Tigers Minor League Baseball Blog

The Whitecaps loss their regular season finale 3-1 but not because of Anthony Shawler’s start.  He gave up a run on three hits with seven strikeouts in eight innings and for his exceptional start, he took the loss and fell to 7-5.  Tyler Stohr gave up two runs in the top of the ninth and that put the game out of reach.

Alden Carrithers went two for four with a double and he scored the lone run.  Billy Nowlin singled and he drove in Carrithers.

The Whitecaps were the lone Tigers affiliate to make the post season.  They’ll square off against the Great Lakes Loons in a three game series beginning Wednesday.

The Whitecaps piled on ten runs by the end of the fourth inning as they blew out the Lugnuts 10-2.  Gustavo Nunez went two for five with a double, two runs and three RBIs while Ron Borquin went three for six with three RBIs.  Jordan Lennerton hit the only home run and he went three for four with a two run home run, three RBIs and two runs.

Anthony Shawler was the beneficiary of all that offense.  He improved to 7-4 and he gave up one run on six hits and three walks with six strikeouts in  six innings.

Billy Nowlin had a big day at the plate as the Whitecaps took care of South Bend 9-6.  He belted a pair of home runs and he drove in three  while Mike Gosse went three for four with a double, a run and an RBI.

Anthony Shawler picked up the win and he improved to 8-3.  He gave up two runs on four hits and two walks with five strikeouts in seven innings.

The White Caps had a tough time handling Beloit’s lineup last night and while Brayan Villarreal was impressive in his 3 2/3 innings (eight strikeouts but five walks), Anthony Shawler was knocked around for five runs and he took the loss.  Victor Larez also had a tough time and he gave up three runs in 3 1/3 innings.

Brandon Douglas was the hitting star in the 9-3 loss.  He went three for three with two walks and two runs.

The White Caps got some nice pitching from three different guys to pick up a 2-1 win over Cedar Rapids.  Brayan Villerreal pitched four shutout innings in his start, then Anthony Shawler gave up one run in 3 2/3 to pick up the win.  Jared Gayhart struck out two in 1 1/3 innings to then close out the game to pick up his first save of the season.

Chao-Ting Tang was the hitting star in the win.  He went two for four with a triple, an RBI and a run.  Billy Nowlin singled twice and he scored once.

Mike Goose drew a bases loaded walk in the bottom of the thirteenth inning and that pushed across the winning for Oneonta in their 2-1 win over Vermont.  Hayden Parrott had a nice game and he went four for five with a run while Tyler Weber had a pair of doubles.

Anthony Shawler was one of the pitching stars in the game.  He struck out six over three perfect innings of relief.  Santo Mieses threw a shutout thirteenth and he improved to 1-0.

Mark Brackman gave up three unearned runs in the top of the twelfth inning in the Tigers 5-2 loss to Tri-CIty.  Anthony Shawler was had the best outing.  He gave up four runs and a walk with six strikeouts in four shutout innings.

Eric Harryman was the hitting star in the loss.  He finished the game three for five.