How do the Cougars go 8-19 at home, they usually win most of their games at home not on the road. Even thogh the Cougars are 16-12 on the road. Hey at least their not in last place, at least not yet.
The Cougars get ahead with a run in the first inning, then the light goes out on the offense, they cant get anything going the rest of the game. Meanwhile the Wizards hit three homers and score six runs, to take the first game of the series.
Kane County is now 1-7 at home when they score first. Kevin Melillo led off the first with a single to center. One out later, Javier Herrera walked. Raul Padron then singled to left to score Melillo. On the first pitch Myron Leslie saw, he hit into a innning ending double play.
After that they would have three more chances at runs and would come up empty each time. In the fifth inning, Nick Blasi doubled to center to lead things off. Eddie Kim them popped up foul to third. Travis Chapman struck out. Melillo would then be caught looking to end the inning and strand Melillo at second.
In the sixth inning with one out, Herrera walked, then was caught trying to steal second. Raul Padron then singled to right. Leslie then singled to right. Two outs, Cougars on first and second. Jose Pineda lines out to left to end the inning.
In the ninth inning with one out. Pineda bloops one into shallow center. Blasi then got unlucky. He grounded one to shortstop Matt Bush. Bush bobbled the ball and had it pop up in the air. He bare handed the ball and threw a lazer to first to get Blasi by a step. Eddie Kim then walked. Travis Chapman lined out to center to end the game.
Ryan Webb started for the Cougars and pitched ok. He went seven innings,givign up seven hits and six runs. He basically had three bad inning, in which he gave up the six runs. It was really just the long ball that got him, he gave up two, two run homers a solo shot and a sacrifice fly.
In the first inning though, Chris Kolkhorst led off the game with a walk. Brett Dowdy then reached on a fielder's choice, with Kolkhorst being out at second. Peter Ciofrone reached on another fielder's choice. Colt Morton then lined to left. In the second inning, Tom Vincent led off with a single to right. Webb then got, Lachlan Dale looking. Sean Kazmar then grounded out and Matt Bush flew out to strand the runner.
In the fourht inning the Wizards would tie the game at one. Morton hit a one out solo shot to left field. In the fifth inning the Wizards scored three more runs. With one out, Bush was hit by a pitch. Yordanny Ramirez then hit a two run homer off the centerfield scoreboard. Kolkhorst followed with a single to center. Brett Dowdy singled to center to get Kolkhorst to third. Ciofrone hit a sacrifice fly to right to score Kolkhorst.
In the sixth inning, Tom Vincent led off with a single to center, then stole second. Dale then hit a two run homer to left to finish off the scoring. The Wizards had one more chance to score, this time in the ninth off of Marcus McBeth. With one out, Ramirez doubled to center. Herrera dove for the ball and missed and Ramirez hustled for a double. Kolkhorst then walked. Both runners would advance on a wild pitch. Runners on second and third with one out. McBeth got Dowdy to fly to right. He then got Ciofrone to pop out to second to get out of the jam.
Marcus McBeth made his third professional appearance on the mound, and his first at home. He pitched well, going his longest outing with his two innings of work tonight. In the eighth inning, Morton led off with a single to center. McBeth followed with two strike outs.
Wizards
| Name |
POS |
AB |
R |
H |
RBI |
| Chris Kolkhorst |
LF |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| Brett Dowdy |
3B |
5 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| Peter Ciofrone |
DH |
4 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Colt Morton |
C |
4 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
| Tom Vincent |
RF |
4 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
| Lachlan Dale |
1B |
4 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
| Sean Kazmar |
2B |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Matt Bush |
SS |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Yordany Ramirez |
CF |
4 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
Cougars
| Name |
POS |
AB |
R |
H |
RBI |
| Kevin Melillo |
2B |
4 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| Kory Wayment |
SS |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| Javier Herrera |
CF |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Raul Padron |
DH |
4 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
| Myron Leslie |
3B |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| Jose Pineda |
RF |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| Nick Blasi |
LF |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| Eddie Kim |
1B |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Travis Chapman |
C |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
LOB-Wizards-5, Cougars-8, RLSIP-Wizards-3, Cougars-4, 2B-Ramirez, Blasi, HR-Morton (Webb), Dale (Webb), Ramirez (Webb), SACF-Ciofrone, SB-Vincent, CS-Herrera, DP-Leslie (Steidlmayer)(4-6-3)
| Fort Wayne |
|
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
1 |
3 |
2 |
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
6 |
9 |
0 |
| Kane County |
|
|
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
1 |
7 |
0 |
Wizards
| Name |
IP |
H |
R |
ER |
BB |
SO |
Decison |
WP |
BK |
HB |
AB |
BF |
GB |
FB |
NP |
S |
| Luke Steidlmayer |
7 |
6 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
W (6-2) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
25 |
27 |
6 |
10 |
97 |
62 |
| Geivy Garcia |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
ND |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
9 |
1 |
3 |
29 |
17 |
Cougars
| Name |
IP |
H |
R |
ER |
BB |
SO |
Decison |
WP |
BK |
HB |
AB |
BF |
GB |
FB |
NP |
S |
| Ryan Webb |
7 |
7 |
6 |
6 |
1 |
4 |
L (3-5) |
0 |
0 |
1 |
27 |
30 |
10 |
7 |
91 |
64 |
| Marcus McBeth |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
ND |
1 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
9 |
0 |
4 |
48 |
31 |
HB-Bush (Webb), SO-Vincent, Dale, Kazmar, Ramirez 2, Wayment, Leslie, Chapman 2, Kc-Dale, Melillo, BB-Kolkhorst 2, Herrera 3, Kim
A-12,896 (largest of 05)
T-2:44
Cougar Notes-Ryan Ford wont make his start tomorrow as he has shoulder tendenitis, Steve Sharpe has been penciled in. Robert Semerano has back spasms (I know how he feels)
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