MIDWEST LEAGUE
CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS AT KANE COUNTY COUGARS
08/03/2111
 
MIDWEST LEAGUE
CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS AT KANE COUNTY COUGARS
GAME ID: 9886 - MONDAY, AUGUST 3RD , 2111 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cedar Rapids Kernels (45-61) 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 3 10 0
Kane County Cougars (65-41) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 1
Down Goes Kane County, 3-1
Juan Lara pitched well, but his team, the Kane County Cougars, still dropped a 3-1 decision to the Cedar Rapids Kernels at Fifth Third Bank Ballpark. The Kernels go to 45-61, putting them 6th in the Western Division.

Josh Morgan, who is tied for 4th in the MID in doubles with 29, had a direct impact on the outcome. Morgan contributed a run-scoring walk in the top of the eighth inning to put Cedar Rapids up, 3-1.

In postgame remarks, Morgan applauded his team's "business-like approach."
CEDAR RAPIDS BATTING LINESCORE KANE COUNTY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Ballantine DH 5 0 1 0 0 2 5 .264 6 26
J. Morgan 1B 2 0 1 2 2 0 1 .255 8 47
M. Franks RF 5 0 1 0 0 2 6 .292 1 19
   a-J. Bedlecom LF, CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258 3 21
J. Hudnall C 5 0 1 0 0 0 3 .244 1 15
M. Anthony CF, LF, RF 5 1 2 0 0 1 1 .226 2 29
F. Carrasquillo 3B 4 1 1 1 1 2 2 .208 6 15
L. Fredriksen LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .236 0 5
J. Nave 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 4 .235 2 4
M. Inojosa SS 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .233 1 18
Totals 36 3 10 3 5 9 25      
a - J. Bedlecom substituted for M. Franks in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Franks (13, 1st Inning off J. Lara, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Ballantine (16, 5th Inning off J. Lara, 1 on, 0 outs) , F. Carrasquillo (5, 6th Inning off J. Lara, 1 on, 0 outs) , M. Anthony (14, 6th Inning off J. Lara, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Morgan (29, 7th Inning off N. West, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Ballantine 2 , J. Morgan 2 , M. Franks 2 , J. Hudnall , M. Anthony 3 , F. Carrasquillo 2 , L. Fredriksen , M. Inojosa 2
2-out RBI: J. Morgan
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Ballantine , M. Franks , J. Hudnall 2 , M. Anthony , J. Nave 2
Sac Fly: J. Morgan
Team LOB: 12

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Inojosa-Nave-Morgan)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Chrisley CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .262 8 44
L. Russell LF 4 0 1 0 0 3 1 .267 11 46
T. Rubi 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .306 5 45
   b-J. Donelson PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .346 7 35
M. Ashby SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .267 5 39
   c-J. Overman PH, 1B 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .222 1 8
I. McSwain RF 4 1 2 0 0 1 2 .271 6 36
A. Rittner 3B, SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .256 5 42
M. Rubi DH 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .263 9 44
   d-P. Spitz DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 0 3
A. Orozco C 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .205 2 8
E. Peterson 1B 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .240 7 25
   a-C. Dougherty PH, 1B, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .269 2 12
Totals 33 1 7 1 1 10 14      
a - C. Dougherty pinch hit for E. Peterson in the 7th
b - J. Donelson pinch hit for T. Rubi in the 8th
c - J. Overman pinch hit for M. Ashby in the 8th
d - P. Spitz inserted as DH in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: I. McSwain (11, 6th Inning off L. McTighe, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: I. McSwain (4, 2nd Inning off J. Birkhimer, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: L. Russell , T. Rubi , I. McSwain 5 , M. Rubi , A. Orozco 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Chrisley , M. Rubi
GIDP: I. McSwain
Hit by Pitch: M. Ashby
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: T. Rubi (9)
OF assists: 1 (Chrisley(Carrasquillo at home))
CEDAR RAPIDS PITCHING LINESCORE KANE COUNTY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Birkhimer 4.2 5 1 1 0 7 0 75 4.15   
L. McTighe W (2-2) 2.1 2 0 0 0 2 0 21 3.64   
I. Pandelo SV (10) 2.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 21 2.77   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Birkhimer 57
Batters Faced: J. Birkhimer 20, L. McTighe 9, I. Pandelo 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Birkhimer 4-3, L. McTighe 2-3, I. Pandelo 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Birkhimer 75-50, L. McTighe 21-16, I. Pandelo 21-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: L. McTighe 1-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Birkhimer
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Lara L (11-5) 5.2 8 2 2 2 4 0 96 3.61   
N. West 3.1 2 1 1 3 5 0 57 2.30   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Lara 47
Batters Faced: J. Lara 27, N. West 15
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Lara 5-7, N. West 5-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Lara 96-65, N. West 57-31
Inherited Runners - Scored: N. West 2-0
WP: N. West
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Juan Lara
Ballpark: Fifth Third Bank Ballpark
Weather: Cloudy (73 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 15 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:11
Attendance: 7358
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