All professional athletes face some measure of adversity, whether it's due to a stretch of tough play or an injury. Few players have had to deal with anything as harrowing as what Patrick Copen has returned from. Last August, in the midst of his first full professional season, the Dodgers

Minor League Baseball announced the Player and Pitcher of the Month Award winners for May in Major League Baseball’s player development system.

COMSTOCK PARK, Mich. – Great Lakes Loons (23-21) pitching was the catalyst in game one and their weakness in game two, with the Loons splitting a doubleheader with the West Michigan Whitecaps (29-15) on a 62-degree partly cloudy Saturday night at LMCU Ballpark. Great Lakes won game one 4-0 and

MIDLAND, Mich. – The Great Lakes Loons (21-18) won their third straight game with a second straight three home run performance, Kendall George making Midwest League history with six stolen bases, and Patrick Copen striking out 10. The Loons were victorious 9-1 over the Lake County Captains (20-19) on a

MIDLAND, Mich. – The Great Lakes Loons (18-16) scored three runs on eight hits and kept the Lake County Captains (18-16) 0-for-6 with runners in scoring position. The Loons took the series opener 3-1 on a 69-degree cloudy Tuesday morning School Kids Day game at Dow Diamond. - Mike Sirota

DAYTON, Ohio. – Patrick Copen struck out 12 Dayton Dragons (9-20) and the Great Lakes Loons (15-14) offense scored four runs in the top of the ninth in a 4-3 comeback victory on a 73-degree partly cloudy Wednesday night at Day Air Ballpark. - Patrick Copen dazzled and struck out

EASTLAKE, Ohio. – Great Lakes Loons (10-8) pitching was sensational, striking out 11 Lake County Captains (10-8) in a 3-1 win on a 72-degree partly cloudy Thursday night at Classic Auto Group Park. - Patrick Copen struck out seven Captains batters and stranded five runners. The right-hander worked around a

MIDLAND, Mich. – Great Lakes Loons (3-3) struck out 13 Lansing Lugnuts (2-4) batters, and Joe Vetrano added a two-run double in a 3-2 Loons win on a chilly and cloud 39-degree Thursday evening at Jackson® Field™. - Great Lakes pitchers punched out 13 but also walked nine. Not one

MIDLAND, Mich. – The Great Lakes Loons (0-1) opened their 2025 season with a run in the first inning but were held off the board the rest of the way against the Lake County Captains (1-0). The Loons lost 8-1 on a chilly 45-degree Friday night at Dow Diamond. -

MIDLAND, Mich. – The Great Lakes Loons (60-53) (25-21) late offensive surge topped the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers (70-44) (28-20) 4-2 on a clear 69-degree Tuesday night at Dow Diamond. - Wisconsin scored the game’s first run in the first inning. Three straight reached with two outs, with a Jadher Areinamo

EASTLAKE, Ohio. – The Great Lakes Loons (56-52) (22-20) fell by a run, 4-3 in 10 innings to the Lake County Captains (64-44) (23-19). It was their 37th one-run game played by the Loons, the most in the Midwest League on a 77-degree partly cloudy Tuesday night at Classic Auto

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa. – The Great Lakes Loons (48-49) (14-17) scored 15 runs off 13 hits dominating the Cedar Rapids Kernels (55-41) (18-14) 15-3 on a hot 79-degree sunny Wednesday afternoon at Veterans Memorial Stadium. - Six of the first nine Loons batters walked. Their first run came on a

MIDLAND, Mich. – The Lake County Captains (56-36) (15-11) homered twice and held the Great Lakes Loons (45-47) (11-15) to three hits, winning 8-2 on a 78-degree partly cloudy Thursday night at Dow Diamond. - Both teams traded runs in the first two innings. Noah Miller walked in the first,

LANSING, Mich. – The Great Lakes Loons (43-44) (9-12) knocked two home runs in the fifth inning, their first multi-homer inning this season, in a 4-2 win over the Lansing Lugnuts (42-45) (10-12) on a 74-degree partly cloudy Friday night at Jackson® Field™. - Five of the seven hits for

MIDLAND, Mich. – The Great Lakes Pontooners (41-42) (7-10) and Fort Wayne TinCaps (35-49) (7-11) each grabbed a game, a Pontooners 4-1 win in game one and a 3-2 TinCaps victory on a 77-degree partly cloudy Thursday night at Dow Diamond. It is the first of three days; Great Lakes

COMSTOCK PARK, Mich. – The Great Lakes Loons (39-38) (5-6) had enough in the tank to close out the West Michigan Whitecaps (39-39) (8-4) 6-5 on an 81-degree sunny Wednesday night at LMCU Ballpark. - Josue De Paula and Noah Miller started the game with back-to-back singles. A Kyle Nevin

MIDLAND, Mich. – The Lake County Captains (45-27) (4-2) scored 13 runs on 12 hits trouncing the Great Lakes Loons (36-36) (2-4) 13-3 on a 69-degree partly cloudy Thursday night at Classic Auto Group Park. - Great Lakes starter Patrick Copen permitted two runs in 2.2 innings in his Midwest

Rancho Cucamonga, CA – Patrick Copen dominated over seven scoreless innings and the Quakes won their fourth straight game with a 6-0 win over the Inland Empire 66ers on Tuesday night at LoanMart Field. Copen delivered a gem, with a career-best seven innings, while scattering just three hits, earning his

Visalia, CA – Three pitchers combined on a five-hit shutout on Wednesday, as Rancho Cucamonga earned their second road win of their current 12-game trip, winning 5-0 over Visalia at Valley Strong Ballpark, snapping a two-game skid. Patrick Copen (2-2) went five innings and struck out six, while allowing just

Rancho Cucamonga, CA – The Lake Elsinore Storm earned their first win of the series on Friday night, snapping Rancho’s seven-game winning streak in the process, coming from behind to defeat the Quakes by a final of 5-2 at LoanMart Field. Leading 1-0, the Quakes took a no-hit bid into

San Bernardino, CA – The Quakes swept a double-header on Saturday night and recorded their first road series win, taking two from the Inland Empire 66ers at San Manuel Stadium. Rancho took game one by a final of 9-6, rallying on a couple of different occasions. Jake Gelof had three

Rancho Cucamonga, CA – There will be baseball at LoanMart Field on Friday night, as the Quakes staved off elimination on Thursday, holding on for an exciting 4-3 victory over the Inland Empire 66ers. Kelvin Ramirez came out of the bullpen with two outs in the ninth, inheriting a bases-loaded

Rancho Cucamonga, CA – The Visalia Rawhide rallied for some late runs on Thursday night, edging the Quakes by a final score of 4-3 at LoanMart Field. Three wild pitches scored three Visalia runs over a two-inning stretch, giving the ‘Hide the lead for good against Rancho reliever Brandon Neeck