MWL1 Lake County Captains

Epic Eighth Inning Elevates Captains to the Win

Published on June 8, 2012 under Midwest League (MWL1)
Lake County Captains News Release


(Dayton, OH) - The Lake County Captains (29-31) defeated the Dayton Dragons (25-36) 14-6 on Friday Night in Dayton, Ohio. The Captains scored seven times in the inning. Lake County used a two out bases loaded double by Jordan Smith to make the score 10-6. Lake County also added a double by Leonardo Castillo in the inning that plated two and lead the game 14-6 heading to the ninth.

Dayton scored a pair in the bottom of the first inning with two outs. Joe Terry hit a pop up to short Left Field, and Francisco Lindor dropped the ball for an error. It was the sixth of the season charged to Lindor. The next hitter Steve Selsky hit his second home run of the season to left field. The score after one inning was 2-0 Dayton.

Lake County responded quickly as they scored four runs in the top of the second inning. Jerrud Sabourin was hit by a pitch and Alex Lavisky walked Todd Hankins doubled home Sabourin and Lavisky stopped at third. Robel Garcia came to the plate and doubled home both runners and the score was 3-2 Captains. Garcia scored on a three base error by Sean Buckley as he saw a ball deflect off his glove and Garcia scored as Luigi Rodriguez ended up at third base. Lake County lead 4-2 after two innings.

Over the next two innings the Dragons scored four runs to take a two run lead in the game. In the third, Yovan Gonzalez homered to left field, the second of the day for Dayton and the eleventh Sterling has surrendered in just 13 games this season and the lead was cut to 4-3. In the bottom of the fourth Dayton scored three times and did it on four singles. The big single came off the bat of Yovan Gonzalez and the score was 5-4 Dayton. Gonzalez scored on a single by Juan Perez and the Captains trailed Dayton 6-4 after four innings.

In the seventh, inning the Captains scored three times and took the lead. With one out, Luigi Rodriguez singled and so did Francisco Lindor the runners were of first and second when Jordan Smith doubled to left field and cut the lead to 6-5. The tying run scored on an RBI groundout by Jerrud Sabourin.

RHP Jacob Johnson (0-1) was the starter for the Dragons. He did not factor in the decision for Dayton after pitching six innings allowing five hits he allowed four runs, three were earned. He walked two and struck out four. Dan Jensen (3-6) took the loss for Dayton. Jensen pitched 1.2 Innings and allowed eight hits, nine runs, five earned, and struck out two. El'Hajj Muhammad finished off the ballgame for Dayton twirling the final inning and a third.

RHP Felix Sterling (3-5) got the start and the win for the Captains. Felix went six innings and allowed seven hits and six runs, only three were earned. Sterling walked two and struck out two and allowed two homers. The Captains bullpen combined to pitch three scoreless innings of one hit baseball. Cole Cook, Grant Sides and Francisco Valera all pitched one inning for the Captains on the way in.

The Captains will be back in action Saturday night in Lansing, Michigan. On Saturday, First pitch is scheduled for 7:05 PM. This is the final road trip of the first half for Lake County. No pitching matchup has been announced at this time.

Full season tickets plans, 7-, 12-, 20-, and 35-game mini ticket plans for the 2012 season are on sale now at great prices complete with several exclusive benefits. Information can be found at the Captains website www.captainsbaseball.com.

The Lake County Captains are a Class A affiliate of the Cleveland Indians and play their home games at Classic Park in Eastlake, at the corners of State Route 91 and Vine Street. For more information on the Captains, please visit the team's official website at www.CaptainsBaseball.com.

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