Kane County Cougars at Michigan Battle Cats
May 3rd, 2000
C.O. Brown Stadium, Battle Creek, Michigan

COUGARS WIN IN 10TH

The Cougars played their first extra inning game of the season.
During the game the Cougars had their chances of scoring but could
not get rolling, except in the middle innings when they traded runs with
the Battle Cats.

Marc Sauer started for the Cougars and actually pitched pretty well
going the first five innings. The ony trouble he got into was in the fourth
and in the sixth. Brandon Bowe came in after him and pitched one inning
getting rocked with two hits, and two runs, along with two walks. Joe Sergent
again was great going two shut out innings. Bryan Moore picked up the win going
the final two innings and just giving up one hit, while picking up two strikeouts.

Offensivley for the Cougars Matt Frick had a great day going 3-4 with three singles.
Frick also got intentionally walked. Scott Goodman also had two hits.

for the Battle Cats Mike Gallo went the first seven innings, giving up seven hits
five runs, four earned, three walks, and two strikeouts. Chris George then finished out
the game going the final three innings giving up three hits, two runs, zero earned, three walks
and two strikeouts.

For the Battle Cats offensivley Derek Nicholson had three hits, Jason Lane addedd two

The scoring started in the fourth when with one out Francisco Ferrand came up and hit a solo shot.

The Cats would answer when in the next half inning Donaldo Menedez singled to left, stole second.
Jon Helquist then singled to center to score Menedez. Jason Lane doubled to left to score Helquist.
Derek Nicholson then doubled to center. Jon Buck then grounded out to second to score Lane.
Gavin Wright woulf then hit into a fielder's choice were Nicholson would be out at home plate on the throw
from Kelley Washington.

More from the Cougars in the top of the fifth when with one out Stephen Morales walked. Kevin Perkins then doubled to left.
One out later Francisco Ferrand would walk. Scott Goodman would come up and double to left to score both Morales and
Perkins.

In the sixth the Cougars would add one more when with one out Dave Callahan would reach on an error by the centerfielder
Gavin Wright where he just lost the ball in the light. One out later Kevin Perkins would reach on an error by the shortstop.
Callahan would come home on the error.

The game would stay tied until the top of the tenth when Matt Frick singled to left. Matt Padgett then reach on an error byt he first baseman.
Kelley Washington would then hit a long fly to right that would score Frick ont he sacrifice fly. Dave Callahan then was intentionally walked.
Stephen Morales then hit a sacrifice fly to center to score the insurance run Padgett.

Cougars
Name POS AB R H RBI
Luis Ugueto SS 5 0 1 0
Francisco Ferrand CF 4 2 1 1
Scott Goodman LF 5 0 2 3
Matt Frick C 4 1 3 0
Matt Padgett RF 5 1 0 0
Kelley Washington 3B 4 0 1 1
David Callahan 1B 4 1 0 0
Stephen Morales DH 2 1 0 1
Kevin Perkins 2B 5 1 1 0
Battle Cats
Name POS AB R H RBI
Jon Topolski RF 5 0 1 2
Donaldo Mendez SS 4 1 1 0
Jon Helquist 3B 5 1 2 1
Jason Lane DH 5 1 2 1
Derek Nicholson LF 5 0 3 0
John Buck C 5 0 0 1
Gavin Wright CF 5 1 1 0
Luis Dominguez 1B 3 0 1 0
Johan Maya 2B 3 1 0 0
Brian Schmitt PH 1 0 0 0


E-Ugueto, Mendez, Wright, Dominguez, LOB KC-8, MIC-10, 2B-Goodman, Perkins, Topolski, Helquist, Lane 2, Nicholson, 3B-Goodman, HR-Ferrand (Gallo), SB-Mendez, Wright, CS-Ugueto, SACF-Washington, Morales

Kane County 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 2 7 9 1
Michigan 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 5 11 3

Cougars
Name IP H R ER BB SO Decison WP BK HB AB BF GB FB
Marc Sauer 5 7 3 3 1 3 ND 0 0 0 22 23 5 6
Brandon Bowe 1 2 2 2 2 1 ND 0 0 0 5 7 0 2
Joe Sergent 2 1 0 0 1 2 ND 0 0 0 8 9 1 2
Bryan Moore 2 1 0 0 0 2 W (2-0) 0 0 0 7 7 4 0

Battle Cats
Name IP H R ER BB SO Decison WP BK HB AB BF GB FB
Mike Gallo 7.1 6 5 4 3 2 ND 1 0 0 30 33 11 7
Chris George 2.2 3 2 0 1 2 L (0-1) 0 0 1 9 14 2 3

HB-Morales (George), SO-Ferrand, Padgett 2, Perkins, Mendez 2, Helquist, Lane 3, Wright, Dominguez, BB-Ferrand, Frick, Callahan, Morales, Mendez, Dominguez 2, Maya

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