Well strange things do happend when the moon is full. How about 13 runs, 18 hits and 5 errors, and extra innings. It was just one of those games tonight as the Cougars would lose 7-6 in ten innings to the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers.
Things got off to a fun start in the first inning for the Cougars, as with two outs, Rob Johnson singled to right. Matt Tuiasosopo singled to center. Mike Wilson then singled to left to score Johnson. The Cougars would come right back and score three runs in the bottom of the inning. Ryan Ruiz led off with a walk. Then things got fun, as Rattler pitcher Casey Abrams radar was fogged up. Ruiz would get to second on a wild pitch. Wes Long walked. Both runners would move up a base on another wild pitch. Second and Third nobody out. Kevin Melillo then walked to load the bases. Tommy Everidge hit a sacrifice fly to left to score Ruiz to tie the game. The newest Cougars, Jose Pineda then singled to left to score Long. On the relay throw home by the thirdbaseman, the throw got away, to allow Melillo and Pineda to move up a base. Second and third with one out. Chaon Tietje then lined one ont he ground, just off of the first basemans glove and into right field. On the error, Melillo scored and Pineda went to third. Chris Tritle hit into an inning ending double play.
Wisconsin tied the game again in the second inning with two runs off of Cougar starter Derek Tharpe. Brandon Green led off with a walk. Brent Johnson then walked. Josh Womack, would then be out on a called infield fly rule, both runners would take the chance and move up a base. Asdrubal Cabrera then hit a sacrifice fly to left to score Green. Oswaldo Navarro singled to right to score Johnson.
Two more runs for the Cougars in the bottom of the inning. With one out, Kory Wayment reached on an error by second baseman Navarro. On the play he just bobbled it. Ruiz then singled to left. Abrams then threw to wild pitches with Long up to bat. On the second one Wayment would score and Ruiz would be at third. Long ended up walking on the last wild pitch. Kevin Melillo then grounded out to second, on the play Ruiz scored.
The game was tied again by the Rattlers in the fifth inning. Navarro led off with a double downt he left field line. Rob Johnson then hit a two run homer onto the left field deck. Both teams would score a run in the seventh inning. Navarro led off the inning with a walk. Cougar pitcher James Heuser then was called for a balk. His second of the game. Connor Robertson then came on to pitch. Johnson singled to left. Robertson then threw a wild pitch to allow Navarro to score. Robertson then struck out the next two hitters, and got a caught stealing to get out of the inning.
With two outs in the bottom of the inning, Chris Tritle reached on an error by short stop Tuiasosopo. The throw from behind second was way off, the catcher Johnson, made a nice play coming down the first base line and catching the throw in the air in foul territoy, halfway between home and first base. Raul Padron singled to center. Wayment then singled up the middle to score Tritle.
In the tenth inning against Cougar closer Scott Drucker the Rattlers would get a game winning homer with one out by Mike Wilson. The ball went ontot he right field deck, it hit one of the umbrellas that are atop the tables out there, and looked like it broke it.
The Cougars had their chances in the game. In the third inning, Pineda led off with a double to left. Teitje grounded out to third. Tritle would be caught looking. Padron then flew out to left. In the fourth inning with one out, Ruis walked, he was then caught stealing. Long then reached on an error by third baseman yung-Chi Chen. A wild pitch got Long to second. Melillo then walked with two outs. Everidge would pop out to second to end the inning. In the eighth inning, Long led off with a single. The ball went off the pitcher glove and rolled to the short stop, Ruiz would beat the play. Melillo then bunted him over to second. Eddie Kim pitch hit for Everidge. He would be intentionall walked. Pineda then hit into an inning ending double play. In the tenth with one out, Ruiz walked. Long then hit into an game ending double play.
Connor Robertson pitched very well. He pitched two innings and struck out five of the six hitters he faced.
Rattlers
| Name |
POS |
AB |
R |
H |
RBI |
| Asdrubal Cabrera |
DH |
3 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Oswaldo Navarro |
2B |
4 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
| Rob Johnson |
C |
5 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
| Matt Tuiasosopop |
SS |
5 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| Mike Wilson |
RF |
4 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
| Yung Chi chen |
3B |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Brandon Green |
1B |
4 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| Brent Johnson |
LF |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Josh Womack |
CF |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
Cougars
| Name |
POS |
AB |
R |
H |
RBI |
| Ryan Ruiz |
DH |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
| Myron Lelsie |
PH/DH |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Wes Long |
3B |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| Kevin Melillo |
2B |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Tommy Everidge |
1B |
3 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Eddie Kim |
PH/1B |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Jose Pineda |
CF |
5 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
| Chalon Tietje |
RF |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Nick Blasi |
PH/LF |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Chris Tritle |
RF |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Raul Padron |
C |
5 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
| Kory Wayment |
SS |
5 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
E-Navarro, Tuiasosopo, Chen, Green, Long, LOB-Rattlers-6, Cougars-10, RLISP-Rattlers-5, Cougars-7, 2B-Navarro, Pineda, HR-R.Johnson (Tharpe), Wilson (Drucker), SACF-Cabrera, Everidge, SACB-Cabrera, Melillo, CS-R.Johnson, Ruiz, DP-Chen (Tharpe)(L4-3), Long (James)(5-4-3), Pineda (Fillinger)(4-3), Tritle (Abrams)(6-4-3)
| Wisconsin |
|
|
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
1 |
|
|
7 |
10 |
4 |
| Kane County |
|
|
3 |
2 |
0 |
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
0 |
|
|
6 |
8 |
1 |
Rattlers
| Name |
IP |
H |
R |
ER |
BB |
SO |
Decison |
WP |
BK |
HB |
AB |
BF |
GB |
FB |
NP |
S |
| Casey Abrams |
1.2 |
2 |
5 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
ND |
4 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
12 |
3 |
1 |
57 |
29 |
| Cibney Bello |
4.1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
ND |
1 |
0 |
0 |
15 |
19 |
2 |
8 |
77 |
38 |
| Chad Fillinger |
3 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
W (1-2) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
11 |
13 |
4 |
0 |
50 |
32 |
| Craig James |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
SV (4) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
13 |
7 |
Cougars
| Name |
IP |
H |
R |
ER |
BB |
SO |
Decison |
WP |
BK |
HB |
AB |
BF |
GB |
FB |
NP |
S |
| Derek Tharpe |
5 |
6 |
5 |
5 |
3 |
4 |
ND |
0 |
0 |
0 |
20 |
24 |
4 |
6 |
88 |
61 |
| James Heuser |
1+1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
ND |
0 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
27 |
14 |
| Connor Robertson |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
ND |
1 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
25 |
17 |
| Scott Drucker |
2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
L (2-3) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
8 |
3 |
1 |
24 |
16 |
SO-Navarro, Tuiasosopo, Wilson, Chen 3, Green, B.Johnson, Womack 2, Leslie, Blasi, Tritle, Wayment, Kc-Cabrera, B.Johnson, Tritle, BB-Navarro, Wilson, Green, B.Johnson, Ruiz 2, Leslie, Long 3, Melillo 2, IBB-Kim (Filinger)
Notes-With Herrera up at Sacramento, the Cougars got Jose Pineda, he is 23 from the Dominican Republic. This was his first regular season game in the U.S. He played center field and did a nice job. Also Steve Sharpe has been sent to the bullpen and Jared Trout will take his spot in the rotation.
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