Big Inning Dooms 'Caps in 8-5 Loss

July 26, 2024 - COMSTOCK PARK, MI - For the second time in three games, the West Michigan Whitecaps bullpen struggled to hold the lead in an 8-5 loss to the Lansing Lugnuts in front of 7,789 fans Friday night at LMCU Ballpark. Despite totaling ten base hits, the Caps finished just 2-for-9 with runners in scoring position, and the pitching staff surrendered five runs in the eighth inning en route to the loss. The Whitecaps grabbed the lead in the second inning as outfielder Patrick Lee scored Luis Santana ... Full Story

Clark, 'Caps Stun 'Lugs in 5-4 Comeback

July 26, 2024 - COMSTOCK PARK, MI -Detroit Tigers No. 1 prospect and Top-10 MLB Prospect Max Clark accounted for all five West Michigan Whitecaps runs as part of an improbable ninth-inning rally to stun the Lansing Lugnuts by a final score of 5-4 in front of 8,777 frenzied fans Thursday night at LMCU Ballpark. The Whitecaps amassed just four hits going into the ninth inning when -- down to their final strike -- saw Clark tie the ballgame with a two-run triple - finishing 3-for-5 with four RBIs and cross the ... Full Story

'Caps Falter Late in 7-6 Loss

July 24, 2024 - COMSTOCK PARK, MI - The West Michigan Whitecaps carried a four-run lead into the eighth inning but couldn't finish the job as the Lansing Lugnuts staged a late rally in a 7-6 loss in front of 5,833 fans Wednesday afternoon at LMCU Ballpark. Despite finishing 5-for-11 with runners in scoring position, including a five-run sixth inning, the 'Caps - who held a 31-1 record leading past the seventh inning this season - allowed five unanswered runs through the final two frames in the defeat. The... Full Story

Clark Gets First High-A Hit in 5-1 Defeat

July 23, 2024 - COMSTOCK PARK, MI - Top Detroit Tigers prospects Max Clark and Kevin McGonigle made their much-anticipated West Michigan Whitecaps debuts, but the story become opposing pitching as part of a 5-1 loss to the Lansing Lugnuts in front of 7,346 fans Tuesday night at LMCU Ballpark. West Michigan struggled to find any offensive momentum, totaling just three base hits and only garnering two hitless chances with runners in scoring position in the defeat. Meanwhile, Clark added his first base hit as a... Full Story

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• Two-Time Purdue All-American Libero Jena Otec Signs with Rise - Grand Rapids Rise (PVF) July 16
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