Captains Blank LumberKings 7-0

(CLINTON, IA) - The Lake County Captains broke their ten game losing streak by defeating the Clinton LumberKings on Friday by a score of 7-0. The big blow came in the top of the eighth inning. The Captains scored three runs on four hits highlighted by the two run double by Alex Lavisky. Lavisky's doubled made it 4-0 Captains and then Bryson Myles tripled home Lavisky capping the scoring for the inning. It was a 5-0 lead headed to the ninth.

Lake County scored the first run of the game on a single by Leonardo Castillo which made the score 1-0 Captains. The Captains tacked on another in the top of the sixth inning on a sacrifice fly by Bryson Myles making it two to nothing.

The Captains got two more insurance runs in the ninth inning when Alex Monsalve who had four hits on knocked in two and pushed the lead to seven runs. The final from Iowa was seven to nothing Lake County.

The Captains played errorless ball and improved their record when scoring five or more runs to 3-2. The Captains last win came on April 9,2012 in Midland Michigan against the Great Lakes Loons. That night the Captains shut out the Loons eight to nothing. Friday night was the second shutout of the season for Lake County.

Captains starter Cody Anderson (1-0, 3.00) got the win. Anderson pitched six shutout innings allowing just four hits and struck out four. Newcomer to the Captains Rob Nixon went two shut out innings while fanning two as well. Kyle Blair also worked a scoreless ninth to preserve the Captains win.

The LumberKings starting pitcher Cameron Hobson (0-3, 4.95) pitched seven innings allowing just five hits, and two runs only one was earned.The LumberKing bullpen combined to pitch just two innings but allow five earned runs in the eighth and ninth innings.

The Captains stay on the road to take on the Clinton LumberKings. Game three of the series will be Saturday April 21 with the first pitch scheduled at 7:00pm. The Captains will send RHP Felix Sterling (0-0, 2.70) to the mound. He will face off against the LumberKings RHP Ambioris Hidalgo (0-2, 4.70). This is the Captains first trip back to Clinton since the 2010 Midwest League Championship. The Captains won the series and claimed their first Midwest League Championship in team history.

Full season tickets plans, 7-, 12-, 20-, and 35-game mini ticket plans for the 2012 season are on sale now at great prices complete with several exclusive benefits. Information can be found at the Captains website www.captainsbaseball.com.

The Lake County Captains are a Class A affiliate of the Cleveland Indians and play their home games at Classic Park in Eastlake, at the corners of State Route 91 and Vine Street. For more information on the Captains, please visit the team's official website at www.CaptainsBaseball.com.