COMSTOCK PARK, MI — The West Michigan Whitecaps found themselves down a run in the bottom of the 11th inning when John Peck delivered the biggest swing of the day, driving home two runs to walk off the Dayton Dragons Saturday evening at LMCU Ballpark.
Peck – who finished 0-for-5 with four strikeouts on opening night – bounced back to the tune of a 2-for-5 performance with a solo home run, three runs batted in, and a two-run single to win the game in the eleventh.
The ‘Caps took the lead in the fourth inning on a solo home run from Peck (the first of the season for West Michigan) before Brett Callahan added an RBI single in the sixth. Meanwhile, the Whitecaps pitching staff held Dayton hitless through the first seven frames – as starter Max Alba and reliever Kenny Serwa allowed just one Dragon to reach base while tallying nine strikeouts to maintain the 2-0 lead. Dayton finally broke through in the eighth, as Dragons outfielder Myles Smith plated Ariel Almonte on an RBI single before a passed ball allowed Anthony Stephan to come home – leveling the game at 2-2. Both sides stalemated in the ninth and tenth innings before the Dragons took their first lead of the season on a Logan Tanner RBI groundout, 3-2. In the bottom of the 11th, Max Clark drew a walk before Seth Stephenson added a single – opening the door for Peck’s two-run single – putting the finishing touches on the 4-3 comeback victory…