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OFFICIAL GAME INFORMATION Lake County Captains (9-4) at Great Lakes Loons (5-8) Wednesday, May 19Th • 6:05 P.M High-A Affiliate OFFICIAL GAME INFORMATION Lake County Captains (9-4) at Great Lakes Loons (5-8) Wednesday, May 19th • 6:05 p.m. • Dow Diamond • Broadcast: WJCU.org Game #14 • Road Game #8 • Season Series: 1-0, 23 Games Remaining LHP Logan Allen (2-0, 0.00 ERA) vs. RHP Bobby Miller (0-0, 0.00 ERA) LAST NIGHT: The Captains scored a season-high 10 runs, including seven in the fifth inning, to beat the Great Lakes Loons, 10-6. Lake County. Mike High-A Central League Amditis dealt the big blow in the fifth with a three-run double. Aaron Bracho added insurance when he hit a solo homer in the eighth for his first home run of the season. The Loons nearly came back in the ninth, but Kevin Kelly shut the door. Great Lakes loaded the bases with nobody out on two bit batsmen and a walk by Kellen Rholl. Kelly came in and struck out all three men he faced to end the game and nail down the save. Nic Enright pitched East Division W L GB 2.1 scoreless innings to pick up the win. The Captains’ offense also set a season-high by drawing 10 walks in the game. PITCHING POWERS CAPS: The Captains’ pitching staff leads the High-A Central League in WHIP (1.14). Lake County is second in the league in ERA Dayton (Cincinnati) 9 4 -- (2.84), second in strikeouts (141) and second in opponents’ batting average (.208). RED HOT WEEK: Over the course of last week (May 11-16), the Captains’ pitching staff had the lowest ERA (1.83) and the second-lowest opponent’s LAKE COUNTY (Cleveland) 9 4 -- batting average (.160) in all of High-A. The Captains’ offense led the High-A Central League last week in batting average (.254) and slugging percentage (.422). José Tena led the Lake County offense. Tena went 8-for-19 (.421) with three home runs, one double and six RBI. Lansing (Oakland) 6 7 3.0 SWING AWAY: The Captains’ offense has walked just 41 times this season. That is the fewest in the High-A Central League and the third-fewest in all of Fort Wayne (San Diego) 5 7 3.5 High-A. The Captains also have three of the 10 lowest BB% rates in the High-A Central League – Brayan Rocchio (3.9% - 5th), José Tena (4.4% - 8th), Raynel Delgado (4.4% - 9th). West Michigan (Detroit) 5 7 3.5 RUNNING WILD: The Captains are lead the High-A Central, are second in High-A and fourth in all of Minor League Baseball with 30 stolen bases. Lake County baserunners have only been caught four times for a success rate of 88.2%. According to FanGraphs, Raynel Delgado is fourth in the High-A Great Lakes (Los Angeles - NL) 5 8 4.0 Central League in Weighted Stolen Base Runs (wSB) at 1.0, meaning Delgado’s base stealing has contributed one more run for his team than the average league player. Will Brennan is ninth at 0.5. West Division W L GB DEFENSIVE FLEXIBILITY: The Captains’ have shuffled their infield defenders in 2021. Lake County has used four different first baseman, six different second baseman, five different third basemen and two different shortstops. Raynel Delgado, Brayan Rocchio and José Tena have each played three Quad Cities (Kansas City) 8 3 -- different infield positions. Victor Nova has played two different infield positions and left field. YOUNGSTERS: The Captains have five of the 10 youngest players in the High-A Central League – 1B Joe Naranjo (20), INF Aaron Bracho (20), INF Cedar Rapids (Minnesota) 7 6 2.0 José Tena (20), INF Brayan Rocchio (20) and OF George Valera (20). Naranjo, Bracho and Tena are the three youngest players in the league. Naranjo, who turned 20 on Tuesday, is the youngest player in all of High-A. Bracho (born 4/21/00) is the second youngest in all of High-A. The Captains have eight Beloit (Miami) 6 7 3.0 players who are age 21 or younger. Wisconsin (Milwaukee) 6 7 3.0 HIGH-A: The 2021 season marks the Captains’ first as the High-A Affiliate of the Cleveland Indians. Lake County had been Cleveland’s Low-A Affiliate for 17 seasons (2003-2019) and 18 years (2003-2020). Peoria (St. Louis) 5 7 3.5 NEW LEAGUE: The Captains begin 2021 playing in a brand new league. As part of the restructuring of the minor leagues, the Captains are now members of the High-A Central League (HA-C). This marks the third different league in the Captains’ 19-year history. Lake County was a member of the South Bend (Chicago - NL) 4 8 4.5 South Atlantic League (SAL) from 2003-2009 (11 seasons) and the Midwest League from 2010-2020 (10 seasons; 11 years). NEW SKIPPER: Greg DiCenzo was named the Captains’ manager before the eventually-canceled 2020 season. DiCenzo spent the previous 12 seasons as the head baseball coach at the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, MA. During his time at the helm, DiCenzo was twice named Patriot League Coach of the Year (2008 and 2013). Prior to his time at Holy Cross, DiCenzo was the pitching coach and recruiting coordinator at Northeastern University for five seasons. He also served as a coach for the Falmouth Commodores in the Cape Cod Baseball League and at his alma mater, St. Lawrence University. DiCenzo enters his second year and first season as a coach in Cleveland’s organization. Top Prospects The Cleveland farm system enters 2021 as the 13th best farm system in CAPTAINS AGAIN: 15 players on the Captains’ Opening Day roster played for Lake County previously: RHP Nick Gallagher (2018-19), LHP Tim Herrin baseball according to MLB.com. Below are current Captains and their (2019), RHP Thomas Ponticelli (2018-19), LHP Kellen Rholl (2019), RHP Alex Royalty (2019), LHP Matt Turner (2019), RHP Raymond Burgos ranking in Cleveland’s system, according to various publications. (2019), C Gianpaul Gonzalez (2018-19), C Bryan Lavastida (2019), INF Raynel Delgado (2019), INF Daniel Schneemann (2018-19), OF/1B Jonathan Engelmann (2019), OF Quentin Holmes (2019), OF George Valera (2019) and OF Austen Wade (2018) FanGraphs Baseball America MLB.com NOW IN THE DUGOUT: Grant Fink returns to Lake County in his first year as Captains Hitting Coach. Fink was a Captains infielder in 2014 and 2015, #3 George Valera #6 George Valera #4 George Valera and was the team’s starting third baseman in 2014 when the Captains reached the Midwest League Championship Series. The 2021 season is Fink’s fifth #4 Brayan Rocchio #8 Brayan Rocchio #7 Brayan Rocchio season coaching in the Cleveland organization. Former Captains outfielder Jordan Smith also returns to Lake County in his second season as Bench Coach. Smith led the Captains with a .316 batting average in 2012 and led the Captains to a playoff berth. Smith was the Captains Bench Coach in 2019 #8 Aaron Bracho #11 Aaron Bracho #8 Aaron Bracho and is entering his third season coaching in Cleveland’s organization. #20 Tanner Burns #16 Tanner Burns #15 Tanner Burns #21 Logan Allen #21 Logan Allen #23 Logan Allen 2020 DRAFT: The Captains have three players on their Opening Day roster who were selected by Cleveland in last year’s draft. RHP Tanner Burns (Competitive Balance Round A), LHP Logan Allen (2nd Round), and RHP Mason Hickman (5th Round). #29 Hunter Gaddis #24 Jose Tena #30 Bryan Lavastida #27 Bryan Lavastida 2017 INTERNATIONAL CLASS: There were four Captains acquired by Cleveland in the 2017 International free agent class, led by OF George Valera. #32 Jose Tena According to Baseball America, Valera was the sixth overall international prospect that year. Also now on the Captains from that class are INF Aaron Bracho , INF Brayan Rocchio and INF Jose Tena. Brach received the highest signing bonus of Cleveland’s 2017 international signees at $1.5 million. SWITCH IT UP: Only 1/3 of Captains’ position players are true right-handed hitters. The Captains have three (3) switch-hitters, seven (7) left-handed hitters and five (5) right-handed hitters. CURRENT SERIES SCHEDULE, RESULTS & PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUPS Date Opp. Time/Result Captains StarterCAPTAINS FAMILY TIES: Captains 1B Joe Naranjo hasOpponent a close connection Starter with former Captains SS Tyler Freeman. Naranjo, who is fromBroadcast Whittier, CA, grew up as close friends with Tyler’s younger brother Cody, an infielder who was drafted in the 4th round by Texas in 2019. Naranjo remains close with 5/18 at GL W, 10-6 Hunter Gaddis, RHP (1-1, 4.09) Alec Gamboa, LHP (0-2, 7.04) WJCU.org Tyler, Cody and the Freeman family. 5/19 at GL 6:05 p.m. Logan Allen, LHP (2-0, 0.00) Bobby Miller, RHP (0-0, 0.00) WJCU.org 5/20 at GL 6:05 p.m. Raymond Burgos, LHP (0-0, 0.00) Jose Martinez, RHP (0-0, 0.00) WJCU.org 5/21 at GL 6:05 p.m. Tanner Burns, RHP (0-0, 2.25) Logan Boyer, RHP (0-0, 2.25) WJCU.org 5/22 at GL 6:05 p.m. Matt Turner, LHP (0-1, 2.16) Robinson Ortiz, LHP (0-0, 6.75) WJCU.org 5/ 23 at GL 1:05 p.m. Mason Hickman, RHP (0-1, 3.12) Clayton Beeter, RHP (0-0, 0.00) WJCU.org Classic Park 35300 Vine St. Eastlake, OH 44095 | 440-975-8085 | CaptainsBaseball.com | @LCCaptains | Media Contact: Andrew Luftglass; [email protected] LAKE COUNTY CAPTAINS GAME NOTES PAGE 2 TODAY’S CAPTAINS STARTING PITCHER 2021 Game -By-Game #29 LOGAN ALLEN LHP Date Opp Dec IP H R ER HR SO BB Result Born (Age): September 5, 1998 (22) 5/5 at LAN W 5.0 1 0 0 0 8 1 W, 3-1 5/12 vs FW W 5.0 5 0 0 0 7 2 W, 5-3 Hometown: Altamonte Springs, FL School: Florida International University Total 2-0 10.0 6 0 0 0 15 3 HT: 6’0” │WT: 170 lbs │ Bats: R │Throws: L * Relief Appearance Acquired: 2020 Draft – 2nd Round (56th overall) Pitch Selection: Fastball, Changeup, Slider 2021 Statistics Team W L ERA G GS CG SHO IP H R ER HR HBP BB SO LC 2 0 0.00 2 2 0 0 10.0 6 0 0 0 0 3 15 Total 2 0 0.00 2 2 0 0 10.0 6 0 0 0 0 3 15 NCAA Statistics Year Team W L ERA G GS CG SHO IP SO BB WHIP 2018 FIU 5 5 3.89 13 12 0 0 74.0 85 16 1.22 2019 FIU 4 6 3.11 14 14 0 0 84.0 120 25 1.14 2020 FIU 2 1 2.45 4 4 0 0 25.2 41 6 0.90 Total NCAA 11 12 3.33 31 30 0 0 183.2 246 47 1.14 LAST TIME OUT: Allen made his second professional start on Wednesday, May 12 against Fort Wayne in a 5-3 Captains victory.
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