Category Archives: Lake County Captains

2013 Midwest League All-Star Game rosters announced

Posted on June 5, 2013 by

The full rosters for the 2013 Midwest League All-Star Game were announced this afternoon. As I wrote here, nine Bowling Green Hot Rods and eight Cedar Rapids Kernels players were selected. The starters for the Eastern Division team are Bowling … Continue reading →

Posted in 2013 All-Star Game, Beloit Snappers, Bowling Green Hot Rods, Cedar Rapids Kernels, Clinton LumberKings, Dayton Dragons, Fort Wayne TinCaps, Kane County Cougars, Lake County Captains, Lansing Lugnuts, Midwest League, Quad Cities River Bandits, West Michigan Whitecaps | 1 Comment

TinCaps’ Twitter followers are all over this jersey

Posted on June 4, 2013 by

The jersey you see above is what Fort Wayne TinCaps players will be wearing on Social Media Night (Thursday, June 13) at Parkview Field. Printed across it are the Twitter handles of all the team’s followers (as of March 11). … Continue reading →

Posted in Fort Wayne TinCaps, Great Lakes Loons, Lake County Captains, Midwest League, Peoria Chiefs, South Atlantic League, South Bend Silver Hawks, West Michigan Whitecaps | Leave a comment

Snappers complete first sweep of Kernels this season

Posted on May 25, 2013 by

The streaking Beloit Snappers finished off a three-game sweep of the first-place Cedar Rapids Kernels on Friday, winning 5-4 for their seventh straight victory. The Snappers (28-18) now trail the Kernels (30-16) by only two games in the Midwest League’s Western … Continue reading →

Posted in Beloit Snappers, Bowling Green Hot Rods, Burlington Bees, Cedar Rapids Kernels, Clinton LumberKings, Dayton Dragons, Eastern League, Fort Wayne TinCaps, Great Lakes Loons, Kane County Cougars, Lake County Captains, Lansing Lugnuts, Midwest League, New Hampshire Fisher Cats, Peoria Chiefs, Quad Cities River Bandits, South Bend Silver Hawks, West Michigan Whitecaps, Wisconsin Timber Rattlers | Leave a comment

Vasquez has big game for Whitecaps

Posted on April 24, 2013 by

Danry Vasquez led the West Michigan Whitecaps to a 10-1 victory over the Lake County Captains in today’s Midwest League afternoon game. Vasquez went 4-for-5 with a triple, 4 RBI and two stolen bases. Baseball America ranks the 19-year-old outfielder … Continue reading →

Posted in Bowling Green Hot Rods, Florida State League, Fort Myers Miracle, Lake County Captains, Lansing Lugnuts, Midwest League, Peoria Chiefs, South Bend Silver Hawks, West Michigan Whitecaps | Leave a comment

Midwest League players to watch: Hot Rods, Lugnuts, Loons and Whitecaps

Posted on April 9, 2013 by

In this post, the third installment of a four-part series, I’ll look at notable players assigned to the Bowling Green Hot Rods, the Lansing Lugnuts, the Great Lakes Loons and the West Michigan Whitecaps. (Previously I wrote about the Fort … Continue reading →

Posted in 2012 All-Star Game, Beloit Snappers, Bowling Green Hot Rods, Dayton Dragons, Fort Wayne TinCaps, Great Lakes Loons, Kane County Cougars, Lake County Captains, Lansing Lugnuts, Midwest League, Peoria Chiefs, South Bend Silver Hawks, West Michigan Whitecaps, Wisconsin Timber Rattlers | Leave a comment

Midwest League players to watch: TinCaps, Dragons, Captains and Silver Hawks

Posted on April 2, 2013 by

In this post, the second installment of a four-part series, I’ll look at notable players assigned to the Fort Wayne TinCaps, the Dayton Dragons, the Lake County Captains and the South Bend Silver Hawks. (Yesterday I wrote about the Wisconsin … Continue reading →

Posted in Beloit Snappers, Billings Mustangs, Cedar Rapids Kernels, Dayton Dragons, Fort Wayne TinCaps, Kane County Cougars, Lake County Captains, Midwest League, Missoula Osprey, Peoria Chiefs, Pioneer League, South Bend Silver Hawks, Wisconsin Timber Rattlers | Leave a comment

More snowbound stadiums of the Midwest League

Posted on February 1, 2013 by

Continuing the theme of my last post, I present to you two more photos of snowbound Midwest League stadiums that were tweeted by their teams Thursday. The first photo is of Cooley Law School Stadium, home of the Lansing Lugnuts. … Continue reading →

Posted in Burlington Bees, Cedar Rapids Kernels, Fort Wayne TinCaps, Kane County Cougars, Lake County Captains, Lansing Lugnuts, Midwest League, snowbound stadiums, South Bend Silver Hawks | 1 Comment

Van Hekken to be inducted into Whitecaps Hall of Fame

Posted on January 11, 2013 by

Former Detroit Tigers pitcher Andy Van Hekken will be inducted into the West Michigan Whitecaps Hall of Fame on January 23 during the Whitecaps Winter Baseball Banquet. Van Hekken pitched in only five games in the majors (all starts for … Continue reading →

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Choi named ABL player of the week

Posted on January 2, 2013 by

Seattle Mariners prospect Ji-Man Choi was named the Australian Baseball League player of the week after hitting .350 (7-for-20) with 2 HR and 5 RBI during the last week of December. Choi, a first baseman, is hitting .326 with 5 … Continue reading →

Posted in Clinton LumberKings, Great Lakes Loons, Lake County Captains, Midwest League, Peoria Chiefs, South Atlantic League, West Michigan Whitecaps, Wisconsin Timber Rattlers | 1 Comment