MWL1 Lake County Captains

Hubbard and Lake County Win 7-4

Published on July 1, 2012 under Midwest League (MWL1)
Lake County Captains News Release


(Eastlake, OH) - The Lake County Captains (5-4, 36-42) used a three run opening inning to defeat the West Michigan Whitecaps (5-4, 42-37) by a final of 7-4. Alex Monsalve hit his team leading sixth homer of the season to ca the scoring in the first and it was a 3-1. Captains lead.

In the top of the first inning, when Chad Wright tripled to right center and trotted home when Edgar Corcino singled up the middle and it was a 1-0 Whitecaps lead. West Michigan got a run closer in the second inning when Zach Maggard hit a long homerun to left field and the score was 3-2 in favor of Lake County. The Captains answered the call in the bottom of the second when they pushed across a run and the score was 4-2 Lake County.

West Michigan inched closer once again in the top of the fifth inning, Chad Wright lifted a sacrifice fly to center field and a run scored making the ballgame a 4-3 Captains lead. In the bottom of the inning, Lake County got the run back. Jordan Smith doubled to begin the inning and raced around to score on an Alex Monsalve single and the score was 5-3 Captains headed to the sixth.

In the sixth, Aaron Westlake doubles and quickly came around to score when Lance Durham singled to center field and the score was 5-4 Lake County. The score remained a one run game until the eight inning when the Captains took advantage of two Whitecaps errors and the Captains scored two runs in the inning, only one was earned and Lake County led 7-4 heading to the ninth inning.

RHP Cody Anderson (4-4) took to the mound for Lake County, and did not get the decision. Anderson pitched three innings, allowing four hits, two earned runs and one homerun. Antwonie Hubbard (1-0) got the win, his first one in two seasons, after pitching two innings. Hubbard allowed two hits one earned run, a walk and two strikeouts. Manny Carmona pitched two innings and gave up a run. Jeff Johnson earned his eleventh save of the season after pitching both the eighth and ninth innings.

RHP Marcelo Carreno (3-5) took the loss. Carreno pitched four innings, and allowed seven hits, four earned runs and allowed one homerun. He also struck out four on the night. The West Michigan bullpen combined for four innings of eight hit three run baseball. They also walked one and struckout two.

Sunday's game time has been changed to 7 PM and will feature a post-game Fireworks extravaganza. The Captains will send LHP Shawn Morimando (2-1, 3.67) to the mound to start against RHP Matt Wisler (2-4,2,74) for the Fort Wayne TinCaps. Matt and the future Nikky Lundi will be getting married in a pre-game, on-field wedding ceremony as part of the Captains annual Bridal Show. The Bridal show will feature a "Vendor Village" highlighting numerous local vendors with displays in the left field picnic area. All fans in attendance will have the chance to win great prizes provided by the vendors. As always, Sunday is a Family Fun Day and will feature a pre-game player autograph session, expanded in-stadium entertainment and activities, an enhanced Kids' Zone area and the opportunity for kids to run the bases after the game.

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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