Lansing Lugnuts at Kane County Cougars
Tuesday, May 21st, 2002
Phillip B. Elfstrom Stadium, Geneva, Illinios


The Cougars had just enough offense today to win, their first game in a while, and first of this series. Homeruns accounted for two of the runs, while one more came on an error.

Ronald Belizario started and pitched ok. He went seven innings, and gave up six hits. He only gave up two runs, and only walked two. Ron struck out six.

He got out of some trouble, in the first inning. With one out Corey Slavik walked. Mike Mallory then singled to center. Antoine Cameron then grounded to second. Second baseman Heath Kelly tagged Mallory then threw to first for the double play.

In the second inning, Brad Bouras singled to left to led off the inning. Buck Coats struck out. Hector Miliano lined out to center. Ryan Theriot reached on an infield single to short. Warren Hanna then hit a high foul ball behind the plate, and catcher Winton Zapey caught it for the final out.

In the ninth, Dave Johnston came in and did a great job in picking up his first save of the year. He struck out Warren Hanna and Ronny Cedeno to start the inning. Then he walked Corey Slavik. Johnston started Mike Mallory out with three straight out of the zone, then he blew three straight by him to end the game.

Felix Sanchez started for the Lugnuts and lasted five innings. He gave up four hits, four runs, three walks, and struck out three. Adam Wynegar then came on too ptiched for two innings, he gave up three hits, and struck out five. Yorkin Ferreras would pitch the last inning, and get the loss.



The scoring started in the third for the Cougars. With one out Michael Tucker walked. Heath Kelly then tripled to left to score Tucker. Rex Rundgren then would hit a dribbler to third, he would just beat out the throw, on the play Kelly scored.

The Lugnuts would come back with two runs of thier own in the third inning. Ronny Cedeno led things off with a single to left. Corey Slavik then singled to right. Mike Mallory singled to center to score Cedeno. Slavik and Mallory would advance on a double steal. Catcher Zapey double clutched before he threw and had no chance. Slavik would score on a balk.

Kane County would come right back to take the lead in the next half inning. With two outs, Jason Stokes hit one onto the bleachers in right centerfield for his ninth homer of the season. The next hitter, George Arnott then hit a liner onto the deck in left field for his fourth of the season.

Antoine Cameron led off the eighth for the Lugnuts with a walk. Brad Bouras then lined out to right. Buck Coats hit one way out between the right fied deck and the foul pole, to tie the game.

The Cougars would win the game in the bottom of the inning. Jason Stokes hit a high pop up to right. The right fielder Hector Miliano basically just dropped the ball, Stokes hustled into second. George Arnott and Winton Zapey struck out. Michael Tucker then doubled to center to score Stokes.

Lugnuts
Name POS AB R H RBI
Ronny Cedeno SS 5 1 1 0
Corey Slavik 3B 3 1 1 0
Mike Mallory DH 4 0 2 1
Antoine Cameron LF 3 1 0 0
Brad Bouras 1B 4 0 1 0
Buck Coats CF 3 1 1 2
Hector Miliano RF 4 0 0 0
Ryan Theriot 2B 4 0 1 0
Warren Hanna C 4 0 0 0
Cougars
Name POS AB R H RBI
Charlie Frazier RF 3 0 0 0
Hunter Wyant DH 3 0 0 0
Jason Stokes 1B 4 2 1 1
George Arnott LF 4 1 2 1
WInton Zapay C 4 0 0 0
Michael Tucker 3B 3 1 1 1
Heath Kelly 2B 4 1 2 1
Rex Rundgren SS 3 0 2 1
Anthony Brewer CF 2 0 0 0
E-Miliano, Rundgren, Tucker, LOB-Lugnuts-8, Cougars-5, 2B-Arnott, Tucker, 3B-Kelly, HR-Coats (Banks), Stokes (Sanchez), Arnott (Sanchez), RBI-Mallory, Coats 2, Stokes, Arnott, Tucker, Kelly, Rundgren, SACB-Brewer, SB-Slavik, Mallory, CS-Mallory, Frazier, DP-Cameron (Belizario)(4-3), Brewer (Sanchez)(6-43)
Lansing 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 7 1
Kane County 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 X 5 8 2
Lugnuts
Name IP H R ER BB SO Decison WP BK HB AB BF GB FB
Felix Sanchez 5 4 4 4 3 3 ND 0 0 0 17 20 4 6
Adam Wynegar 2 3 0 0 0 5 ND 0 0 0 8 9 1 0
Yorkin Ferreras 1 1 1 0 0 2 L (1-3) 0 0 0 5 5 0 1
Cougars
Name IP H R ER BB SO Decison WP BK HB AB BF GB FB
Ronald Belizario 7 6 2 2 2 6 ND 0 1 1 26 29 7 7
Tyler Banks 1 1 1 1 0 1 W (1-1) 0 0 0 4 5 1 1
Dave Johnston 1 0 0 0 1 3 SV (1) 0 0 0 3 4 0 0
BK-Belizario, HB-Mallory (Belizario), SO-Cedeno 2, Mallory, Cameron, Bouras, Coats, Miliano, Theriot, Hanna, Frazier, Wyant, Stokes, Arnott, Zapay 2, Tucker 2, Kelly, BB-Slavik 2, Cameron, Coats, Frazier, Wyant, Tucker
A-5048
H-(85,099)(18), A-(52,103)(22), T-(137,259)(39)


Notes-This is the first time this season that the Cougars have hit back to back homers, it happend three times last year. The last time was on the first of June at Beloit. Adrian Gonzalez hit a two run homer to centerfield, to allow Will Smith to score. Jim Kavouiras followed that with a solo shot to left field. Both homers were off of Ryan Miller in the 5th inning.

It also happend on 4/21 vs Clinton. Adrian Gonzalez hit a two run shot over the right field deck to score Will Smith. Jim Kavourias hit a solo shot to center. Both off of Thomas Mitchell in the 3rd inning. 4/7 vs Peoria, Will Smith hit a solo shot, and Arian Gonzalez hit another one off of Jeremy Cook in the third inning. That was the game that Smith had three homers.



Alumni Report
Florida 1, Cincinnati 6
A.J. Burnett, 5 ip, 5 h, 6 r, 6 er, 5 bb, 4 k, L(5-4)
Hansel Izquierdo, 1 ip, 0 h, 0 r, 0 er, 0 bb, 1 k
--HR-Austin Kearns (Burnett) Grand Slam

Akron 4, Portland 0
Jesus Medrano-2B, 0-3, 2 K
Adrian Gonzalez-1B, 1-3, K
Matt Padgett-RF, 0-3, 3 K
Matt Treanor-C, 0-2, BB
Jose Santos-DH, 0-2
Chris Aguila-CF, 0-1, BB, K
Drew Niles-3B, 0-2, K

Akron 6, Portland 2
Joe Sergent, 5 ip, 4 h, 5 r, 3 er, 4 bb, 3 k, L(2-3)
Jesus Medrano-2B, 1-4, CS, 2 K
Adrian Gonzalez-1B, 1-3, 2B, RBI, SB, BB, K
Matt Padgett-RF, 0-3, 2 K
Jose Santos-DH, 0-3, K
Chris Aguila-CF, 1-2, BB
Stephen Morales-C, 2-2
Drew Niles-3B, 0-3, 2 K

Trenton 7, Harrisburg 1
Quincy Foster-CF, 1-4

Jupiter 3, Charlotte 0
Denny Bautista, 6 ip, 4 h, 0 r, 0 er, 3 bb, 3 k, W(3-2)
Michael Flannery, 1 ip, 0 h, 0 r, 0 er, 1 bb, 0 k, SV(5)
Chip Ambres-CF, 2-4, 2 2B
Josh Wilson-SS, 1-4, R
Josh Willingham-3B, 0-0, HBP
-Matt DeMarco-PR/3B, 0-3, R
Pat Magness-1B, 1-3, HR(5)(R.Dittfurth) 3 RBI, R, BB
Miguel Cabrera-DH, 0-3, BB
Jim Kavourias-RF, 0-4, 2 K
Francisco Ferrand-LF, 0-3, K





This Day In Cougars History
5/21/93, Rodney Myers (Rockford) allows no runs on only 6 hits as the Rockford Royals defeat the Cougars 4-0 in Rockford


Birthdays
Tom Martin, P (91) 32
Matt Petersen, P (93) 32


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David Malamut