{"id":117024,"date":"2024-07-04T22:00:43","date_gmt":"2024-07-05T02:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/?p=117024"},"modified":"2025-05-11T23:13:58","modified_gmt":"2025-05-12T03:13:58","slug":"tincaps-recap-fort-wayne-9-lansing-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2024\/07\/04\/tincaps-recap-fort-wayne-9-lansing-1\/","title":{"rendered":"TinCaps ReCap: Fort Wayne 9, Lansing 1"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The TinCaps’ offense exploded on the Fourth of July in front of the second-largest crowd in Parkview Field’s 15-year history.<\/p>\n

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Game recap from the Fort Wayne TinCaps:<\/p>\n

TinCaps Offense Explodes on Fourth in Front of Second-Largest Crowd in Parkview Field History<\/strong><\/p>\n

Fort Wayne, Indiana (July 4, 2024) \u2013 The TinCaps’ offense exploded on the Fourth of July in front of the second-largest crowd in Parkview Field’s 15-year history. Fort Wayne flourished against the Lansing Lugnuts (A’s affiliate), 9-1, as a standing-room only crowd of 9,337 fans watched before the City of Fort Wayne’s fireworks. <\/p>\n

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Parkview Field crowd on July 4, 2024. Photo courtesy of the TinCaps.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Fort Wayne (5-8, 33-46) jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning and never looked back. Center fielder Homer Bush Jr. (No. 8 Padres prospect) led the frame off being hit by a pitch. After stealing both second base and third, he came in to score on an error. Left fielder Nick Vogt added an RBI single and right fielder Kai Murphy brought in a run as well on a groundout. <\/p>\n

Bush finished the game with a hit, a walk, the hit by pitch, and three stolen bases to raise his total to 40 bags on the year \u2013 tied for the Midwest League lead. <\/p>\n

‘Caps starter Sam Whiting threw three scoreless innings with four strikeouts. <\/p>\n

Lansing (4-9, 36-42) scored its only run in the fourth as first baseman Will Simpson (No. 24 A’s prospect) ripped an opposite-field home run over the right-field fence in the corner. <\/p>\n

But the TinCaps answered in a big way in the ensuing half inning with five runs to go up 8-1. Designated hitter Joshua Mears mashed an RBI double, catcher Colton Bender banged a two-run double, second baseman Anthony Vilar crushed an RBI triple, and first baseman Romeo Sanabria tacked on a run-scoring single. <\/p>\n

The ‘Caps poured on another run in the sixth as Vilar came through with an RBI single. <\/p>\n

After Whiting, Jos\u00e9 Geraldo worked two innings, followed by Indiana native Jackson Smeltz, who pitched two scoreless innings with four punchouts. Will Geerdes had a scoreless eighth and Bradgley Rodriguez (No. 28 Padres prospect) put on the finishing touches in the ninth. <\/p>\n

The home team out-hit the visitors, 11-6. <\/p>\n

Since Parkview Field opened in 2009, the only larger crowd came on the Fourth of July in 2019 (9,508). <\/p>\n

Box Score<\/a><\/p>\n

Next Game<\/strong>: Friday, July 5 vs. Lansing (7:05pm)<\/p>\n