FORT WAYNE – Behind Thomas Dorminy’s seven scoreless innings, the TinCaps shut out the Lake County Captains, 2-0. Fort Wayne extended its home winning streak to 17 on Thursday night, and can now clinch a playoff berth with a victory on Friday.

SOUTH BEND – Great Lakes scored three runs in the third and slipped past South Bend, 4-3, in Thursday’s series opener at Four Winds Field before 4,047 fans.

FORT WAYNE – The TinCaps beat the Lansing Lugnuts, 3-2, on Wednesday night for their 16th win in a row at Parkview Field. The victory breaks the Fort Wayne franchise record for consecutive home win that was set in 2009.

COMSTOCK PARK, Mich. – South Bend starter Tommy Thorpe worked a career-high seven innings, but West Michigan struck for three runs in the eighth to catapult past the Cubs, 4-3, in the rubber game Wednesday night at Fifth Third Ballpark.

WARSAW –  The CCAC Attack 15U Travel Baseball team will host tryouts on Saturday. The tryouts will take place from 5-8 p.m. on the East 2 field at the CCAC. For more information, contact Michael Cassidy at (574) 306-8361 or at [email protected]        

FORT WAYNE – The TinCaps stifled the Lansing Lugnuts again on Tuesday night with a 5-3 win, tying a franchise record in the process. The victory was the club’s 15th in a row at home, matching what the 2009 TinCaps accomplished six years ago. The team that season went on to win the Midwest League Championship.

COMSTOCK PARK, Mich. – West Michigan scored three second-inning runs, added late insurance and strolled past South Bend, 7-2, in Tuesday night’s middle game at Fifth Third Ballpark.

FORT WAYNE – The TinCaps won their 14th consecutive game at Parkview Field on Monday night, 3-2, over the Lansing Lugnuts. Fort Wayne is one victory away from tying a franchise record for most home wins in a row.

COMSTOCK PARK, Mich. – South Bend struck for a pair of two-out runs in the top of the sixth to vault past West Michigan, 4-2, in Monday night’s series opener at Fifth Third Ballpark.

SOUTH BEND – A look at the upcoming promotions happening at Four Winds Field for the South Bend Cubs’ next homestand.

SOUTH BEND – After being held to just two runs in the first two games of the series, South Bend piled up 12 hits in a 7-4 win over Fort Wayne on Sunday afternoon at Four Winds Field.

SOUTH BEND – Fort Wayne starter Thomas Dorminy dazzled with seven shutout innings, and South Bend fell to the TinCaps, 2-0, in Saturday’s middle game at Four Winds Field before 6,574 fans.

SOUTH BEND – Fort Wayne limited South Bend to just four hits and powered past the Cubs, 6-2, in Friday’s series opener at Four Winds Field in front of 6,101 fans.

FORT WAYNE – The TinCaps’ franchise record-tying 10-game winning streak ended Thursday night with a 7-4 setback against the Bowling Green Hot Rods at Bowling Green Ballpark. Fort Wayne continues to lead the Eastern Division by 2 1/2 games on West Michigan with 18 games remaining in the regular season.

SOUTH BEND – Dayton crafted an early lead and never looked back in a 7-2 win over South Bend on Thursday night at Four Winds Field.

WARSAW – The CCAC Attack baseball program will host an 8U tryout Sunday, Aug. 30, from 2-4 p.m. at the Leesburg coach pitch fields.

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The TinCaps matched a franchise record for consecutive wins Wednesday night, as they beat the Bowling Green Hot Rods, 4-1, at Bowling Green Ballpark for their 10th victory in a row.

SOUTH BEND – South Bend starter Trevor Clifton struck out seven and worked into the seventh inning, and the Cubs came to life in the middle innings to defeat Dayton, 8-3, on Wednesday night at Four Winds Field.

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The TinCaps won their ninth consecutive game Tuesday, 8-3, over the Bowling Green Hot Rods at Bowling Green Ballpark. The win streak is Fort Wayne’s longest since June 2013.

SOUTH BEND – Playing at home for the first time in nine days, South Bend burst out for seven early runs and coasted to a 7-2 victory over Dayton on Tuesday night at Four Winds Field in the series opener.

FORT WAYNE – The Summit City was named the third-best market in the country for Minor League sports, according to SportsBusiness Journal’s bi-annual rankings. The TinCaps, the ECHL’s Komets and the NBADL’s Mad Ants helped Fort Wayne improve 16 spots from its 2013 ranking.

ARLINGTON, TX – It was a day to remember for a former northern Indiana baseball star. Ryan Strausborger, who graduated from Elkhart Memorial High School in 2006, had three hits, including his first Major League home run, in the Texas Rangers’ 5-3 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays Sunday afternoon.

FORT WAYNE – Despite trailing by five runs entering the bottom of the ninth inning, the TinCaps came back to beat the Cedar Rapids Kernels, 7-6, in 10 innings on Sunday afternoon at Parkview Field. Fort Wayne extended its winning streak to a season-best eight games and won its 13th in a row at home in front of a sell-out crowd of 7,528 (the 20th sell-out of the year).

APPLETON, Wisc. – Ian Happ continued his hot stretch with three more RBI to power South Bend past Wisconsin, 4-1, in Sunday afternoon’s rubber game at Fox Cities Stadium.

FORT WAYNE – The TinCaps used timely hitting, sharp defense, and superb pitching to down the Cedar Rapids Kernels, 3-1, on Saturday night. It was the club’s seventh win in a row – that ties a season high – and 12th consecutive home victory. Fort Wayne has won 15 of its last 17 games

APPLETON, Wisc. – South Bend overcame an early deficit in the fourth, but Wisconsin jumped right back ahead to top the Cubs, 4-3, in Saturday night’s middle game at Fox Cities Stadium. Cubs starter Jake Stinnett fanned a career-high eight in the losing effort.

APPLETON, Wisc. – South Bend exploded for 12 runs on 14 hits to back a sterling start from James Norwood, and the Cubs steam-rolled Wisconsin, 12-2, in Friday night’s series opener at Fox Cities Stadium.

FORT WAYNE – The first-place TinCaps beat the Cedar Rapids Kernels, 10-4, on Friday night for their sixth consecutive win and 11th in a row at home. A second straight sell-out crowd, and 18th on the season, of 8,095 fans got to see it at Parrrkview Field on Pirates Night.

BELOIT, Wisc. – South Bend left fielder Ian Happ cracked a grand slam as part of a five-RBI night, as the Cubs took down Beloit, 7-1, on Thursday night in the rubber game at Pohlman Field.

FORT WAYNE – The TinCaps swept the Quad Cities River Bandits for a second consecutive season with a 3-0 victory on Thursday night. Fort Wayne’s win streak at Parkview Field has now hit 10 in a row, dating back to July 17th.

SOUTH BEND – The South Bend Cubs have announced the upcoming homestand schedule, which includes two fireworks shows and a fan appreciation game.

FORT WAYNE – The TinCaps won their fourth game in a row Wednesday, 2-0, over the Quad Cities River Bandits at Parkview Field. Fort Wayne has won nine consecutive home games and 12 of 14 overall.

BELOIT, Wisc. – South Bend starter Trevor Clifton shined with six shutout innings, and Cubs first baseman Gioskar Amaya and third baseman Matt Rose supplied runs in South Bend’s 2-1 win over Beloit on Wednesday night at Pohlman Field.

FORT WAYNE – Fort Wayne’s incredible home streak continued at Parkview Field with an 11-inning, 4-3 walk-off victory over the Quad Cities River Bandits. After Franchy Cordero doubled off of reliever Angel Heredia (L, 4-3), Michael Gettys drove him in with a single up the middle.

BELOIT, Wisc. – Beloit notched three solo home runs, and the Snappers defeated South Bend, 7-5, in the series opener Tuesday night at Pohlman Field.

FORT WAYNE – Listed are some of the fun things going on at Parkview Field during the upcoming Fort Wayne TinCaps baseball homestand this week.

PEORIA, Ill. – The first-place TinCaps topped the Peoria Chiefs, 4-2, on Sunday night at Dozer Park. All of Fort Wayne’s runs were unearned, including two in the top of the ninth.

SOUTH BEND – Clinton cranked out 16 hits and stormed past South Bend, 9-5, to salvage the series finale Sunday afternoon at Four Winds Field.

PEORIA, Ill. – The first-place TinCaps beat the Peoria Chiefs, 6-4, on Saturday night at Dozer Park. Fort Wayne overcame a 4-1 deficit after seven innings with four runs in the eighth and another in the ninth to end Peoria’s eight-game home-winning streak.

SOUTH BEND – South Bend starting pitcher Jake Stinnett twirled seven dynamite innings, and Rashad Crawford steered an all-around offensive effort, as the Cubs toppled the LumberKings, 5-1, in Saturday’s middle game before 6,234 fans at Four Winds Field.

PEORIA, Ill. – For only the second time in the last 10 games, the first-place TinCaps lost, 2-0, Friday night to the Peoria Chiefs at Dozer Park.

SOUTH BEND – South Bend center fielder Ian Happ saved a run with a diving catch in the top of the third and cracked a two-run shot in the home half of the inning, as the Cubs defeated Clinton, 4-1, on Friday night in the series opener at Four Winds Field.

BURLINGTON, Iowa – The TinCaps took the rubber match of their three-game series against the Burlington Bees, 5-4, at Community Field on Thursday night. Fort Wayne overcame a 1-0 deficit with two runs in the second inning and three in the fifth, and hung on from there.

SOUTH BEND – Kane County broke a tie in the seventh and clung to a tight lead the rest of the way, downing South Bend, 4-3, on Thursday night at Four Winds Field in the rubber game.

BURLINGTON, Iowa – The TinCaps’ seven-game winning streak came to an end Wednesday night with a 5-0 loss to the Burlington Bees at Community Field. Burlington returned the favor after Fort Wayne won in shutout fashion, 4-0, on Tuesday.

SOUTH BEND – South Bend scored 10 unanswered runs, and Trevor Clifton hurled seven strong innings, as the Cubs defeated Kane County, 10-2, on Wednesday night at Four Winds Field before a crowd of 5,029, a mark that pushed South Bend to a new single-season franchise attendance record of 259,530.

SOUTH BEND – At 9 a.m. Eastern Standard Time August 5th, the South Bend Cubs were 300 tickets away from setting a new record for regular season attendance. By 7:05 p.m., when the first pitch had been thrown, the new historic record of 259,530 fans for a single season of professional baseball in South Bend had been established.

WARSAW – The CCAC Attack 10U team won the Northern Indiana Cardinals Tournament this past weekend. The Attack posted a 3-1 mark in the tourney, including defeating the Harris Storm 16-3 in the championship game. The championship team included Easton Reed, Josh Shapiro, Khareus Miller, Trevor Yoder, Collin Yoder, Evan Briles, Landen Bumford, Kellen Smith, Colton Balasa, …read more.

FORT WAYNE – The Fort Wayne TinCaps again will be issuing their popular 16-month wall calendar during the final games of the 2015 season. And this year, the photos included for each month could be yours!

BURLINGTON, Iowa – The TinCaps extended their longest winning streak of the season to seven games on Tuesday night with a 4-0 victory over the Burlington Bees. Chris Huffman, T.J. Weir, and Colby Blueberg authored the team’s sixth shutout win this year.

SOUTH BEND – Erick Leal tossed nine innings of no-hit ball Tuesday at the Kane County Cougars, but the South Bend Cubs managed to fall, 1-0, in 12 innings.

WARSAW – The 13U CCAC Attack baseball travel team won the Northern Indiana Cardinals tournament this past weekend, beating the Penn Park Vipers in the championship game.

SOUTH BEND – In honor of South Bend’s year-long 150th birthday celebration, the South Bend Cubs have priced tickets to the Wednesday, September 2, game at $1.50.

WARSAW – The 12U CCAC Attack claimed a tournament title this weekend. The team posted a 3-1 mark to win the championship of the Northern Indiana Cardinals Tournament. The Attack defeated Chet Waggoner 7-5 in the championship game. Members of the team are Joey Springer, Brock Beehler, Isaac Roberts, Kevin Cruz, Nicolas Luna, Sam Lechlitner, Ezequiel …read more.

FORT WAYNE — For the third day in a row, the TinCaps walked off to beat the West Michigan Whitecaps on Sunday at Parkview Field, 3-2. Franmil Reyes singled in the bottom of the ninth inning with the bases loaded and one out to score Rey Bruguera for the win. The TinCaps completed their six-game homestand with a …read more.

By Mike Monaco DAYTON, Ohio — Buoyed by seven strong innings from starter Zach Hedges, two RBI from left fielder Ian Happ and a grand slam by David Bote, South Bend downed Dayton, 7-2, in the rubber game on Sunday afternoon at Fifth Third Field. The Cubs (18-19 second half, 47-57 overall) dropped Friday’s opener but …read more.

FORT WAYNE — The TinCaps worked their ninth-inning magic again on Saturday night, walking off against the West Michigan Whitecaps for a second straight night, 4-3. Again, it was Edwin Moreno at the plate with the winning run at third base for a second straight night. On Friday his safety squeeze scored the winning run and …read more.

By Mike Monaco DAYTON, Ohio — South Bend starter Jake Stinnett shined over six strong innings, and the Cubs scored two runs in the ninth after blowing a lead in the eighth to topple Dayton, 5-4, on Saturday night at Fifth Third Field. The Cubs (17-19 second half, 46-57 overall) scored the first-inning trifecta on four …read more.

FORT WAYNE – The TinCaps beat the West Michigan Whitecaps, 2-1, in walk-off fashion on Friday night at a sold-out Parkview Field to jump into first place in the Midwest League Eastern Division. Fort Wayne overcame a 1-0 deficit in the ninth for its sixth walk-off win of the year.

DAYTON, Ohio — South Bend lefty Tyler Ihrig was stout in relief, but Dayton’s fast start held up in a 6-1 win over the Cubs on Friday night at Fifth Third Field in the series opener.

FORT WAYNE – The TinCaps jumped out to an early five-run lead on Thursday night and never looked back, defeating Dayton, 8-4. The win completed a three-game sweep of the Dragons, the fifth time the TinCaps have swept an opponent this season.

MIDLAND, Mich. – South Bend snuck ahead of Great Lakes in the top of the ninth to take a one-run lead, but the Loons scored two runs with two outs in the bottom of the ninth to complete the walk-off win, 3-2, over the Cubs and complete the sweep Thursday night at Dow Diamond.

Homestand highlights for the South Bend Cubs for the upcoming week of games at Four Winds Field.

The TinCaps turned a pitchers’ duel into a 14-1 laugher of a win on a hot Wednesday night at Parkview Field. Leading 3-1, Fort Wayne scored five runs in the seventh and erupted for six more in the eighth.

Great Lakes continued to clamp down South Bend, as the Loons shut out the Cubs, 5-0, in Wednesday night’s middle game at Dow Diamond.

The Fort Wayne TinCaps welcome all fans to help raise awareness and funds for cancer research during their game at Parkview Field on Sunday, Aug. 2, at 1:05 p.m. against the West Michigan Whitecaps for Stand Up To Cancer Day

The TinCaps returned home on Tuesday night with a come-from-behind victory over the Dayton Dragons, 6-5, at Parkview Field. The game featured runs in only three innings, but three lead changes.

By Mike Monaco MIDLAND, Mich. — Just one week after he shut out Great Lakes over eight dazzling innings, South Bend starter Erick Leal gave up three first-inning runs, and the Loons topped the Cubs, 4-1, in the series opener Tuesday night at Dow Diamond. Great Lakes (13-19 second half, 51-49 overall) used the initial inning …read more.

SYRACUSE –  The Wawasee Elite 9U baseball team recently earned a third-place finish in the BPA World Series. The team went 5-2 in the 24-team event held in Battle Creek, Michigan. The Elite placed third in the North Region, which included teams from both Indiana and Michigan. Members of the team were Kameron Salazar (stats), Kaleb …read more.

SYRACUSE – The Wawasee Elite 12U baseball team recently capped off an impressive summer season. The team won both the regular season championship and the end of season tournament in the 2015 Boys of Summer League. The championship team, which also won the Mentone Egg Festival Tournament title, finished at 19-1 for the regular season. …read more.

WARSAW – The CCAC Attack 12U baseball team went undefeated to claim the Warsaw Invitational Tournament this past weekend. The championship squad was 4-0 in the tourney, including a 3-1 win over Marion in the championship game. Members of the championship team were Joey Springer, Brock Beehler, Isaac Roberts, Kevin Cruz, Nicolas Luna, Sam Lechlitner, Ezequiel …read more.

PIERCETON – New Paris showed the heart of a champion Monday night. That mettle warranted a state title as the 12U Kings rallied in a big way to claim the Town & Country 12U Senior State baseball championship at Pierceton Little League after an 11-8 win over Flora. The Kings, which had surrendered only two …read more.

With 18 games still left in the regular season, nearly a quarter million fans have walked through the gates at Four Winds Field in downtown South Bend to watch Single-A baseball.

Separation Sunday saw a pair of area baseball teams set themselves up for a state title. The Mentone 8U and the New Paris 12U baseball teams will play Monday night for Town & Country State Finals titles and are in great shape still standing undefeated in their respective double elimination tournaments.

The Fort Wayne TinCaps fell to the Bowling Green Hot Rods, 3-2, on a 90-degree Sunday afternoon at Bowling Green Ballpark. Hot Rods first baseman Alec Sole hit a walk-off home run to begin the bottom of the ninth.

South Bend started fast in its quest for a three-game sweep, but West Michigan downed the Cubs, 5-1, to salvage the series finale Sunday afternoon at Fifth Third Ballpark.

The 8U Mentone baseball team sit in fantastic position after Saturday’s round of games at the Town & Country Minor State Finals, held in Rochester. The Mudhens are currently 2-0 in the tournament after winning 18-5 against Oak Hill Saturday afternoon. Mentone’s 10U baseball team also are alive after a win.

The TinCaps beat the Bowling Green Hot Rods, 2-0, Saturday night at Bowling Green Ballpark. Starter Thomas Dorminy and relievers Colby Blueberg and Yimmi Brasoban pitched Fort Wayne’s sixth shutout of the season.

South Bend struck for two runs in the top of the seventh to defeat West Michigan, 3-1, on Saturday night at Fifth Third Ballpark in the middle matchup of the three-game series.

New Paris’ quest for a Town & Country 12U baseball state title went as hoped Friday evening, walloping Lewis Cass, 11-1, in a run-rule, five-inning game in the first of two games in bracket play.

After a lifeless end to the homestand Thursday, South Bend jumped on West Michigan from the first pitch and topped the Whitecaps, 6-2, in the series opener Friday night at Fifth Third Ballpark.

Fort Wayne, playing its seventh of nine consecutive games on the road, looked like a tired team in a 3-2 loss to the Bowling Green Hot Rods on Friday night at Bowling Green Ballpark.

WARSAW – The CCAC Attack Travel Baseball organization will hold tryouts on Saturday, Aug. 8. The tryouts at the CCAC will run from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. The Attack will have teams for players ages 9-15 in 2016, which is based on a players birthdate as of April 30, 2016. The Attack 13U team …read more.

A resounding pair of wins opened play at the 2015 Town & Country Senior State Finals Thursday evening at Pierceton Little League. The 12U baseball tournament, featuring eight teams from around northern Indiana, had two team begin their marches with big wins. Alexandria kicked off the tourney right with a 15-1 victory over North Miami while Plymouth pitched a shutout over Ole Miss, 6-0, in game two of the evening.

The TinCaps clobbered the Lake County Captains, 7-1, on Thursday night at Classic Park. Fort Wayne built a 7-0 lead over the first six innings as it ended a five-game losing streak.

A shutout in the series opener and an early lead in game two spiraled downward into a series loss for South Bend, as Great Lakes stormed to a 13-0 win in the rubber game Thursday night at Four Winds Field.

When the Fort Wayne TinCaps host the West Michigan Whitecaps on Friday, July 31, all attendees will be a part of an event that serves as a reminder that cars are much more than a form of transportation for many people. A “like new” refurbished vehicle will be presented to a newly-licensed nursing assistant, who is also a mother of three little girls.

An early South Bend lead evaporated into a slight Great Lakes advantage, and the Loons held on for the 5-2 win to even the series at a game apiece Wednesday night at Four Winds Field.

EASTLAKE, Ohio – Fort Wayne floundered against the Lake County Captains in a 3-0 loss at Classic Park on a sunny Wednesday afternoon. Third baseman Luis Tejada had two hits for the TinCaps. Lake County (11-15, 47-47) scored an unearned run in the fourth and two in the fifth, while Fort Wayne was shutout for …read more.

EASTLAKE, Ohio — Fort Wayne fell to the Lake County Captains, 3-2, on Tuesday night at Classic Park in the opener of a three-game series. Michael Gettys drove in both runs for the TinCaps. Lake County (9-16, 45-48) broke a 2-2 tie in the bottom of the fifth with a two-out solo homer from left …read more.

“Having the Chicago Cubs affiliation has made a huge difference for us. You have that Cubs curiosity, the fans now feel connected. You can drive up to Wrigley in a couple years and see some of these kids play. At the end of the day, it’s a great fit for us and energized the community. The Cubs are a national brand.” – Joe Hart, President of the South Bend Cubs

SOUTH BEND – Jeffrey Baez today became the third South Bend Cubs player to win Midwest League Player of the Week honors. The 21-year old Baez in six games collected fourteen hits in twenty-six plate appearances for a .538 batting average. The Venezuela native also collected three doubles, three home runs, drove in ten runs and …read more.

JASPER – The Warsaw Little League All-Star team concluded play Monday evening in the state tournament. The Major League team lost 12-2 to Wabash in its final contest in pool play. Warsaw, which won the District 14 championship, finished 0-3 in the state tourney. The tourney continues today through Thursday.  

The young sluggers from Mentone’s youth leagues are headed to the Town & Country state tournament.

Fort Wayne lost to the Dayton Dragons, 1-0, on Monday night at Fifth Third Field.

The Dragons scored the only run of the game in the bottom of the sixth inning. After two walks and an infield single loaded the bases with one out, Gavin LaValley plated Luis Gonzalez with a groundout to third base.

By Mike Monaco SOUTH BEND — South Bend starter Zach Hedges delivered another strong start, but West Michigan topped the Cubs, 4-0, to win the series Monday afternoon at sunny Four Winds Field. For a third consecutive outing, Hedges spun at least seven innings. But the Whitecaps (16-8 second half, 49-44 overall) pushed across two early …read more.

JASPER – The Warsaw Little League All-Star team went 0-2 in pool play this weekend at the state tournament. The Major All-Star squad, which won the District 14 championship, lost 10-1 to host Jasper Saturday. Kevin Cruz had the lone RBI in the contest for Warsaw, which had three hits in the game. Warsaw then …read more.

MENTONE – A summer of success for the travel league teams at the Mentone Youth League continued this weekend. A trio of teams from the league earned berths in the State Finals of the Town and Country Tournament. The 8U Mudhens baseball team earned a spot at State. The squad will play in the semistate …read more.

An early wave of Whitecaps offense stymied South Bend, as West Michigan evened the series at a game apiece with a 10-5 win Sunday afternoon at Four Winds Field.

The TinCaps rallied in the late innings on Sunday against the Dayton Dragons, nearly erasing a five-run deficit, but came up short, 5-4.