MIDWEST LEAGUE
WEST MICHIGAN WHITECAPS AT DAYTON DRAGONS
04/04/2024
 
WEST MICHIGAN WHITECAPS AT DAYTON DRAGONS
GAME ID: 4902 - THURSDAY, APRIL 4TH , 2024
GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R H E
West Michigan Whitecaps (0-1) 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 5 15 2
Dayton Dragons (1-0) 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 6 10 0
Thrilling Walk-Off Win for Dragons
The Dayton Dragons launched their 2024 campaign with a victory over the West Michigan Whitecaps at Fifth Third Field. Dayton catcher Rickie Perez was instrumental in the 6-5 win. He was 4-6 with 2 doubles and 2 singles. He scored 2 times and drove in 3.

The clutch at-bat came in the bottom of the 12th inning, when Dayton center fielder Dan Pilitte, facing Ray Braun, had a run-scoring walk. It gave the Dragons the 6-5 win.

"Honestly, I'm not frustrated," said West Michigan manager Coco Crisp. "The effort was great."

WEST MICHIGAN BATTING LINESCORES DAYTON BATTING LINESCORES
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Merrill 1B 6 0 2 0 1 1 3 .333 0 0
M. Miller SS 5 2 2 0 2 1 2 .400 0 0
D. Beavers RF 6 2 2 2 0 2 6 .333 1 2
J. Sanderson 3B 4 0 1 0 2 1 2 .250 0 0
J. Morales LF 5 1 1 1 1 4 5 .200 1 1
J. French C 5 0 3 2 0 1 3 .600 0 2
   d-M. Rivera PH, CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
R. Anthony CF 4 0 0 0 0 3 5 .000 0 0
   b-Q. Brown PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-F. Lembke CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   e-N. Church PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
   f-B. Gil C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
S. Robertson DH 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .333 0 0
   a-T. Francisco DH 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 .000 0 0
R. Martínez 2B 5 0 2 0 0 2 0 .400 0 0
Totals 49 5 15 5 6 17 32      
a - T. Francisco inserted as DH in the 7th
b - Q. Brown pinch hit for R. Anthony in the 9th
c - F. Lembke substituted for Q. Brown in the 9th
d - M. Rivera pinch hit for J. French in the 11th
e - N. Church pinch hit for F. Lembke in the 11th
f - B. Gil substituted for N. Church in the 11th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Beavers (1, 5th Inning off R. Chevalier, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. French (1, 7th Inning off W. McConnell, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Merrill (1, 12th Inning off J. Murphy, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Morales (1, 7th Inning off G. Guidry, 0 on, 1 out) , D. Beavers (1, 8th Inning off W. McConnell, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Merrill 3 , M. Miller 2 , D. Beavers 6 , J. Sanderson , J. Morales 4 , J. French 4 , N. Church , S. Robertson , R. Martínez 2
2-out RBI: D. Beavers , J. French
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Merrill , M. Miller , D. Beavers 2 , J. French , R. Anthony , S. Robertson , T. Francisco 2
Sac Bunt: R. Martínez
Team LOB: 15

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Martínez (1)
CS: J. Merrill (1)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Chandler (1) , M. Rivera (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Martínez-Miller-Merrill)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
I. Arias 2B 5 2 1 0 1 0 2 .200 0 0
T. Meléndez RF 5 0 1 0 1 1 0 .200 0 0
S. Sealey SS 4 1 0 0 0 1 4 .000 0 0
   a-N. Romero PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
   b-J. Mejía SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
R. Perez C 6 2 4 3 0 0 1 .667 0 3
J. LaViolette DH 4 1 2 2 0 0 2 .500 1 2
   c-C. Collins DH 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .000 0 0
D. Vázquez LF 5 0 1 0 0 1 4 .200 0 0
D. Pilitte CF 5 0 0 1 1 1 5 .000 0 1
B. Ortíz 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .250 0 0
   d-J. Dahlstrom PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
W. Ariail 1B 4 0 0 0 1 3 1 .000 0 0
Totals 45 6 10 6 6 8 25      
a - N. Romero pinch hit for S. Sealey in the 9th
b - J. Mejía substituted for N. Romero in the 10th
c - C. Collins inserted as DH in the 10th
d - J. Dahlstrom pinch hit for B. Ortíz in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Perez 2 (2, 5th Inning off C. Chandler, 2 on, 2 outs; 10th Inning off R. Braun, 0 on, 0 outs) , D. Vázquez (1, 6th Inning off C. Chandler, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. LaViolette (1, 7th Inning off J. Burpo, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: I. Arias , T. Meléndez , R. Perez 6 , J. LaViolette 5 , D. Vázquez 2 , B. Ortíz
2-out RBI: R. Perez , J. LaViolette
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: I. Arias , J. LaViolette 2 , J. Dahlstrom
GIDP: B. Ortíz
Hit by Pitch: D. Vázquez
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Sealey (1)
WEST MICHIGAN PITCHING LINESCORES DAYTON PITCHING LINESCORES
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
C. Chandler 6.0 7 3 3 3 4 0 98 60 4.50
J. Burpo 0.2 2 2 2 0 0 1 8 7 27.00
J. Sharpe 2.1 0 0 0 0 3 0 30 20 0.00
R. Braun L (0-1) 2.1 1 1 0 3 1 0 29 19 0.00
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Chandler 47
Batters Faced: C. Chandler 28, J. Burpo 4, J. Sharpe 7, R. Braun 13
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Chandler 9-4, J. Burpo 1-1, J. Sharpe 3-1, R. Braun 2-4
Pitches - Strikes: C. Chandler 98-60, J. Burpo 8-7, J. Sharpe 30-20, R. Braun 29-19
Hit Batsmen: R. Braun
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
R. Chevalier 4.0 6 2 2 3 4 0 88 53 4.50
G. Guidry 2.1 4 1 1 0 3 1 46 29 3.86
W. McConnell 1.2 2 2 2 1 4 1 42 26 10.80
M. Jacobs 2.1 1 0 0 2 4 0 43 26 0.00
J. Murphy W (1-0) 1.2 2 0 0 0 2 0 19 12 0.00
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Chevalier 43
Batters Faced: R. Chevalier 21, G. Guidry 11, W. McConnell 8, M. Jacobs 10, J. Murphy 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Chevalier 6-2, G. Guidry 1-3, W. McConnell 0-1, M. Jacobs 1-2, J. Murphy 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: R. Chevalier 88-53, G. Guidry 46-29, W. McConnell 42-26, M. Jacobs 43-26, J. Murphy 19-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Guidry 1-1 , J. Murphy 1-0
WP: R. Chevalier , G. Guidry
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Rickie Perez
Ballpark: Fifth Third Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (37 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 6:35 PM ET
Time: 4:42
Attendance: 8087
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