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WEST MICHIGAN WHITECAPS AT FORT WAYNE TINCAPS
09/20/2062
 
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WEST MICHIGAN WHITECAPS AT FORT WAYNE TINCAPS
GAME ID: 8094 - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20TH , 2062 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
West Michigan Whitecaps (77-59) 0 1 0 4 0 5 1 5 2 18 22 1
Fort Wayne TinCaps (39-97) 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 7 13 0
Okorie Stars as Whitecaps Top TinCaps, 18-7
The West Michigan Whitecaps bested the Fort Wayne TinCaps by a score of 18-7, with second baseman Usman Okorie getting the main credit. On the day, Okorie was 4 for 5 with a home run, a double, and 2 singles, while scoring 2 runs and driving in 6 for the Whitecaps. With the win, West Michigan raised its record to 77-59.

With West Michigan leading 6-4 in the top of the sixth, Okorie hit a fastball from Trinidad Arenas for a grand slam home run. It was his 2nd home run of the season and put the Whitecaps ahead, 10-4.

"Whenever you can come through for your ball club, it's a great thing," said Okorie.
WEST MICHIGAN BATTING LINESCORE FORT WAYNE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Wyatt 3B 6 3 3 4 0 1 2 .300 13 39
N. Amaya DH 3 2 2 3 1 0 0 .311 24 75
   a-T. Shine DH 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .321 2 5
W. Taylor CF 6 1 3 0 0 0 1 .302 10 55
B. Robbins LF 3 2 0 0 3 1 4 .169 2 11
H. Mayfield C 6 2 3 1 0 0 1 .324 5 32
J. Anthony RF 5 2 2 0 1 1 9 .277 8 41
U. Okorie 2B 5 2 4 6 0 1 6 .229 2 14
J. Gates 1B 5 1 1 1 0 3 6 .182 0 3
N. Vitturini SS 6 3 4 2 0 2 3 .235 12 42
Totals 47 18 22 17 5 10 32      
a - T. Shine inserted as DH in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: U. Okorie (4, 8th Inning off C. De La Rosa, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: N. Amaya (24, 4th Inning off R. Navarrette, 2 on, 0 outs) , U. Okorie (2, 6th Inning off T. Arenas, 3 on, 2 outs) , N. Vitturini (12, 7th Inning off C. De La Rosa, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Wyatt (13, 8th Inning off M. Paramo, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Wyatt 6 , N. Amaya 5 , W. Taylor 3 , H. Mayfield 3 , J. Anthony 2 , U. Okorie 8 , J. Gates , N. Vitturini 7
2-out RBI: B. Wyatt , U. Okorie , N. Vitturini
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Wyatt , U. Okorie , N. Vitturini 2
Sac Bunt: U. Okorie
Sac Fly: J. Gates
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: N. Vitturini (16)
Double Plays: 1 (Okorie-Vitturini-Gates)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Wilkinson 3B 5 0 1 0 0 2 4 .214 2 4
S. Buckingham 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .257 2 13
   a-L. Pereyra PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .136 4 8
   c-D. Harkema 2B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .308 0 6
R. Shrader LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 0 0
   b-P. Oliva PH, LF 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 .238 1 7
Z. Prieto RF, 1B 4 1 1 0 0 2 3 .305 2 12
   e-R. Price PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .183 7 18
R. Crisp C 3 3 2 0 1 0 0 .243 4 17
   f-N. Walsh PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .345 1 4
J. Sandy CF 5 2 2 0 0 1 3 .231 0 0
K. Jol 1B 3 0 0 0 0 2 5 .158 0 0
   d-H. Winston PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .235 6 16
A. Mercado SS 4 0 2 3 0 1 2 .225 0 7
L. Johnson DH 4 1 3 4 0 1 2 .286 1 4
Totals 40 7 13 7 2 12 27      
a - L. Pereyra pinch hit for S. Buckingham in the 7th
b - P. Oliva pinch hit for R. Shrader in the 7th
c - D. Harkema substituted for L. Pereyra in the 8th
d - H. Winston pinch hit for K. Jol in the 8th
e - R. Price pinch hit for Z. Prieto in the 9th
f - N. Walsh pinch hit for R. Crisp in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Mercado (4, 4th Inning off U. Passial, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: L. Johnson (1, 8th Inning off S. Arredondo, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Wilkinson , D. Harkema , P. Oliva , Z. Prieto , R. Crisp 2 , J. Sandy 2 , A. Mercado 3 , L. Johnson 6
2-out RBI: L. Johnson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Wilkinson , Z. Prieto , J. Sandy
GIDP: J. Wilkinson
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
PB: R. Crisp
WEST MICHIGAN PITCHING LINESCORE FORT WAYNE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
U. Passial W (7-4) 6.0 8 4 4 0 7 0 78 4.12   
S. Arredondo 2.0 4 3 0 2 5 1 51 4.22   
C. Cole 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 0.87   
PITCHING
Game Score: U. Passial 47
Batters Faced: U. Passial 25, S. Arredondo 13, C. Cole 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: U. Passial 5-5, S. Arredondo 1-0, C. Cole 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: U. Passial 78-59, S. Arredondo 51-31, C. Cole 11-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Cole 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Navarrette L (1-6) 3.0 9 5 5 2 3 1 77 8.33   
T. Arenas 2.2 5 5 5 1 2 1 46 4.91   
C. De La Rosa 2.0 4 5 5 1 3 1 46 5.45   
M. Paramo 1.1 4 3 3 1 2 1 40 8.10   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Navarrette 20
Batters Faced: R. Navarrette 20, T. Arenas 14, C. De La Rosa 11, M. Paramo 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Navarrette 2-4, T. Arenas 1-5, C. De La Rosa 0-3, M. Paramo 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Navarrette 77-47, T. Arenas 46-30, C. De La Rosa 46-29, M. Paramo 40-23
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Paramo 2-2
WP: R. Navarrette , M. Paramo
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Usman Okorie
Ballpark: Parkview Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (54 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 9 mph
Start Time: 8:35 PM ET
Time: 3:57
Attendance: 8957
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