Captains avert sweep, edge Lugnuts 3-2
EASTLAKE, Ohio - Miguel Eladio's home run broke a seventh-inning tie, and the Lake County Captains (26-41, 53-83) avoided a three-game home sweep with a 3-2 victory over the Lansing Lugnuts (26-41, 63-70) on Friday night at Classic Park.The Lugnuts had pounded five home runs in winning the first two
Loons win, take series, season series vs. Nuts
MIDLAND, Mich. - The Great Lakes Loons (29-31, 65-65) scored five runs in the second innings and coasted to a 5-2 victory over the Lansing Lugnuts (22-38, 59-67) on Thursday night at Dow Diamond.With the result, the Loons won both the series, two of three games, and the season series,
Three new Lugnuts debut in 7-2 loss
MIDLAND, Mich. - Pitchers Dalton Rodriguez , Jake Fishman and Miguel Burgos each made Midwest League debuts in a Lansing Lugnuts (22-37, 59-66) 7-2 loss to the Great Lakes Loons (28-31, 64-64) on Wednesday night at Dow Diamond.The trio had been called up with right-hander Chris Hall from Short-Season Vancouver
Murphy's Law: Lugnuts end losing streak
MIDLAND, Mich. - Patrick Murphy fired 6 2/3 innings of one-run ball, Nash Knight drove in five runs with a pair of doubles, and the Lansing Lugnuts (22-36, 59-65) halted a season-high seven-game losing streak with an 7-4 win over the Great Lakes Loons (27-31, 63-64) on Tuesday evening at
H(BP)istory: Sinay eclipses record, Lugnuts fall in 11 innings
LANSING, Mich. - Nick Sinay broke the Midwest League record for hit-by-pitches in a season, but the South Bend Cubs (29-28, 68-58) completed a four-game sweep of the Lansing Lugnuts (21-36, 58-65), 8-7 in 11 innings on Monday afternoon at Cooley Law School Stadium.In the bottom of the seventh inning,
Sinay ties MWL HBP record in Lugnuts loss
LANSING, Mich. - Austin Upshaw doubled in the game-tying run in the seventh inning and the tie-breaking run in the ninth, giving the South Bend Cubs (28-28, 67-58) an 8-6 win over the Lansing Lugnuts (21-35, 58-64) on Sunday afternoon at Cooley Law School Stadium.The Nuts lost their sixth straight
Déjà vu: Cubs top Lugnuts, 5-3
LANSING, Mich. - Tyler Payne broke an eighth-inning tie with a two-run double, sending the South Bend Cubs (27-28, 66-58) to their second straight 5-3 win over the Lansing Lugnuts (21-34, 58-63) before a crowd of 10,232 on Saturday night at Cooley Law School Stadium.The Lugnuts had tied the game
Loons turn tables, roast Nuts, 12-2
MIDLAND, Mich. - A day after being shut out on four hits, the Great Lakes Loons (22-29, 58-62) piled up 12 hits and 10 walks in a 12-2 victory over the Lansing Lugnuts (21-30, 58-59) on Tuesday night at Dow Diamond.The Lugs trailed their hosts by one run, 3-2, going
Ellenbest, Lugnuts shut out Loons
MIDLAND, Mich. - Mike Ellenbest impressed with five sharp innings, combining with two relievers on a four-hit shutout in the Lansing Lugnuts' (21-29, 58-58) 5-0 series-opening victory over the Great Lakes Loons (21-29, 57-62) on Monday night at Dow Diamond.Ellenbest (Win, 7-6), pitching in front of his Saginaw Valley State
Lugnuts fend off Dragons, 8-7
LANSING, Mich. - Mitch Nay bashed a crucial solo home run and the Lansing Lugnuts (13-20, 50-49) topped the Dayton Dragons (12-21, 53-50), 8-7, on Thursday night at Cooley Law School Stadium.All nine members of the Lugnuts' starting lineup hit safely, helping the Nuts reach 14 hits for the second straight game
Lugnuts' bats awaken late in 8-5 loss
CEDAR RAPIDS, Ia. - Mitch Nay knocked a three-run homer to ignite a five-run eighth inning, but the Lansing Lugnuts (10-20, 47-49) fell short to the Cedar Rapids Kernels (14-16, 53-47), 8-5, on Sunday afternoon at Perfect Game Field at Veterans Memorial Stadium.The Lugnuts had scored three runs in the first three
Jax, Kernels wax Lugnuts, 12-4
CEDAR RAPIDS, Ia. - Griffin Jax tossed 6 2/3 innings in his final start before reporting to active duty with the U.S. Air Force, and the Cedar Rapids Kernels (13-16, 52-47) defeated the Lansing Lugnuts (10-19, 47-48) on Saturday night at Perfect Game Field at Veterans Memorial Stadium.
Lugnuts rout Whitecaps before crowd of 11,449
LANSING, Mich. - We hold these truths to be self-evident: That Bo Bichette and Vladimir Guerrero, Jr. ignited a sellout crowd with back-to-back RBI doubles in the first inning, that Osman Gutierrez turned in one of his best starts of the year, that Edward Olivares slammed his team-leading 13th home run, and that the Lansing Lugnuts
Encina Man
SOUTH BEND, Ind. - Spot-starter Geno Encina pitched into the sixth inning, Bo Bichette snapped out of a brief cold spell, and the Lansing Lugnuts (4-8, 41-37) enjoyed a thorough 8-2 victory over the South Bend Cubs (3-9, 42-39) on Monday night at Four Winds Field.The Lugnuts and Cubs split the four-game series.
Whitecaps romp past Lugnuts, 16-1
COMSTOCK PARK, Mich. - The West Michigan Whitecaps (3-0, 48-22) continued their mastery of the Lansing Lugnuts (0-3, 37-32), delivering a 16-1 rout on Saturday night at Fifth Third Ballpark.A year after losing 11 of 15 meetings between the two teams, the Whitecaps improved to 7-1 against the Lugnuts in the
Bichette reaches .400 as Lugnuts win two
SOUTH BEND, Ind. - Bo Bichette went 4-for-4 and 3-for-4 in a jawdropping doubleheader performance, and the Lansing Lugnuts (37-27) beat the South Bend Cubs (38-28) twice, 8-5 and 6-1, on Thursday night at Four Winds Field.The 19-year-old Bichette singled twice, doubled and homered in the opener, driving in two runs, and
Chu powers Captains over Lugnuts, 9-4
EASTLAKE, OH - Li-Jen Chu swatted two of the Lake County Captains' (18-32) four home runs, including a three-run shot that catalyzed a six-run fifth-inning rally, lifting the Captains to a 9-4 victory over the Lansing Lugnuts (27-22) in the opener of a three-game series at Classic Park.In defeat, reigning MWL
11-run 3rd, rain sink Lugs in South Bend
SOUTH BEND, Ind. - The South Bend Cubs (26-15) turned around a five-run deficit with an 11-run third inning, defeating the Lansing Lugnuts (21-18) in a rain-shortened six innings, 11-7, on Saturday night at Four Winds Field.In defeat, Vladimir Guerrero, Jr. was 3-for-3 with a walk and three RBIs - one for each
Lugnuts fall to Fort Wayne, 11-4
LANSING, Mich. - Nick Sinay went 3-for-4 with a two-run single, but the Lansing Lugnuts (19-16) lost 11-4 to the Fort Wayne TinCaps (15-23) on Tuesday night at Cooley Law School Stadium.It was the Lugnuts' fourth consecutive loss after four straight wins.
Hissey's huge game helps Lugs sweep Loons
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