Beloit Snappers at Kane County Cougars
April 15th, 2001
Phillip B. Elfstrom Stadium, Geneva, Illinios

The Cougars left their bats in Peoria. Ben Hendrickson the Snappers starter had a no-hitter going into the sixth inning and the Cougars only got five hits in the game. This is compared to ten plus hits the first nine games of the season, almost every game.

Hendrickson pitched six innings, giving up just that one hits, while walking two and striking out eight. He retired eleven Cougars in order at one point through the middle of his outing. Ben got most of his strikeouts during the later points of the outing.

As for the Cougars starter Marc Sauer just did not have a happy easter day, as he got roughed up right off the bat and just did not have it today. Marc got out of a couple of jams but there were just too many of them for him to contend with.

For the Snappers Michael Shwan did a great job in relief, going three innings, and giving up four hits, and two runs. He did not walk anybody and he struck out seven.

The Cougars had Hansel Izquierdo as the first man out of the pen today. He did a nice job going two and two thirds innings and only giving up one unearned run. Michael Flannery who had just come up from extended spring training then came in and went the last two innings giving up only two hits.

The Cougars only bright spot offensivley was Chip Ambres who had two hits. Kane County wasn't able to put anything together untill the eighth inning when they were able to get three hit in a row and break the easter egg that was on the board.

Eliezer Alfonzo lead the Snappers with three hits and hit the only homerun of the game. Dave Krynzel, Todd West and Obispo Brito all ended up with two hits apiece.


The scoring started in the first when Krynzel lead things off with a single to right. Two out later Eliezer Alfonzo hammered one to left to make give the Snappers a two run lead.

The Snappers would add more in the third when Travis Hake lead it off with a double to left. Krynzel then hit a ball off of first baseman Adrian Gonzalez's glove that deflected to second baseman Matt Easterday, who threw the ball back to Gonzalez for the 3-4-3 out. Hake went to third. Todd West then singled to right to score Hake. Brito then doubled to left to score West.

Beloit took an inning off from the scoring column, but in the fifth they put two more runs on the board when Krynzel lead things off with a single to center, then stole second. Todd West then hit a liner to third, the ball bounced off of the third base bag on a line and past a diving Josh Wilson to left field. On the play Krynzel would score. Obispo Brito then singled to left to move West along. Eliezer Alfonzo was then hit by a pitch. The Cougars then brought in Izquierdo and he got the first man he saw out. Derry Hammond then singled to right, West would score, but Brito would be out on a great throw from right fielder Jim Kavourias.

An insurance run in the seventh when with one out Izquierdo hit Brito. Then Alfonzo doubeld to center. Daryl Clark then grounded out to third, on the play Brito would score.

The Cougars would give out a low roar in the eighth when with one out Matt Postell hit a liner that bouced off first base and into rightfield for a single. Matt Easterday then singled to right. Chip Ambres was next and he kept thing moving along with a single to right to score Postell. Will Smith then grounded out to the first baseman unassisted, on the play Easterday would trot home.

Snappers
Name POS AB R H RBI
Dave Krynzel CF 5 3 2 0
Todd West SS 5 2 2 2
Obispo Brito C 4 1 2 1
Eliezer Alfonzo DH 3 1 3 2
Daryl Clark 3B 5 0 1 1
Derry Hammond RF 5 0 1 1
Hector Garcia 1B 4 0 0 0
Bob Pregnalato LF 4 0 0 0
Travis Hake 2B 3 1 1 0
Cougars
Name POS AB R H RBI
Chip Ambres CF 4 0 2 1
Will Smith LF 4 0 1 0
Adrian Gonzalez 1B 4 0 0 0
Jim Kavourias RF 4 0 0 0
Pat Magness DH 3 0 1 0
Miguel Cabrera SS 3 0 0 0
Josh Wilson 3B 2 0 0 0
Josh Willingham 3B 1 0 0 0
Matt Postell C 3 1 1 0
Matt Easterday 2B 3 1 1 0



E-Wilson, LOB-Snappers-8, Cougars-4, RLISP-Snappers-5, Cougars-2, 2B-West, Brito, Alfonzo, Hake, HR-Alfonzo (Sauer), RBI-West 2, Brito, Alfonzo 2, Clark, Hammond, Ambres, Smith, SB-Krynzel, Garcia

Beloit 2 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 7 12 0
Kane County 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 5 1

Snappers
Name IP H R ER BB SO Decison WP BK HB AB BF GB FB
Ben Hendrickson 6 1 0 0 2 8 W (1-1) 1 0 0 18 20 3 6
Michael Shwan 3 4 2 2 0 7 SV (1) 0 0 0 13 13 2 0

Cougars
Name IP H R ER BB SO Decison WP BK HB AB BF GB FB
Marc Sauer 4+4 8 6 6 0 2 L (1-1) 0 0 1 21 22 4 6
Hansel Izquierdo 2.2 2 1 0 0 1 ND 0 0 1 10 11 3 4
Michael Flannery 2 2 0 0 1 1 ND 0 0 0 8 9 2 3

HB-Alfonzo (Sauer), Brito (Izquierdo), SO-Brito, Hammond, Pregnalato 2, Smith, Gonzalez 3, Kavourias 3, Magness, Cabrera 2, Wilson, Willingham, Postell 2, Easterday, BB-Hake, Magness, Cabrera

T-2:16
A-3,590

Notes-Marc Sauer had a bad day but, here is something on the bright side, he countinued his walkless innings streak, which he started last year, the second to last outing. It is currently at 24 innings.

More Notes-Tomorrow's Starters
Mike McNutt-Kane County


Tomorrow is a noon game and I believe is not on the internet, but I will be there, and so will a whole lot of school kids for a Ozzie's Reading Club day. Oh Goody!???


Thank You
David Malamut
dmalshere1@yahoo.com
www.megsinet.com/malshere