MIDWEST LEAGUE
DAYTON DRAGONS AT WEST MICHIGAN WHITECAPS
04/11/2024
 
DAYTON DRAGONS AT WEST MICHIGAN WHITECAPS
GAME ID: 9117 - THURSDAY, APRIL 11TH , 2024
GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Dayton Dragons (2-6) 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 10 0
West Michigan Whitecaps (5-3) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 3 9 0
Francisco Delivers Walk-Off Win for Whitecaps
The West Michigan Whitecaps racked up a win at Fifth Third Ballpark, bumping off the Dayton Dragons, 3-2. Caden Dana, who started for West Michigan, pitched effectively for his team. West Michigan reliever Jon Richardson picked up the win to move to 1-0. Jacob Steinmetz suffered the loss. West Michigan sits at 5-3.

The game was decided with one out in the bottom of the ninth. With West Michigan trailing 2-1, Thomas Francisco hit a fastball from Matt Jacobs to center for a 2-run single. Just like that, the Whitecaps had a walk-off win.

Dana attributed the win to his team's "focus and intensity."

DAYTON BATTING LINESCORES WEST MICHIGAN BATTING LINESCORES
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
I. Arias 2B 4 0 1 0 1 2 1 .250 0 2
T. Meléndez CF 5 0 1 1 0 3 3 .152 1 2
R. Perez C 4 1 2 0 1 1 3 .333 0 5
G. Guidry SS 4 0 2 1 0 1 1 .526 0 3
J. Dahlstrom DH 4 0 1 0 0 2 4 .278 1 2
J. LaViolette LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 5 .185 1 2
D. Vázquez RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .100 0 1
B. Ortíz 3B 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .160 0 0
W. Ariail 1B 4 0 2 0 0 2 1 .222 1 2
   a-J. Mejía PR, 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 1 1
Totals 37 2 10 2 2 14 19      
a - J. Mejía pinch ran for W. Ariail in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Meléndez (1, 1st Inning off C. Dana, 0 on, 1 out) , G. Guidry (1, 3rd Inning off C. Dana, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Dahlstrom (1, 8th Inning off J. Richardson, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: B. Ortíz (2, 7th Inning off J. Richardson, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: I. Arias , T. Meléndez 2 , R. Perez 2 , G. Guidry 3 , J. Dahlstrom 2 , B. Ortíz 3 , W. Ariail 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Perez , J. LaViolette 2 , D. Vázquez
Team LOB: 10
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Merrill 1B, SS 5 0 1 0 0 2 3 .308 0 1
M. Miller SS 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .276 0 0
   b-T. Francisco PH, 1B 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 .286 0 3
D. Beavers RF 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .324 1 6
J. Sanderson 3B 2 0 0 0 2 1 1 .179 1 4
J. Morales LF 4 1 1 0 0 2 4 .176 2 8
J. French C 3 0 1 0 0 2 2 .304 0 3
   c-N. Church PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .333 0 0
   d-B. Gil C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
R. Anthony CF 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .273 0 3
S. Robertson DH 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .261 0 1
   a-M. Rivera DH 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 0 0
R. Martínez 2B 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .344 0 1
Totals 34 3 9 3 4 9 18      
a - M. Rivera inserted as DH in the 7th
b - T. Francisco pinch hit for M. Miller in the 8th
c - N. Church pinch hit for J. French in the 8th
d - B. Gil substituted for N. Church in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: J. Merrill , T. Francisco , D. Beavers 2 , J. Morales , J. French , R. Anthony 2 , R. Martínez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Merrill , J. French , N. Church
Team LOB: 10
DAYTON PITCHING LINESCORES WEST MICHIGAN PITCHING LINESCORES
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
E. Coronado 5.1 4 1 1 2 7 0 76 48 2.89
J. Steinmetz L (0-1) 3.0 3 2 2 2 2 0 53 29 13.50
M. Jacobs BS (2) 0.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 4.50
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Coronado 61
Batters Faced: E. Coronado 22, J. Steinmetz 14, M. Jacobs 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Coronado 4-5, J. Steinmetz 3-4, M. Jacobs 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: E. Coronado 76-48, J. Steinmetz 53-29, M. Jacobs 3-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Steinmetz 2-0 , M. Jacobs 2-2
WP: J. Steinmetz
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
C. Dana 6.0 6 1 1 1 11 0 101 70 1.29
J. Richardson W (1-0) 3.0 4 1 1 1 3 0 41 26 3.00
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Dana 66
Batters Faced: C. Dana 25, J. Richardson 14
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Dana 3-4, J. Richardson 3-3
Pitches - Strikes: C. Dana 101-70, J. Richardson 41-26
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Caden Dana
Ballpark: Fifth Third Ballpark
Weather: Partly Cloudy (50 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:16
Attendance: 11068
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