FORT WAYNE TINCAPS 2018 GAME NOTES Fort Wayne TinCaps (14-21) @ Kane County Cougars (16-16) LHP Nick Margevicius vs. RHP Brian Shaffer Saturday, May 12 — Northwestern Medicine Field (Geneva, IL) — First Pitch 2:00 p.m. (Game 36) LISTEN: ESPN Radio 1380 & 100.9 FM / TinCapsRadio.com / TuneIn WATCH: MiLB.TV APPLE SLICES NEWS & NOTES @ KC in 2018 (0-2) Home Record: 8-10 FRIDAY NIGHT: The TinCaps lost to the Cougars, 6-5, in 12 innings. It was 3 Away (3 Total) Road Record: 6-11 Day Record: 6-7 Fort Wayne’s longest game of the season by innings. The ‘Caps led 4-0 at the Night Record: 8-14 stretch. Aaron Leasher went 7 innings, without allowing an earned run, for the May 1 (Tues) vs. BEL W, 7-2 Streak: L4 longest start of the season by a TinCaps pitcher. Esteury Ruiz hit a 2-out, 2- run single in the second that made it 3-0. In the fourth he added a 2-out, RBI Sunday: 1-5 May 2 (Wed) vs. BEL W, 7-6 Monday: 3-1 double. But Kane County rallied with 3 in the last of the ninth. Neither side Tuesday: 1-3 scored in the 10th, and then both scored a run in the 11th, before the Cougs Wednesday: 3-2 broke through in the 12th. May 3 (Thurs) vs. BEL W, 3-2 Thursday: 2-4 Friday: 2-4 Saturday: 2-2 FRANCHISE RECORD: Defensively, the TinCaps set a franchise record by turning 6 double plays on Friday. According to team records, the previous May 4 (Fri) vs. WIS L, 6-3 April: 10-14 high for double plays turned in a game was 5 (July 17, 2006 vs. Burlington). May: 4-7 Fort Wayne’s lineup that day included future major leaguers Will Venable in left field, Kyle Blanks at first base, and David Freese, who was involved in 1 of Leading after Six: 10-5 May 5 (Sat) vs. WIS L, 8-4 Tied after Six: 2-0 the DPs, at third. Trailing after Six: 2-16 Leading after Seven: 11-3 MIDWEST LEAGUE RECORD: Shortstop Gabriel Arias was involved in May 6 (Sun) vs. WIS L, 3-2 Tied after Seven: 3-0 turning all 6 double plays for the TinCaps on Friday. According to the Midwest Trailing after Seven: 1-18 Leading after Eight: 13-2 League record book, Arias tied the record for most double plays turned in a Tied after Eight: 0-1 game by an individual. Previously, 4 different first baseman were involved in 6 May 7 (Mon) @ QC W, 6-3 Trailing after Eight: 1-18 double plays in a game, with the most recent instance occurring in 1996. The only other shortstop to be involved in 6 double plays in a game was Donnie Scoring first: 9-10 May 8 (Tue) @ QC L, 9-0 Opponent scores first: 5-11 Sadler, who’d spent parts of 8 years in the bigs, for the Michigan Battle Come-from-behind wins: 5 Cats (Red Sox) on April 7, 1995, in an 18-inning game. Though Friday night’s Shutouts: 0-2 game went 12 innings, the 6 double plays were all turned in the first 9 innings. May 9 (Wed) @ QC L, 7-1 vs. LH starter: 0-6 DOUBLE PLAYS RUNDOWN: vs. RH starter: 14-15 May 10 (Thu) @ KC L, 3-1 2nd Inn. — Yan Sanchez — 6-3 Scoring fewer than Three: 0-11 3rd Inn. — Tim Susnara — 6-3 Scoring Three or Four: 3-6 5th Inn. — Sanchez — 1-6-3 Scoring Five or more: 11-4 6th Inn. — Susnara — 4-6-3 May 11 (Fri) @ KC L, 6-5 (12) 1-run games: 4-5 8th Inn. — Luis Basabe — P6-3 2-run games: 2-3 9th Inn. — Ernie De La Trinidad — 4-6-3 May 12 (Sat) @ KC 2 p.m. 3+-run games: 8-13 Extra Innings: 1-1 A.C. MEMORIES: Friday night’s game reminded TinCaps manager Anthony PADRES PROPECTS Out-hitting opponent: 8-4 Contreras of a game he played in during his rookie season in 2005. On Being out-hit: 6-15 July 19, 2005, Contreras and the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes (Giants) turned 6 MLB.com has rated the Padres’ farm Same number of hits: 0-2 double plays against the Yakima Bears (Diamondbacks). Contreras, who was system as the best in baseball in playing shortstop, was involved in 5 groundball double plays. Though not in 2018. The following TinCaps are Series W-L-T (Home): 3-4-0 ranked by MLB Pipeline as Top 30 Series W-L-T (Road): 1-5-1 the mix on any of the DPs, the Volcanoes third baseman was Pablo Sandoval. Series W-L-T (Total): 4-9-1 Padres Prospects: Series Sweeps (Home): 1-2 260 TO THE SHOW: 2012-13 TinCaps pitcher Justin Hancock made his MLB Series Sweeps (Road): 0-1 debut on Wednesday as a reliever for the Cubs at Wrigley Field against the 2. MacKenzie Gore (LHP) Series Sweeps (Total): 1-3 Marlins. The 27-year-old righty is from Defiance, Ohio (which is about 45 10. Gabriel Arias (SS) Home crowds of 6,000+: 3 miles northwest of Parkview Field). Hancock became the 161st former Fort Home crowds of 7,000+: 2 Wayne Wizard or TinCap to reach the bigs. Others to debut so far this season 11. Esteury Ruiz (2B) Home crowds of 8,000+: with the Padres: LHP Joey Luchessi (2016) and LHP Eric Lauer (2016). Sellouts at Parkview Field: 3 14. Tirso Ornelas (OF) PITCHING NINJA: Nick Margevicius has been one of the best pitchers in Delays: 1 18. Jeisson Rosario (OF) Suspensions: 1 the Midwest League this year. Here are the stats to back it up, and where he Postponements: 1 ranks in the league: 44 strikeouts (tied 2nd)… 2.81 ERA (11th)… 2.21 FIP 23. Luis Campusano (C) (2nd)… 12.38 K/9 (3rd)… 6.29 K/BB (4th)… 31.7 K% (4th)… 5% BB% (tied 6th)… 26% K-BB% (4th)… 14.8% Swinging Strike % (7th). 24. Mason Thompson (RHP) 26. Luis Almanzar (INF) Upcoming Games (All Times Eastern) Sunday, May 13 OFF Monday, May 14 vs. West Michigan 7:05 p.m. Tuesday, May 15 vs. West Michigan 7:05 p.m. Wednesday, May 16 vs. West Michigan 11:05 a.m. Thursday, May 17 vs. West Michigan 7:05 p.m. Media Contact: John Nolan — [email protected] FORT WAYNE TINCAPS 2018 GAME NOTES TODAY’STODAY’S STARTING STARTING PITCHER PITCHER 25 Nick Margevicius HT: 6-5 WT: 220 B/T: L/L HOMETOWN: North Royalton, Ohio AGE: 21 BORN: 06/18/96 OBTAINED: Drafted in the 7th Round in 2017 (Rider University) NOTES THROWS: Fastball, Curveball, Changeup HOMETOWN: North Royalton, Ohio (about 18 miles south of Cleveland) HIGH SCHOOL: Saint Ignatius in Cleveland… One of the school’s alums is an owner of the nearby Lake County Captains, so the Wildcats play some of their home games at Classic Park; Nick got to pitch there several times while in high school… Had dozens of family and friends there to see him on Opening Day this year COLLEGE: Rider University (Lawrenceville, NJ… about 60 miles south of New York City and 40 miles north of Philadelphia) … Mascot: Broncs (not Broncos)… Notable alum: Digger Phelps COLLEGIATE CAREER: 1st Team All-MAAC (Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference) in 2017, his junior year, after landing on the 2nd Team as a sophomore in 2016… As a junior, led Rider in innings pitched, WHIP, ERA, strikeouts, complete games, quality starts and strikeout-to-walk ratios (3.5-to-1) as he went 6 or more innings in 11 of his 13 starts… Among starters in the MAAC, ranked 3rd in ERA and innings pitched, 4th in batters struck out looking… Tossed 2 complete games his junior year… Collegiate career record 3.16 ERA and 1.34 WHIP, with 195 strikeouts & 68 walks in 228 IP… Finance major; MAAC All-Academic Team; graduated in 3.5 years… Rider’s 64th MLB Draft pick and highest-selected since Ken Kramer (4th round, 1988) COLLEGE COACH’S QUOTE: Barry Davis: “ His high school coach had nothing but great things to say about him. He didn’t throw very hard so a number of schools in Ohio passed on him. He just wasn’t doing enough to warrant money from an Ohio University or Kent State or Miami of Ohio. He wasn’t at the level of Ohio State. He was more a notch below coming out of high school. I think it was a matter of somebody pulling the trigger. They didn’t and we did.” DRAFT DAY: Was drafted on his Dad’s birthday…. Celebrated after being drafted with his family by going out at a Brazilian restaurant with endless meat 2017: After being drafted, was assigned to the Arizona League from June 24-July 24, and then transferred to the Tri-City Dust Devils of the Northwest League TEAMMATE TIES: As a kid in Northeast Ohio, played travel ball against catcher/first baseman Jalen Washington… Fellow left-handed starter, and roommate, Tom Cosgrove, also pitched in the MAAC at Manhattan THIS, THAT, AND THE OTHER: Favorite team growing up: Indians… Favorite player growing up: Jim Thome… Favorite show to binge on Netflix: House of Cards… Favorite movie to watch on a bus trip: Bull Durham… Hidden talent: Can solve a Rubik’s Cube… Away from the field enjoys: Reading, watching movies, playing video games… If he wasn’t a baseball player he’d be a: Investment Advisor… Favorite postgame spread: Jimmy John’s NINJA: Says he follows a lot of pitching-oriented Twitter accounts, including @PitchingNinja, and watches every video posted on that account.