Minor League Blogs

The Whitecaps came back from a 2-0 deficit to tie the Loos in the seventh inning but Tyler Stohr gave up a run in the top of the tenth as the Whitecaps season ended in a 3-2 loss. Like last year, they forced a third game in the first round of the Midwest League playoffs [...]

The Whitecaps loss their regular season finale 3-1 but not because of Anthony Shawler’s start.  He gave up a run on three hits with seven strikeouts in eight innings and for his exceptional start, he took the loss and fell to 7-5.  Tyler Stohr gave up two runs in the top of the ninth and [...]

Melvin Mercedes had 16 saves and a 1.82 ERA in 24 2/3 innings for the GCL Tigers but he’s had a tough time since getting promoted to the Whitecaps.  He made his second appearance yesterday and he gave up (with some help from Tyler Stohr, three runs in the bottom of the eighth and he [...]

Casey Crosby did it again and he improved to 9-4 with a really nice start in the Whitecaps 3-0 win over South Bend.  He gave up just two hits and a walk with five strikeouts in six shutout innings.  Tyler Stohr pitched a shutout ninth and he picked up his 17th save of the season.
Jordan [...]

Brandon Hamilton had another decent start as the Whitecaps took care of Cedar Rapids 3-2.  Hamilton didn’t get the decision, but he gave up two runs on three hits and one walk wit three strikeouts in five innings.  Victor Larez threw three shutout innings of relief and he improved to 5-6 while Tyler Stohr pitched [...]

Casey Crosby improved to 8-3 on the season with another nice start in the Whitecaps 4-2 win over Clinton.  He gave up a run on just two hits with a walk and seven strikeouts in five innings.  Tyler Stohr pitched a shutout ninth and he picked up his fourteenth save of the season.
Brent Wyatt had [...]

The Whitecaps made as many errors as they scored runs in a 4-2 loss to Dayton last night. Ben Guez led the way with a double, a single and an RBI while Gustavo Nunez played a part in both runs when he tripled, drove in a run and eventually scored.
A solid start by Brayan Villareal [...]

The Whitecaps had two fewer hits then their opposition but it was still go enough to walk away with a 5-2 win over Fort Wayne.  Luis Salas singled and drove in two runs while Brent Wyatt doubled and drove in one.
Jared Gayhart picked up the win and he improved to 5-2 with two innings of [...]

This looks like it would have been a fun game to catch.  The White Caps were pummelled in the first four innings and for at least a half inning, they were down 8-0.  Then they slowly began to chip away at the lead until they stormed back and scored three in the ninth on a [...]

The White Caps took care of Beloit 2-0 today behind some solid pitching by Casey Crosby.  The former top draft pick gave up just one hit and three walks with seven strikeouts in six shutout innings.  Unfortunately, the hitters couldn’t get their bats going early enough and it was actually Tyler Conn who picked up [...]

Just about everyone was a hitting star in this one as the White Caps picked up nineteen hits in a 9-6 win over Lansing.  Seven White Caps had multi-hit games and Brandon Douglas reached base four times with three singles, a walk, two runs and an RBI.  Gustavo Nunez went three for six with two [...]

Casey Crosby had a mixed start today and he needed some help from the pen as the White Caps won their second straight.  Crosby went the first 3 1/3 innings and he gave up two runs on five hits and two walks with five strikeouts.  Matt Hoffman was very solid and he improved to 1-0.  [...]