Lake County Captains
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Lake County Captains Founded in 1991 Eastlake, Ohio | |||||
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| Current | Class A | ||||
| Minor league affiliations | |||||
| League | Midwest League (2010–Present) | ||||
| Division | Eastern Division | ||||
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| Major league affiliations | |||||
| Current | Cleveland Indians (1991–present) | ||||
| Minor league titles | |||||
| League titles |
1 2010 | ||||
| Division titles |
11 1992 (1st half as Columbus) 1994 (1st half as Columbus) 1995 (2nd half as Columbus) 1996 (2nd half as Columbus) 1999 (1st half as Columbus) 2000 (1st half as Columbus) 2002 (2nd half as Columbus) 2003 (1st & 2nd half) 2008 (1st half) 2010 (1st half) | ||||
| Team data | |||||
| Nickname | Lake County Captains (2003–present) | ||||
Previous names |
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| Ballpark | Classic Park (2003–present) | ||||
Previous parks | Golden Park (1991–2002) | ||||
Owner(s)/ Operator(s) | Peter Carfagna, Rita Murphy-Carfagna, & Ray Murphy | ||||
| Manager | Shaun Larkin | ||||
| 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.
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: Cat
- Public Address Announcer: George M. Phillips
- 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, WINT 1330 AM
- Television: Time Warner Cable (formerly Comcast) Cable Channel 99
- Broadcasters: Craig Deas, Tim Pozsgai
- Internet: Star 97
- Manager: Shaun Larkin
- Hitting Coach: Larry Day
- Pitching Coach: Steve Karsay
Franchise regular season win-loss records
Scoreboard prior to a Captains game at Classic Park
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 (717–670 entering 2013)
- 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
- 2012: 71–68
- 2013: 51–84
- 2014: 46–63
Franchise records
- Win-loss record entering 2013: 1613-1450 (717–670 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) & (April 10 – April 19, 2012)
- 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)
Roster
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Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
Outfielders
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Manager
Coaches
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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
- Mickey Callaway, pitching coach
- Víctor Martínez (Columbus RedStixx)
- CC Sabathia (Columbus RedStixx)
- Jaret Wright (Columbus RedStixx)
- Jhonny Peralta (Columbus RedStixx)
- Russell Branyan (Columbus RedStixx)
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