MWL1 West Michigan Whitecaps

A first time for everything: Clinton sweeps \'Caps

Published on April 13, 2008 under Midwest League (MWL1)
West Michigan Whitecaps News Release


CLINTON, IA - Ian Gac hit a home run and drove in three to lead Clinton to a 6-2 win, which completed a three game sweep of the Whitecaps. The LumberKings had never swept a series from West Michigan prior to this weekend. There have been eight sweeps (seven of four games, one of three games) of Clinton in Whitecaps team history.

Gac hit a two run homer with one out in the first inning after Jon Kibler hit lead-off man Engel Beltre with the first pitch in the bottom of the first.

The Whitecaps scored a run on an error in the top of the second to cut the lead to 2-1. Cory Middleton hit a ground ball that led to a low throw to first by third baseman Jonathan Greene. Justin Henry scored on the play.

After Kibler was removed from the game, reliever Wilton Garcia was charged with four runs in the seventh, which broke the game open for the LumberKings. Three of the runs scored with Rudy Darrow on the mound.

Gac delivered an RBI single, Beltre hit a run-scoring double and Tim Smith had an RBI double in the seventh. A fourth run scored on a wild pitch by Darrow.

Kennil Gomez pitched six innings for Clinton and allowed just four hits and no walks to earn the win. Ryan Tatusko and Adalberto Flores combined to finish the game. Jordan Newton, who caught all three games in the series for West Michigan, collected an RBI single off Flores in the ninth.

The last time the Whitecaps were swept in a three game series was at the end of the regular season last year at Lansing, September 1-3.

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