MWL1 Fort Wayne TinCaps

TinCaps Game Notes: May 9 at Quad Cities (Game 33)

Published on May 9, 2018 under Midwest League (MWL1)
Fort Wayne TinCaps News Release


Fort Wayne TinCaps (14-18) @ Quad Cities River Bandits (17-13)

RHP Emmanuel Ramirez vs. RHP Yohan Ramirez

Wednesday, May 9 - Modern Woodmen Park (Davenport, Iowa) - First Pitch 12:00 p.m. (Game 33)

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TUESDAY AFTERNOON: The TinCaps were shut out by the Bandits, 9-0.

TRENDING UP: Despite Tuesday's loss, the TinCaps have won 7 of their last 12, including a 3-game sweep of Beloit last week. Fort Wayne is 14-12 since beginning the year 0-6. The 'Caps are 4-1-1 over their last 6 series.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY: Justin Lopez turns 18 today and will celebrate by batting fifth and playing shortstop. Lopez is the youngest player in the Midwest League. (Only Nationals infield prospect Luis Garcia, with Class A Hagerstown in the South Atlantic League, is younger in MiLB; Garcia turns 18 next Wednesday). Lopez, who was troubled by back tightness in April, has reached base in 6 consecutive games and leads the team in OPS this month. Over the last 6 games, Lopez has slashed .375/.423/.708 with a homer, 3 doubles, a triple, and 5 RBIs.

ALUMNI REPORT: Former TinCap Josh VanMeter has been promoted by the Reds from Double-A Pensacola to Triple-A Louisville. VanMeter, who was an infielder with the 'Caps in 2014 and '15, is the only everyday player in franchise history from Northeast Indiana. The Ossian, Ind., native was leading the Blue Wahoos in OBP at .420. He split his first 30 games this year across second base, third base, shortstop, and primarily left field (15 games). VanMeter was drafted by the Padres in the 5th round in 2013 out of Norwell High School, but traded to Cincinnati in Dec. 2016 for Luis Torrens, a catcher who spent all of last year with the Padres in the big leagues.

BACK IN THE FORT: The Parkview Sports Medicine High School Baseball Series continues today at Parkview Field with a doubleheader of games at 4:30 and 7. Concordia takes on Wayne in Game 1 followed by Snider and Northrop. The series concludes Thursday with the final batch of games, finishing a cycle that will have featured 12 games and 24 area schools.

HAWKEYE HOMECOMING: TinCaps hitting coach Jonathan Mathews is from Centerville, Iowa, which is about 3 hours southwest of here. Mathews coached at Indian Hills Community College in Ottuma, Iowa, where he also taught economics from 2000-12. Previously, Mathews earned a master's in athletic administration in 2000 at the University of Iowa, where he was a part-time coach from 1995-96.

BACK TO WHERE IT ENDED: The TinCaps were last at Modern Woodmen Park for Game 3 of the 2017 Midwest League Championship Series on Sept. 16. Fort Wayne lost, 12-2, as Quad Cities completed a 3-game sweep.

WHO'S BACK: From last year's roster in the MWL Championship Series, the TinCaps have back manager Anthony Contreras, pitching coach Burt Hooton, fielding coach Jhonny Carvajal, and 4 players (LHP Osvaldo Hernandez, INF Justin Lopez, INF Gabriel Arias, and OF Jack Suwinski).

LEAGUE LEADERS: Jeisson Rosario is 1st runs in scored (26), 4th in OBP (.458), tied for 4th in walks (25), and tied for 10th in stolen bases (8)... Esteury Ruiz is tied for 2nd in triples (3) and tied for 8th in home runs (4)... Carlos Belen is tied for 6th in RBIs (21) and also tied for 8th in homers (4)... Nick Margevicius is tied for 2nd in the MWL in strikeouts with 44.

ADVANCED STATS LEADERS: Jeisson Rosario is 4th in Line Drive % (32%) and tied for 7th in BB% (21%).

STREAKING: Juan Fernandez is on a 19-game on-base streak. That's tied for the 6th longest streak in the league so far this year. He's reached base in every game he's had a plate appearance... Jeisson Rosario had a 17-game on-base streak that began on April 15 end Tuesday.

YOUNGEST TEAM IN MiLB: The TinCaps feature the 4 youngest players in the league: Justin Lopez (17), Tirso Ornelas (18), Gabriel Arias (18), and Jeisson Rosario (18). Fort Wayne has 9 teenagers on its roster. According to Baseball America, the average age for a TinCaps player to start the year was 20.6. (The average age in the Midwest League was 22 years.)

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