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MWL1 Lake County Captains

Hot Rods Double Captains into Submission

July 29, 2019 - Midwest League (MWL1)
Lake County Captains News Release


(Bowling Green, KY) - After taking the first two games of a three-game series at Bowling Green Ballpark, the Lake County Captains (20-16, 60-45) lost the series finale to the Bowling Green Hot Rods (23-13, 62-44) on Monday. Bowling Green tallied seven doubles and catcher Chris Betts finished a triple shy of the cycle to beat the Captains, 10-0

The Hot Rods grabbed a 2-0 lead with a pair of runs in the second inning. Erik Ostberg led off with a single against Captains starter Eli Lingos and Grant Witherspoon doubled to put two men in scoring position. Betts then doubled to bring both men home.

Bowling Green extended its lead to 5-0 in the third. Ford Proctor led off with a double and Osmy Gregorio worked a walk before Jonathan Aranda slapped an RBI double to right that plated Proctor. Two batters later, Witherspoon's ground out to second brought Gregorio home and Betts followed with an RBI single to score Aranda.

Two more doubles gave Bowling Green another run in the fifth. Ostberg doubled with one out and Witherspoon followed with a two-base hit to bring him home and stretch the Hot Rods' advantage to 6-0.

The Hot Rods added three more runs against lefty reliever Tim Herrin in the seventh. Gregorio led off with a single and advanced to second on a wild pitch. Ostberg then singled with one out, moving Gregorio to third, and Ostberg advanced to second when the throw from left fielder Jonathan Engelmann sailed wide of third baseman Makesiondon Kelkboom. Witherspoon grounded out to second to score Gregorio and Betts drilled a two-run homer to right that gave the Hot Rods a 9-0 lead. An RBI double by Gregorio against lefty reliever Jake Miednik brought home Tony Pena in the eighth to cap the scoring.

Hot Rods starter Caleb Sampen earned the win. Sampen (8-4) held the Captains scoreless over six innings and gave up just two hits. He struck out five and walked one.

Lingos (2-2) took the loss. The Captains' left-hander gave up six runs on nine hits over five innings. He struck out six and walked one.

The Captains return home to begin a four-game series against the Lansing Lugnuts on Tuesday. First pitch at Classic Park is scheduled for 7:00 p.m.

Individual game tickets for all Captains games are on sale at the Classic Park box office, online at captainsbaseball.com and by phone at 440-954-WINS (9467). Mini ticket plans for the 2019 season are still available for great prices complete with several exclusive benefits. Information can be found at the Captains website www.captainsbaseball.com.

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