Number One Overall MLB Draft Pick Travis Bazzana Leads Lake County Captains to Midwest Division Series Title

Alan Kornspan

Believeland Media

Certainly having the number one overall 2024 MLB draft pick in Eastlake this season has created excitement throughout Northeast Ohio.

But when that number one overall 2024 MLB draft pick, Travis Bazzana, drove in the game winning run on Thursday night to lead the Lake County Captains to the Midwest League Championship Series, the elation reached peak levels.

Initially going behind early, Bazzana helped spur the Captains' comeback with a home run and a game winning single to help defeat the Dayton Dragons, 5-4.  

After the Dragons took a 2-0 lead in the top of the third inning, the Captains got a run back in the bottom of the fourth inning when Guardians 26th ranked prospect, Jake Fox, went yard.

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However, in the top of the fifth inning, the Dragons added two more runs to take a 4-2 advantage.

But Bazzana and the Captains showed great resilience as they rallied for three runs over the next two innings.

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In the bottom of the fifth inning, Bazzana hit the first pitch he saw over the right field wall to make the score 4-2.

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Then, in the bottom of the sixth inning, the Captains scored three runs to take the lead. 

First, the Captains scored when Guardians 12th ranked top prospect, Jacob Cozart, drove in Alex Mooney (Guardians 23rd ranked top prospect) from third base on a sacrifice fly to center field to get within one run of the Dragons at 4-3.

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Jonah Advincula, with two outs, drove in Jake Fox from third base with a single to left field to even the score.

With the game tied 4-4 and base runners on first and third, Bazzana then singled to left field scoring Advincula from third base as the Captains took a 5-4 lead.

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The Captains then held the Dragons scoreless in the last three innings to win the Division Series Title.

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For the game, the Captains were led offensively by Bazzana (2-4, home run and 2 RBI) and Fox (2-4, home run and 2RBI).

The Captains begin their quest for the Midwest League Championship tomorrow when they travel to Grand Chute, Wisconsin to take on the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers.