{"id":119875,"date":"2022-06-17T23:00:40","date_gmt":"2022-06-18T03:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/?p=119875"},"modified":"2025-07-12T05:29:16","modified_gmt":"2025-07-12T09:29:16","slug":"tincaps-recap-fort-wayne-7-lansing-2-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2022\/06\/17\/tincaps-recap-fort-wayne-7-lansing-2-2\/","title":{"rendered":"TinCaps ReCap: Fort Wayne 7, Lansing 2"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Fort Wayne TinCaps defeated the Lansing Lugnuts, 7-2, at Jackson Field on Friday night.<\/p>\n

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

Hassell, Vela Lead TinCaps to Second Straight Win<\/strong>
\nBy Ben Shulman<\/em><\/p>\n

Lansing, Michigan (June 17, 2022) \u2013 The Fort Wayne TinCaps defeated the Lansing Lugnuts (Oakland Athletics affiliate), 7-2, at Jackson Field on Friday night. Robert Hassell III provided a home run and a double to power the offense, while starter Noel Vela dominated to keep the lead.<\/p>\n

Hassell kickstarted the TinCaps (25-36) offense in the second plate appearance of the game. Corey Rosier walked on a full count to start it. Then, Hassell jumped on a first pitch fastball and hammered it onto the lawn on the right field. For the No. 2 Padres prospect, who leads the Midwest League with a .314 batting average, it was his eighth homer of the season. Over an eight-game hitting streak, he has eight extra-base hits. The Lugnuts (23-38) scored just once against Vela. The left-hander retired 14 in a row to finish his appearance at six innings, three hits, and six strikeouts to counte one walk. The outing tied for Vela\u2019s longest of the season. A Jack Stronach double in the second and Brandon Valenzuela triple in the sixth turned into insurance runs. Fort Wayne led 4-1 after six.<\/p>\n

In the eighth, the TinCaps bolstered the score with three more. Hassell smashed a ball off the wall in left-center before walks from Matthew Acosta and Stronach. Oliver Basabe poked a single to right field to score Hassell and Acosta, and then a wild pitch brought home Stronach.<\/p>\n

Edwuin Bencomo and Luke Boyd combined to pitch the final three innings of the game, allowing just one run, to close the win.<\/p>\n

Next Game<\/strong>: Saturday, June 18 @ Lansing (7:05 p.m.)<\/p>\n