The match reports of the Captains series against the Clinton LumberKings are brought to you courtesy of the Lake County Captains media team.
Captains Drop another 2-1
The Captains fell to the Clinton LumberKings Thursday Evening at Ashford University Field in Clinton, Iowa. The final score was 2-1. The LumberKings scored single runs in the sixth and seventh innings to just sneak by Lake County who has now dropped 10 straight. The go ahead hit came from Clinton's catcher Steve Baron.
Lake County scored the first run of the game. In the second they manufactured the run. Alex Lavisky singled to lead off the inning then Bryson Myles sacrificed Lavisky to second base. A Groundout by Jerrud Sabourin moved Lavisky to third and the two out RBI single by Leonardo Castillo make the score 1-0 Captains.
Leonardo Castillo saved a run in the field with a diving stop in the bottom of the sixth inning. The fielder's choice was scored five unassisted and the tying run did come home to score but the stop saved extra bases. The pitching duel went to the seventh tied at one run apiece.
Captains starter Joe Colon (1-1, 5.19) didn't get a decision. Colon pitched six innings allowing two hits one earned run allowing three walks and fanning five. Francisco Valera (0-2) entered the ball game in the seventh and allowed the go ahead run. He was saddled with the loss. The two out single put Clinton on top for good 2-1. Valera pitched two innings allowing three hits one earned run and struck out three.
The LumberKings starting pitcher Trevor Miller (1-0, 2.25) pitched seven innings allowing just one run himself. Miller surrendered just six hits and did not strike any Captains hitter out. Brett Shankin earned the save his first for the LumberKings as he went two scoreless innings and walked two. Clinton pitching did not strike out any Captains hitter all night long.
Captains Blank LumberKings 7-0
The Lake County Captains broke their ten game losing streak by defeating the Clinton LumberKings on Friday by a score of 7-0. The big blow came in the top of the eighth inning. The Captains scored three runs on four hits highlighted by the two run double by Alex Lavisky. Lavisky's doubled made it 4-0 Captains and then Bryson Myles tripled home Lavisky capping the scoring for the inning. It was a 5-0 lead headed to the ninth.
Lake County scored the first run of the game on a single by Leonardo Castillo which made the score 1-0 Captains. The Captains tacked on another in the top of the sixth inning on a sacrifice fly by Bryson Myles making it two to nothing.
The Captains got two more insurance runs in the ninth inning when Alex Monsalve who had four hits on knocked in two and pushed the lead to seven runs. The final from Iowa was seven to nothing Lake County.
The Captains played errorless ball and improved their record when scoring five or more runs to 3-2. The Captains last win came on April 9,2012 in Midland Michigan against the Great Lakes Loons. That night the Captains shut out the Loons eight to nothing. Friday night was the second shutout of the season for Lake County.
Captains starter Cody Anderson (1-0, 3.00) got the win. Anderson pitched six shutout innings allowing just four hits and struck out four. Newcomer to the Captains Rob Nixon went two shut out innings while fanning two as well. Kyle Blair also worked a scoreless ninth to preserve the Captains win.
The LumberKings starting pitcher Cameron Hobson (0-3, 4.95) pitched seven innings allowing just five hits, and two runs only one was earned.The LumberKing bullpen combined to pitch just two innings but allow five earned runs in the eighth and ninth innings.
Clinton Squeezes Past Lake County
A suicide squeeze put the LumberKings ahead in the bottom of the seventh. Clinton used that momentum to plate two more runs a total of three for the inning. Mario Yepez laid down the bunt right to the pitcher but the flip to the plate by Captains hurler Cole Cook was not in time. The LumberKings led the game six to five. Clinton led eight to five after seven innings.
Clinton scored first. The LumberKings plated two runs in the bottom half of the first inning off of Felix Sterling. Sterling walked home a run and then saw Jean Acevedo hit a sacrifice fly to right field making the score two to nothing Clinton.
The Captains took the lead in the forth inning when they scored four times. Alex Lavisky led off with a double to center field and then came home on the Bryson Myles triple. Robel Garcia singled home Myles making it a two to two ballgame. Leonardo Castillo walked and so did Zach MacPhee to load the bases. An error on the shortstop let the Captains take a four to two lead.
The Captains added to the lead in the forth inning when Robel Garcia walked to lead off the inning. Castillo was hit by the pitch to put runners on first and second two batters later Todd Hankins had an RBI single. The score was Lake County five and Clinton two at the end of four innings.
Clinton Scored three runs in the fifth to tie the game. The big blow in the inning was a single that plated the tying run by Jean Acevedo. That momentum set up the big seventh inning for the LumberKings.
Captains starter Felix Sterling (0-0, 3.15) didn't get a decision. Sterling hurled four innings allowing two runs both were earned walked three and struck out five. Cole Cook (0-1, 8.44) took the loss after surrendering six runs only three were earned in his three innings of relief. Grant Sides also pitched one scoreless inning for the Captains tonight.
The LumberKings starting pitcher Ambioris Hidalgo (0-3, 5.89) pitched three innings and didn't get a decision. Hidalgo gave up five runs four earned, with three walks and one strikeout. Tim Griffin (1-0,1.64) pitched four innings of two hit scoreless baseball to earn the win. The save went to John Taylor his second on the season.
The Captains stay on the road to take on the Kane County Cougars. Game one of the three game series will be Sunday April 22 with the first pitch scheduled at 2:00pm. The Captains will send LHP Elvis Araujo (0-3, 3.00) to the mound. He will face off against the Cougars RHP Edwin Carl (0-1, 2.70). Last season, the Captains played Kane County in Eastlake. The Cougars will host the 2012 All-Star game at Fifth Third Bank Ballpark on June 19, 2012.
We will bring you the match report at the end of that series.
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