OFFICIAL GAME INFORMATION Lake County Captains (10-5) at Great Lakes Loons (6-9) Friday, May 21St • 6:05 P.M
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High-A Affiliate OFFICIAL GAME INFORMATION Lake County Captains (10-5) at Great Lakes Loons (6-9) Friday, May 21st • 6:05 p.m. • Dow Diamond • Broadcast: WJCU.org Game #16 • Road Game #10 • Season Series: 2-1, 21 Games Remaining RHP Tanner Burns (0-0, 2.25 ERA) vs. RHP Logan Boyer (0-0, 6.75 ERA) LAST NIGHT: The Captains’ three-game winning streak came to a close with a 5-3 loss to the Great Lakes Loons at Dow Diamond. Lake County led twice early – 1-0 in the first and 3-2 in the second – but Great Lakes punched back with two runs in the third on a game-tying solo homer by Miguel High-A Central League Vargas and a go-ahead RBI single by Joe Vranesh to take a 4-3 lead. Andy Pages homered in the fifth to give Great Lakes a 5-3 lead. Lake County left a runner on third base in the sixth, seventh and ninth innings in the losing effort. Loons reliever Cole Percival held the Captains scoreless over three innings East Division W L GB for the win and Melvin Jimenez pitched two scoreless innings for the save. Captains starter Raymond Burgos allowed four runs, three earned, over four innings to take the loss. Dayton (Cincinnati) 10 5 -- SCORE LATE: The Captains have scored 46.15% of their runs from the seventh through the ninth innings (65 total runs; 30 runs from seventh through ninth). LAKE COUNTY (Cleveland) 10 5 -- PITCHING POWERS CAPS: The Captains’ pitching staff leads the High-A Central League (HA-C) in WHIP (1.15). They are second in ERA (2.89) and third in strikeouts (162). West Michigan (Detroit) 7 7 2.5 SWING AWAY: The Captains’ offense has walked just 50 times this season. That is the fewest in the High-A Central League and third fewest in all of Lansing (Oakland) 7 8 3.0 High-A. The Captains also have four of the 10 lowest BB% rates in the High-A Central League – Brayan Rocchio (3.3% - 2nd), Joe Naranjo (3.9% -- 7th), José Tena (4.0% - 8th) and Raynel Delgado (4.1% - 9th). Fort Wayne (San Diego) 6 8 3.5 RUNNING WILD: The Captains lead the High-A Central, are second in High-A and are fourth in all of Minor League Baseball with 32 stolen bases. Lake County baserunners have only been caught four times for a success rate of 88.9%. According to FanGraphs, Raynel Delgado is fifth in the High-A Great Lakes (Los Angeles - NL) 6 9 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 11th 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) 10 4 -- different infield positions. Victor Nova and Daniel Schneemann have 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 Beloit (Miami) 8 7 2.5 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 Cedar Rapids (Minnesota) 7 8 3.5 players who are age 21 or younger. Peoria (St. Louis) 6 9 4.5 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). Wisconsin (Milwaukee) 6 9 4.5 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) 5 9 5.0 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 nd th (Competitive Balance Round A), LHP Logan Allen (2 Round), and RHP Mason Hickman (5 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 W, 3-2 Logan Allen, LHP (2-0, 1.15) Bobby Miller, RHP (0-0, 0.00) WJCU.org 5/20 at GL L, 5-3 Raymond Burgos, LHP (0-1, 3.86) Jose Martinez, RHP (0-0, 1.35) WJCU.org 5/21 at GL 6:05 p.m. Tanner Burns, RHP (0-0, 2.25) Logan Boyer, RHP (0-0, 6.75) WJCU.org 5/22 at GL 6:05 p.m. Matt Turner, LHP (0-1, 2.16) Robinson Ortiz, LHP (2-1, 1.13) 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 #32 TANNER BURNS RHP Date Opp Dec IP H R ER HR SO BB Result Born (Age): December 28, 1998 (22) 5/7 at LAN ND 4.0 3 0 0 0 6 0 ND 5/14 vs FW ND 4.0 1 2 2 1 7 1 ND Hometown: Decatur, AL School: Auburn University Total 0-0 8.0 4 2 2 1 13 1 HT: 6’0” │WT: 180 lbs │ Bats: R │Throws: R * Relief Appearance Acquired: 2020 Draft – CBA Round (36th overall) Pitch Selection: Fastball, Curveball, Slider, Changeup 2021 Statistics Team W L ERA G GS CG SHO IP H R ER HR HBP BB SO LC 0 0 2.25 2 2 0 0 8.0 4 2 2 1 0 1 13 Total 0 0 2.25 2 2 0 0 8.0 4 2 2 1 0 1 13 NCAA Statistics Year Team W L ERA G GS CG SHO IP SO BB WHIP 2018 AUB 7 4 3.01 17 17 0 0 86.2 77 37 1.26 2019 AUB 4 4 2.82 16 15 0 0 79.2 101 23 1.01 2020 AUB 3 1 2.42 4 4 0 0 22.1 32 7 0.98 Total NCAA 14 9 2.86 37 36 0 0 188.2 210 67 1.16 LAST TIME OUT: Burns went four innings for the second straight start to begin his professional career.