MIDWEST LEAGUE
KANE COUNTY COUGARS AT CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS
08/24/2109
 
MIDWEST LEAGUE
KANE COUNTY COUGARS AT CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS
GAME ID: 10030 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 24TH , 2109 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kane County Cougars (80-44) 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 5 10 0
Cedar Rapids Kernels (64-60) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 8 0
Cougars Saddle Kernels with 5-1 Loss
The Kane County Cougars picked up a win at Veterans Memorial Stadium, knocking off the Cedar Rapids Kernels, 5-1. Starting pitcher Kyle Brown played a key role in the triumph. The victory gives Kane County a record of 80-44.

Tim Kwarciany had a big run-scoring triple for the Cougars in the top of the first inning. With Kane County leading 1-0 and a runner on 2nd, he got a splitter from 23-year old right-handed pitcher Marco Ayala and swatted a triple to left-center. It was his 4th triple of the season, and more importantly, it put the Cougars ahead, 2-0.

"Our goal is to improve each and every day," Kwarciany told the Kane County Citizen.
KANE COUNTY BATTING LINESCORE CEDAR RAPIDS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Russell LF 4 1 3 2 1 0 2 .271 9 50
J. Adams 2B 5 0 0 0 0 0 9 .261 9 55
M. Rubi DH 5 1 1 1 0 1 6 .360 3 20
T. Kwarciany CF 5 1 1 1 0 1 0 .266 10 54
J. Shelton C 4 0 2 1 1 1 0 .354 7 45
T. Nunez 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .241 5 47
   a-J. Overman 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .236 2 12
R. Evans SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .231 3 17
K. Lopez 3B 3 1 3 0 1 0 0 .261 4 9
C. Chrisley RF 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 .228 5 36
Totals 36 5 10 5 5 6 22      
a - J. Overman substituted for T. Nunez in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: L. Russell (20, 1st Inning off M. Ayala, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Rubi (11, 1st Inning off M. Ayala, 1 on, 1 out) , K. Lopez (5, 6th Inning off J. Bailey, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: T. Kwarciany (4, 1st Inning off M. Ayala, 1 on, 1 out) , L. Russell (2, 8th Inning off M. Molina, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: L. Russell 6 , M. Rubi 2 , T. Kwarciany 3 , J. Shelton 2 , K. Lopez 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Adams , M. Rubi 3 , T. Nunez
GIDP: T. Nunez
Hit by Pitch: C. Chrisley
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: L. Russell (15) , J. Shelton (6)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Covin LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .180 1 5
K. Easter RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .297 6 36
A. Ybarra DH 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .248 7 45
M. Cooper 1B 4 1 3 1 0 1 0 .243 6 40
Z. Fiskum CF 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 .214 3 32
   a-M. Lopez PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .340 4 36
B. Glover 3B 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .204 7 21
   b-S. Richardson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .143 3 20
O. Trujillo 2B 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 .225 2 15
   c-T. Hanna PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .227 1 3
W. Gonzalez SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .174 2 10
   d-S. Gross PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .219 1 13
E. Ortiz C 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .147 0 2
   e-K. Anderson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .229 1 10
Totals 34 1 8 1 2 9 14      
a - M. Lopez pinch hit for Z. Fiskum in the 9th
b - S. Richardson pinch hit for B. Glover in the 9th
c - T. Hanna pinch hit for O. Trujillo in the 9th
d - S. Gross pinch hit for W. Gonzalez in the 9th
e - K. Anderson pinch hit for E. Ortiz in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: M. Cooper (6, 9th Inning off L. Alvarado, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Cooper 6 , M. Lopez , B. Glover , W. Gonzalez , S. Gross , E. Ortiz
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: Z. Fiskum , W. Gonzalez , K. Anderson
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
CS: B. Glover (3)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Glover-Trujillo-Cooper)
KANE COUNTY PITCHING LINESCORE CEDAR RAPIDS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Brown W (18-4) 7.1 5 0 0 2 8 0 95 2.61   
L. Alvarado 1.2 3 1 1 0 1 1 24 2.38   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Brown 74
Batters Faced: K. Brown 28, L. Alvarado 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Brown 4-9, L. Alvarado 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: K. Brown 95-56, L. Alvarado 24-18
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Ayala L (3-1) 4.0 6 3 3 3 3 0 80 2.70   
J. Bailey 1.1 1 0 0 2 2 0 32 8.74   
M. Molina 2.1 3 2 2 0 0 0 33 1.27   
N. Cotter 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 18 3.33   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Ayala 38
Batters Faced: M. Ayala 20, J. Bailey 7, M. Molina 11, N. Cotter 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Ayala 3-5, J. Bailey 0-2, M. Molina 3-4, N. Cotter 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Ayala 80-44, J. Bailey 32-17, M. Molina 33-19, N. Cotter 18-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Molina 2-0 , N. Cotter 1-0
Hit Batsmen: M. Molina
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Kyle Brown
Ballpark: Veterans Memorial Stadium
Weather: Rain (76 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 4:05 PM CT
Time: 3:24
Attendance: 5239
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