Back To Square One Kane County Cougars at Burlington Bees
April 5th, 2002
Community Field, Burlington, Iowa


The Cougars are now back to square one on the new season. This is after they lost the game today to the Bees in the bottom of the ninth. After tieing the game in the top of the inning. Two days in a row that the Cougars have played one run games.

Phil Akens started for the Cougars, and pitched well. He went five innings, giving up only two hits. While walking one and striking out five. Phil retired the first six men he faced, then walked the leadoff man the next year. After that he retired the next two, before giving up a bunt single to third.

This game was get, at least in the pitching since. There was nine hits combined in the game and three runs. Both of the starters gave up no runs and two hits.

For the Bees, Brian Bass started for them, he played for the Bees last year. Bass pitched seven innings, giving up two hits and two walks, while striking out two.

Jon Asahina came in after Akens and pitched two and two thirds innings. He gave up one hit and three walks, while striking out one. Jon got five of the first six hitters he faced out.

The scoring started in the fifth when, with one out, Jon Draper reached on an error by the second baseman Kris Clute. On the play, Clute just missed the ball and allowed the pop up to land in the infield. Jonathan Guzman then singled to center to score Draper.

The Cougars would tie the game in the top of the ninth when, with one out Kris Clute doubled to right. Scott Hicks then poped up to left. Jason Stokes, reached on an error by the shortstop. On the play Clute made it to third. Winton Zapay then reached on an infield single to second, on the play Clute scored. The play was close, but I do think that he was safe.

In the bottom of the ninth, Ruben Gotay doubled to right, then he advanced to third on a wild pitch by reliever Elvis DeJesus. DeJesus threw the ball way over the catchers head. Jon Draper then singled to left to bring home the winning run.

Cougars
Name POS AB R H RBI
Anthony Brewer CF 3 0 0 0
Kris Clute 2B 4 1 2 0
Scott Hicks LF 4 0 0 0
Jason Stokes 1B 4 0 0 0
Winton Zapay C 4 0 1 1
Michael Tucker 3B 2 0 1 0
Hunter Wyant DH 2 0 0 0
Rex Rundgren SS 3 0 0 0
Bees
Name POS AB R H RBI
James Shanks CF 4 0 1 0
Brett Groves SS 4 0 0 0
Chris Fallon 1B 3 0 0 0
Galindo Gomez 3B 4 0 1 0
J.D. Alleva DH 4 0 0 0
Ruben Gotay 2B 4 1 1 0
Jon Draper C 3 1 1 1
Jonathan Guzman RF 2 0 1 1
Victor Rosario LF 2 0 0 0
E-Clute, LOB-Cougars-5, Bees-7, RLISP-Cougars-3, Bees-2, 2B-Clute, Gotay, RBI-Zapay, Draper, Guzman, SB-Brewer, Frazier, Guzman, CS-Brewer, PiO-Clute, DP-Rundgren (Bass)(5-4-3)
Kane County 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 2
Burlington 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 5 0
Cougars
Name IP H R ER BB SO Decison WP BK HB AB BF GB FB
Phil Akens 5 2 0 0 1 5 ND 0 0 0 18 19 3 7
Jon Asahina 2.2 1 0 0 3 1 ND 0 0 0 7 9 5 0
Elvis DeJesus 0.1 2 1 1 0 0 L (0-1) 1 0 0 3 3 0 1
Bees
Name IP H R ER BB SO Decison WP BK HB AB BF GB FB
Brian Bass 7 2 0 0 2 2 ND 0 0 0 20 22 8 8
Kyle Middleton 1.2+2 2 1 0 2 2 ND 0 0 0 8 10 0 3
Rick Zary 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 W (1-0) 0 0 0 1 1 0 1
WP-DeJesus, SO-Brewer 2, Clute, Rundgren, Groves, Fallon, Gomez, Alleva, Gotay, Rosario, BB-Brewer, Frazier, Tucker, Wyant, Fallon, Draper, Guzman, Rosario
A-426
H-(0), A-(928)(2), T-(928)((2)



Birthdays
Ross Gload, 1B/OF (98) 26


Alumni Report
Florida at Philadelphia
Gary Knotts, 1.2 ip, 0 h, 0 r, 0 er, 0 bb, 1 k
Kevin Olsen, 1.2 ip, 0 h, 0 r, 0 er, 1 bb, 0 k, HBP


Calgary at Las Vegas
Hansel Izquierdo, 6 ip, 5 h, 3 r, 3 er, 3 bb, 4 k, W
Blaine Neal, 1 ip, 1 h, 0 r, 0 er, 1 bb, 0 k

HR-Todd Greene, Chin-Feng Chen (Izquierdo)

Kevin Hooper, 1-5, R, SB, BB
Nate Rolison, 0-3, R, 2 BB, K
Derek Wathan, 2-4, 2 RBI, 2 R, BB
Hansel Izquierdo, 1-3, 2B, 3 RBI, 2 K


Portland at New Britain
Nate Robertson, 5 ip, 5 h, 1 r, 1 er, 4 bb, 5 k, W
Bobby Rodgers, 3 ip, 3 h, 1 r, 1 er, 0 bb, 5 k
Brandon Bowe, 1 ip, 0 h, 0 r, 0 er, 1 bb, 1 k

HR-Papo Bolivar (Rodgers)

Jesus Medrano, 2-4 2B, 2 RBI, 2 R, BB
Adrian Gonzalez, 1-5, RBI
Matt Padgett, 1-4, 2B, R, RBI, BB, K
Jose Santos-DH, 0-3, R
Chris Aguila, 2-4, 3B, 2B, R, 2 RBI
Matt Treanor, 1-3, R, BB


Mobile at West Tennessee
David Noyce, 2 ip, 1 h, 0 r, 0 er, 1 bb, 3 k


St. Lucie at Jupiter
Michael McNutt, 4 ip, 9 h, 5 r, 3 er, 2 bb, 3 k, WP
Marc Sauer, 2 ip, 0 h, 0 r, 0 er, 0 bb, 1 k, W
Michael Flannery, 2 ip, 1 h, 0 r, 0 er, 0 bb, 2 k, HBP
Brandon Sloan, 1 ip, 2 h, 0 r, 0 er, 0 bb, 0 k

Chip Ambres-CF, 0-4, BB, K
Will Smith-LF, 2-4, HR (Cole), 3B, 3 R, RBI, HBP
Josh Willingham-Dh, 3-5, 3B, 2 R, 2 K
Charles Johnson-C, 2-3, HR (Mattioni), 2 R, 2 RBI, BB, HBP
Dennis Anderson-C, 0-1
Miguel Cabrera-3B, 1-3, RBI, R, BB, K, HBP
Pat Magness-1B, 2-3, HR (Bennett), 3 RBI, BB, K, HBP
Francisco Ferrand-RF, 0-5, K
Matt Easterday-2B, 1-4, R, K
Josh Wilson-SS, 0-3, BB, K, 2 E





Thanks
David Malamut
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