) 6:35 PM ET RHP C.Ramsey (0-0, 0.00 ERA) RHP J.Canavan (1-0, 6.00 ERA)
Clinton (1-0, Road: 1-0) Cedar Rapids (0-1, Home: 0-1) 7:30 PM ET RHP M.Kirby (0-0, 0.00 ERA) RHP B.Head (0-0, 0.00 ERA)
Wisconsin (1-0, Road: 1-0) Quad Cities (0-1, Home: 0-1) 7:30 PM ET RHP B.Manning (0-0, 0.00 ERA) RHP J.Zobrist (0-0, 0.00 ERA)
Kane County (0-1, Road: 0-1) Burlington (1-0, Home: 1-0) 7:35 PM ET RHP G.Peterson (0-0, 0.00 ERA) RHP R.Gordon (0-0, 0.00 ERA)
Peoria (0-1, Road: 0-1) Beloit (1-0, Home: 1-0) 7:35 PM ET RHP R.Hart (0-0, 0.00 ERA) RHP M.Adams (0-0, 0.00 ERA)
Lansing (0-1, Road: 0-1) West Michigan (1-0, Home: 1-0) 7:35 PM ET RHP B.Davis (0-0, 0.00 ERA) LHP J.Gibbs (0-0, 0.00 ERA)
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