{"id":131839,"date":"2026-07-25T22:44:19","date_gmt":"2026-07-26T02:44:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/?p=131839"},"modified":"2026-07-26T01:50:04","modified_gmt":"2026-07-26T05:50:04","slug":"fort-wayne-tincaps-recap-fort-wayne-14-lake-county-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2026\/07\/25\/fort-wayne-tincaps-recap-fort-wayne-14-lake-county-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Fort Wayne TinCaps ReCap: Fort Wayne 14, Lake County 4"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Fort Wayne TinCaps struck early to take down the Lake County Captains 14-4 on Saturday night at Parkview Field.<\/p>\n

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

Fort Wayne Scores Season-High 14 Runs in Saturday Night Win<\/strong><\/p>\n

Fort Wayne, Indiana (July 25, 2026) \u2013 The Fort Wayne TinCaps struck early to take down the Lake County Captains (Guardians affiliate) 14-4 on Saturday night at Parkview Field.<\/p>\n

Fort Wayne (40-54, 13-15) scored six runs in the first frame, sending all nine batters to the plate. Second baseman Rosman Verdugo launched a three-run shot for his 12th of the season and 26th as a TinCap across the last three years. He is now seventh in all of Fort Wayne franchise history in career home runs. First baseman Luke Cantwell followed suit with a two-run blast for his fourth long ball of the campaign.<\/p>\n

Verdugo later picked up a sacrifice fly in the second inning and drew a bases-loaded walk in the seventh, finishing the night with five runs batted in. Cantwell reached base two more times and has back-to-back multi-hit showings along with a knock in his last four games.<\/p>\n

Shortstop Justin DeCriscio and center fielder Ryan Wideman (No. 6 Padres prospect) collected a hit in each of the first three innings out of the top two spots in the order. DeCriscio doubled in each of the first two frames and drove in a run on his base hit to left field in the third. The 2025 10th-round pick has reached base in 24 of his last 27 games and has 19 multi-hit showings with Fort Wayne this season since being promoted on May 12.<\/p>\n

Wideman has 10 hits in four games this week and has seven multi-hit showings in July, four of which have come in this series. Left fielder Alex McCoy (No. 19 Padres prospect) drove home a pair with his two-run double in the second frame. McCoy leads the Midwest with 25 doubles this season and has reached base safely in 10 straight games.<\/p>\n

Right-hander Bryan Balzer (No. 7 Padres prospect) collected his first High-A win in his second start at Parkview Field. Balzer gave up one hit across five scoreless innings and hasn\u2019t given up a run in his last two appearances across eight innings.<\/p>\n

Lake County (52-39, 15-12) scored three of their four runs in the seventh frame, with two runs coming home on a triple from designated hitter Jonah Advincula. Left-hander Jackson Humphries (No. 27 Guardians prospect) struck out eight batters across 3 \u2153 innings in his first relief appearance of the campaign.<\/p>\n

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

Next Game<\/strong>: Wednesday, July 26 vs. Lake County (1:05 p.m.)<\/p>\n