Whitecaps-Great Lakes Series Preview

Michigan State alum Jeff Holm looks to keep the Whitecaps in first place as the regular season ends. The Whitecaps start the playoffs next week with a home game on Thursday, September 4th.

On Deck:
The Whitecaps conclude the regular season with a three-game series against the Great Lakes Loons at Fifth Third Ballpark. The series begins Saturday, August 30 at 7 p.m., followed by games on Sunday, August 31 (1 p.m.) and Monday, Sept. 1 (1 p.m.).

Records:
West Michigan (81-56, 40-27 in second half), Great Lakes (63-72, 29-36 in second half)

Tickets:
Individual tickets can be reserved by calling the Whitecaps' front office at 616-784-4131 or visiting www.whitecapsbaseball.com.

Whitecaps to watch:
SS Domingo Leyba continues to carry a hot bat and is batting .390 in 27 games. He's collected 41 hits, including seven doubles, and has driven in six runs. OF/DH Jeff Holm went 3 for 5 with three runs scored and hit his 11th home runs of the season in Friday's win over Fort Wayne. The victory snapped a season-long five-game losing streak.

The opponent -- Great Lakes:
The Loon are battling for a second-half wild-card spot entering the final series of the regular season. 3B Paul Hoenecke is batting only .248, but leads the team in home runs (14) and doubles (37). He's second in RBIs with 57. Starter Jonathan Martinez is the Loons' top pitcher with a 10-5 record and 3.33 ERA. He's walked only 20 batters in 124 innings pitched.

Promotions:
Saturday Aug. 30 (7 p.m.)
- Family Fare Fireworks
- Gerrit's Appliance Gigantic TV Giveaway, anyone in attendance at the game is in the running for a TV!
- Whitecaps Community Foundation 50/50 Raffle

Sunday, Aug. 31 (1 p.m.),
-Autism Awareness Day presented by Lacks Enterprises
- Helen DeVos Children's Hospital Family Day, Get your face painted or enjoy a balloon animal before the game. The first 1,000 kids 12 & under eat free
-Kids Run the Bases, after the game, kids under 12 can run around the bases, courtesy of DFCU Financial
-Lion Webkins Giveaway, First 1,000 Kids 12 & under
- -WordGirl, Helping spellers all over the globe, WordGirl will be at Fifth Third Ballpark for fun with the fans, presented by WGVU

Monday, Sept. 1 (1 p.m.) presented by Dippin' Dots
-$1 Brats, presented by Johnsonville
- JQ99 Bulletin Day Get half off your Box or Reserved seat ticket when you bring a church or community bulletin to the box office. Valid only at the box office day of the game, limit 8 per bulletin

Radio:
The Whitecaps can be heard on WBBL-FM (107.3).

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