MWL1 West Michigan Whitecaps

'Caps Keep Winning on Road

Published on May 16, 2003 under Midwest League (MWL1)
West Michigan Whitecaps News Release


The longest road trip of the year for the West Michigan Whitecaps keeps getting better. The Whitecaps defeated the Kane County Cougars, 6-3, in Illinois on Friday night to give the 'Caps the series, three games to one. The Whitecaps had won the first series on their 12-game road trip in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and are now an excellent 6-2 since they left home.

With the score 1-1 in the third, the 'Caps took a 3-1 lead with a pair of runs only to see the Cougars score two in their half of the inning to tie things up. Scott Moore's RBI triple in the fifth highlighted a 2-run West Michigan rally for a 5-3 lead. Juan Francia's run-scoring single in the sixth would end the scoring for the night.

Brent Clevlen, with two singles and a double, paced a 10-hit 'Caps attack. Juan Gonzalez added a pair of hits to increase his personal hitting streak to 13 games, second longest in the league this season.

'Caps starter Troy Pickford settled down after allowing three runs to win his second straight game on the road trip. Pickford and three Whitecaps relievers combined to blank Kane County on just one hit over the last 6 2/3 innings.

The 'Caps (23-19)now head back to Iowa for four games with the Quad City River Bandits. The first will be on Saturday night at 8:00 Michigan time with Humberto Sanchez (4-3) scheduled to start for West Michigan.

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