MiLB

West Michigan 1, at Lake County 0

Thursday, April 2, 2026 · Final · Midwest League (A)

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West Michigan Whitecaps

59-70 · W1 · #25 (1332 ELO +2)

0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 81

Lake County Captains

69-59 · L2 · #37 (1320 ELO -2)

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21

Classic Park · Willowick, OH

Attendance: 2,289

Umpires: Dylan Reaves [HP], Dakota Kilgore [1B]

West Michigan Whitecaps at Lake County Captains

WILLOWICK, OHIO (Interstat) -- In a season opener dominated by pitching and defined by a single, fifth-inning run, the West Michigan Whitecaps edged the Lake County Captains 1-0 on Thursday night at Classic Park. A crowd of 2,289 watched as the Whitecaps’ quartet of pitchers combined for a two-hit shutout, striking out 16 Captains batters while navigating occasional traffic on the bases. The lone run, driven in by Garrett Pennington in the fifth, proved sufficient on a night where hits were scarce and strikeouts were plentiful. West Michigan’s Hayden Minton set a dominant tone, starting and throwing four perfect innings… Read more...

Top Statlines

Hayden Minton WMI 4.0ip 0h 0er 5k
Logan Berrier WMI 1.0ip 0h 0er 3k
Justin Campbell LAK 2.0ip 2h 0er 4k

Forecasting

ELO Probability WMI 59.7%

Projected Score WMI 1 LAK 0