MWL Fort Wayne TinCaps

TinCaps Game Information: May 4 at Wisconsin

Published on May 4, 2022 under Midwest League (MWL)
Fort Wayne TinCaps News Release


Fort Wayne TinCaps (11-11) @ Wisconsin Timber Rattlers (13-9)

Wednesday, May 4 (7:40 p.m. ET) | Fox Cities Stadium | Appleton, Wisc. | Game 2 of 6 in Series | Road Game 11 of 66 | Game 23 of 132

LHP Jackson Wolf vs. LHP Brandon Knarr

Radio: 1380 The Fan & 100.9 FM (Ben Shulman) / Video: MiLB.TV

LAST NIGHT: The TinCaps lost, 9-0, to the Timber Rattlers thanks to a six-run fifth inning from Wisconsin. Jarryd Dale and Brandon Valenzuela had multiple hits in the defeat.

ON THIS DAY: In 1871, the Kekionga Club of Fort Wayne hosted the Forest City of Cleveland in the 1st ever professional baseball league game. It was the debut of the National Association (which later evolved into the National League). Fort Wayne won, 2-0.

MAY THE 4TH BE WITH YOU: The TinCaps will host a Star Wars Night on Friday, Aug. 19.

BACK AT PARKVIEW FIELD: As part of the Parkview Sports Medicine (PSM) Baseball Classic, Antwerp plays Crestview in a battle of Ohio high schools at 4:30 p.m., followed by Snider versus Northrop in an SAC rivalry game set for 7 p.m.

LEAGUE LEADERS: TinCaps pitchers lead the league in K/9 (11.7) and total strikeouts (237) ... Among pitchers who've thrown at least 10 innings, Felix Minjarez has the highest K% (56%) in the MWL and the 2nd highest K/9 (18.9), while Ryan Och ranks 3rd in K% (50%) and 4th in K/9 (17.4).

ROAD WARRIORS: Fort Wayne's bats have excelled on the road, leading visitors in the Midwest in AVG (.271), runs (70), HR (16), RBI (61), OBP (.362), SLG (.495) and, in turn, OPS (.857).

COREY ROSIER: Leads the MWL in BB (19), 2nd in runs (20), 3rd in triples (2), and 5th in stolen bases (8). He's also 5th in the league in BB/K (1.06) and has the 8th lowest swinging strike % (8.6). Rosier has the longest active on-base streak on the team (17).

ROBERT HASSELL: 2nd in the MWL in hits (31) and TB (49). 3rd in RBI (20), 4th in AVG (.388) and OPS (1.015), 5th in SB (8), 6th in HR (5), OBP (.432), SLG (.583), and runs (15). Hassell is also 3rd in the MWL in swinging strike % (6.7) and 8th in K % (16) ...Had reached base safely in all of the first 20 games - the streak was ended in the last game of the Dayton series.

JOSHUA MEARS: Mears leads the MWL in HR (7), and extra-base hits (12), while ranking 4th in RBIs (17), 4th in total bases (41), and 9th in doubles (5). Mears is 3rd amongst all High-A players in HR... He has 3 games with 2 homers, including April 23 @ Lansing. His 2nd shot in that game was measured to have traveled 504 feet. For context, since MLB began tracking home run data in 2015, there has been only 1 homer hit further in a big league game (Nomar Mazara hit a 505-foot HR with the Rangers in 2019).

BRANDON VALENZUELA: Has thrown out 10 baserunners attempting to steal - most in the MWL.

JARRYD DALE: Ranks 9th in the MWL in doubles (5).

ANGEL SOLARTE: 4th in the MWL in BB% (23). Solarte also hits the ball the opposite way at the highest percentage in the MWL (60%).

RIPKEN REYES: 2nd the MWL in HBP (4). Has the 4th lowest K% (14.1) and the 5th lowest swinging strike rate (6.1%).

wRC+: Weighted Runs Created Plus is a stat that attempts to quantify a player's total offensive value, while comparing it with league average. A wRC+ of 100 is league average and, for example, a wRC+ of 150 is 50% above league average. Robert Hassell III ranks 3rd in the MWL at 197.

260 TO THE SHOW: In Fort Wayne's franchise history, 203 players have gone on to reach the major leagues. So far this season, there've been 44 alums in MLB - not including the likes of Fernando Tatis Jr. on the Injured List. A record number 58 alums appeared in The Show last year.

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