Game #38 West Michigan at Lake County Thursday, June 16, 2021· 7:00pm On the Air WEST MICHIGAN WHITECAPs Listen to Dan Hasty on 106.1-FM The Ticket, and the Whitecaps Baseball Network with pregame starting 15 min. before first pitch. Media notes WHITECAPS vs. Lake County West Michigan Whitecaps 2021 All-Time LMCU Ballpark 4500 West River Dr., Comstock Park, MI 49321 Overall record 6-2 106-87 (616) 784-4131 WhitecapsBaseball.com @wmwhitecaps at West Michigan 6-0 55-38 West Michigan Whitecaps at Lake County 0-2 51-49 Recent Transactions High-A, Detroit Tigers • 19-18 Overall 6/14: Assigned IF Spencer Torkelson and C Dillon Dingler to Erie and C Eduardo Valencia to Lakeland. Added C Cole McLaren and IF Corey Joyce from Erie, and C Cooper Johnson from Lakeland. 6/15: Assigned Ps Jesus Rodriguez and Chavez Fernander to LHP Adam Wolf (First Game) Erie. Added P Adam Wolf from Lakeland. vs. Prospecting Lake County Captains Whitecaps held in high regard by MLB Pipeline, and placed among the Tigers’ Top prospects: High-A, Cleveland Indians • 20-18 Overall #5 - Daniel Cabrera, OF #7 - Parker Meadows, OF* #14 - Trei Cruz, IF #18 - Wenceel Perez, IF LHP Logan Allen (3-0, 2.12) #19 - Bryant Packard, OF #23 - Zack Hess, P Classic Park Eastlake, OH #28 - Keider Montero, P Today marks game #38 of the 2021 season, the third game of a six-game roadtrip, and the third game of a six-game series against the Lake County Captains. This marks the 9th of 18 games to be played between the Whitecaps and Captains this season. The Whitecaps are a Detroit Tigers affliate in their 27th season in professional baseball, and first in the High-A Central League. Lake County is in their 17th season of affliation with the nearby Cleveland Indians. These two teams met 21 times in the 2019 regular season, with Captains winning the season series with a 13-8 record. Up Next: The ‘Caps return home to LMCU Ballpark to face the Dayton Dragons from June 22-27 in West Michigan before heading to Illinois for a six-game set against the Peoria Chiefs at Dozer Park. Upcoming Pitching Matchups 7:00pm., Fri, June 18 RHP Chance Kirby (3-2, 3.48), Whitecaps at RHP Tanner Burns (2-2, 2.51), Captains 7:00pm., Sat, June 19 RHP Beau Brieske (2-2, 4.66), Whitecaps at RHP Eric Mock (2-1, 4.62), Captains 1:30pm., Sun, June 20 RHP Keider Montero (2-4, 5.68), Whitecaps at RHP Mason Hickman (2-2, 5.01), Captains 7:05pm., Tue, June 22 RHP Brendan White (1-2, 2.38), Whitecaps vs. TBD, Dragons Storylines and Headlines LAST TIME OUT: The West Michigan Whitecaps enjoyed a terrific start from pitcher Brendan White, but the bullpen could not hold a late lead in a 4-2 loss to the Lake County Captains on Wednesday night at Classic Park. The loss marks the second straight night in which West Michigan dropped a contest despite leading after the seventh inning, having posted a record of 17-0 in that category heading into the series in Eastlake. As for White, the righty reliev- er-turned-starter tossed six brilliant innings, allowing just three hits in six innings of no-walk baseball while striking out four. White has thrown 12 scoreless innings in his last three starts while striking out 16 but had to settle for a no-decision in the ballgame. The Whitecaps controlled most of the contest by taking a 2-0 lead into the bottom of the eighth, as Eric De La Rosa slammed an opposite-field home run to highlight the Whitecaps early game scoring. In the eighth, the Whitecaps brought in reliever Xavier Javier. He allowed all three batters he faced to reach base before Jose Tena ripped a game-tying RBI-double against Jared Tobey before a go-ahead two-run single by Joe Naranjo gave Lake County their 4-2 lead. Captains reliever Nathan Ocker (2-0) tossed a scoreless two innings to earn his second win of the season, while Javier (0-1) took the loss. Lake County reliever Kevin Kelly pitched a scoreless ninth to secure his fourth save. The Captains improve to 20-18 as the Whitecaps fall to 19-18. Eliezer Alfonzo and Wenceel Perez both recorded two hits in a losing cause. WE’RE NOT CRYING, YOU’RE CRYING: On June 13, the Detroit Tigers promoted Whitecaps infielder and 2020 first overall MLB Draft pick Spencer Torkelson to Double-A Erie. Torkelson, the Tigers No. 1 prospect, hit .312 with five home runs and 28 RBI in only 31 games while ranking in the top of the High-A Central League in multiple categories. The 21-year-old first overall pick led the league with a 1.009 OPS (on-base plus slugging percentage) while placing second in RBI (28) on-base percentage (.440) and slugging percentage (.569) and tied for third in both doubles (11) and walks (24). THRIFTY THURSDAYS ALSO FEATURE...: The Whitecaps hold a 5-1 record on Thursdays this season -- their best performance of any day within the week. STILL GOT PROSPECTS: Outfielder Daniel Cabrera headlines a team featuring seven of the Tigers Top 30 prospects, according to MLB Pipeline. HEALTH REPORT: The ‘Caps injured list holds five players at this time in pitchers Garrett Hill, Franklin Perez, Hugh Smith, and OFs Parker Meadows & Dane Myers. ALUMNI REPORT: Former Whitecaps pitchers Joe Jimenez, Jason Foley, Kyle Funkhouser, and Buck Farmer were among a Detroit Tigers franchise record nine pitchers to help beat the Kansas City Royals 10-3 on Monday night at Kauffman Stadium. Farmer played with West Michigan in 2014, while Jimenez was part of the ‘15 Midwest League Championship team, and Foley and Funkhouser enjoyed the 91-win 2017 squad. UPCOMING LMCU BALLPARK HOMESTAND HIGHLIGHTS Tuesday, June 22 DAYTON DRAGONS 7:05pm 80s Night - Joy 99 Bulletin Night Wednesday, June 23 DAYTON DRAGONS 7:05pm Tigers Wednesday - Tigers Grilling Apron Giveaway (500 - DTE Energy) Thursday, June 24 DAYTON DRAGONS 7:05pm Thrifty Thursday Friday, June 25 DAYTON DRAGONS 7:05pm Minions Night - Inflatamaniacs Saturday, June 26 DAYTON DRAGONS 7:05pm Las Calaveras de West Michigan (Copa de la Diversion) - Family Fare Fireworks Sunday, June 27 DAYTON DRAGONS 2:00pm Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital Family Day - Kids Eat Free & Run the Bases Tickets are available at whitecapsbaseball.com or by calling 616-784-4131! Full Name: Adam Charles Wolf WHITECAPS STARTING PITCHER Born: December 26, 1996 Adam Wolf • LHP Resides: Milan, OH 6-6 • 235 lbs • 24 yrs Acquired: Drafted by the Tigers in the 5th Round of the 2018 MLB Draft. 2021: 2-2, 3.90 ERA - 27.2 IP, 26H, 13R, 6BB, 34K 2019: 3-10, 6.63 ERA - 72 IP, 101H, 57R, 30BB, 66K College: University of Louisville WOLF’S CAREER STATISTICS The highly-regarded lefty dominated at the University of Louisville in Yr Tm Lg W L ERA G GS CG SH SV IP H R ER HR BB K 2018, going 14-2 with a 2.41 ERA in three years with the Cardinals, 18 Tigers-West GCL 0 0 0.00 2 2 0 0 0 6.2 5 0 0 0 4 5 but has struggled in the professional ranks. 18 Connecticut NYPL 1 1 2.67 10 10 0 0 0 30.1 25 9 9 0 8 27 19 West Mich MWL 4 10 6.23 17 17 0 0 0 78 105 58 54 4 30 70 LAST START: N/A 21 Lakeland LASE 2 2 3.90 7 5 0 0 0 27.2 26 13 12 3 6 34 21 West Mich HAC 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 TOTALS 7 13 4.73 36 34 0 0 0 142.2 161 80 75 7 48 136 2021: Pitched better in Low-A than his last stint, going 2-2 with a 3.90 ERA in seven games with Lakeland. WOLF - Career Game Highs 2019: Had a tough year with the Whitecaps, going 4-10 with a 6.23 Most Innings Pitched: 6.2, 5/22/19 vs. Bowling Green ERA in 17 starts. Gave up 105 hits in just 78 innings and allowing Most Strikeouts: 8, 4/25/19 vs. Lake County hitters to hit .317 against him. Most Walks Allowed: 5, twice (last: 8/9/19 vs. Bowling Green) Most Hits Allowed: 11, 4/17/19 vs. Lansing 2018: Pitched well in his short professional debut, posting a 2.19 Career Complete Games: 0 ERA in 37 total innings while allowing just 30 hits and striking out 32. Career Shutouts: 0 College: Dominated during his time in the ACC, going 8-2 with a Career 10+ Strikeout Games: 0 2.63 ERA in 102.2 innings pitched. The Ohio native struck out 109 batters and walked 29 while keeping opponents to a .219 batting WOLF’S 2021 GAME-BY-GAME STARTS (* relief appearances) average against. Date Opp Dec. IP H R ER BB K HR RESULTS 6/17 @lake county HONORS/AWARDS: June Totals 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Team 0-0 in starts 2018 National Pitcher of the Year Watch List 2018 ACC Pitcher of the Week Ranked the Detroit Tigers #31 prospect before 2018 season, according to the Detroit News. MORE: Was a reliever the previous two seasons he pitched at Louisville before turning into an outstanding front-line starter.