Wisconsin Timber Rattlers at Kane County Cougars
Monday, April 15th, 2002
Phillip B. Elfstrom Stadium, Geneva, Illinios


Can somebody tell me if this is the 2001 Cougars or the 2002 version of the Cougars. The Cougars put out 13 hits and scored seven runs, in route to a 7-3 win, the win was their third straight victory and puts them a game within .500.

Hunter Wyant lead the way with three hits. He had a run scoring double in the second. Plus he also had singles in the sixth and the eighth. William Arroyo, Scott Hicks, and Michael Tucker also had two hits apiece.

Frailyn Tejada started for the Cougars and did not pitch all that badly, he went five innings, giving up seven hits. He gave up only one run, while also walking two and striking out two. Tim Schilling then came in and pitched the next three innings. He gave up three hits and one run. Lou Evans pitched then ninth and gave up one homerun.



The scoring started in the first inning when, William Arroyo lead the game off by being hit by a pitch in the foot. Hunter Wyant then hit into a fielder's choice, with Arroyo being out at second. Timber Rattlers pitcher Patrick Barnes then tried to pick off Wyant at first and threw the ball into right field. Wyant would make it all the way around to third. Scott Hicks then single to center to bring home Wyant. Jason Stokes walked. Barnes then threw a wild pitch. On the play Hicks would make third and Stokes would make second. Charles Frazier walked to load the bases. George Arnott then struck out. Michael Tucker singled to left to score both Wyant and Hicks to make the score three to nothing.

The Rattlers would score a run in the next half inning, when Alejandro Cadena singled to left. Chris Collins the lined one that look like it was going to find the gap in left. Short stop Rex Rundgren made a great leaping catch. Daniel Floyd singled right past Tucker at third for a single to get Cadena to third. Jeff Ellena then doubled to left to score Cadena. Tejada would then get out of the inning by getting a couple of groundouts to third.

More fun for the Cougars in the second when, with one out William Arroy singled to right, then stole second. Hunter Wyant double to right to score Arroyo. Scott Hicks singled to center to get Wyant to third. Jason Stokes then hit a sacrifice fly to right, on the play the right fielder Floyd made a nice sliding catch down the line for the out. Wyant would score on the play.

In the seventh innin Michael Tucker hit a homer onto the bleachers in left field to bring the score to seven to one.

The Timber Rattlers would not go down without bitting the Cougars. In the eighth inning Greg Dobbs led it off with a single to center. Alejandro Cadena then walked. Chris Collins hit into a 6-4-3 double play, Dobbs to third. Daniel Floyd stung one to third, Tucker made a nice play to get to the ball, unfortuantly he made the throw to first, which bounced and got by first baseman Juan Garcia, on the play Dobbs would score.

Shin-soo Choo would hit a bomb to right field, for a homer in the ninth. The ball went a long ways in between the bleachers and the deck.

Rattlers
Name POS AB R H RBI
Miguel Villio LF 5 0 0 0
Guillermo Martinez 2B 5 0 3 0
Shin-soo Choo CF 5 1 2 1
Greg Dobbs 3B 4 1 1 0
Alejandro Cadena 1B 3 1 1 0
Chris Collins C 4 0 0 0
Daniel Floyd RF 4 0 2 0
Jeff Ellena DH 2 0 1 1
Corey Freeman SS 4 0 1 0
Cougars
Name POS AB R H RBI
William Arroyo 2B 2 1 2 1
Hunter Wyant LF 5 2 3 1
Scott Hicks RF 5 1 2 1
Jason Stokes DH 3 1 0 1
Charlie Frazier CF 3 0 1 0
George Arnott C 4 1 1 0
Michael Tucker 3B 4 1 3 3
Juan Garcia 1B 4 0 1 0
Rex Rundgren SS 4 0 0 0
E-Barnes 2, Collins, Tucker, LOB-Rattlers-11, Cougars-10, RLISP-Rattlers-7, Cougars-7, 2B-Ellena, Arroyo, Wyant, Garcia, HR-Choo (Evans), Tucker (Head), RBI-Choo, Ellena, Arroyo, Wyant, Hicks, Stokes, Tucker 3, SACF-Stokes, SB-Arroyo, DP-Collins 2 (Tejada)(6-4-3), (Schilling)(6-4-3)
Wisconsin 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 11 3
Kane County 3 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 X 7 13 1
Rattlers
Name IP H R ER BB SO Decison WP BK HB AB BF GB FB
Pat Barnes 5 8 6 5 3 5 L 1 0 1 22 27 1 8
Dan Head 2 5 1 1 0 1 ND 0 0 1 8 9 2 1
Ryan Ketchner 1 1 0 0 1 2 ND 0 0 0 4 5 1 0
Cougars
Name IP H R ER BB SO Decison WP BK HB AB BF GB FB
Frailyn Tejada 5 7 1 1 2 2 W 0 0 0 21 23 5 7
Tim Schilling 3 3 1 0 2 2 ND 0 0 1 11 13 3 3
Lou Evans 1 1 1 1 0 0 ND 0 0 0 4 4 1 2
WP-Barnes, HB-Arroyo (Barnes)(Head), Ellena (Schilling), SO-Villio, Choo, Collins, Hicks, Stokes 2, Frazier, Arnott, Tucker, Garcia 2, BB-Dobbs, Cadena 2, Ellena, Arroyo, Stokes, Frazier 2
A-5866
H-(18,560)(4), A-(7,148)(6), T-(25,708)(10)




Notes-Well we better mark this on the calendar all of the lights on the scoreboard worked today, this is the first time this has happend in a couple of years. It won't last.


More Notes-Catcher George Arnott, made a few nice plays on foul pops behind the plate, with the wind really blowing.



Alumni Report

Iowa 13 Calgary 6
Kevin Hooper-SS, 0-3, 2 BB, 2 K
Matt Erickson-2B, 2-5, R
Derek Wathan-PH, 0-1
Will Cannane (Iowa) 1.1 ip, 4 h, 2 r, 2 er, 0 bb, 2 k

New Haven 6 Portland 0
Hansel Izquierdo, 7 ip, 5 h, 2 r, 1 er, 1 bb, 4 k, L
Brandon Bowe, 2 ip, 5 h, 4 r, 4 er, 0 bb, 2 k
HR-John Gall, Covelli Crisp (Bowe)
Jesus Medrano-2B, 1-4, 2 SB, K
Adrian Gonzalez-1B, 0-4
Jose Santos-3B, 0-4, 2 K, 2 E
Matt Padgett-RF, 1-4, SB, CS, 2 K
Matt Treanor-C, 0-3, BB
Hansel Izquierdo-P, 0-1, BB

Jupiter 3 Vero Beach 7
Michael McNutt, 5 ip, 7 h, 6 r, 5 er, 7 bb, 4 k, L, E HBP
Marc Sauer, 2 ip, 0 h, 0 r, 0 er, 0 bb, 1 k, HBP
Brandon Sloan, 1 ip, 2 h, 1 r, 1 er, 0 bb, 1 k
HR-R, Van Buizen (McNutt)
---C. Thomas (Sloan)
Chip Ambres-CF, 1-5, 2B, K
Will Smith-LF, 1-4, HR (J. Hanrahan), RBI, K
Josh Willingham-3B, 0-4, 4 K, E
Jim Kavourias-RF, 0-3, BB, 3 K
Miguel Cabrera-DH, 2-4, 2B, R, K
Pat Magness-1B, 1-3, BB
Matt DeMarco-2B, 1-4, 2 RBI



This Day In Cougars History
4/15/93, Brad Pennington becomes first former Cougars to make MLB, Baltimore
4/15/93, Every MWL game cancelled to to bad weather


Birthdays
Doug Gilbert, IF (92) 33


Hey everyone, the results of the first poll are in, thanks to every one who voted. The question was, who do you think will be the Cougars 2002 MVP

Jon Asahina, 1
Allen Baxter, 110 (34%)
Kevin Cave, 1
Charles Frazier, 2
Jeff Fulchino, 1
Rex Rundgren, 104 (32%)
Jason Stokes, 88 (27%)
Nick Ungs, 13 (4%)
Dontrelle Willis, 1
Other, 2
Total Votes-323


Well this month we will be doing two polls, April Player of the Month, and April Pitcher of the Month

These are the canadates for hitter of the month
George Arnott
Anthony Brewer
Kris Clute
Charles Frazier
Scott Hicks
Rex Rundgren
Jason Stokes
Michael Tucker
Hunter Wyant
Winton Zapey

These are the canadates for pitcher of the month
Phil Akens
Jon Asahina
Tyler Banks
Allen Baxter
Kevin Cave
Jeff Fulchino
Tim Schilling
Frailyn Tejada
Nick Ungs
Dontrelle Willis


You can vote for whom you think should be the MVP on my website at memebers.core.com/~malshere

The poll will be up untill May 15th, when I will put up May's player of the month polls



Thank you
David Malamut