The Cougars would score four runs, and have enough pitching and defense tonight to hold on for a win against the Beloit Snappers. They would win 4-2 to even up their record in the second half, and try to stay out of the basement in their divison.
Michael Rogers pitched very well tonight, he went six innings, giving up five hits and two runs. Only one of the runs was earned, he also walked three and struck out six. The two runs were in the last two innings that he pitched.
In the first inning, Rogers gave up a two out walk to Deacon Burns, and a single to David Winfree. He would strike out Jeremy Pickrel to end the inning. A two out error in the second would be stranded at first after another Rogers strikeout.
The third inning, he gave up a leadoff walk to Landon Burt. Burt would be erased on a force play at second. In the fourth inning a one out bunt single by Trevor Plouffe, and a throwing error by Myron Leslie, led to Plouffe ending up on second with only the one out. Rogers then was able to get Mark Zamojc to ground out and Korey Feiner to fly out to end the inning.
Kane County did have some offense to go along with the pitching. They took the lead and never trailed, starting in the third inning. Nick Blasi led off with a single to third. Ryan Ruiz followed that up with a double to left to get Blasi to third. One out later, Tommy Everidge hit a sacrifice fly to right to allow Blasi to score and Ruiz to get to third with two outs. Jose Pineda then singled to left to score Ruiz. Kory Wayment struck out to end the inning.
Another run for the Cougars in the fifth inning. Everidge led off with a double to left. Pineda would groundout to allow Everidge to move up. One out later, Cliff Pennington got his first professional run batted in, as he singled to center to score Everidge to give the Cougars a three run lead. Travis Chapman struck out to end the inning.
That would be all that Rogers would need, even though he would give up a single run in each of the next two innings he still left the game with the lead. In the fifth inning, Dwayne White led off with a single to third. One out later, Luke Hughes singled to center to allow White to get to third. Deacon Burns then singled to center to score White. Hughes would be out at third for the second out. Winfree then hit into a fielder's choice to end the inning. In the sixth inning Trevor Plouffe would hit a one out solo homer to left field.
The Cougars added one more run in the sixth. Gregorio Petit led it off with a single to short. He would steal second and get to third on a wild pitch. One out later, Ruiz brought him home with a sacrifice fly to center.
Kane County had chances to score some more runs in the game. In the first inning, Leslie was given a two out walk, along with Everidge. Pineda struck out to strand both of them. In the second inning. Pennington was given a one out walk, then stole second. Chapman then walked. Pennington stole third, while Chapman would be picked off of first. Pennington on third with two outs, Petit would strike out to end the inning.
In the fourth inning, Pennington led off with a single to left. Chapman then followed with a walk. Petit got down a sacrifice bunt to move the runners along into scoring position. Blasi then walked, to load the bases with one out. Ruiz would strike out. The Snappers then brought in Josh Hill to replace Jose Mijares. He would get Leslie to ground out to end the inning. In the seventh, Pineda started things with a one out single. Wayment and Pennington would make outs and strand him on second. In the ninth inning, with one out, Leslie singled to center. Everidge then walked. Melillo would pitch run for him. The Cougars then would preform a double steal. Runners on second and third with one out, up two runs. Pineda struck out. Wayment then was caught looking to end the inning.
The bullpen held today. J.R. Pickens did a nice job in two innings of work. He gave up a single. Robert Semerano came on for the ninth and got the save.
Cougars
| Name |
POS |
AB |
R |
H |
RBI |
| Nick Blasi |
CF |
4 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| Ryan Ruiz |
2B |
4 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| Myron Leslie |
3B |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| Tommy Everidge |
1B |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| Kevin Melillo |
PR |
| Eddie Kim |
1B |
| Jose Pineda |
RF |
5 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
| Kory Wayment |
LF |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Cliff Pennington |
DH |
3 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
| Travis Chapman |
C |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Gregorio Petit |
SS |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
Snappers
| Name |
POS |
AB |
R |
H |
RBI |
| Landon Burt |
CF |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Luke Hughes |
2B |
5 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| Deacon Burns |
RF |
3 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| David Winfree |
3B |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Jeremy Pickrel |
DH |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| Trevor Plouffe |
SS |
4 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
| Mark Zamojc |
1B |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Korey Feiner |
C |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Dwayne White |
LF |
4 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
E-Ruiz, Leslie, LOB-Cougars-11, Snappers-9, RLISP-Cougars-7, Snappers-2, 2B-Ruiz, HR-Plouffe (Rogers), RBI-Ruiz, Everidge, Pineda, Burns, Plouffe, SACF-Ruiz, Everidge, SACB-Petit, SB-Leslie, Melillo, Pennington 2, Petit, PiO-Chapman
| Kane County |
|
|
0 |
0 |
2 |
|
0 |
1 |
1 |
| 0 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
4 |
9 |
2 |
| Beloit |
|
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
2 |
7 |
0 |
Cougars
| Name |
IP |
H |
R |
ER |
BB |
SO |
Decison |
WP |
BK |
HB |
AB |
BF |
GB |
FB |
| Michael Rogers |
6 |
5 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
6 |
W (5-4) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
24 |
27 |
7 |
3 |
| J.R. Pickens |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
ND |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
7 |
4 |
1 |
| Robert Semerano |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
SV (8) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
Snappers
| Name |
IP |
H |
R |
ER |
BB |
SO |
Decison |
WP |
BK |
HB |
AB |
BF |
GB |
FB |
| Jose Mijares |
3.2 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
6 |
7 |
L (4-1) |
0
| 0 |
0 |
12 |
20 |
1 |
2 |
| Josh Hill |
2.1 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
ND |
1 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
10 |
2 |
2 |
| Kevin Culpepper |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
ND |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
7 |
2 |
3 |
| Kyle Aselton |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
ND |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
SO-Ruiz 3, Pineda 2, Wayment 3, Chapman, Petit 2, Burns, Pickrel 2, Zamojc 2, White 3, Kc-Blasi, Leslie, Wayment, BB-Blasi, Leslie, Everidge 2, Pennington, Chapman 2, Burt 2, Burns, Feiner
Alumni News:
Randy Messenger was sent back to Albequerque by the Marlins.
Alumni Report:
Chris Aguila @RR-CF, 0-4, K
Chip Ambres @CHAR-CF, 1-4, 2B
Jeff Bailey @CHAR-LF, 1-3, HR(1)(Bullard), R, 2 RBI
John Baker POR-PH/C, 1-3
Denny Bautista @IA-2.2 IP), 2 H, R, ER, BB, 5 K, L(0-1), HB
Dave Berg @CHAR-2B, 1-4, K
Dallas Braden @IC-5.1 IP, 6 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 5 BB, 6 K, BK, E
Roosevelt Brown PAW-LF, 0-3, RBI, K
Miguel Cabrera ATL-LF, 2-4, 2 K
Luis Castillo ATL-2B, 0-2, 2 BB
Brant Colamarino POR-1B, 0-4, BB, IBB, K
Nelson Cruz JAX-RF, 0-5, R, 4 K
Ryan Dempter MIL-IP, SV (12)
Todd Dunwoody LOU-RF, 2-4, K
Andre Ethier WIC-LF, 1-4, R
Jeff Fulchino @RR-5 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 5 K, W(6-6), HR(Huffman, 1-2, R
Ross Gload PAW-1B, 2-4, K
Francis Gomez WIC-3B, 1-3, HR(3)(Stodolka), R, RBI, K
Adrian Gonzalez NAS-1B, 2-3, R, RBI, BB
Alex Gonzalez ATL-SS, 0-4, GIDP
Brandon Harper NOR-C, 2-4, 2 2B, R
Rob Henkel NOR-0.2 IP
Mark Kotsay SEA-CF, 3-4, 2B, 2 R, BB
Leonard Landeros WIC-1.2 IP, H, BB
Wes Long TRI-DH, 1-5, HBP, K
Scott McClain OMA-3B, 1-2, HR(17)(George), R, RBI, HBP
---------------3B, 1-3, RBI, E
Tim McClaskey ALB-5.2 IP, 7 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 4 K, L(0-2), HR(Padgett), 0-2, K, PiO
Kevin Millar CLE-1B, 2-4, RBI, HBP, K
Angel Molina BC-RF, 0-4
Matt Padgett @RR-RF, 1-5, HR(12)(McClaskey), R, RBI, K
Scott Podsednik @DET-LF, 0-3, RBI, K
Dan Putnam @ASCAR-CF/LF, 0-3, K
Julio Ramirez @CS-CF, 2-4, 2 RBI
Mike Redmond KC-C, 3-3, 2B, 2 R, 2 RBI, BB
Edgar Renteria CLE-SS, 1-4, 2B, 2 R, RBI, BB, K, 2 E
Nate Robertson CWS-7 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 9 K, L(3-6), HR(Dye)
Will Smith TUL-CF, 0-4, 3 K
Vasili Spanos WIC-1B, 2-4, 2B, 2 RBI, R
Brian Stavisky @IC-RF, 0-4
Huston Street SEA-IP, K
Michael Tejera NAS-2 IP, H, K, HB
Chalon Tietje TRI-CF/RF, 1-5, HBP, K
Chris Tritle TRI-PR/CF, 0-0, BB
Derek Wathan @RR-PH, 0-1
Dontrelle Willis ATL-7 IP, 11 H, 5 R, 5 ER, BB, 3 K, L(12-3), HR(Giles), 0-2
Randy Winn @OAK-LF, 0-4
Luis Ugueto @IA-SS, 1-3, HR(5)(Leicester), R, RBI
----------------SS, 0-2, BB
Greg Zaun @TB-C, 1-3, BB, E
This Day In Cougars History (June 28th)
1992, The Cougars edged the Kenosha Twins 6-5 on a Don Gilbert's grand slam in the 7th. Brad Brinhall gets the win in relief on his birthday.
1998, Ross Gload, at Clinton 4 for 5. 2 2B, RBI, R
Birthdays
Brad Brimhall, P (92)-69
Notes-Instead of going to Toledo tomorrow to see some former Cougars, im hoping to be in Beloit for the final game of the season there for the Cougars. In need a brat, and a beer pretty badly.
Book
Kane County Cougars
Book signings 7/8 (Geneva), 7/23 (Downers Grove)
websites
Voice of A Season Ticket Holder
http://malamut.net
Minor League Database
http://malamut.net/minorshome
Malamut Sportscards
http://members.core.com/~malshere
Lots of new pocket schedules and programs
Thanks
David Malamut