Category Archives: Lake County Captains

MWL playoffs: Loons, Kernels advance to 2nd round

Posted on September 6, 2019 by Craig Wieczorkiewicz

The series matchups for Round 2 of the Midwest League playoffs are set after the Great Lakes Loons and the Cedar Rapids Kernels won Friday. The Loons beat the Lake County Captains 5-0 at Great Lakes. Brandon Lewis drove in … Continue reading →

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MWL playoffs: LumberKings, Cubs advance to 2nd round

Posted on September 5, 2019 by Craig Wieczorkiewicz

The Clinton LumberKings and the South Bend Cubs completed series sweeps Thursday to advance to the second round of the Midwest League playoffs. Both teams have to wait until Friday to learn who their opponents will be, as the remaining … Continue reading →

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Burdick named MWL Player of the Month for August

Posted on September 5, 2019 by Craig Wieczorkiewicz

Clinton LumberKings outfielder Peyton Burdick was named the Midwest League Player of the Month for August. Here is what Minor League Baseball wrote about him in its press release: Clinton LumberKings (Marlins) outfielder Peyton Burdick batted .337 while leading the … Continue reading →

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MWL playoffs: Cubs, Loons, LumberKings, Bandits win

Posted on September 5, 2019 by Craig Wieczorkiewicz

The first round of the Midwest League playoffs began Wednesday, with the four winners taking 1-0 advantages in their best-of-three series. South Bend Cubs 2, Bowling Green Hot Rods 1 Nelson Maldonado and Jake Slaughter drove in runs for South … Continue reading →

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Thomas, Franco win top Midwest League awards

Posted on August 23, 2019 by Craig Wieczorkiewicz

The Midwest League announced its year-end award winners Friday, with former Kane County Cougars outfielder Alek Thomas and former Bowling Green Hot Rods shortstop Wander Franco being named the league’s Most Valuable Player and Prospect of the Year, respectively. Thomas … Continue reading →

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