{"id":118694,"date":"2023-08-02T23:00:09","date_gmt":"2023-08-03T03:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/?p=118694"},"modified":"2025-06-18T15:16:51","modified_gmt":"2025-06-18T19:16:51","slug":"tincaps-recap-great-lakes-5-fort-wayne-2-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2023\/08\/02\/tincaps-recap-great-lakes-5-fort-wayne-2-3\/","title":{"rendered":"TinCaps ReCap: Great Lakes 5, Fort Wayne 2"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Three TinCaps pitchers made their pro debuts, but the Great Lakes Loons won Wednesday night’s matchup at Parkview Field, 5-2.<\/p>\n

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

TinCaps ReCap: Great Lakes 5, Fort Wayne 2<\/strong><\/p>\n

Fort Wayne, Indiana (August 2, 2023) – Three TinCaps pitchers made their pro debuts, but the Great Lakes Loons (Los Angeles Dodgers affiliate) won Wednesday night’s matchup at Parkview Field, 5-2. <\/p>\n

Fort Wayne (18-14, 50-48) opened the game with Henry Henry on the mound. He conceded a leadoff homer to Taylor Young on the second pitch of the game before retiring three consecutive batters. <\/p>\n

Tyler Morgan, San Diego’s 14th round pick out of Abilene Christian a few weeks ago, then worked a hitless and scoreless second and third inning. Joan Gonzalez, who was signed as a non-drafted free agent from Bethune-Cookman, was perfect in the fourth and fifth innings. Eric Yost, a 17th round selection via Northeastern, followed with a perfect sixth. <\/p>\n

The TinCaps tied the game, 1-1, in the bottom of the sixth as first baseman Nathan Martorella (No. 21 Padres prospect) drove in his Midwest League-leading 69th RBI of the season with a groundout that plated right fielder Joshua Mears (No. 13 Padres prospect), who had doubled and advanced to third base on a single by center fielder Jakob Marsee (No. 20 Padres prospect). <\/p>\n

Great Lakes (16-16, 61-36) responded with three runs in the top of the seventh, including a go-ahead solo home run by shortstop Alex Freeland (No. 20 Dodgers prospect). <\/p>\n

Fort Wayne second baseman Kerv\u00edn Pichardo knocked an RBI single in the home seventh that trimmed the deficit to 4-2. Pichardo extended his hitting streak to seven games and on-base streak to 12. Meanwhile, Martorella, who recorded a single, has reached safely in 18 consecutive games, matching the longest streak of the season for a TinCap. <\/p>\n

However, Loons first baseman Griffin Lockwood-Powell hit a 400-foot homer in the ninth to stretch their lead back to three. <\/p>\n

Fort Wayne is now a game behind the Dayton Dragons (Cincinnati Reds affiliate) in the East Division second-half standings. <\/p>\n

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

Next Game<\/strong>: Thursday, Aug. 3 vs. Great Lakes (7:05 p.m.)<\/p>\n