Category Archives: Lansing Lugnuts

Four TinCaps no-hit Loons at Parkview Field

Fort Wayne TinCaps SP Max Fried combined efforts with three relievers to no-hit the Great Lakes Loons on Thursday. It was the first 9-inning no-hitter for the franchise, which began play as the Fort Wayne Wizards in 1993.* Fried, one of … Continue reading

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My doubleheader day: Two games in two cities

It’s a good thing I saw Carlos Correa play last week, because the notable Houston Astros prospect was placed on the disabled list today. (LHP Joe Bircher also was put on the DL.) I was looking forward to Wednesday’s game … Continue reading

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Vasquez has big game for Whitecaps

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

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South Bend’s Schepel throws 7-inning no-hitter

One week after a trio of Cedar Rapids Kernels threw a nine-inning no-hitter, South Bend Silver Hawks RHP Kyle Schepel threw a seven-inning one. Schepel did the deed in his second professional start for an affiliated minor-league team. It was … Continue reading

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Midwest League players to watch: River Bandits, Kernels, LumberKings and Bees

And now, the final installment of my four-part series about players to watch in the Midwest League at the start of this season. Part 4 takes a look at the four Iowa teams: the Quad Cities River Bandits, the Cedar … Continue reading

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

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

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Shelby Miller named Cardinals’ fifth starter

RHP Shelby Miller was named the St. Louis Cardinals’ fifth starter today after battling former Quad Cities River Bandits teammate Joe Kelly for the job this spring. Miller, widely considered the Cardinals’ best pitching prospect, went 7-5 with a 3.62 ERA and 140 … Continue reading

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Snowbound Midwest League stadiums in Michigan

Two of the three Midwest League teams in Michigan shared photos of their ballparks looking extra white after the big snowstorm that made its way through the Mitten State earlier this week. Above is Cooley Law School Stadium, home of … Continue reading

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More snowbound stadiums of the Midwest League

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

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