Loons eliminate Captains in game three
(Midland, MI) - The Lake County Captains' 2019 season came to a close on Friday night with a loss to the Great Lakes Loons in game three of the Midwest League Quarterfinals at Dow Diamond. Great Lakes shut out Lake County in the decisive third game, 5-0.
(Midland, MI) - The Lake County Captains' 2019 season came to a close on Friday night with a loss to the Great Lakes Loons in game three of the Midwest League Quarterfinals at Dow Diamond. Great Lakes shut out Lake County in the decisive third game, 5-0.
The Loons' only other run came on an RBI infield single by Cuadrado in the third.
Lake County had one big opportunity to come back. Trailing 4-0 in the fifth, the Captains loaded the bases with nobody out. An error by Yurchak at first put Schneemann on to begin the inning. Jesse Berardi followed with a single and Loons starter
Chacin (1-0) fired seven shutout innings and earned the win. He held the Captains to three hits, struck out three and walked two.
Lingos (0-1) suffered the loss. The lefty allowed four runs on four hits over four innings. Lingos struck out four and walked two.
The Captains' season came to a close with the loss and the Loons advanced to the Midwest League Semifinals, where they will face the South Bend Cubs. Lake County reached the playoffs for the sixth time in their history in 2019 and the first time since 2014.
Individual game tickets for all Captains games are on sale at the Classic Park box office, online at captainsbaseball.com and by phone at 440-954-WINS (9467). Mini ticket plans for the 2019 season are still available for great prices complete with several exclusive benefits. Information can be found at the Captains website www.captainsbaseball.com.