The Cougars got behind early and just couldn't crawl back. They would lose to the Beloit Snappers 11-2. The Snappers scored seven times in the first three innings and never looked back. The Cougars are still in last place, thankfull with only five more games left in the first half of the season.
Kane County actually scored first this time. They would score once in the first and once in the fifth and that would be it, that is not to say they didn't have a few chances along the way. They stranded 12 runners, 9 of those runners were left in scoring position. They would leave the bases loaded two times in the middle innings.
In the first with two outs, Javier Herrera singled to center. Raul Padron then singled to left. Myron Leslie would then single to center to drive home Herrera. Jose Pineda grounded out to end the inning.
Between the two innings the Cougars would score the Snappers would score seven of their eleven runs. In the bottom of the first the Snappers scored twice to take the lead. With one out, Deacon Burns singled to right. David Winfree then singled to left. One out later, Chris Brown would double to right to score both Burns and Winfree. Marc Zamojc flew out to center to end the inning.
In the second inning Beloit scored three times. Trevor Plouffe led it off with a single back to the mound. Two outs later, Angelo Fermin doubled to center to drive home Plouffe. Burns would follow with a two run homer to right.
The third inning would be led off by Jeremy Pickrell, who singled to right. One out later, Zamojc singled to right. Plouffe then walked to load the bases. Korey Feiner hit a sacrifice fly to allow Pickrell to score. Tarrance Patterson singled to left to score Zamojc. fermin flew out to center to end the inning.
Finally, down 7-1 the Cougars scored again in the fifth inning. With one out, Herrera singled to left. Padron then singled to center. Leslie walked to load the bases. Pineda then grounded out to second, on the play Herrera scored. Second and third with two outs, Tommy Everidge grounded out to short to end the inning.
Beloit answerd that run in the bottom of the inning with one of their own. With one out, Zamojc reached on a throwing error by second baseman Kevin Melillo. Zamojc got to second on the play. A wild pitch would send him to second, then another one by Cougar starter Jared Trout brought him home. Plouffe popped up to the catcher for the second out. Feiner struck out to end the inning.
Jeremy Pickrell hit a one out solo homer to right in the seventh. In the eighth, Plouffe led it off with a single to center. Feiner walked. Patterson then singled to right to load the bases. Cougar reliever Marcus McBeth then walked Fermin to bring in Plouffe. Burns and Winfree then struck out. McBeth then walked Pickrel to bring in Feiner. Brown then struck out to end the inning.
Both teams had a few more chances. The Snappers could've scored in the sixth inning. With one out, Fermin walked. Reliever Tomas Cabaniel then got an inning ending double play.
The Cougars let a lot of chances go by. In the third inning, Melillo led it off with a double to right. One out later, Herrera was hit by a pitch. One out later, Leslie walked. Bases loaded with two outs. Pineda struck out. In the fourth inning, Everidge led off with a single to left, then went to second on a wild pitch. Kim struck out, Nick Blasi then flew out to center. As did Melillo to end the inning.
In the sixth inning, with one out, Blasi singled to left. Melillo then singled to right. Ruiz walked, again the bases were loaded, this time with one out. Herrera popped out to the catcher. Padron grounded out to first to end the inning.
Cougars
| Name |
POS |
AB |
R |
H |
RBI |
| Kevin Melillo |
2B |
5 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
| Ryan Ruiz |
SS |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Javier Herrera |
CF |
4 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
| Raul Padron |
C |
5 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
| Myron Leslie |
3B |
3 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Jose Pineda |
RF |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Tommy Everidge |
1B |
4 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
| Eddie Kim |
DH |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Nick Blasi |
LF |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
Snappers
| Name |
POS |
AB |
R |
H |
RBI |
| Angelo Fermin |
2B |
3 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
| Deacon Burns |
LF |
5 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
| David Winfree |
3B |
5 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Jeremy Pickrel |
RF |
4 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
| Chris Brown |
1B |
5 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
| Marc Zamojc |
DH |
4 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
| Trevor Plouffe |
SS |
3 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
| Kory Feiner |
C |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Tarrence Patterson |
CF |
4 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
E-Melillo, LOB-Cougars-12, Snappers-6, RLISP-Cougars-9, Snappers-4, 2B-Melillo, Everidge, Brown, HR-Burns (Trout), Pickrel (Scott), SACF-Feiner, RBI-Leslie, Pineda, Everidge, Fermin 2, Burns 2, Pickrel, Brown 2, Feiner, Patterson, DP-Burns (Cabaniel)(6-4-3)
| Kane County |
|
|
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
2 |
10 |
1 |
| Beloit |
|
|
2 |
3 |
2 |
|
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
1 |
2 |
X |
|
|
11 |
12 |
0 |
Cougars
| Name |
IP |
H |
R |
ER |
BB |
SO |
Decison |
WP |
BK |
HB |
AB |
BF |
GB |
FB |
| Jared Trout |
5 |
9 |
8 |
7 |
1 |
4 |
L (2-2) |
2 |
0 |
0 |
24 |
26 |
2 |
8 |
| Tomas Cabaniel |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
ND |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
| Joe Scott |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
ND |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
| Marcus McBeth |
1 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
ND |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
Snappers
| Name |
IP |
H |
R |
ER |
BB |
SO |
Decison |
WP |
BK |
HB |
AB |
BF |
GB |
FB |
| Kyle Waldrop |
5 |
7 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
7 |
W (3-5) |
1 |
0 |
1 |
22 |
25 |
4 |
4 |
| Kevin Culpepper |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
ND |
0 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
10 |
1 |
2 |
| Jon Martinez |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
ND |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
6 |
2 |
2 |
HB-Herrera (Waldrop), SO-Ruiz 3, Padron, Pineda 2, Kim 2, Burns, Winfree, Brown 3, Feiner, Kc-Melillo 2, Leslie, Blasi, Pickrel, Patterson 2, BB-Ruiz, Leslie 2, Fermin 2, Pickrel, Plouffe, Feiner
Notes-Well lets see today I didnt see any games while out of town, so nothing new to report, tomorrow I will be in Beloit for the final game of the series, then the home series, then back on the road. I cant wait to have a real brat, in Beloit.
More Notes-On the website ont he player pages are pics from vacation so far of the following players. Matt Erickson, Scott McClain, Jaime Jones, Luis ugueto, joe Sergent. I couldn't get Will Cunnane for a pic, oh well.
This Day In Cougars History (June 14)
1998, A.J.Burnett, at Peoria, 6.2 IP, 1 H, 4 BB, 12 K, W
2001, Gustavo Lopez, Chris Key and Michael Flannery combine to no hit the Fort Wayne Wizards.
2003, Joe Blanton and Tanner Watson both blank each others teams through seven and six innings respectivly. In the eighth inning a double by Nick Rogers and a sacrifice fly by Francis Gomez bringin home Rogers for the only run of the game as the Cougars beat the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers. Before a crowd of 13,587
Birthdays
Victor Hurtado, P (96)-77
Cant wait to hear the Marlins game tomorrow, A.J. Burnett vs Greg Maddux. Should be fun to listen to.
Book
Kane County Cougars
In bookstores Now!!!
Websites
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Thanks
David Malamut