MIDWEST LEAGUE
DAYTON DRAGONS AT FORT WAYNE TINCAPS
08/30/2029
 
MIDWEST LEAGUE
DAYTON DRAGONS AT FORT WAYNE TINCAPS
GAME ID: 8378 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 30TH , 2029 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Dayton Dragons (55-63) 1 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 7 6 0
Fort Wayne TinCaps (82-33) 2 2 3 2 3 2 1 0 X 15 17 0
Whitton Cracks 5 Hits
Cooper Whitton was on fire, sparking his club to a win, 15-7, over the Dragons. The Fort Wayne right fielder was a tough out and went 5-for-5 against Dayton in a fine hitting display.

"I got my pitches and I connected. They all found the right holes on the diamond. Some days you hit shots and they're right at somebody and some days they fall in."

Cooper Whitton hit a solo-shot off Wes Mendes in the 1st, hit a two-run home run off Wes Mendes in the 2nd, hit a three-run home run off Wes Mendes in the 3rd, walked in the 5th, hit a solo-shot off Davon Maytubby in the 6th and singled in the 7th.

Looking at his present stats, Whitton has compiled a .330 batting average in 102 games with a .452 on-base percentage, while hitting 40 home runs and driving in 101 runs.
DAYTON BATTING LINESCORE FORT WAYNE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Harrison RF, LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .237 11 32
G. Ramirez 3B 4 2 1 0 0 1 1 .257 29 85
M. LeClair LF 3 0 0 0 0 3 2 .214 12 25
   a-V. Rodriguez PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .198 10 28
T. Iovino CF 3 1 2 1 0 1 0 .266 15 36
B. Ware 2B 3 1 1 3 1 2 2 .235 13 25
Z. Woolfork 1B 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .225 17 36
C. Strong C 3 1 0 0 1 2 1 .207 13 28
R. DiGiacomo DH 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .223 20 39
H. Ikeda SS 4 1 1 2 0 1 1 .218 13 39
Totals 32 7 6 7 3 15 11      
a - V. Rodriguez pinch hit for M. LeClair in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Iovino (8, 1st Inning off R. Bruno, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: Z. Woolfork (17, 2nd Inning off R. Bruno, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Ware (13, 3rd Inning off R. Bruno, 2 on, 2 outs) , H. Ikeda (13, 4th Inning off C. Butcher, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: G. Ramirez , T. Iovino 3 , B. Ware 4 , Z. Woolfork 4 , H. Ikeda 4
2-out RBI: T. Iovino , B. Ware
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Ware
GIDP: C. Strong
Hit by Pitch: J. Harrison , G. Ramirez , T. Iovino
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Ramirez-Ware-Woolfork)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Whitton DH 5 5 5 7 1 0 0 .330 40 101
R. Kucherak 2B 5 2 2 0 1 1 2 .312 24 84
S. Coffman 1B 4 1 2 1 2 1 1 .322 6 17
O. Gebremariam RF 3 1 2 3 1 1 1 .279 30 86
A. Almonte LF 6 0 0 0 0 3 10 .331 12 42
S. Weisenberg SS 5 2 2 2 0 1 3 .301 22 86
S. Kwapis 3B 4 0 1 0 1 1 4 .269 21 65
L. Pino CF 3 3 1 1 2 0 5 .295 30 86
F. Lopez C 4 1 2 1 0 2 4 .210 4 16
Totals 39 15 17 15 8 10 30      
BATTING
Doubles: R. Kucherak (23, 1st Inning off W. Mendes, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: S. Weisenberg (1, 3rd Inning off W. Mendes, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: C. Whitton 4 (40, 1st Inning off W. Mendes, 0 on, 0 outs; 2nd Inning off W. Mendes, 1 on, 0 outs; 3rd Inning off W. Mendes, 2 on, 2 outs; 6th Inning off D. Maytubby, 0 on, 1 out) , O. Gebremariam (30, 4th Inning off E. Hussey, 1 on, 0 outs) , L. Pino (30, 6th Inning off D. Maytubby, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Whitton 17 , R. Kucherak 3 , S. Coffman 2 , O. Gebremariam 5 , S. Weisenberg 4 , S. Kwapis , L. Pino 4 , F. Lopez 2
2-out RBI: C. Whitton , S. Weisenberg , F. Lopez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Kucherak , A. Almonte , S. Kwapis , L. Pino
GIDP: L. Pino
Sac Bunt: F. Lopez
Hit by Pitch: O. Gebremariam 2 , S. Weisenberg
Team LOB: 12

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Kwapis-Kucherak-Coffman)
DAYTON PITCHING LINESCORE FORT WAYNE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
W. Mendes 2.2 7 7 7 4 3 3 79 6.00   
E. Hussey L (2-1) 1.2 3 5 5 3 1 1 48 5.09   
D. Maytubby 1.2 4 3 3 1 4 2 47 3.19   
S. Meeks 2.0 3 0 0 0 2 0 30 4.44   
PITCHING
Game Score: W. Mendes 11
Batters Faced: W. Mendes 19, E. Hussey 12, D. Maytubby 12, S. Meeks 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Mendes 1-4, E. Hussey 2-2, D. Maytubby 0-1, S. Meeks 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: W. Mendes 79-46, E. Hussey 48-23, D. Maytubby 47-28, S. Meeks 30-20
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Maytubby 3-1 , S. Meeks 2-1
Hit Batsmen: E. Hussey , D. Maytubby 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Bruno 2.2 4 5 5 0 5 2 66 4.95   
C. Butcher W (6-0) 3.0 2 2 2 2 7 1 58 5.25   
R. Denison SV (4) 3.1 0 0 0 1 3 0 36 3.89   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Bruno 31
Batters Faced: R. Bruno 14, C. Butcher 13, R. Denison 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Bruno 2-1, C. Butcher 0-2, R. Denison 1-5
Pitches - Strikes: R. Bruno 66-42, C. Butcher 58-36, R. Denison 36-25
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Denison 1-0
Hit Batsmen: R. Bruno 2 , R. Denison
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Cooper Whitton
Ballpark: Parkview Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (66 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 4:08
Attendance: 8936
Special Notes: Cooper Whitton ties the FWA regular season game record for home runs with 3. Cooper Whitton ties the regular season game record for home runs with 4. Cooper Whitton ties the FWA regular season game record for runs with 5. Cooper Whitton ties the FWA regular season game record for hits with 5.
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