Alfredo Figaro had one of the best starts of the season for the White Caps and he improved to an impressive 4-0 on the season. He gave up just three hits with eleven strikeouts in the shutout win and his ERA is now down to a microscopic 0.46. Opponents are hitting just .159 against him […]
Anyone who has ever gone to any minor league baseball game knows that there are endless festivities going on between innings. These games are usually created and thought up by the marketing staff to further entice the fans’ interest in the game. Before I go on, I have to give our staff credit for what […]
Lauren Gagnier had an exceptional start and he improved to 1-2 in the White Caps 6-1 win over Wisconsin. He gave up three hits and two walks with eleven strikeouts in six shutout inning.
Kyle Peter went three for five with a double and three runs. Joseph Tucker went four for five with a run and […]
One of the great parts of playing minor league baseball is all the different places you get to see and people you get to meet. Unfortunately one of the more difficult parts of this profession is having to be away from home all the time. For me this isn’t as hard as some of the […]
The Wisconsin Rattlers scored four of their seven runs in the seventh and eighth innings as the White Caps lost 7-5. The bulk of the late inning damage came against Paul Nardozzi, who gave up the final three runs (just one earned) that the Rattlers scored. You hope Nardozzi’s tough outing wasn’t because he couldn’t sleep […]
Alfredo Figaro didn’t get the win, but he threw six quality innings as the White Caps edged Wisconsin 4-3. Figaro gave up one unearned run on three hits and three walks with nine strikeouts. He’s now struck out 29 batters in 30 innings over 5 starts and his ERA is a microscopic 0.60.
Kody Kaiser singled […]
One of the main qualities of a good team is there ability to come together and bond as a team. So far we have not had much time outside of the confines of the respective stadiums to really spend some quality time together. So one of the ways in which we improve our friendships and […]
Ramon Garcia improved to 3-2 on the season with a nice start in the White Caps 9-2 win over Cedar Rapids. He gave up one run on four hits and a walk with five strikeouts in seven innings.
Mark McBratney went two for five with a triple, an RBI and two runs. Kody Kaiser singled, drew […]
Well we finally proved that we could win without Curtis Granderson, and following with the trend of the week ended the game the only way we know how. It really is amazing what winning will do for a team, from improving attitudes, breaking slumps and building momentum. Going into a week long road trip we […]
The White Caps took care of Beloit but they needed thirteen innings to do it. Kyle Peter singled home Audy Ciriaco for the game winner and it capped off a four for six game for Peters. He finished the game with two RBIs and a run.
Rudy Darrow picked up the win with a shutout inning […]
Alfredo Figaro improved to 3-0 on the season with a nice start in the White Caps 5-3 win over Beloit. He gave up just two runs on six hits and one walk with two strikeouts in six innings of work. Noah Krol threw a perfect ninth and he picked up his third save of the […]
There are many things that we as ballplayers try to make happen aside from bettering our own careers. One of these things is keeping fans coming to the games and make the games worth watching. Now part of that is the responsibility of the marketing staff, but there are things that the players do which […]
Ramon Garcia improved to 2-2 on the season with a very nice start in the Caps 2-1 win over Beloit. He gave up one run on six hits with four strikeouts in eight innings.
Roger Tomas was the hitting star in the win. He went three for three with a run.
Roger Tomas drove home Casper Wells in the bottom of the eleventh inning with a sac. fly to win it for the White Caps 6-5. Tomas finished the game with a pair of RBIs while Justin Henry tripled and drove in two runs.
Jonathan Kibler threw seven solid innings and while he didn’t get the win, […]
It seemed fitting that Curtis Granderson would get a triple in his first game but what didn’t fit was that he did it in Grand Rapids. Still, Granderson had two of the White Caps four hits including that triple, which was West Michigan’s lone extra base hit in the 3-0 loss.
Emmanuel Miguelez took the loss […]
After a long and for the most part, disappointing road trip (6 days, 1-5) we get to return home for some much needed rest and support. It never is that difficult playing in other team’s parks, because the fans don’t play the game, we do. However there is something to be said for playing at […]
Six hits in eleven innings usually isn’t going to cut and despite some very solid pitching, the White Caps lost to Peoria 2-1 in eleven innings. Joseph Tucker was the hitting star. He went two for two with a walk and he drove in the lone run for West Michigan.
Santo Mieses took the loss and […]
Alfredo Figaro got it done on the mound and he improved to 2-0 in the White Caps 5-1 win over Peoria. He gave up just one unearned run on four hits and four walks with eight strikeouts in seven innings.
Roger Tomas belted his first homerun of the season and he drove in two runs. Jordan […]
This past weekend marked the first test of adversity for the Whitecaps in the early stages of 2008. It is never easy to go on the road and win especially when you have to go so far from home. Also it is never fun losing, but it hurts a little deeper when you know you […]
Jonathan Kibler had a decent enough start but Wilton Garcia was roughed up and the hitters never really got it going in their 6-2 loss to Clinton. Kibler gave up two runs on six hits and one walk with five strikeouts in six innings. Wilton Garcia gave up four runs in his relief appearance. Andrew […]
The White Caps went from 6-1 to 6-3 in a hurry as they dropped both of their games yesterday against Clinton. In the first game, starter Emmanuel Miguelez had a tough time and he gave up six runs in just 1 2/3 innings. Justin Henry drove in a pair of runs and Cory Middleton had […]
So far this season has started off on the right foot for the Whitecaps. Everyone seems to be finding their groove and settling into their roles quite nicely. Some of us are getting acclimated to taking on a new role, myself included. However, with the coaches and support staff our organization has in place, these […]
The White Caps got back on track with another win in a 9-0 beatdown over the Loons. Alfredo Figaro gave up three hits and two walks with seven strikeouts in six innings.
There were plent of hitting stars but leadoff hitter Kyle Peter was a notch above the rest. He went three for three with two […]
The White Caps managed just a single run on six hits as they dropped their first game of the season. In the 5-1 loss, Jordan Newton had two of those six hits and he scored the lone run.
Ramon Garcia had a rough start and he fell to 1-1. He gave up five runs on seven […]
These days it is pretty hard to know much about your favorite players beyond their stat line. With that in mind, every so often I will feature a piece titled the ‘Pen Profile. This gives you, the reader, a chance to get to know your favorite Whitecaps players. Due to the fact that I am […]
The White Caps continued their perfect start to the season with an 11-1 drubbing over the Loons. Casper Wells put on a show for the crowd in the home opener and he went four for five with two homers, four RBIs and two runs. Marc McBratney went three for five with a double, an RBI […]
The White Caps pulled off a sweep over South Bend and this time it was an 11-5 blowout. Christopher Carlson led the way and he went four for five with a double, a homerun, four RBIs and two runs. Ron Bourquin went three for five with two RBIs and three runs while Audy Ciriaco went […]
The White Caps made it three straight against South Bend although the games are getting tighter. This time it was 5-4 even though they had more then twice as many hits. Marc McBratney went three for four with a double, two RBIs and a run. Ron Bourquin doubled, walked twice, drove in a run and […]
The White Caps didn’t score in the first eight innings of this but they finally got it going in the top of the ninth. Christopher Carlson drove in a run on a fielders choice to tie it and then Ron Bourquin singled home Justin Henry to win it.
Once again, the White Caps got some excellent […]
My first goal for Thursday’s activities was to make sure that I was on time for the bus leaving to South Bend, so I wouldn’t have to be the first fine of the year. Once that was taken care of, my teammates and I began to think about baseball, after all this was our first […]
Everyone was a hitting star in this game. Casper Wells had the only homerun for the White Caps with a two run blast in the first inning. Speaking of the first inning, the White Caps scored ten in the first frame. Justin Henry had a big day. He went two for four with two walks, […]
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