Whitecaps Outlast Snappers in 12 Innings
July 12, 2007 - Midwest League (MWL1)
West Michigan Whitecaps News Release
COMSTOCK PARK - Whitecaps catcher James Skelton drilled a two-out pitch into the right field gap for a game-winning double as Scott Sizemore beat the throw from right field to give the âCaps a 5-4 victory in 12 innings.
With two outs and nobody on base in the bottom of the 12th, Scott Sizemore singled on a line drive to center to set up Skelton's double and the first run of the game since the bottom of the seventh inning.
Casey Fien (3-0) received the win after pitching 2.0 scoreless innings as the âCaps fourth pitcher of the evening. Jonah Nickerson started for West Michigan and went 5.0 solid innings, allowing one unearned run while striking out five batters for the no-decision.
The Whitecaps started the game with two runs in the bottom of the first as DH Deik Scram led off with a solo home run to center field. Two batters later, RF Brennan Boesch blasted Brian Kirwan's offering for a solo home run to right-center field to give the âCaps a 2-0 lead.
Beloit cut the lead to one run in the second inning, but the game remained 2-1 until the seventh inning when the Snappers struck with two outs off Whitecaps reliever Kelvin Cedano. Beloit 2B Steven Singleton hit a bloop shot in a driving rain to left field that dropped into left field and got away from Jeramy Laster and scored two runs to give Beloit the 3-2 lead. Wilson Ramos followed it up with an RBI double to make it 4-2. Despite the brief rain showers, the game was never stopped due to weather.
The Whitecaps came right back into the bottom of the seventh on Laster's two-RBI single to knot the score at 4-4 and remained that way until the dramatic 12th inning.
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