South Bend squeezes out a 1-0 win in the home opener vs West Michigan
South Bend, IN: Dominant pitching on both sides between the South Bend Cubs and West Michigan Whitecaps took center stage on Opening Night at Four Winds Field.
South Bend, IN: Dominant pitching on both sides between the South Bend Cubs and West Michigan Whitecaps took center stage on Opening Night at Four Winds Field.
Starters
That was until the bottom of the 5th inning where the Cubs took control and scored their first run off of Idrogo. Designated Hitter
Amaya then went to third on a sacrifice fly hit by
The one run was all South Bend needed for the night. Javier Assad finished his night with five innings of shutout ball and his first win in full-season baseball. Assad struck out five batters in the game.
Assad's stellar night was matched by reliever
With the win, South Bend picks up their first win of the season heading into the series finale tomorrow afternoon from Four Winds Field at 2:05 p.m. The Cubs will look to win back-to-back games leading into a four game series with the Bowling Green Hot Rods starting on Monday night.
Scheduled to pitch tomorrow is the Chicago Cubs fourth round pick from the 2017 draft, Erich Uelman. Uelman will take the hill for his first full-season start and his South Bend Cubs debut.