WILLOWICK, Ohio (Interstat) — Sterling Patick pitched five scoreless innings, allowing one hit and striking out six, as the Great Lakes Loons defeated the Lake County Captains 9-0 in the first game of a doubleheader Friday at Classic Park.

Patick, now 5-6, earned the win. Dilan Figueredo and Joseilyn Gonzalez each pitched a scoreless inning in relief. Lake County starter Jackson Humphries took the loss, allowing five earned runs in four innings with seven strikeouts.

Great Lakes established control with a five-run second inning. Nico Perez scored on Eduardo Guerrero’s groundout, and Eduardo Quintero followed with a grand slam, his 12th home run. The Loons added four runs in the fifth as Jaron Elkins delivered a two-run single and Guerrero grounded in another run. Nico Perez scored twice and drove in one run, and Eduardo Guerrero and Elkins each finished with two RBIs.

Luke Fernandez pitched two scoreless innings for Lake County with three strikeouts. Great Lakes outhit Lake County 5-2. Attendance was 8,331, and the game lasted 2 hours, 6 minutes. With the win, Great Lakes improved to 73-56, while Lake County dropped to 70-57.