Lake County Captains
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| Lake County Captains Founded in 1991 Eastlake, Ohio |
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| League titles | 2010 | ||
| Division titles | 1992 (1st half) 1994 (1st half) 1995 (2nd half) 1996 (2nd half) 1999 (1st half) 2000 (1st half) 2002 (2nd half) 2003 (1st & 2nd half) 2008 (1st half) 2010 (1st half) |
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| Owner(s)/Operated by: Peter Carfagna, Rita Murphy-Carfagna, & Ray Murphy | |||
| Manager: Ted Kubiak | |||
| General Manager: Brad Seymour | |||
The Lake County Captains are a minor league baseball team in Eastlake, Ohio, a suburb of Cleveland. The team, a Class A affiliate of the Cleveland Indians, plays in the Midwest League.
The Captains joined the Midwest League following the 2009 season in a shuffle caused by the Columbus Catfish's move to Bowling Green, Kentucky for the 2009 season.[1] The move alleviated travel costs and time, as it was the South Atlantic League's northernmost team. The nearest team (the West Virginia Power in Charleston) is a 256-mile drive from Eastlake.
Prior to the 2003 season, the club was based in Columbus, Georgia and known as the Columbus RedStixx. The Captains play their home games in Classic Park, which has a capacity of 7,273 and opened in 2003 as Eastlake Stadium. The current stadium name is the result of a naming rights arrangement; the sponsor is Classic Automotive Group, a major area chain of auto dealerships. Classic Park hosted the South Atlantic League All-Star Game on June 20, 2006.
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[edit] Facts
- Current uniform colors: White, navy blue, and light blue.
- Current logo design: A nautical wheel with waves and the team's wordmark.
- On-Field Host: Andrew Grover (commonly known just as "Grover")
- Mascots: Skipper, Skippy, Captain Clipper, and Captain Tony
- Merchandise Store: The Cargo Hold
- Racing fish: Buster Bluegill, Pauley Perch, and Willy Walleye
- Broadcast Information:
- Radio Stations: WREO 97.1 FM, WFUN 970 AM, WELW 1330 AM
- Television: Time Warner Cable (formerly Comcast) Cable Channel 99
- Broadcasters: Craig Deas
- Internet: Star 97
- Manager: Ted Kubiak
- Hitting Coach: Jim Rickon
- Pitching Coach: Jeff Harris
[edit] Trivia
- Besides the Captains, the only other minor league baseball teams with the word "county" in their official moniker are the Brevard County Manatees, Kane County Cougars, Lake County Fielders, and Orange County Flyers. (A few other teams, among them the Charlotte Stone Crabs, Lancaster Barnstormers, York Revolution, Somerset Patriots, Gwinnett Braves, represent counties but do not include the word "county".)
- While still the RedStixx, the team was sued by Exxon for using two x's in their name.
- Captains outfielder, and 2006 SAL All-Star, Johnny Drennen hit a memorable home run on June 6, 2006 against Roger Clemens, then pitching for the Lexington Legends to prepare for a return to the Houston Astros.
- During a home game at Classic Park on June 24, 2007, Captains pitchers Carlton Smith, Austin Creps, and Luis Perdomo combined to throw a no-hitter against the Delmarva Shorebirds. [2]
- During an away game at Arthur W. Perdue Stadium on July 3, 2007, Captains pitchers Hector Rondon and Neil Wagner combined to throw a no-hitter against the Delmarva Shorebirds. [3]
- During the home opener at Classic Park on April 11, 2011, Captains pitchers Trey Haley, Francisco Jimenez, and Clayton Ehlert combined to throw a no-hitter against the Dayton Dragons. [4]
- The team's broadcaster, Craig Deas, successfully finished the Fifth Third Burger, a cheeseburger with five patties and a variety of other toppings, before a game against the West Michigan Whitecaps during the 2011 season.
[edit] Franchise regular season win-loss records
Columbus Indians (73–69)
- 1991: 73–69
Columbus RedStixx (823–711)
- 1992: 77–62 (1st Half Southern Division Champions – SAL)
- 1993: 86–56
- 1994: 87–51 (1st Half Southern Division Champions – SAL)
- 1995: 80–62 (2nd Half Southern Division Champions – SAL)
- 1996: 79–63 (2nd Half Southern Division Champions – SAL)
- 1997: 62–76
- 1998: 59–81
- 1999: 70–71 (1st Half Southern Division Champions – SAL)
- 2000: 67–70 (1st Half Southern Division Champions – SAL)
- 2001: 77–59
- 2002: 79–60 (2nd Half Southern Division Champions – SAL)
Lake County Captains (646–602)
- 2003: 97–43 (1st & 2nd Half Northern Division Champions – SAL) (Best regular season record in pro baseball in 2003, min 120 games)
- 2004: 73–66
- 2005: 72–66
- 2006: 64–74
- 2007: 64–74
- 2008: 75–65 (1st Half Northern Division Champions – SAL)
- 2009: 71–66
- 2010: 77–62 (1st Half Eastern Division Champions – MWL & Midwest League Champions)
- 2011: 53–86
[edit] Franchise records
- Win-loss record entering 2012: 1542–1382 (646–602 as the Lake County Captains)
- Longest winning streak: 13 games (May 27 – June 8, 2003)
- Longest losing streak: 10 games (June 8 – June 18, 2011)
- Pitcher with most wins in a season: Steve Kline, 18 in 1994 (also league leader that year)
- Hitter with most home runs in a season: Russell Branyan, 40 in 1996 (also league leader that year)
[edit] Roster
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[edit] Major League Alumni
- Luis Rivera, manager
- Fausto Carmona
- Rafael Pérez
- Edward Mujica
- Kevin Kouzmanoff
- Juan Lara
- Aaron Laffey
- Jonathan Van Every
- Ben Francisco
- Argenis Reyes
- Brian Barton
- Michael Aubrey
- Max Ramírez
- Scott Radinsky, pitching coach
- Frank Herrmann
- Luis Perdomo
- Niuman Romero
- Wyatt Toregas
- Chris Gimenez
- J. D. Martin
- Trevor Crowe
- Jeff Stevens
- Ruben Niebla, pitching coach
- Tony Sipp
(the above names are all enshrined in the Lake County Captains Walk of Fame)
- Josh Tomlin
- Víctor Martínez (Columbus RedStixx)
- CC Sabathia (Columbus RedStixx)
- Jaret Wright (Columbus RedStixx)
- Jhonny Peralta (Columbus RedStixx)
- Russell Branyan (Columbus RedStixx)
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- ^ "Article". milb.com. February 15, 2010. http://midwest.league.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080902&content_id=453433&vkey=news_milb&fext=.jspp. Retrieved March 28, 2011.
- ^ By Marissa Rega / Special to MLB.com (June 24, 2007). "Article". Minorleaguebaseball.com. http://www.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20070624&content_id=264242&vkey=news_milb&fext=.jsp. Retrieved March 28, 2011.
- ^ MLB.com. "Lake County Captains News". minorleaguebaseball.com. http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20070704&content_id=270050&vkey=news_t437&fext=.jsp&sid=t437. Retrieved March 28, 2011.
- ^ By Marissa Rega / Special to MLB.com (April 11, 2011). "Article". Minorleaguebaseball.com. http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20110411&content_id=17660246&vkey=news_t437&fext=.jsp&sid=t437. Retrieved May 6, 2011.
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