MWL Fort Wayne TinCaps

TinCaps Game Information: June 5 vs. Cedar Rapids

Published on June 5, 2021 under Midwest League (MWL)
Fort Wayne TinCaps News Release


Fort Wayne TinCaps (13-14) vs. Cedar Rapids Kernels (11-17)

Saturday, June 5 (6:35 p.m.) | Parkview Field | Fort Wayne, Ind. | Game 5 of 6 in Series | Home Game 16 of 60 | Game 28 of 120

RHP Gabe Mosser (4.03 ERA) vs. RHP Andrew Cabezas (3.12 ERA)

TV: Comcast Network 81 / MiLB.TV (John Nolan & Jack McMullen) | Radio: 1380 The Fan & 100.9 FM / TinCapsRadio.com (Mike Maahs & Brett Rump)

LAST GAME: The TinCaps beat the Cedar Rapids Kernels on Friday night, 4-3. It was their 3rd win in a row, and it came with a run in each of the final four offensive innings for Fort Wayne. RHP Carter Loewen shut the door in the 9th, collecting his 5th save, which puts him in a 3-way tie for the league-lead.

HOW DOES 4 SOUND?: With a win tonight, the TinCaps would have their first four-game win streak since they won five in a row from August 1-5 in 2019. This is Fort Wayne's 2nd three-game win streak of the season (May 27-29 @ South Bend).

PYROTECHNICS: Tonight marks the first Fireworks Night of the season at Parkview Field, presented by Hoosier Lottery. Fireworks Nights will be every Saturday home game throughout the remainder of the season, July 4th, and more dates still to be determined.

TOURNAMENT TIME: Today marks the second day of the 2021 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament. 4 TinCaps competed in the NCAA Tournament during their collegiate career: RHP Matt Waldron with Nebraska (2016, 2017, 2019), LHP Mason Feole with UConn (2018, 2019), OF Dwanya Williams-Sutton with East Carolina (2016, 2018), and OF Grant Little with Texas Tech (2017, 2018). Williams-Sutton's ECU team in 2016 advanced to a super regional, and Little's Red Raiders made it all the way to Omaha for the College World Series in 2018.

HARDWARE: Thursday night's starter, LHP Ethan Elliott, shined in his first start in June. The 24-year-old struck out 9 Kernels in 6.0 IP. On Wednesday, Elliott was tabbed High-A Central's Pitcher of the Month for May, after leading the league in Ks (38), AVG against (.131), and was 2nd in ERA (1.46)

HAMMERIN' HOMZA: TinCaps catcher/infielder Jonny Homza sits in the top-12 in the league in both runs scored (18) and walks (16). Homza's also 2nd in High-A Central in line drive rate (28% of his batted balls are line drives), and 5th in pull rate (54% of his batted balls have been to the left side). Defensively, Jonny has now logged appearances at five different positions (C, 3B, 1B, RF, and SS).

RUIZ'S RUN: Agustin Ruiz is in a 3-way tie for 3rd in High-A Central with 21 RBIs. He's also tied for 6th in home runs with 6. In 2019, as a 19-year-old, Ruiz recorded 4 home runs and 55 RBIs in 120 games.

PATIENCE IS A VIRTUE: TinCaps OF Jawuan Harris has been as selective as he's ever been in his career. He ranks 4th in High-A Central in BB% (17%), top-15 in Swinging Strike % (9%), and leads the league in Line Drive % (30%).

OPEN THE GATES: After being limited to 30% in May, Parkview Field's capacity is now at 40%, or a max of about 4,000 fans. The TinCaps plan to raise capacity to at least 60% later this month... The team announced earlier today that the ballpark's gates are open to the public again on a daily basis for the first time since March 2020. Parkview Field is a popular spot Downtown for walkers, runners, and kids to play in "splash pads."

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