http://www.journalgazette.net Headlines from the Journal Gazette. Copyright 2010, www.journalgazette.net Newspapers http://www.journalgazette.net/article/20100908/BLOGS07/100909557 Fort Wayne defeated Great Lakes 1-0 to take a 1-0 lead in the best-of-three first round series. Here are some of the highlights. Wed, 08 Sep 2010 23:13:00 EST TinCaps blog LaMond Pope 2010100909557 http://www.journalgazette.net/article/20100908/BLOGS07/100909556 Everett Williams struck out his first time up against Allen Webster. Wed, 08 Sep 2010 23:14:00 EST TinCaps blog LaMond Pope 2010100909556 http://www.journalgazette.net/article/20100907/BLOGS07/100909636 Fort Wayne's Matt Lollis is 1-0 against Great Lakes this season. He went 6 1/3 innings in an Aug. 2 start in Midland, Mich., giving up one earned run on seven hits. He struck out seven. Tue, 07 Sep 2010 17:01:00 EST TinCaps blog LaMond Pope 2010100909636 http://www.journalgazette.net/article/20100906/BLOGS07/100909696 The pitching matchups have been determined for the upcoming best-of-three series with Great Lakes. Mon, 06 Sep 2010 19:27:00 EST TinCaps blog LaMond Pope 2010100909696 http://www.journalgazette.net/article/20100906/BLOGS07/100909695 The 16-hits Fort Wayne collected in Monday's 11-8 win against West Michigan were one shy of the season high. Mon, 06 Sep 2010 19:29:00 EST TinCaps blog LaMond Pope 2010100909695 http://www.journalgazette.net/article/20100906/BLOGS07/100909694 The TinCaps had an announced crowd of 5,121 for Monday's regular-season finale against West Michigan. The TinCaps won 11-8. Mon, 06 Sep 2010 19:29:00 EST TinCaps blog LaMond Pope 2010100909694 http://www.journalgazette.net/article/20100905/BLOGS07/100909733 West Michigan joined the TinCaps, Great Lakes and Lake County as qualifiers for the Eastern Division playoffs. The Whitecaps clinched a spot when Lansing lost to Lake County on Sunday. Sun, 05 Sep 2010 22:50:00 EST TinCaps blog LaMond Pope 2010100909733 http://www.journalgazette.net/article/20100905/BLOGS07/100909735 West Michigan catcher Rob Brantly had one ruff, make that rough, day. Sun, 05 Sep 2010 22:48:00 EST TinCaps blog LaMond Pope 2010100909735 http://www.journalgazette.net/article/20100905/BLOGS07/100909734 The TinCaps had an announced crowd of 7,622 fans for Sunday's 5-4 loss to West Michigan. Sun, 05 Sep 2010 22:50:00 EST TinCaps blog LaMond Pope 2010100909734 http://www.journalgazette.net/article/20100904/BLOGS07/100909770 The TinCaps will face Great Lakes in the first round of the playoffs. The postseason begins Wednesday, with the TinCaps at home for Game 1. Sat, 04 Sep 2010 22:45:00 EST TinCaps blog LaMond Pope 2010100909770 http://www.journalgazette.net/article/20100904/BLOGS07/100909771 Pitchers Allen Marona, Noah Mull and Jackson Quezada were placed on the disabled list. Pitchers Matt Branham, Dan Ottone and Adys Portillo were added from San Diego's short-season team in Eugene, Ore. Sat, 04 Sep 2010 22:43:00 EST TinCaps blog LaMond Pope 2010100909771 http://www.journalgazette.net/article/20100902/BLOGS07/100909903 The TinCaps and the San Diego Padres renewed their player development contract. The two-year extension runs through the 2012 season. Thu, 02 Sep 2010 11:19:00 EST TinCaps blog LaMond Pope 2010100909903 http://www.journalgazette.net/article/20100902/BLOGS07/100909902 The TinCaps released its 2011 schedule on Thursday. The season opener is April 7 against South Bend. The home schedule is below. Thu, 02 Sep 2010 11:20:00 EST TinCaps blog LaMond Pope 2010100909902 http://www.journalgazette.net/article/20100827/BLOGS07/100829522 Despite losing to Great Lakes 6-3, the TinCaps saw their magic number fall to one. That's because West Michigan topped Lansing 2-1. Fri, 27 Aug 2010 23:01:00 EST TinCaps blog LaMond Pope 2010100829522 http://www.journalgazette.net/article/20100827/BLOGS07/100829523 Friday's crowd of 7,936 fans pushed Fort Wayne's season attendance to 384,866. That topped the old franchise regular-season mark of 378,529 set in the first season at Parkview Field a year ago. Fri, 27 Aug 2010 23:00:00 EST TinCaps blog LaMond Pope 2010100829523 http://www.journalgazette.net/article/20100827/BLOGS07/100829524 Jerry Sullivan's longest outing in more than two months was also his sharpest. The pitcher gave up two runs on two hits in six innings in a game Fort Wayne lost to Great Lakes 6-3. Fri, 27 Aug 2010 22:59:00 EST TinCaps blog LaMond Pope 2010100829524 http://www.journalgazette.net/article/20100826/BLOGS07/100829575 The TinCaps lowered their magic number to two thanks to a 6-4 victory against Great Lakes and Lansing's 10-6 loss to West Michigan Thursday. Any combination of TinCaps wins and Lansing losses equaling or exceeding two over the final 11 games clinches a playoff spot. The number also includes Fort Wayne's tie-breaker edge over Lansing (15-6 in head-to-head meetings). Thu, 26 Aug 2010 23:15:00 EST TinCaps blog LaMond Pope 2010100829575 http://www.journalgazette.net/article/20100826/BLOGS07/100829574 If form holds, the TinCaps would face Great Lakes in the first round of the Midwest League Eastern Division playoffs. The TinCaps hold a 6-5 edge in the season series after Thursday's 6-4 victory. Thu, 26 Aug 2010 23:16:00 EST TinCaps blog LaMond Pope 2010100829574 http://www.journalgazette.net/article/20100826/BLOGS07/100829598 If the TinCaps are going to make any sort of noise in the playoffs, they'll need at least some of it to come from the middle of the order. Thu, 26 Aug 2010 15:00:00 EST TinCaps blog Ben Smith 2010100829598 http://www.journalgazette.net/article/20100825/BLOGS07/100829654 Catcher Jason Hagerty has been named to a Midwest League full-season All-Star. He is the only TinCap on the list. Wed, 25 Aug 2010 17:57:00 EST TinCaps blog LaMond Pope 2010100829654 http://www.journalgazette.net/article/20100824/BLOGS07/100829720 First baseman Nate Freiman received a rare day off Tuesday, a game the TinCaps lost 8-5. Freiman has a .150 batting average (6 for 40) in his last 10 games. Despite the slump, Freiman still is tied for the team lead in RBI with 73. Tue, 24 Aug 2010 22:20:00 EST TinCaps blog LaMond Pope 2010100829720 http://www.journalgazette.net/article/20100824/BLOGS07/100829721 The TinCaps' magic number remained at four after losing to Lansing 8-5 Tuesday. Tue, 24 Aug 2010 22:18:00 EST TinCaps blog LaMond Pope 2010100829721 http://www.journalgazette.net/article/20100823/BLOGS07/100829800 The TinCaps lowered their magic number to four by beating Lansing 4-1 Monday. Any combination of Fort Wane wins and Lansing losses equaling or exceeding four for the rest of the year clinches a playoff spot for the TinCaps. Mon, 23 Aug 2010 22:40:00 EST TinCaps blog LaMond Pope 2010100829800 http://www.journalgazette.net/article/20100823/BLOGS07/100829801 Jeudy Valdez went 3 for 4 with two doubles and two RBI in Fort Wayne's 4-1 win against Lansing Monday. Valdez is tied with Nate Freiman for the team-lead in RBI (73). Catcher Jason Hagerty also had an RBI, his 70 Mon, 23 Aug 2010 22:39:00 EST TinCaps blog LaMond Pope 2010100829801 http://www.journalgazette.net/article/20100823/BLOGS07/100829802 Starting pitcher Matt Lollis lowered his ERA to 1.80 in Fort Wayne's 4-1 victory against Lansing Monday. Lollis went 7 2/3 innings for the second time this year. He has pitched at least six innings in each of his last seven starts. Mon, 23 Aug 2010 22:37:00 EST TinCaps blog LaMond Pope 2010100829802 http://www.journalgazette.net/article/20100822/BLOGS07/100829867 Allen Marona has been in Eugene and Portland since getting picked by San Diego in the 37th round of this year's draft. Sun, 22 Aug 2010 18:33:00 EST TinCaps blog LaMond Pope 2010100829867 http://www.journalgazette.net/article/20100822/BLOGS07/100829868 The TinCaps lowered their magic number to seven by beating Lansing 3-1 Sunday. Any combination of Fort Wane wins and Lansing losses equaling or exceeding nine for the rest of the year clinches a playoff spot for the TinCaps. Sun, 22 Aug 2010 18:31:00 EST TinCaps blog LaMond Pope 2010100829868 http://www.journalgazette.net/article/20100821/BLOGS07/100829906 The TinCaps lowered their magic number to nine by beating Lansing 5-3 Saturday. Any combination of Fort Wane wins and Lansing losses equaling or exceeding nine for the rest of the year clinches a playoff spot for the TinCaps. Sat, 21 Aug 2010 22:36:00 EST TinCaps blog LaMond Pope 2010100829906 http://www.journalgazette.net/article/20100821/BLOGS07/100829905 The TinCaps extended their franchise record with their 22nd sellout of the season in Saturday's 5-3 win against Lansing. Fort Wayne has won eight of its last 10 home games at Parkview Field. Saturday's announced crowd was 7,827. Sat, 21 Aug 2010 22:37:00 EST TinCaps blog LaMond Pope 2010100829905 http://www.journalgazette.net/article/20100821/BLOGS07/100829907 Relief pitcher Rafael Arias was removed from the TinCaps roster. Arias has been in Arizona recovering from an injury and is on San Diego's Arizona League roster. Sat, 21 Aug 2010 22:35:00 EST TinCaps blog LaMond Pope 2010100829907 http://www.journalgazette.net/article/20100813/BLOGS07/100819720 Lake County pitcher Vidal Nuno was tough. But the TinCaps quartet of Mike Watt, Jon Berger, Matt Jackson and Miles Mikolas were just a bit more effective. Fri, 13 Aug 2010 22:32:00 EST TinCaps blog LaMond Pope 2010100819720 http://www.journalgazette.net/article/20100813/BLOGS07/100819721 Nate Freiman hit a three-run home run in Fort Wayne's 3-2 win against Lake County. The TinCaps improved to 33-16 in games in which they hit at least one home run. Fri, 13 Aug 2010 22:31:00 EST TinCaps blog LaMond Pope 2010100819721 http://www.journalgazette.net/article/20100812/BLOGS07/100819795 A crowd of 7,306 fans watched Thursday's 4-1 loss to Lake County. It's the 20th sellout of the season, setting a single-season franchise record for most sellouts in a year. Thu, 12 Aug 2010 23:20:00 EST TinCaps blog LaMond Pope 2010100819795 http://www.journalgazette.net/article/20100812/BLOGS07/100819794 The last time Matt Lollis swung a bat in a game, it was for a summer league in 2009 before signing with the San Diego Padres. Thu, 12 Aug 2010 23:22:00 EST TinCaps blog LaMond Pope 2010100819794 http://www.journalgazette.net/article/20100811/BLOGS07/100819857 It didn't take long for Fort Wayne to get back on the winning track. One day after seeing a season-high eight-game win streak end, the TinCaps bounced back by beating Lake County 10-6. Wed, 11 Aug 2010 22:50:00 EST TinCaps blog LaMond Pope 2010100819857 http://www.journalgazette.net/article/20100811/BLOGS07/100819858 Relief pitcher Jason Adams returned from the disabled list. He replaces Robert Poutier, who heads to the DL. Wed, 11 Aug 2010 22:49:00 EST TinCaps blog LaMond Pope 2010100819858 http://www.journalgazette.net/article/20100811/BLOGS07/100819923 The Fort Wayne TinCaps' eight-game winning streak is over, expiring Tuesday at the hands of the Bowling Hot Rods. One night after coming within an out of being no-hit, they knocked around TinCaps' pitching for 14 hits and nine runs in a 9-4 victory at Parkview Field. Wed, 11 Aug 2010 03:00:00 EST TinCaps blog Ben Smith 2010100819923 http://www.journalgazette.net/article/20100810/BLOGS07/100819935 Randy Smith, San Diego Padres director of player development and international scouting, met with members of the media this afternoon before the TinCaps took on Bowling Green. Tue, 10 Aug 2010 18:11:00 EST TinCaps blog Ben Smith 2010100819935 http://www.journalgazette.net/article/20100807/BLOGS07/100809604 The pitch grazed Jonathan Galvez. But that's all it had to do. Bowling Green's Scott Shuman hit Galvez with the pitch, bringing home Nate Freiman with the winning run for an amazing 6-5 TinCaps' win. Sat, 07 Aug 2010 23:46:00 EST TinCaps blog LaMond Pope 2010100809604 http://www.journalgazette.net/article/20100807/BLOGS07/100809605 Lost in the shuffle of Saturday's wild 6-5 victory was a fine performance from Fort Wayne starting pitcher Matt Lollis. He gave up two hits in 6 innings. Lollis has given up just one earned run in his last 12 2/3 innings. Sat, 07 Aug 2010 23:45:00 EST TinCaps blog LaMond Pope 2010100809605 http://www.journalgazette.net/article/20100807/BLOGS07/100809603 The TinCaps matched last season's franchise record with their 19th sellout of the season Saturday. A announced crowd of 8,012 watched Fort Wayne rally for a remarkable 6-5 victory against Bowling Green. Sat, 07 Aug 2010 23:47:00 EST TinCaps blog LaMond Pope 2010100809603 http://www.journalgazette.net/article/20100730/BLOGS07/100739927 The TinCaps needed to start playing better at home if they wanted to make a return trip to the playoffs. This nine-game series definitely helped. Fri, 30 Jul 2010 23:02:00 EST TinCaps blog LaMond Pope 2010100739927 http://www.journalgazette.net/article/20100730/BLOGS07/100739928 Closer Nick Schumacher got promoted to San Diego's Advanced A team in Lake Elsinore, Calif. The TinCaps activated pitcher Stiven Osuna from the disabled list. Fri, 30 Jul 2010 23:01:00 EST TinCaps blog LaMond Pope 2010100739928 http://www.journalgazette.net/article/20100729/BLOGS07/100729453 Former Fort Wayne Wizards pitcher Wynn Pelzer was traded to the Baltimore Orioles for infielder Miguel Tejada. Pelzer went 9-6 with a 3.19 ERA for Fort Wayne in 2008. Thu, 29 Jul 2010 22:55:00 EST TinCaps blog LaMond Pope 2010100729453 http://www.journalgazette.net/article/20100729/BLOGS07/100729452 Right-handed pitcher Jason Adams was placed on the disabled list retroactive to July 22 with a back injury. Right-handed pitcher Jackson Quezada was added from the Arizona League Padres. Quezada is third on Fort Wayne's single-season save list with 27 in 2008. He missed last season with a right shoulder strain. Thu, 29 Jul 2010 22:56:00 EST TinCaps blog LaMond Pope 2010100729452 http://www.journalgazette.net/article/20100728/BLOGS07/100729521 Nick Schumacher entered Wednesday tied for the Midwest League lead in saves with 21. Wed, 28 Jul 2010 15:55:00 EST TinCaps blog LaMond Pope 2010100729521 http://www.journalgazette.net/article/20100728/BLOGS07/100729520 The TinCaps will play against the East Division the rest of the season. Wed, 28 Jul 2010 16:02:00 EST TinCaps blog LaMond Pope 2010100729520 http://www.journalgazette.net/article/20100727/BLOGS07/100729579 The TinCaps and Wellspring Interfaith Social Services will hold "Hitting for Hunger" at 1 p.m. Aug. 15 at Parkview Field. Participants take 10 swings and prizes for various age groups, men, women and companies will be awarded to the top performers before a TinCaps game. Tue, 27 Jul 2010 18:37:00 EST TinCaps blog LaMond Pope 2010100729579 http://www.journalgazette.net/article/20100726/BLOGS07/100729630 Fort Wayne completed just its second sweep of the season by beating Burlington 6-1 Monday. The TinCaps only other sweep came on the road, a three-game sweep May 17-19 at South Bend. Mon, 26 Jul 2010 22:31:00 EST TinCaps blog LaMond Pope 2010100729630 http://www.journalgazette.net/article/20100726/BLOGS07/100729631 Jonathan Galvez pulled his right hamstring in Sunday's 3-0 victory against Burlington. He did not play Monday. Mon, 26 Jul 2010 22:29:00 EST TinCaps blog LaMond Pope 2010100729631 http://www.journalgazette.net/article/20100725/BLOGS07/100729688 Edinson Rincon had two of Fort Wayne's four hits in Sunday's 3-0 victory against Burlington. As the weather has warmed, so has Rincon's bat. Sun, 25 Jul 2010 19:19:00 EST TinCaps blog LaMond Pope 2010100729688 http://www.journalgazette.net/article/20100725/BLOGS07/100729689 The TinCaps collected their fourth shutout of the season, topping Burlington 3-0 Sunday. The Bees had 10 hits, but left 11 batters on base. Sun, 25 Jul 2010 19:18:00 EST TinCaps blog LaMond Pope 2010100729689 http://www.journalgazette.net/article/20100724/BLOGS07/100729716 Jose De Paula recovered from a rough outing last week against Quad Cities, going five strong Saturday in a 2-1 victory against Burlington. Sat, 24 Jul 2010 22:20:00 EST TinCaps blog LaMond Pope 2010100729716 http://www.journalgazette.net/article/20100724/BLOGS07/100729717 Jeff Ibarra had one of his best outings in relief, throwing two scoreless innings in Fort Wayne's 2-1 win against Burlington Saturday. Sat, 24 Jul 2010 22:18:00 EST TinCaps blog LaMond Pope 2010100729717 http://www.journalgazette.net/article/20100723/BLOGS07/100729746 Jedd Gyorko continues to impress since joining the TinCaps. Gyorko drove in the winning run with a single to right in the bottom of the ninth to give Fort Wayne an 8-7 victory against Peoria. Fri, 23 Jul 2010 22:46:00 EST TinCaps blog LaMond Pope 2010100729746