Monday,
April 7, 2008
Casper
Wells (Saratoga '04) went 4-for-5 with two home runs and four runs
batted in as the West Michigan Whitecaps defeated the Great Lakes
Loons, 11-1, at Fifth-Third Ballpark on Monday night in Comstock Park,
Mich. The Whitecaps (5-0), a Class-A affiliate of the Detroit Tigers,
are off to one of the best starts in their franchise history.
Wells clouted a pair of solo home runs in the third and sixth innings
and smacked a two-run single in the seventh inning. He is the first
Whitecaps player to hit two home runs in one game at Fifth-Third
Ballpark since 2004.
Chris Carlson (Glens Falls '04) aided in the Whitecaps 14-hit outburst
with a pair of doubles.
Sunday, Carlson went 4-for-5 with four runs batted in as West Michigan
trounced South Bend, 11-5. Carlson fell a triple shy of hitting for
the cycle. He hammered a two-run home run in the first inning to
highlight a three-run frame for the Whitecaps. Carlson rapped a
two-run double in the fourth inning as West Michigan scored six more
runs to go ahead, 9-2.
Through five games, Wells is batting .350 (7-for-20) with three home
runs, six runs batted in and four runs scored. He has an .800 slugging
percentage and a 1.150 OPS. Wells is in his first season with the
Whitecaps. He played for the Oneonta Tigers of the New York-Penn
League last season.
Carlson is batting .350 (7-for-20) with one home run, seven runs
batted in, four runs scored and three doubles. He has a .650 slugging
percentage and a 1.000 OPS. Carlson was the MVP of the 2007 New
York-Penn League All-Star Game. He played for the Oneonta Tigers last
summer.
Both Wells and Carlson were named to the New York Collegiate Baseball
League postseason all-star team in 2004. Carlson was a first-team
selection from the Glens Falls Golden Eagles. Wells was named to the
all-league second-team after playing for the Saratoga Phillies.
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