Lake County Captains Game Notes
September 3, 2022 – Midwest League (MWL) – Lake County Captains News Release
Captain’s Log
LAST TIME OUT: The Lake County Captains were held scoreless for just the fifth time this season. The Captains
stranded 10 runners on base and six in the final four innings. Will Dion made his High-A debut and was excellent
over 6.2 innings allowing just one run. Offensively, Yordys Valdes in his fourth game as a Captain had three of
the four Lake County hits.
IS STAT SO?: The Captains achieved their season high in extra base hits with eight against the Great Lakes
Loons on May 15. Lake County this season has had four games with at least six extra base hits against Great
Lakes.
NO DOG DAYS IN AUGUST: In the month of August, the Lake County Captains were outstanding going 20-6.
Lake County had 15 wins at home combined in the month of May, June, and July. They matched that number
in August going 15-3, at Classic Park. It was the first month with 20 wins for the Captains since August 2014,
where they went 20-10.
POWER HITTING AND PITCHING: The Lake County Captains and Great Lakes Loons have powered balls
over the fence and past hitters in 2022. The Loons rank third in the Midwest League in Home Runs with 140
while the Captains are just five homers back with 135, fourth best. Great Lakes pitchers have compiled the most
strikeouts with 1348, while the Captains have 12 shutout victories this season, tops in the league.
STREAK OF THE SUMMER: The Lake County Captains won nine games in a row from August 5th to August
14th, the second longest winning streak in Captains history. The unbeaten streak started included three
consecutive wins over the Great Lakes Loons and a six-game sweep of the Fort Wayne TinCaps, all at Classic
Park. The longest winning streak in Lake County history is 13 games, which was achieved from May 27 to
June 8, 2003, a season where the Captains won a franchise best 97 games.
PLANEZ’S PLACE IN CAPTAINS HISTORY: Alexfri Planez this season strung together a 22-game hit streak.
It stands as the longest streak in the Midwest League this season. The 20-year-old was just two hits away
from the longest hitting streak in Lake County history. Francisco Mejia, now a Tampa Bay Ray had a hit in 24
consecutive games with the Captains in 2016. Over the stretch, Planez had a .333/.340/.667 slash line with
eight home runs, 23 runs batted in and 32 hits. Planez only walked once during the streak. The streak began
on June 14th and ended July 14th.
2021 DRAFT: The current starting pitchers for the Captains’ were all selected in the 2021 draft. Tommy Mace
was taken in the second round, 69th overall via a competitive balance pick, the right-hander has 67 strikeouts
in 79.2 innings pitched. Today’s starter Aaron Davenport, was the sixth round and 186th overall pick in the
2021 draft, his 11 home runs allowed is the lowest among qualifying Captains starters. Cleveland selected
Jack Leftwich with the 216th overall pick in the seventh round. Leftwich has allowed just 16 runs over 46
innings with Lake County. Rodney Boone was an
eighth-round selection, pick number 246, and has made 12
starts including a complete game shutout against the Lansing Lugnuts on July 2nd. Will Dion, Cleveland’s
ninth round pick made his High-A debut last night and went 6.2 innings allowing just one run.
CURRY GETS THE CALL: Xzavion Curry made his Major League Debut against the Detroit Tigers in the
second game of a doubleheader on August 15th. Curry went five innings permitting only three runs. The right-
hander was a Captain in 2021 and started 13 games posting a 2.66 ERA.
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