Presenting top plays by position from the first half
Throughout the first half of the Minor League season, fans were treated to some remarkable, jaw-dropping, eye-popping and show-stopping displays of defensive excellence. We’ve broken down the best of the best in our weekly Top 10 countdown, and brought fans into the conversation with our voting for Plays of the
Butler, Armenteros go deep, but Lugs drop slugfest
FORT WAYNE, Ind. – Lawrence Butler and Lazaro Armenteros each crushed monstrous home runs, but the host Fort Wayne TinCaps (53-60) outslugged the Lansing Lugnuts (54-59), 9-7, on Saturday night at Parkview Field. Butler’s three-run homer high up on the Parkview Field right-center pavilion in the first inning, his first
Lugs whiff 16 Whitecaps in 8-3 win
COMSTOCK PARK, MI – Cobie Vance clubbed his second home run of the year and reached base five times, and the Lansing Lugnuts (32-35) rode a slew of strikeouts to a series-opening 8-3 win over the West Michigan Whitecaps (30-36) on Tuesday night at LMCU Ballpark. Lansing starter Seth Shuman
Lugs' power enough to hold off Caps, 7-6
LANSING, MI – Austin Beck homered for the second straight day, Cobie Vance popped his first roundtripper of the season and Michael Guldberg delivered a valuable three-run blast late, powering the Lansing Lugnuts (31-34) to a 7-6 victory over the Lake County Captains (35-30) on Saturday night at Jackson® Field™.