{"id":118357,"date":"2023-04-15T19:00:08","date_gmt":"2023-04-15T23:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/?p=118357"},"modified":"2025-06-15T10:56:04","modified_gmt":"2025-06-15T14:56:04","slug":"tincaps-recap-fort-wayne-12-lake-county-11","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2023\/04\/15\/tincaps-recap-fort-wayne-12-lake-county-11\/","title":{"rendered":"TinCaps ReCap: Fort Wayne 12, Lake County 11"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Fort Wayne TinCaps walked off the Lake County Captains, 12-11, in a wild game on a beautiful Saturday afternoon at Parkview Field.<\/p>\n

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

TinCaps Walk Off in Wild, 12-11 Win<\/strong><\/p>\n

Fort Wayne, Indiana (April 15, 2023) – The Fort Wayne TinCaps walked off the Lake County Captains (Cleveland Guardians affiliate), 12-11, in a wild game on a beautiful Saturday afternoon at Parkview Field. With two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning, center fielder Jakob Marsee plated left fielder Justin Farmer from second base with a single to right field to win it. Farmer had just tied the game with an RBI double to bring home third baseman Carlos Luis.<\/p>\n

There were many twists and turns to get there. More like a football or basketball contest, this game featured several ties and lead changes.<\/p>\n

Initially, the Captains led, 3-0, with a three-run third. The TinCaps got on the board in the fourth thanks to a Luis run-scoring single.<\/p>\n

After Lake County got that run back in the top of the fifth to lead, 4-1, Fort Wayne erupted in the bottom of the fifth. Designated hitter Marcos Casto\u00f1on trimmed the deficit with a run-producing double. Later in the frame, with two outs, Luis launched a grand slam over the wall in right field that gave the home team a 6-4 lead. Following those fireworks, catcher Colton Bender singled — one of a career-high four hits for him on the day. Next, Farmer crushed a homer of his own over the left-center field fence to make it 8-4.<\/p>\n

The Captains, however, equalized with two runs in the sixth and two more in the eighth.<\/p>\n

First baseman Nathan Martorella gave the the TinCaps the lead again in the ensuing frame with a mammoth shot over the center field wall. The two-run homer also scored shortstop Jackson Merrill, who had doubled.<\/p>\n

Once again, though, the visitors stormed back. Lake County scored thrice in the ninth, including a go-ahead, two-out, two-run single from shortstop Milan Tolentino. That put the Captains in front, 11-10.<\/p>\n

The Captains lost despite recording 14 hits and not committing an error. Meanwhile, the TinCaps tallied 17 hits. Eight TinCaps had a hit, including six players with at least two hits. All nine batters in the lineup reached base safely, and eight scored. Luis sparked the ninth-inning rally with a one-out walk.<\/p>\n

Fort Wayne can split its opening homestand with a win in the series finale on Sunday.<\/p>\n

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

Next Game<\/strong>: Sunday, April 16 vs. Lake County Captains (1:05 p.m.)<\/p>\n