Ten Lugnuts invited to prestigious Arizona Fall League
The 2021 Arizona Fall League, a league noted for its prospect-laden rosters, will feature a healthy dose of Lugnuts when it begins play on Wednesday, October 13. 2021 Lugnuts starting pitcher Jeff Criswell, relief pitcher Brock Whittlesey and outfielder Austin Beck (pictured above) are among nine Oakland Athletics prospects scheduled
McGuire spells relief in 7-5 victory
FORT WAYNE, Ind. - In a crucial pair of at-bats, reliever Andy McGuire twice retired slugger Michael Curry with the potential game-tying runs in scoring position, and the Lansing Lugnuts (35-34, 67-71) held off the Fort Wayne TinCaps (29-40, 62-75), 7-5, in 2019's penultimate game on Sunday night at Parkview
Nuts nose out Loons, 3-2
LANSING, Mich. - In his Midwest League debut, Ronny Brito raced home with the tie-breaking run in the bottom of the eighth on an error by pitcher Aaron Ochsenbein, and the Lansing Lugnuts (32-30, 64-67) pulled out a 3-2 victory over the Great Lakes Loons (34-28, 77-52) on Sunday afternoon
Hot Rods turn tables with seven-run 4th
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. - Trey Hair and Ronaldo Hernandez hit back-to-back home runs in a seven-run fourth inning, and the Bowling Green Hot Rods (35-24, 82-46) clinched a season-series victory over the Lansing Lugnuts (32-27, 75-54) with an 8-5 win on Wednesday night at Bowling Green Ballpark.The Lugnuts had seemingly taken
Lugnuts return, cruise past 'Caps, 5-3
LANSING, Mich. - A day after dropping the series opener as the Mighty Wombats on Backyard Baseball Night, the Lansing Lugnuts (31-25, 74-52) regained their moniker and moxie, notching a 5-3 win over the Fort Wayne TinCaps (27-27, 59-64) on Sunday afternoon at Cooley Law School Stadium.Ryan Gold , Jesus Navarro
Taylor helps Lugnuts split with Hot Rods
LANSING, Mich. - Samad Taylor doubled and homered, and the Lansing Lugnuts (29-22, 72-49) used a five-run fifth inning to clinch a series split with the Bowling Green Hot Rods (30-21, 77-43) with a 7-4 victory on Tuesday night at Cooley Law School Stadium.The Lugnuts and Hot Rods, possessing the top
Young moonshot rallies Lugs past 'Caps
FORT WAYNE, Ind. - Chavez Young capped a three-run seventh inning with a tie-breaking, two-run, 426-foot homer, and the Lansing Lugnuts (22-20, 65-47) beat the Fort Wayne TinCaps (19-22, 51-59), 5-3, in the opener of a three-game series on Saturday night at Parkview Field.Trailing 3-2 entering the seventh, Vinny Capra drew
Lugs' power hitting, pitching fuel 5-2 win
SOUTH BEND, Ind. - Norberto Obeso and Brandon Grudzielanek homered and Brody Rodning and Dany Jimenez combined for 11 strikeouts in six scoreless innings of relief, powering the Lansing Lugnuts (16-18, 59-45) past the South Bend Cubs (17-17, 51-52), 5-2, on Friday night at Four Winds Field.The Lugnuts took two of
Lugs avoid shutout, not 5th straight loss
LANSING, Mich. - Alex Fagalde pitched six shutout innings and the Peoria Chiefs (14-10, 53-41) extended the Lansing Lugnuts' (13-13, 56-40) losing streak to five games with a 4-2 victory on Wednesday evening at Cooley Law School Stadium.The Lugnuts scored their only runs in the ninth against Chiefs reliever Bryan Dobzanski,
Cubs spoil Spraker's return, 5-3
LANSING, Mich. - Miguel Amaya broke an eighth-inning tie with an RBI single and the South Bend Cubs (11-8, 45-43) spoiled Graham Spraker 's Midwest League return with a 5-3 victory over the Lansing Lugnuts (11-8, 54-35) on Monday night at Cooley Law School Stadium.Samad Taylor went 2-for-4 with a
Rodriguez, Whitecaps stymie Lugnuts, 6-2
LANSING, Mich. - Jesus Rodriguez brought a shutout into the eighth inning, and the West Michigan Whitecaps (8-7, 44-41) topped the Lansing Lugnuts (10-5, 53-32), 6-2, on Thursday night at Cooley Law School Stadium.The Lugnuts won the opener of the four-game home-and-home series, but the Whitecaps struck back to win
Lugnuts whitewash Whitecaps, 4-0
COMSTOCK PARK, Mich. - Donnie Sellers combined with two relievers on a four-hit shutout and the red hot Lansing Lugnuts (10-2, 53-29) sent the reeling West Michigan Whitecaps (5-7, 41-41) to their fifth straight loss, 4-0, on Monday night at Fifth Third Ballpark.The Lugnuts have won 13 of their last
Nuts' winning streak ends in 6-0 blanking
LANSING, Mich. - Francisco Perez combined with three relievers on a five-hit shutout and the Lake County Captains (2-3, 31-44) ended the Lansing Lugnuts' (4-1, 47-28) seven-game winning streak, 6-0, on Monday night at Cooley Law School Stadium.The Nuts had not lost since June 14th - when the Captains completed
Lugnuts fall at Fort Wayne, 9-3
FORT WAYNE, Ind. - Jalen Washington hit a two-run homer and the Fort Wayne TinCaps (27-32) welcomed in the Lansing Lugnuts (38-23) with a 9-3 series-opening defeat on Friday night at Parkview Field.Ryan Noda slugged his third homer in two days, his fourth in his last six games, in the loss.
TinCaps turn tables on Lugnuts, 4-3
LANSING, Mich. - Lansing Lugnuts catcher Andres Sotillo broke a 2-2 tie with a seventh-inning home run - only to see the Fort Wayne TinCaps score two runs in the ninth inning to defeat the Lugnuts, 4-3, on Sunday afternoon at Cooley Law School Stadium.The turnaround came on the heels
Nine feels fine! Lugs sweep Dayton again
LANSING, Mich. - Behind the pitching of Turner Larkins and Brody Rodning , the Lansing Lugnuts (27-13) defeated the Dayton Dragons (18-19), 4-1, on Thursday night at Cooley Law School Stadium, completing a sweep of Dayton and giving the Lugnuts their ninth straight win.The Lugnuts are within one victory of
Lugnuts win 5th straight, sweep Snappers
BELOIT, Wisc. - Following a 45-minute rain delay, the Eastern Division-leading Lansing Lugnuts (23-13) sent Beloit strikeout machine Wyatt Marks to an early exit and held off the Snappers (13-17), 8-6, on Saturday afternoon at Pohlman Field.The victory concluded a three-game sweep of the Snappers. The Nuts went 5-1 on
Oh, Thank Heaven: In 7th, Lugs score 11
FORT WAYNE, Ind. - In a 43-minute rally, the Lansing Lugnuts (5-3) tied a franchise record with an 11-run seventh inning, overwhelming the Fort Wayne TinCaps (1-7), 13-4, on Thursday night at Parkview Field.The Lugnuts took three out of four games in the road series.