MIDWEST LEAGUE
WISCONSIN TIMBER RATTLERS AT KANE COUNTY COUGARS
06/18/2110
 
MIDWEST LEAGUE
WISCONSIN TIMBER RATTLERS AT KANE COUNTY COUGARS
GAME ID: 9565 - WEDNESDAY, JUNE 18TH , 2110 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Wisconsin Timber Rattlers (32-34) 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 4 8 0
Kane County Cougars (37-29) 0 1 3 0 1 0 1 0 X 6 10 2
Kane County Wins, 6-4, Behind 2 Russell Home Runs
The Kane County Cougars defeated the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers by the score of 6-4, with the biggest share of the credit going to right fielder Luke Russell. Russell hit 2 home runs, while scoring 3 runs and driving in 3 for the Cougars on the day. Picking up his 5th save was 26-year old right-handed pitcher Roberto Perez. The Cougars move to 37-29 with the win, while the Timber Rattlers drop to 32-34.

With Kane County leading 2-0 in the bottom of the third, Russell came up to bat against Wisconsin pitcher Sandy Valenzuela. Russell hit a fastball to left for a 2-run home run. His 10th home run of the season put the Cougars on top, 4-0.

"Nice win for us," said Russell. "Now we'll go after the next one."
WISCONSIN BATTING LINESCORE KANE COUNTY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Simonds 3B, SS 6 0 0 0 0 5 5 .329 1 8
A. Wakefield RF 4 1 3 0 1 0 0 .243 2 21
J. DuTremble DH 3 1 1 0 2 0 1 .288 2 32
J. Taylor 2B, 3B 4 1 1 0 1 1 5 .284 5 25
D. Gutierrez CF 4 0 1 2 1 1 3 .268 3 25
N. Sheets 1B 4 0 0 0 1 1 3 .289 4 12
S. Blanchfield LF 4 1 1 2 0 1 3 .247 2 6
S. Cordoves C 2 0 0 0 3 1 2 .222 0 1
C. Topete SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .323 0 6
   a-B. Scheafer PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .407 2 11
   b-M. Burns SS, 2B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .258 3 13
Totals 36 4 8 4 9 11 25      
a - B. Scheafer pinch hit for C. Topete in the 8th
b - M. Burns substituted for B. Scheafer in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Gutierrez (11, 7th Inning off M. Newman, 3 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: S. Blanchfield (2, 9th Inning off R. Perez, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Wakefield 3 , J. DuTremble , J. Taylor , D. Gutierrez 2 , S. Blanchfield 4 , M. Burns
2-out RBI: S. Blanchfield
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , D. Simonds 2 , J. Taylor 2 , D. Gutierrez , S. Cordoves
Sac Fly: S. Blanchfield
Team LOB: 15

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Topete-Cordoves-Sheets)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. McNerny 3B 4 2 2 0 1 0 1 .375 0 0
M. Lowery SS 5 0 1 1 0 1 4 .283 6 37
M. Rubi DH 5 1 1 1 0 0 2 .283 4 29
L. Russell RF 2 3 2 3 2 0 0 .245 10 26
J. Adams 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .333 5 21
T. Kwarciany CF 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .201 1 13
C. Chrisley LF 3 0 2 1 1 1 0 .250 3 16
R. Evans 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 5 .278 4 20
J. Unknown C 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .250 0 0
Totals 33 6 10 6 6 5 18      
BATTING
Doubles: C. Chrisley (15, 2nd Inning off S. Valenzuela, 0 on, 2 outs) , M. Rubi (11, 3rd Inning off S. Valenzuela, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. McNerny (1, 5th Inning off S. Valenzuela, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Lowery (19, 5th Inning off S. Valenzuela, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: L. Russell 2 (10, 2nd Inning off S. Valenzuela, 0 on, 0 outs; 3rd Inning off S. Valenzuela, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. McNerny 3 , M. Lowery 2 , M. Rubi 2 , L. Russell 8 , C. Chrisley 3 , R. Evans , J. Unknown
2-out RBI: M. Rubi , L. Russell
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Lowery , T. Kwarciany , R. Evans , J. Unknown
GIDP: R. Evans
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: J. McNerny (2) , C. Chrisley (14)

FIELDING
Errors: J. McNerny (1) , M. Lowery (1)
WISCONSIN PITCHING LINESCORE KANE COUNTY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Valenzuela L (3-1) 4.0 8 5 5 0 4 2 61 2.85   
G. Singletary 3.2 2 1 1 6 1 0 74 4.42   
D. Barragan 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 6.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Valenzuela 30
Batters Faced: S. Valenzuela 20, G. Singletary 18, D. Barragan 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Valenzuela 5-3, G. Singletary 3-6, D. Barragan 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: S. Valenzuela 61-41, G. Singletary 74-35, D. Barragan 4-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Singletary 1-0 , D. Barragan 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Figueroa W (6-5) 6.0 3 2 2 7 7 0 111 2.79   
M. Newman 2.0 3 1 1 1 3 0 39 4.19   
R. Perez SV (5) 1.0 2 1 1 1 1 1 21 4.68   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Figueroa 58
Batters Faced: J. Figueroa 30, M. Newman 10, R. Perez 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Figueroa 6-5, M. Newman 1-2, R. Perez 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Figueroa 111-60, M. Newman 39-26, R. Perez 21-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Newman 2-2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Luke Russell
Ballpark: Fifth Third Bank Ballpark
Weather: Partly Cloudy (64 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM CT
Time: 3:31
Attendance: 6109
Special Notes: Dan Simonds ties the WIS regular season game record for strikeouts with 5.
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