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Lansing Lugnuts History vs. Bowling Green The Nuts are 73-76 all-time vs. the Hot Rods, Class A Affiliate, Toronto Blue Jays • 10-9, T-3rd 42-35 at home, 31-41 road. RHP Fitz Stadler (5.40 ERA) 1st Half Score 2nd Half Score 4/25 at BG 6/29 at LAN at 4/26 at BG 6/30 at LAN 4/27 at BG 7/1 at LAN 4/28 at BG 8/3 at BG Bowling Green Hot Rods 5/31 at LAN 8/4 at BG Class A Affiliate, Toronto Blue Jays • 11-9, 2nd 6/1 at LAN 8/5 at BG 6/2 at LAN 8/6 at BG RHP Caleb Sampen (6.75 ERA) 6/14 at LAN 6/15 at LAN 6/16 at LAN BOWLING GREEN BALLPARK 1ST PITCH: 6:35 PM THURSDAY, APRIL 25TH, 2019 Tonight: The Nuts open up a four-game road series in Kentucky against the Bowling Green Hot Rods, sending right-hander Fitz Stadler (followed by piggybacking tandem-mate Cobi Johnson) against Bowling Green right-hander Caleb Sampen. This is the first meeting of 17 between the Lugnuts and Hot Rods this year. Lansing is coming off a 3-3 home- stand, winning two of three against Dayton before dropping two of three against South Bend. The Hot Rods, meanwhile, have won five of their last seven games and just completed a 4-2 road trip, winning two of three games at both Great Lakes and Fort Wayne. Yesterday: South Bend 10, Lansing 8. Jordan Groshans and Alejandro Kirk blasted two-run homers and Reggie Pruitt reached base five times on a single, double and three walks, but a six-run Cubs fifth proved the difference in the rubber match of a three-game series. The Cubs’Delvin Zinn went 5-for-5 with two singles, two doubles and a triple. On Deck: The Lugnuts play through Sunday at Bowling Green Ballpark before enjoying an off day Monday. Interdivision play begins Tuesday at Cooley Law School Stadium, with the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers and Beloit Snappers coming to town for three-game series. May 3rd-5th sees the Lugnuts become the Lansing Locos for Copa de la Diversión. On the Air: Jesse Goldberg-Strassler has the call on The Game 730 AM WVFN, streaming at lansinglugnuts.com andthegame730am.com, with the pre-game show starting at 5:45pm. PITCHING PROBABLES IN A NUTSHELL 6:35 p.m., Friday, April 26 RHP Josh Winckowski (1.42), Lugnuts at LHP Shane McClanahan (4.70), Hot Rods 10-9 6:35 p.m., Saturday, April 27 RHP Joey Murray (4.35), Lugnuts at RHP Alan Strong (1.80), Hot Rods Streak: Lost 1 2:05 p.m., Sunday, April 28 RHP Juan De Paula (7.71), Lugnuts at RHP Easton McGee (2.76), Hot Rods Home: 5-7 Night: 7-6 Monday, April 29th Midwest League off-day Road: 5-2 Day: 3-3 Lug•Notes vs. LHP: 3-5 vs. RHP: 7-4 Headlines: 3-game series: 2-1 First Rate: The Lugnuts’ offense leads the Midwest League in batting average (.280), hits (185), total bases (283), on-base percent- 4-game series: 0-1-1 age (.369), slugging percentage (.428) and OPS (.797), and is tied for 1st in the league in home runs (17). Series sweeps: 1 Individual Efforts: 19-year-old SS Jordan Groshans, the Blue Jays’ 2018 1st-rounder (12th overall) and the youngest player on Series openers: 4-2 the Lugnuts, leads the MWL in batting average (.387), ranks 2nd in on-base percentage (.465), 3rd in hits (24), 5th in OPS (1.045) Rubber games: 1-1 and tied for 5th in total bases (36). C Alejandro Kirk is 1st in OBP (.467), 3rd in OPS (1.067), tied for 3rd in walks (14), 4th in slug- ging percentage (.600) and tied for 5th in total bases (36). CF Reggie Pruitt is 1st in in the league in base hits (27), tied for 2nd in Doubleheaders: - runs scored (17), tied for 4th in stolen bases (6) and tied for 5th in total bases (36). Scored 1st: 7-3 Night to Remember: On April 18th vs. Dayton, C/1B Ryan Gold hit for the 7th cycle in Lugnuts franchise history, going 4-for-5 with Opponent scored 1st: 3-6 a double, triple, grand slam and seven RBIs in a 12-4 victory. Shutouts: 2-2 National News: It was officially announced Wednesday that 2017 Lugnuts 3B Vladimir Guerrero, Jr. will make his Major 1-run games: 4-1 League debut tomorrow for the Toronto Blue Jays, becoming the 142nd Nut to reach The Show. 4+ run games: 5-5 More hits than opp.: 8-1 #LugLife By the Numbers: Fewer hits than opp.: 2-6 2 Returning Lugnuts from 2018: catcher Ryan Gold and outfielderReggie Pruitt. Equal hits: 0-2 MLB.com’s Top 30 Jays prospects on the Lugnuts’ roster (with Sean Wymer listed as Baseball America’s No. 26 prospect): 3 Comeback wins: 4 • Jordan Groshans - No. 5 • Alejandro Kirk - No. 27 • Juan De Paula - No. 29 Final at-bat wins: 3 3 Lansing teammates who also were teammates on the Huntington Beach High School baseball team: first basemanJake Walk-offs: 1-0 Brodt (class of 2015), outfielder Dom Abbadessa (class of 2016) and catcher Hagen Danner (class of 2017). Extra Innings: 1-1 17 Consecutive games CF Reggie Pruitt has reached base - every game+ he has started in 2019, pinch-running in the other two. 9-INNING GAMES ONLY Days between meetings between the Lugnuts and Hot Rods, who last squared off on September 6th in Bowling Green Leading Trailing Tied 135 Ballpark when the Hot Rods eliminated the Nuts in the MWL 1st round on their way to their first league title. After 6: 7-1 2-8 1-0 141 Number of Major League Lugnuts produced in 24 years, most recently Lane Thomas, who played in Lansing in 2015-2016, After 7: 6-1 1-8 3-0 made his MLB debut for St. Louis on April 17th, and homered on April 19th in his first MLB at-bat. After 8: 7-0 0-8 3-1 Cooley Law School Stadium, 505 E. Michigan Ave., Lansing, MI 48912 | (517) 485-4500 | lansinglugnuts.com | @lansinglugnuts | Contact: Jesse Goldberg-Strassler, [email protected] MANAGER DALLAS MCPHERSON Age: 38 | Height: 6’4 | Bats/Throws: L/R • Member of The Citadel Hall of Fame, inducted 2011... won 17 games as a pitcher while posting .322 career batting average and Born: July 23, 1980 | Hometown: Randleman, NC knocking 21 home runs • Played for Cedar Rapids, taking part in the 2002 MWL All-Star Game... played in the 2004 Texas League All-Star Game, winning College: The Citadel (Charleston, SC) the HR Derby... played in the 2004 MLB Futures Game. 2nd round, 57th overall, 2001, Anaheim • Named Baseball America’s 2004 Minor League Player of the Drafted: Year after slashing .317 / .387 / .670 between Class-AA Arkansas and Class-AAA Salt Lake, totaling 36 doubles, 14 triples, 40 hom- Midwest League Experience: 1st season ers, 107 runs and 126 RBIs. • Made MLB debut 9/10/04 vs. Chicago White Sox... started all Pro Managerial Experience: 2nd season three games at 3B as Angels were swept in 2004 ALDS by even- tual champion Boston, batting 1-for-9. W-L Record Entering 2019: 40-36 (Vancouver, 2018) • Ranked No. 12 prospect in baseball entering 2005 season. • As a member of Triple-A Albuquerque, won the 2008 Joe Bau- Pro Playing Career: 2002-2012 man Roundtripper Award, leading MiLB with 42 home runs. • After playing career ended, coached King’s Christian High MLB: 2004-06 (Angels), ‘08 (Marlins), ‘11 (White Sox) School baseball and founded HardKnox Baseball Development. Years G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB IBB K HBP S SF AVG OBP SLG Minor League totals 10 874 3289 584 950 198 38 209 704 83 33 407 29 1050 31 1 20 .289 .370 .563 Major League totals 5 139 386 54 93 21 2 18 45 5 3 27 1 133 1 0 0 .241 .292 .446 Antonio Caceres Logan Bone Dave Pano Hiroki Yoshimoto Allison Tropf Justin Batcher Pitching Coach Hitting Coach Position/1B Coach Athletic Trainer Dietitian Strength/Conditioning Cotuí, Dominican Republic Festus, MO Worcester, MA -> Tampa, FL Osaka, Japan Grand Ledge, MI Milwaukee, WI Years in Lansing: 2009-10, ‘18-19 1st year in Lansing 2nd year in Lansing 1st year in Lansing 2nd year in Lansing 1st year in Lansing Pitched 1995-1998 in Jays’ org., Former catcher at Mizzou Former pro scout with Interned with Cleveland in 2012 Michigan State -> Eastern Mich. WGTC -> LaGrange College reaching Adv. R. Medicine Hat. 2018: coach at Lindenwood NY Yankees & Pittsburgh 2018: Dominican Summer League owns ALT Performance Nutrition 2018: Bluefield Luggie’s Fast Facts CURRENT MAJOR LEAGUE LUGNUTS Affiliation History Player Year(s) w/ Lugs Current Team Kansas City Royals 1996-1998 1. LHP Matthew Boyd 2013 Detroit Tigers Chicago Cubs 1999-2004 2. RHP Miguel Castro 2014 Baltimore Orioles Toronto Blue Jays 2005-present 3. C Robinson Chirinos 2003-2004 Houston Astros Colors .......................................................................red and black 4. RHP Anthony DeSclafani 2012 Cincinnati Reds Mascot ............................................................................... Big Lug 5. C Yan Gomes 2010 Washington Nationals Ballpark............................................. Cooley Law School Stadium 6. C Danny Jansen 2015 Toronto Blue Jays First Game ...................... April 3, 1996: Michigan vs. Michigan St. 7. LHP Aaron Loup 2011 San Diego Padres Capacity...............................................................................11,000 8. OF Jake Marisnick 2010-2011 Houston Astros Seasons....................................................................................