Beloit Snappers at Kane County Cougars
May 5th, 2001
Phillip B. Elfstrom Stadium, Geneva, Illinios


Well mama always said there'd be days like these. The Cougars bats just were lost and the culpits were the Snappers pitchers. Kane County only got four hits today, that is the lowest hit total of the year for the Cougars.

The Cougars had Brad Haynes starting for them and he pitched ok. Going five innings, and giving up four hits and one run. The bullpen just did not do it's job, well. Eudy Lajara pitched two and one thirds innings giving up two hits and two runs. Randy Messenger then came in and pitched one and two thirds innings, giving up three hits and two runs. Messenger gave up the solo homer that gave the Snappers their lead.

Justin Gordon went for the Snappers and lasted five innings. He gave up two hits and one run. Gordon also walked two and struck out one. Ben Wallace came in and pitched the final four innings of shut out ball to hold the Cougars in defeat. He gave up two hits and struck out two.

The Cougars were just overmatched offensivly today as they did not get a runner to third untill the fifth, and they did not have more than one runner reach base in an inning all game.



The scoring started in the firtst for the Snappers when Rob Pregnalato lead off the game with a walk. Elliot Ayala then grounded to third. DeMarco got the ball and threw to second, umpire Ria Cortesio called him safe, that is the only call that i've seen her miss in seven games this year. The throw to first was also late, so the Snappers had two runners on to lead off the game. Daryl Clark then reached on a fielder's choice, Ayala was out at second. Pregnalato scored on the play.

The Cougars evened it up in the fifth when with one out Dominic Woody singled to center. One out later, Woody then stole third base. Chip Ambres then was hit by a pitch. After that the Snappers pitcher Gordan commited a balk, that allowed Woody to score.

The Snappers broke open the game in the eighth when Daryl Clark lead off the inning and pitcher Randy Messenger's outing by blasting a homer onto the deck in rightfield. One out later Jude Voltz was hit by a pitch. Eliezer Alfonzo then singled to right. One out later, Hector Garcia singled to center. The throw from Ambres in center bounced over the head of catcher Dominic Woody as he was on his knees. On the throw Voltz would score. Todd West then doubled to center to score both Alfonzo and Garcia.

Snappers
Name POS AB R H RBI
Rob Pregnalato CF 4 1 0 0
Elliot Ayala 2B 5 0 0 0
Daryl Clark 3B 5 1 2 1
Derry Hammond LF 5 0 1 0
Jude Voltz 1B 3 1 1 0
Eliezer Alfonzo DH 3 1 2 0
Obispo Brito C 3 0 1 0
Hector Garcia RF 4 1 1 1
Todd West SS 4 0 1 2
Cougars
Name POS AB R H RBI
Chip Ambres CF 3 0 0 0
Will Smith LF 4 0 0 0
Adrian Gonzalez 1B 3 0 1 0
Jim Kavourias RF 4 0 1 0
Josh Willingham DH 3 0 1 0
Miguel Cabrera SS 4 0 0 0
Josh Wilson 2B 4 0 0 0
Dominic Woody C 3 1 1 0
Matt DeMarco 3B 3 0 0 0

E-Cabrera, Ayala, Pregnalato, LOB BEL-8, KC-7, 2B-Clark, West, HR-Clark (Lajar), SACB-Alfonzo, Brito, SB-Hammond, Woody, CS-Ambres, Gonzalez

Beloit 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 5 9 2
Kane County 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 2

Snappers
Name IP H R ER BB SO Decison WP BK HB AB BF GB FB
Justin Gordon 5 2 1 1 2 1 ND 1 0 1 17 20 4 9
Ben Wallace 4 2 0 0 0 2 W (1-4) 0 0 0 14 15 5 4

Cougars
Name IP H R ER BB SO Decison WP BK HB AB BF GB FB
Brad Haynes 5 4 1 1 1 2 ND 2 0 0 20 22 8 6
Eudy Lajara 2.1+1 2 2 2 0 1 ND 0 0 1 8 10 1 5
Randy Messenger 1.2 3 2 2 0 2 L (2-2) 0 0 0 8 8 1 2

HB-Voltz (Lajara), Ambres (Gordon), SO-Clark, Hammond 2, Garcia 2, Ambres, Gonzalez, Willingham, BB-Pregnalato, Gonzalez, Willingham, Woody



Umpires-Ria Cortesio (bases), Scott McClellan (plate)

Tommorrow
Kane County-Denny Bautista
vs Beloit, 2 p.m.
radio-1530


Notes-By the way I forgot to say yesterday that Willy Hill has been taken off the disabled list, and Pat Magness's contract has been sent to Utica, but from what i've heard he isn't going to even leave town?

Oh by the way, before today in the last ten games
Ambres-.375
Cabrera-.250
Gonzlaez-.267
Kavourias-.242
Smith-.373
Willingham-.476
Wilson-.195
Woody-.176



--Alumni Report--

Portland at Trenton
Blaine Neal, 1 ip, 0 h, 0 r, 0 er, 0 bb, 2 k, SV
HR-Jeff Bailey (2), Garrett)
HR-Drew Niles (1), (Garrett)
Hooper, 2-5

Brevard County at Fort Myers
Josh Beckett, 6 ip, 2 h, 0 r, 0 er, 1 bb, 9 k, W, (3-0)
Tim McClaskey, 1.1 ip, 1 h, 0 r, 0 er, 0 bb, 1 k, SV (6)
HR-Chris Aguila (Joe Foote)

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