MIDWEST LEAGUE
KANE COUNTY COUGARS AT BURLINGTON BEES
04/09/2114
 
MIDWEST LEAGUE
KANE COUNTY COUGARS AT BURLINGTON BEES
GAME ID: 9078 - MONDAY, APRIL 9TH , 2114 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kane County Cougars (2-3) 3 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 7 12 0
Burlington Bees (2-3) 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 6 11 1
Russell Lifts Cougars to 7-6 Triumph
Kane County center fielder Luke Russell helped his team beat the Burlington Bees, 7-6. Russell, who was drafted in the 3rd round of the 2107 draft, went 3 for 5 for the Cougars. Mike Newman, the winner, goes to 1-0. He allowed 2 runs on 6 hits, with 2 walks and 8 strikeouts over 6 innings. Burlington is 2-3 after the defeat.

In the first inning, Russell had a 2-run double for Kane County. It was his 1st double of the season and put the Cougars on top, 2-0.

"It wasn't a pretty victory," said Russell, "but we got it done."
KANE COUNTY BATTING LINESCORE BURLINGTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Rittner SS 4 0 0 0 1 1 5 .133 0 0
H. Avila RF 4 2 0 0 1 1 2 .176 1 1
C. Bower 1B 5 2 2 0 0 0 2 .350 0 0
L. Russell CF 5 2 3 5 0 1 1 .278 2 6
I. McSwain LF 5 0 1 0 0 2 2 .167 0 0
J. Matos 2B 5 0 3 0 0 0 1 .350 0 0
A. Deppen DH 5 0 1 1 0 0 3 .222 1 3
P. Spitz C 4 0 1 0 1 1 3 .154 0 0
E. Peterson 3B 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .250 0 0
Totals 40 7 12 6 4 6 21      
BATTING
Doubles: L. Russell (1, 1st Inning off V. Beer, 2 on, 1 out) , E. Peterson (1, 2nd Inning off V. Beer, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Matos (3, 7th Inning off P. Velho, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: L. Russell (2, 7th Inning off T. Appleby, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Bower 2 , L. Russell 7 , I. McSwain , J. Matos 4 , A. Deppen , P. Spitz , E. Peterson 2
2-out RBI: A. Deppen
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , A. Rittner 2 , L. Russell , P. Spitz 2
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Bower (4) , I. McSwain (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. O'Grady 2B 3 1 0 0 1 1 4 .167 0 1
S. Knepper SS 4 1 2 0 1 1 2 .412 0 1
N. Lavender C 5 1 1 3 0 3 4 .238 0 3
D. Staley DH 4 0 1 1 0 0 4 .500 0 1
L. Riggs 3B 5 0 1 0 0 2 0 .143 0 1
J. Herman LF 4 2 2 0 0 1 0 .316 0 1
   a-T. Morales PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .308 1 2
R. Montoya RF 4 0 1 0 1 0 3 .333 0 3
R. Hultz 1B 2 1 2 2 1 0 1 .500 0 2
   b-V. Trujillo PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .250 0 2
R. Negron CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .143 0 0
Totals 36 6 11 6 5 9 25      
a - T. Morales pinch hit for J. Herman in the 9th
b - V. Trujillo pinch hit for R. Hultz in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Hultz (1, 2nd Inning off M. Newman, 2 on, 1 out) , R. Negron (1, 5th Inning off M. Newman, 1 on, 0 outs) , J. Herman (1, 8th Inning off D. Rodrigues, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: N. Lavender (1, 7th Inning off J. Andrae, 3 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: S. Knepper 2 , N. Lavender 3 , D. Staley , L. Riggs , J. Herman 3 , R. Montoya , R. Hultz 3 , R. Negron 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. O'Grady , S. Knepper , D. Staley , V. Trujillo
Sac Fly: D. Staley , R. Hultz
Hit by Pitch: M. O'Grady
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
Errors: S. Knepper (2)
KANE COUNTY PITCHING LINESCORE BURLINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Newman W (1-0) 6.0 6 2 2 2 8 0 105 3.00   
J. Andrae 1.0 2 3 3 1 0 0 24 27.00   
D. Rodrigues H (1) 1.1 3 1 1 1 1 0 37 10.38   
C. Tze SV (1) 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 8 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Newman 58
Batters Faced: M. Newman 26, J. Andrae 6, D. Rodrigues 9, C. Tze 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Newman 5-5, J. Andrae 0-3, D. Rodrigues 1-2, C. Tze 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Newman 105-64, J. Andrae 24-15, D. Rodrigues 37-20, C. Tze 8-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Andrae 1-1 , C. Tze 2-0
WP: D. Rodrigues , C. Tze
Hit Batsmen: D. Rodrigues
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
V. Beer L (0-1) 5.0 6 4 2 1 3 0 94 3.60   
T. Appleby 1.0 4 3 3 1 1 1 33 27.00   
P. Velho 3.0 2 0 0 2 2 0 38 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: V. Beer 45
Batters Faced: V. Beer 23, T. Appleby 8, P. Velho 13
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: V. Beer 6-6, T. Appleby 1-1, P. Velho 3-4
Pitches - Strikes: V. Beer 94-57, T. Appleby 33-18, P. Velho 38-24
WP: V. Beer
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Luke Russell
Ballpark: Community Field
Weather: Clear skies (47 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:56
Attendance: 3151
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