Kane County Cougars at Burlington Bees
April 16th, 2000/May 30th, 2000
Community Field, Burlington Iowa/Phillip B. Elfstrom Stadium, Geneva, Illinios
Game suspended in top of 5th, one out

BECKETT GETS FIRST VICTORY

Josh Beckett the Marlins first pick in the 1999 draft got his first professional victory today. Just coming off the disabled list after around six weeks, Josh looked good, despite the fact that he only was able to get the fastball over basically. Beckett threw 29 pitches in a two inning stint. He also gave up two hits, one run, which was unearned, and he struck out two.

Marc Sauer started the game and went four innings, giving up four hits, one walk and three strikeouts. Joe Sergent came in after Beckett for three innings of two hit baseball. Joe walked one and struck out three. Sergent retired the last eigth hitters he faced to end the game.

Offensivley the Cougars exploded, Francisco Ferrand missed hitting for the cycle by a triple. Paco finished the game 4 for 5, includeing scoring three runs. Kelley Washington, Dennis Anderson and Kevin Hooper all finished with two hits apiece.

For the Bees Josh Stewart started the game and went the first four innings giving up six hite, three runs, but only two of them were earned. He also walked three and struck out three. Corwin Malone lasted one third of an inning, giving up one hit, but also giving up four runs, all earned, on four walks. Matt Borne came in and tried to clean up going four and one third innings, six hits, two runs, one walk, and two strikeouts.

Chad Durham and Barry Gauch both had two hits.


The scoring started in the first for the Cougars when with one out Francisco Ferrand singled back to the pitcher. Scott Goodman then walked. Kelley Washington singled to right to score Ferrand.

More for the Cougars in the second when Dennis Anderson singled to left. Kevin Hooper walked. Anderson would get to third on a passed ball. Drew Niles then hit a sacrifice fly to right to score Anderson.

The Cougars would put a five spot on the board in the fifth when with one out Chip Ambres singled to center. Since the game was a suspended game and Ambres was put on the diabled list and this is were we begin the game today Kevin Perkins went in a pitch run for Ambres. On the first pitch of the second part of the game Perkins would steal second base. Fracnsico Ferrand then doubled to right to score Perkins. Scott Goodman walked. Kelley Washington also would walk. One out later, Stephen Morales who was pitch hitting for the injured Matt Frick who is day to day still with the shoulder injury. Morales walked with the bases loaded to score Ferrand. Dennis Anderson was up next and he to walked with the bases loaded this time to bring in Goodman. Finaly the Bees would make a pitching change and bring in Matt Borne. Kevin Hooper then singled to left to score both Washington and Frick.

The Bees would show some life in the bottom of the inning when they would score thier only run of the ball game when with one out Chad Durham singled to right, then stole second. J.R. Mounts planted a sacrifice bunt to get Durham to third. Nilson Teilon would reached on a Kelley Washington error. Durham would score on the play.

The Cougars were not done in this game when in the sixth Francisco Ferrnad would hit a home run down the right field line and onto the deck.

The final run of the ball game was by the Cougars in the seventh when Dave Callahan walked. One out later Dennis Anderson tripled to right to score Callahan.

Cougars
Name POS AB R H RBI
Chip Ambres CF 2 0 1 0
Kevin Perkins PR/RF 1 1 0 0
Francisco Ferrand CF/RF 5 3 4 2
Scott Goodman LF 3 1 0 0
Kelley Washington 3B 4 1 2 1
David Callahan 1B 3 1 0 0
Matt Frick C 2 0 1 0
Stephen Morales PH/C 2 1 1 1
Dennis Anderson DH 4 1 2 2
Kevin Hooper 2B 4 0 2 2
Drew Niles SS 4 0 0 1
Bees
Name POS AB R H RBI
Chad Durham CF 5 1 2 0
J.R. Mounts LF 3 0 1 0
Nelson Teilon 2B 4 0 0 0
Ralph Flores 3B 2 0 0 0
Lenin Solorzano PH/3B 2 0 1 0
Humberto Quintero DH 4 0 0 0
Barry Gouch C 4 0 2 0
John Santamarina 1B 2 0 1 0
Jason Fennell PH/1B 2 0 0 0
Rolando Garza RF 3 0 1 0
Danny Sandoval SS 4 0 1 0




E-Washington, Gauch, LOB KC-9, BUR-9, 2B-Ferrand, Gauch, Santamarina, 3B-Anderson, HR-Ferrand (Borne), SB-Perkins, Durham, Mounts, Teilon, CS-Washington, Teilon, SACF-Niles, SACB-Mounts

Kane County 1 1 0 0 5 1 1 0 0 9 13 1
Burlington 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 9 1

Cougars
Name IP H R ER BB SO Decison WP BK HB AB BF GB FB
Marc Sauer 4 4 0 0 1 3 ND 0 0 0 16 17 2 7
Josh Beckett 2 2 1 0 0 2 W (1-0) 0 0 0 7 8 2 1
Joe Sergent 3 3 0 0 0 2 SV (1) 0 0 0 11 12 4 1

Bees
Name IP H R ER BB SO Decison WP BK HB AB BF GB FB
Josh Stewart 4.1 6 3 3 3 3 L (4-2) 1 0 1 14 19 4 2
Corwin Malone 0.1 1 4 4 4 0 ND 0 0 0 2 6 0 1
Matt Borne 4.1 6 2 2 1 2 ND 0 0 1 18 20 4 6

HB-Callahan (Stewart), Perkins (Borne), PB-Gauch, SO-Ambres, Perkins, Ferrand, Hooper, Niles 3, Mounts 2, Teilon, Quintero, Gauch, Sandoval 2, BB-Ambres, Goodman 2, Washington, Callahan, Morales, Anderson, Hooper, Garza

2:29
236

Chip Ambres went on the disabled list today and Medardo Fernandez, an outfielder came up from extended spring training.