{"id":119862,"date":"2022-06-12T17:00:06","date_gmt":"2022-06-12T21:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/?p=119862"},"modified":"2025-07-12T04:52:59","modified_gmt":"2025-07-12T08:52:59","slug":"tincaps-recap-lake-county-5-fort-wayne-3-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2022\/06\/12\/tincaps-recap-lake-county-5-fort-wayne-3-2\/","title":{"rendered":"TinCaps ReCap: Lake County 5, Fort Wayne 3"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Lake County Captains rallied late to beat the Fort Wayne TinCaps, 5-3, on Sunday afternoon at Parkview Field.<\/p>\n

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

Hassell Homers in Return to Lineup<\/strong><\/p>\n

Fort Wayne, Indiana (June 12, 2022) – Center fielder Robert Hassell III doubled and hit a two-run homer in his first start in two weeks, but the Lake County Captains (Cleveland Guardians affiliate) rallied late to beat the Fort Wayne TinCaps, 5-3, on Sunday afternoon at Parkview Field.<\/p>\n

Hassell, the No. 2 Padres prospect, was just reinstated from the team’s Covid List on Saturday. The left-handed batter, who leads the Midwest League in batting average (.310), hit an opposite-field double off the left-field wall his first time up in the bottom of the first inning.<\/p>\n

The game remained scoreless into the home sixth. That’s when first baseman Jack Stronach led off with a single, followed immediately by a single from second baseman Kelvin Melean. Catcher Anthony Vilar came through with a sacrifice fly to plate Stronach. Two batters later, Hassell hammered his seventh home run of the season 414 feet out to right-center field to make it 3-0.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, TinCaps (22-35) pitchers didn’t allow a hit through the first seven innings. However, that changed when No. 14 Guardians prospect Petey Halpin bunted for a single to begin the eighth. Later in that frame, he scored on an RBI single by Cleveland’s No. 29 prospect Gabriel Rodriguez.<\/p>\n

The Catpains (30-26) tied the game in the ninth as right fielder Jhonkensy Noel — a member of the Guardians’ 40-player roster — pulled a two-run homer over the left-field wall — his league-leading 15th of the year. Also in the inning, Halpin tripled and scored on a Johnathan Rodriguez double, and Rodriguez came across on another double by Gabriel Rodriguez.<\/p>\n

No. 20 Padres prospect Efra\u00edn Contreras worked the first two innings on the mound for the ‘Caps, yielding only one walk. Brandon Komar followed with three perfect innings.<\/p>\n

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

Next Game<\/strong>: Tuesday, June 14 @ Lansing Lugnuts (7:05 p.m.)<\/p>\n