Loons Deny Whitecaps Postseason Berth
Comstock Park, Mich. – The Great Lakes Loons (76-55) (31-35) finished their regular season with a statement 4-1 win over the West Michigan Whitecaps (68-62) (36-29) denying West Michigan entry to the postseason in front of 8,414 fans on a 72-degree Sunday at LMCU Ballpark. Entering the day, the Whitecaps
Loons Win 75th Game, Fight Off Whitecaps 5-4
Comstock Park, Mich. – The Great Lakes Loons (75-53) (30-33) held the West Michigan Whitecaps (66-61) (34-28) to two baserunners in the final three innings, securing a 5-4 win on a 71-degree cloudy Thursday night at LMCU Ballpark. Yunior Garcia delivered the game-winning hit. He laced the first pitch he
Dayton Downs Great Lakes 6-5, Behind Four Home Runs
Midland, Mich. – The Great Lakes Loons (71-49) (26-29) permitted four home runs, including a two-run ninth-inning longball from Carlos Jorge, the decider in the Dayton Dragons (61-60) (28-27) 6-5 win on a 65-degree partly cloudy Tuesday night at Dow Diamond. The game was delayed 30 minutes due to inclement
Whitecaps Hold Off Loons 6-4
Midland, Mich. – The Great Lakes Loons (63-39) (18-19) left five on base in the final four innings dropping the series opener 6-4 to the West Michigan Whitecaps (52-49) (20-16) on an 74-degree cloudy Tuesday night at Dow Diamond. The game’s first pitch was delayed 45 minutes due to a
TinCaps Shutout Loons
Fort Wayne, Ind. – The Great Lakes Loons (61-37) (16-17) were shutout for the sixth time this season losing 10-0 to the Fort Wayne TinCaps (51-48) (19-14) on a 83-degree Thursday night at Parkview Field. Maddux Bruns struck out seven TinCaps but was responsible for half of Fort Wayne’s runs.
Two Straight for Rancho Over Giants
Rancho Cucamonga, CA – The Quakes earned their first consecutive wins in more than a month, as they prevailed over San Jose on Saturday night at LoanMart Field, 5-3. Josue De Paula’s second hit knocked in the tie-breaking run in the seventh, while Rancho’s bullpen shined for a second straight
Quakes Take Fifth Straight
Rancho Cucamonga, CA – Kenneth Betancourt and Luis Rodriguez had big offensive nights, backing an outstanding effort by the Rancho bullpen, as the Quakes downed the Lake Elsinore Storm on Wednesday night by a final of 4-2 at LoanMart Field. Spot-starter Madison Jeffrey, Sauryn Lao (2-0), Jon Edwards, Kelvin Bautista
Quakes Inch Closer with Win on Friday
San Jose, CA – The Rancho Cucamonga Quakes reduced their magic number to clinch the First Half South Division crown to just two, as they came from behind on Friday night, taking a 2-1 win over the San Jose Giants at Excite Ballpark. Rayne Doncon’s RBI single broke an eighth-inning
Loons Pitching Carves Up Victory in Low Scoring Affair
The Great Lakes Loons squeaked out a victory Thursday night in Davenport, Iowa as they won 2-1. It was their second straight one-run victory in as many games against the Quad Cities River Bandits at Modern Woodmen Park. Great Lakes (52-32) tallied 11 hits, but left 12 runners on base
Ninth-Inning Fireworks Deliver Walk-Off Lansing Win
LANSING, Mich. – On Sunday at Dow Diamond in Midland, Mich., the Great Lakes Loons used a walk-off grand slam to deliver a victory over the Dayton Dragons. On Monday at Jackson Field in Lansing, Mich., the Lansing Lugnuts used a walk-off three-run homer to deliver a victory over the
Back and Forth Battle Bends Dayton’s Way
MIDLAND, Mich. – After falling behind 2-0 in the first inning, the Great Lakes Loons surged to a 6-2 lead Thursday night at Dow Diamond. But the Dayton Dragons would not go away. They scored a pair in the third and one in the fourth before dropping a five-spot in
Four Late Runs Propel Loons to Series Win in Fort Wayne
The Great Lakes Loons had a 3-0 lead after the top of the first inning Saturday night at Parkview Field in Fort Wayne, Ind. After the first, it became 3-1. Then 3-2 after three. Then in the fifth, the Fort Wayne TinCaps took a 4-3 lead. The Loons wasted no
TinCaps Blank Loons in First Half Finale
The Great Lakes Loons have scored 110 runs so far in June, good for tops in the Midwest League Eastern division since the start of the month. Thursday night at Parkview Field in Fort Wayne, Ind., the Loons could not muster a single one. A day after clinching the first-half
LAO EARNS PLAYER OF THE WEEK
OGDEN, UT - Ogden Raptors infielder Sauryn Lao was named the Pioneer League Player of the Week for August 19-25, Minor League Baseball announced Monday.Lao was in the lineup for all six games the Raptors played during the stretch, and he notched at least one hit in each of the
Bucs' Hayes headlines Players of the Week
Ke'Bryan Hayes' arrow is pointing up again -- and with little time to spare. The Pirates' No. 2 prospect was named the International League Offensive Player of the Week for Aug. 19-25 after going 12-for-23 (.522) with a homer, double, four RBIs and four runs scored for Triple-A Indianapolis. This
Dodgers hang on, win AZL championship
For the first time since 2011, the Dodgers are champions of the Arizona League.Sauryn Lao delivered a two-run triple in a four-run fifth inning that lifted the Dodgers to a 6-5 victory over the Cubs at Sloan Park in the decisive third game of the AZL Championship Series."We have an