Cedar Rapids Kernels at Kane County Cougars
Tuesday, April 23rd, 2002
Phillip B. Elfstrom Stadium, Geneva, Illinios
The Cougars offense is in hibernation. They had four hits after having
two days off. Coming into the game the Cougars were hitting .225 as a team, that
is near the bottom of the league.
Jake Woods started for the Kernels and pitched great. He went six innings,
giving up only three hits, and walking one. Jake reitred the first four men he
faced. The Cougars never got anyone past second base against him. Woods also
struck out four.
The Kernels bullpen was even stronger than their starter. Dustin Griffith
came in and pitched two perfect innings, striking out four. Mark O'Sullivan then pitched
the ninth and gav eup only a leadoff double to Hunter Wyant.
Allen Baxter made his first home start and his third overall. The number three pick for
the Marlins in last years draft lasted five innings for the second straight outing. This time
he pitched better than last but still lost. He gave up three his and two runs. Only one of those runs were
earned. He walked three and struck out six. Baxter threw two wild pitches.
The bullpen got lit up this time. Nick Ungs came on to replace Baxter in the sixth. He
lasted two innings, giving up six hits. He allowed five runs and two walks. In the seventh
inning ten Kernels came to the plate to face him. In that inning alone he walked two.
Tyler Banks then came on for the last two innings. He wasn't that much better than Ungs.
He gave up three hits and two runs. He did strikeout three. He also had a good ninth inning.
In that inning he struck out the leadoff man, Ed Welch. Greg Porter than flew out to Anthony Brewer
in center. Ryan Nevins then struck out to end the inning.
At the plate for the Kernels their leadoff man got on base four of the five times he came to the plate.
Ransel Melgarejo walked twice, singled once and reache don an error, he scored twice. Justin Turner was batting
second. He scored twice. Jeff Mathis had three runs batted in. Casey Kotchman doubled and had two runs batted in.
The scoring started in the top of the first for the Kernels when Ransel Melgarejo lead things off with a walk.
Allex Baxter tried to pick him off of first base and threw the ball into the Cougars bullpen down the right field
line. Melgarejo would end up at second on the play, he then made it to third on a wild pitch.
Justin Turner struck out. Jeff Mathis grounded to short, on the play Melgarejo would score to give the Kernels the lead.
In the fourth the Kernels added another run whe with one out Dallas McPherson singled to second. He then stole second and third.
Ed Welch then struck out. Greg Porter singled to left to score McPherson.
The Kernels exploded for five runs in the seventh off of reliever Nick Ungs. The inning started when Ryan Nevins singled to center.
Jon Cahill then blooped one in short right. Rightfielder Charles Frazier would've had the ball if second baseman William Arroyo did not run into him, or just get
in the way. One out later, Justin Turner walked to load the bases. Jeff Mathis then lined one to center. Centerfielder Anthony Brewer lost it in the
lights. The ball droped and it rolled past him. On the play Nevins and Cahill would score. Casey Kotchman then singled to
right to score Turner. Dallas McPherson walked. Ed Welch hit a sacrifice fly to center to score Mathis. Greg Porter then singeld
to center to score Kotchman.
In the eighth inning the Kernels added two more runs when, with one out Ransel Melgarejo singled to
center. Justin Turner then doubled to center to score Melgarejo. Jeff Mathis struck out. Casey Kotchman doubled to
center to score Turner.
Kernels
| Name |
POS |
AB |
R |
H |
RBI |
| Ransel Melgarejo |
CF |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
| Justin Turner |
2B |
4 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
| Jeff Mathis |
C |
5 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
| Casey Kotchman |
1B |
5 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
| Dallas McPherson |
3B |
4 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
| Mike Napoli |
DH |
| Nick Gorneault |
PH/DH |
4 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Greg Porter |
RF |
5 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
| Ryan Nevins |
LF |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| Ed Welsch |
PR/LF |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Jon Cahill |
SS |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
Cougars
| Name |
POS |
AB |
R |
H |
RBI |
| Anthony Brewer |
CF |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Hunter Wyant |
DH |
4 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
| Scott Hicks |
LF |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| Jason Stokes |
1B |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Charlie Frazier |
RF |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| Heath Kelly |
SS |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Michael Tucker |
3B |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Winton Zapay |
C |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| William Arroyo |
2B |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Baxter, Kelly, LOB-Kernels-8, Cougars-5, RLISP-Kernels-4, Cougars-3, 2B-Turner, Kotchman, Wyant, RBI-Turner, Mathis 3, Kotchman 2, Napoli, Porter 2, SACF-Naploi, SB-Melgarejo, McPherson 3, CS-Cahill
| Cedar Rapids |
|
|
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
5 |
2 |
0 |
|
|
9 |
12 |
0 |
| Kane County |
|
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
0 |
4 |
2 |
Kernels
| Name |
IP |
H |
R |
ER |
BB |
SO |
Decison |
WP |
BK |
HB |
AB |
BF |
GB |
FB |
| Jake Woods |
6 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
W (1-1) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
21 |
22 |
5 |
9 |
| Dustin Griffith |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
ND |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
6 |
1 |
1 |
| Mark O'Sullivan |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
ND |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
Cougars
| Name |
IP |
H |
R |
ER |
BB |
SO |
Decison |
WP |
BK |
HB |
AB |
BF |
GB |
FB |
| Allen Baxter |
5 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
6 |
L (0-2) |
2 |
0 |
0 |
19 |
22 |
5 |
3 |
| Nic Ungs |
2 |
6 |
5 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
ND |
0 |
0 |
0 |
11 |
14 |
2 |
4 |
| Tyler Banks |
2 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
ND |
0 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
9 |
0 |
3 |
WP-Baxter 2, SO-Turner 2, Mathis, Gorneault 3, Nevins, Welsch, Cahill, Brewer 2, Wyant, Stokes 2, Kelly, Zapay, Arroyo, BB-Melgarejo 2, Turner, McPherson, Cahill, Kelly
H-(22,026)(5), A-(10,278)(11), T-(32,304)(16)
Alumni Report
4/23
Houston 3, Florida 4
Josh Beckett (00) 7 ip, 3 h, 3 r, 0 er, 3 bb, 11 k, 0-2, 2K
Michael Tejera (98), 1 ip, 0 h, 0 r, 0 er, 0 bb, 0 k
Calgary 2, Salt Lake 3
Bobby Rodgers, 5 ip, 3 h, 1 r, 1 er, 1 bb, 3 k
Blaine Neal, 1 ip, 0 h, 0 r, 0 er, 0 bb, 0 k, WP
Kevin Hooper-2B, 0-4
Nate Rolison-1B, 0-4, 2 K
Matt Ericskon-PH, 0-1
Derek Wathan-SS, 0-2
Norwich 5, Portland 6
Joe Sergent, 6 ip, 3 h, 3 r, 3 er, 1 bb, 2 k, W
HR-A. Phillips (Sergent)
Jesus Medrano-2B, 0-2, SB, BB, CS
Adrian Gonzalez-1B, 2-4, HR (S. Marsonek), RBI, R
Jose Santos-3B, 1-4, RBI
Matt Padgett-RF, 1-4, R
Matt Treanor-C, 1-2, 3B, 2 R, BB, K
Quincy Foster-CF, 2-3, 2 RBI, SB, CS, K
Tennessee 7 West Tennessee 11
David Noyce, 1.1 ip, 3 h, 2 r, 2 er, 2 bb, 1 k
Daytona 7, Jupiter 3
Todd Moser, 6 ip, 4 h, 2 r, 2 er, 2 bb, 1 k
Terry Byron, 1.1 ip, 3 h, 4 r, 4 er, 1 bb, 1 k, L
Ryan Harber, 0.2 ip, 2 h, 1 r, 1 er, 0 bb, 0 k
Michael Flannery, 1 ip, 2 h, 0 r, 0 er, 0 bb, 0 k, BK
HR-Jason DuBois (Moser)
Chip Ambres-CF, 2-4, 2B, 2 R, SB
Will Smith-LF, 0-4, K
Miguel Cabrera-3B, 1-3, SACF, RBI
Pat Magness-1B, 2-4, 2B, RBI, R, 2 K
Jim Kavourias-RF, 1-4, K
Dennis Anderson, 0-3, HBP
Matt DeMarco-2B, 1-3, R
Josh Wilson-SS, 0-2, HBP
Since the Cougars had yesterday off this is what happend on 4/22
Florida 8 Atlanta 3
Gary Knotts, 2 ip, 0 h, 0 r, 0 er, 2 bb, 1 k
Calgary 3, Salt Lake 1, G1
Blaine Neal, 1 ip, 1h, 0 r, 0 er, 0 bb, 0 k, SV
Kevin Hooper-2B, 2-3, 2B, R, BB
Matt Erickson-3B, 1-4, K
Nate Rolison-1B, 1-3, 2B, 2 K, BB
Derek Wathan-SS, 1-3, K
Calgary 7, Salt Lake 0, G2
Kevin Hooper-SS, 1-2, R, RBI, 2 BB, CS
Nate Rolison-1B, 1-4, R, 2 K
Birmingham 7, West Tennessee 4
David Noyce, 1 ip, 0 h, 0 r, 0 er, 0 bb, 0 k
Daytona 4, Jupiter 1
Rob Henkel, 5.1 ip, 7 h, 4 r, 3 er, 0 bb, 5 k, L
Chris Key, 1.2 ip, 1 h, 0 r, 0 er, 1 bb, 0 k
Marc Sauer, 2 ip, 1 h, 0 r, 0 er, 0 bb, 0 k
HR-Jason DuBois (Henkel)
Josh Wilson-SS, 1-4
Will Smith-LF, 1-4, K
Miguel Cabrera-3B, 0-3, BB, 2 K
Jim Kavourias-RF, 1-3, BB, K
Josh Willingham-DH, 0-3, BB, 3 K
Pat Magness-1B, 1-4, 2B, R
Matt DeMarco-2B, 1-4
Chip Ambres-CF, 1-4
Notes-Matt Easterday is listed on the Jupiter roster as on the disabled list, does anyone know why.
Alumni News
John Skinner (01) assigned to Portland (AA)
This Day In Cougars History
4/22/95, Tony Darden goes 3-4, 3 R, and Aaron Harvey 3-5, 2 RBI as the Cougars win a sloppy 12-6 contest from Burlington
4/22/01, Jim Kavourias vs Clinton, Game Winning Homer in 9th off of Gerardo Casadiego
4/23/93, Charles Johnson, HR, 3 RBI, power Cougars to 7-4 win over South Bend White Sox
4/23/94, Kevin Millar vs Burlington, 2 HR, 6 RBI, KC win
4/23/95, Burlington pitchers issue 11 walked as the Cougars defeat the Bees 11-3.
John Roskos drive in 3 runs while Ryan Jackson drive in 2 more.
4/23/00, Kevin Hooper vs Quad City, hit 1st professional homer off of Brian Wolfe
Alumni Birthdays
Chris Chatterton, P (91) 32
Steve Goodell, IF (96) 27
Notes-Remember to vote for whom you think should be the Cougars April player and pitcher
of the month on my website at members.core.com/~malshere. The poll will close on May 12th
Thank You
David Malamut