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History vs. Dayton Lansing Lugnuts The Nuts are 2-0 this season and 188-145 High-A Affiliate, Oakland Athletics • 5-3, T-1st all-time vs. Dayton, 97-70 in Michigan’s state capital and 91-75 in the Gem City. RHP Richard Guasch (0.00 ERA) Meeting Score Meeting Score 1. 5/11 at DAY W, 9-4 (10) 13. 8/10 at LAN at 2. 5/12 at DAY 14. 8/11 at LAN 3. 5/13 at DAY 15. 8/12 at LAN 4. 5/14 at DAY 16. 8/13 at LAN 5. 5/15 at DAY 17. 8/14 at LAN Dayton Dragons 6. 5/16 at DAY 18. 8/15 at LAN High-A Affiliate, Cincinnati Reds • 5-3, T-1st 7. 6/29 at LAN 19. 8/31 at DAY 8. 6/30 at LAN 20. 9/1 at DAY RHP Graham Ashcraft (4.91 ERA) 9. 7/1 at LAN 21. 9/2 at DAY 10. 7/2 at LAN 22. 9/3 at DAY 11. 7/3 at LAN 23. 9/4 at DAY DAY AIR BALLPARK DAYTON, OH THURSDAY, MAY 13, 2021 7:05 PM GAME 9 12. 7/4 at LAN 24. 9/5 at DAY Tonight: The Lugnuts play the third in a six-game series through Sunday in Dayton, the third of 24 meetings this year between the two ballclubs. The Nuts have won the first two games of the series, moving into a three-way tie atop the division with Dayton and Lake County. Right-hander Richard Guasch makes his second start of the season, opposing Dayton right-hander Graham Ashcraft. Last Night: Lugnuts 7, Dragons 2. An important scenario that happened twice in the 6th inning: runners at 1st and 2nd base, none out, and a new reliever coming in. In the top of the 6th, Dayton reliever Jake Gilbert allowed both of his inherited runners to score, breaking a scoreless deadlock. In the bottom of the 6th, Lansing reliever Michael Danielak inherited the same situation and escaped unscathed. The Lugnuts went on to add three more runs in the 7th and two in the 8th to cruise to victory. Six different Nuts drove in a run in the winning cause. 1 and 2 in the High-A Central: Dayton’s offense ranks 1st in the league in batting average (.258), slugging (.423), hits (69), runs (46) and home runs (10) -- but the Lugnuts are right there with the Dragons, leading the league in doubles (25, second-most in MiLB behind Lynchburg’s 27) and total bases (114) while ranking 2nd in hits (66), batting average (.243) and slugging (.419). The Nuts also lead the league in pitching ERA (2.47), innings pitched (73.0), fewest walks (19), fewest home runs allowed (3) and GO/AO ratio (2.07, best in all of Minor League Baseball). What’s New in 2021: Entering this season, the Lugnuts’ stadium name changed from Cooley Law School Stadium to Jackson® Field™, the Nuts moved up to the High-A Central, and they ac- cepted an invitation to affiliate with the Oakland Athletics, the Nuts’ fourth MLB partner, following the Kansas City Royals (1996-98), Chicago Cubs (1999-2004) and Blue Jays (2005-2020). The Athletics had previously partnered with Lugnuts rivals Burlington (1963-1974, 2011-2012), West Michigan (1994-1996), Kane County (1993-2010) and Beloit (2013-2020). UPCOMING PITCHING PROBABLES IN A NUTSHELL 7:05 p.m., Friday, May 14 RHP Colin Peluse (0.00), Lugnuts at RHP Spencer Stockton (0.00), Dragons 5-3 7:05 p.m., Saturday, May 15 RHP Reid Birlingmair (5.40), Lugnuts at RHP Lyon Richardson (0.00), Dragons Streak: Won 4 2:05 p.m., Sunday, May 16 RHP Stevie Emanuels (2.08), Lugnuts at RHP Eduardo Salazar, Dragons Monday, May 17 High-A Central off day Home: 3-3 Night: 4-3 Road: 2-0 Day: 1-0 LUG•NOTES: HEADLINES AND POINTS OF INTEREST vs. LHP: 1-1 vs. RHP: 4-2 Meet the Boss: Scott Steinmann is the 16th manager in Lugnuts team history. Born in Dayton, Steinmann joins the Lugnuts after three straight seasons assigned to manage Double-A Midland (though the 2020 season was canceled). Steinmann previously managed against the Lugnuts with Wisconsin (2005), Tuesday: 2-0 Clinton (2009, 2014-15) and Beloit (2017). Wednesday: 1-1 Familiar Settings: 14 of the 30 Lugnuts players came through the Midwest League in Beloit on their way up the Athletics’ ladder, and coaching staff members Thursday: 0-1 Scott Steinmann, Don Schulze and Anthony Phillips all have experience in the league. Friday: 0-1 A Trio of Michiganders: Max Schuemann (Portage Northern H.S.) is the first Lugnut from Eastern Michigan University, and Jeff Criswell (Portage Central Saturday: 1-0 H.S.) and Jack Weisenburger (Rockford H.S.) are the fourth and fifth Michigan Wolverines to play in Lansing (following Troy Miller, Jake Fox and Rich Hill). Sunday: 1-0 Finally: Pitchers Jeff Criswell, Stevie Emanuels and Shohei Tomioka, catchers Jared McDonald, Drew Millas and William Simoneit, first basemanPatrick McColl, and outfieldersMichael Guldberg and Jake Suddleson are all making their pro debut this season. Series wins: 0-0 Series losses: 0-0 Front Office Connections: Lugnuts pitching coach Don Schulze was drafted 11th overall by the Chicago Cubs in 1980, 12 picks before Oakland Executive Vice President of Baseball Operations Billy Beane was drafted by the New York Mets. Lugnuts first basemanPatrick McColl set a new Harvard baseball single Series splits: 1 season record with 70 hits in 2019, breaking the previous record held by Athletics General Manager David Forst. Scored 1st: 4-1 Clubhouse of Higher Learning: The Ivy League is well represented on the Lansing roster. OutfielderJake Suddleson and first basemanPatrick McColl played for Opponent scored 1st: 1-2 Harvard, reliever Michael Danielak was drafted from Dartmouth and catcher William Simoneit spent four years at Cornell before grad-transferring to Wake Forest. Power Five Baseball: The Lugnuts also represent the ACC (Michael Guldberg, Georgia Tech); Big 12 (Brady Basso, Oklahoma State); Big Ten (Jeff Criswell Shutouts: 1-0 and Jack Weisenburger, Michigan; Dalton Sawyer, Minnesota); and the SEC (Cobie Vance, Alabama, and Ryan Gridley, Mississippi State); and the Pac-12 (Stevie Emanuels, Washington). More hits than opp.: 3-0 Fewer hits than opp.: 1-3 International Appeal: In addition to 15 different states represented by Lugnuts players and coaching staff, seven nations are represented: USA, Colombia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Japan, South Africa and Venezuela. Equal hits: 1-0 Teammates Then, Teammates Now: Several of the Nuts are familiar with one another. Jake Suddleson and Patrick McColl played together at Harvard, Reid Comeback wins: 1 Birlingmair and Charlie Cerny pitched together at the University of Illinois at Chicago, and Jeff Criswell and Jack Weisenburger pitched together in Ann Arbor. The Lugnuts also have a pair of Wake Forest Demon Deacons, but William Simoneit played only one year at Wake, 2020, thus missing Colin Peluse by a year. Final at-bat wins: 1 On Saturday, Simoneit caught Peluse, forming a full Demon Deacon battery. Walk-offs: - Baseball America’s Top A’s Prospects MLB.com’s Top A’s Prospects Keith Law’s Top A’s Prospects Extra Innings: 1-0 No. 13 - CF Austin Beck No. 8 - P Jeff Criswell No. 5 - P Jeff Criswell No. 14 - P Jeff Criswell No. 12 - 3B Jordan Díaz No. 14 - 3B Jordan Díaz No. 18 - 3B Jordan Díaz No. 18 - CF Austin Beck No. 15 - CF Austin Beck Leading Trailing Tied No. 23 - OF Michael Guldberg No. 28 - P Colin Peluse No. 17 - C Drew Millas No. 26 - P Colin Peluse No. 29 - OF Michael Guldberg No. 18 - OF Michael Guldberg After 6: 4-1 0-2 1-0 No. 27 - C Drew Millas No. 30 - C Drew Millas After 7: 4-0 0-3 1-0 No. 35 - P Richard Guasch No. 39 - P Stevie Emanuels After 8: 4-0 0-3 1-0 Jackson® Field™, 505 E. Michigan Ave., Lansing, MI 48912 | (517) 485-4500 | lansinglugnuts.com | @lansinglugnuts | Contact: Jesse Goldberg-Strassler, [email protected] 33 SCOTT STEINMANN MANAGER Age: 47 | Height: 6’2 | Bats/Throws: L/R Year Team - League W-L PCT Finish 2003 Peoria - AZL 30-23 .566 3rd/3rd Born: July 17, 1973 | Hometown: Chandler, AZ 2004 Peoria - AZL 31-25 .554 T-2nd/5th 2005 Wisconsin - MWL 76-63 .547 1st/1st College: Miami University (Oxford, OH) 2007 High Desert - CAL 54-86 .386 5th/5th Pro Managerial Experience: 13th season 2008 West Tenn - SL 70-68 .507 T-1st/5th 2009 Clinton - MWL 69-68 .503 4th Years in Pro Baseball: 1996-present, 25th season 2011 Peoria - AZL 25-31 .446 2nd 2014 Clinton - MWL 61-77 .442 7th/6th Year Team - League G AB H HR AVG OPS 2015 Clinton - MWL 46-93 .331 6th/8th 1996 Lancaster - CAL 5 10 2 0 .200 .454 2017 Beloit - MWL 65-73 .471 T-4th/4th Everett - NWL 30 100 14 0 .140 .459 2018 Midland - TL 68-71 .489 3rd/3rd 1997 Wisconsin - MWL 72 225 48 0 .213 .545 2019 Midland - TL 73-66 .525 2nd/1st 1998 Orlando - SL 18 52 9 0 .173 .495 Total 12 years, 1294 G 597-697 .461 - Total 3 seasons 125 387 73 0 .189 .512 • Managed Wisconsin to MWL Championship Series in 2005. • Caught a two-inning, five-K Randy Johnson rehab ap- • On May 7, 2014, Steinmann’s Clinton LumberKings overcame a 17-1 • In addition to the managerial seasons above, Steinmann worked pearance in 1996 with Everett.