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Scott Deal Pitches Cougars To Win Over South Bend

by @ Saturday, April 28th, 2007. Filed under Kane County Cougars - April 2007, Scott Deal, Jermaine Mitchell, Alexander Valdez

Scott Deal picked up the win in the Cougars 6-1 win over South Bend.  He gave up a single run on eight hits and two walks with three strikeouts in seven innings and the win improves Deal’s record to 1-1.
Alexander Valdez had a nice day at the plate. He doubled, tripled, drove in two and […]

Kane County Loses Twelve Inning Pitchers Duel

by @ Friday, April 27th, 2007. Filed under Kane County Cougars - April 2007, Alexander Valdez, Joey Newby

Kane County was on the wrong side of a twelve inning pitchers duel.  Joey Newby gave up the go ahead run in the 3-2 loss and he dropped to 0-1 on the season.
Alexander Valdez was the hitting star in the loss.  He went three for five with a double and a run.

James Heuser Strikes Out Eleven In Kane County Loss

by @ Thursday, April 26th, 2007. Filed under Kane County Cougars - April 2007, Greg Dowling, Christian Vitters, James Heuser, Joe Piekarz, Jermaine Mitchell

Kane County lost to South Bend 5-3 but it wasn’t because of a decent start by James Heuser.  He gave up three of the runs on four hits and one walk with eleven strikeouts in six innings.  Joe Piekarz took the loss and he gave up two runs in two innings.
All three runs for the […]

Larry Cobb Drives In Three Runs in Cougars Win

by @ Monday, April 23rd, 2007. Filed under Kane County Cougars - April 2007, Larry Cobb, Jason Fernandez

Larry Cobb led the way for the Cougars in their 6-4 win over the Chiefs. He went two for five with a double and three RBIs. 
Jason Fernandez picked up the win with 4 1/3 innings of shutout relief.  He gave up just one hit and three walks with three strikeouts.

Cougars Lose in Twelve Innings

by @ Sunday, April 22nd, 2007. Filed under Kane County Cougars - April 2007, Alexander Valdez

The Cougars didn’t get much pitching in their 9-7 loss to Peoria.  Four different pitchers gave up at least two runs in the twelve inning loss.
Alexander Valdez was the hitting star. He went three for five with a triple, three RBIs and two runs.

Cougars Blowout Peoria 14-3

by @ Saturday, April 21st, 2007. Filed under Kane County Cougars - April 2007, John Herrera, Toddric Johnson, Larry Cobb

The Cougars got a ton of offense in their 14-3 blowout win over Peoria.  Ironically, none of the runs came via the long ball but Larry Cobb and Toddric Johnson led the way at the plate.  Cobb went four for five with a double, three RBIs and two runs.  Johnson went four for four with […]

Cougars Comeback Falls Short in Loss to Lansing

by @ Friday, April 20th, 2007. Filed under Kane County Cougars - April 2007, Greg Dowling, James Heuser, Larry Cobb

The Cougars lost 4-3 to the Lugnuts today and while they scored three late runs, they fell a run short of extending the game.  Larry Cobb hit a solo homerun and Greg Dowling continued to hit well and he went two for four with a triple and a run.
James Heuser took the loss and he […]

Inoel Deaza Hammered in Loss to Lugnuts

by @ Thursday, April 19th, 2007. Filed under Kane County Cougars - April 2007, Greg Dowling, Inoel Deaza

Inoel Deaza was on the receiving end of some good hitting by the Lugnuts as he dropped to 0-3 on the season.  He gave up five runs on eight hits with five strikeouts in five innings of work.
Greg Dowling was the only Cougar with two hits.  He finished two for five with an RBI in […]

Thomas Italiano Hit Hard in Cougars Loss

by @ Wednesday, April 18th, 2007. Filed under Kane County Cougars - April 2007, Greg Dowling, Christian Vitters, Thomas Italiano

Thomas Italiano was knocked around on the mound in the Cougars 6-3 loss.  He gave up four runs on six hits and two walks with four strikeouts in just three innings.
Christian Vitters singled twice and drove in two runs.  Greg Dowling singled twice and scored twice.

Scott Deal Is Hit Hard in Cougars Loss

by @ Tuesday, April 17th, 2007. Filed under Kane County Cougars - April 2007, Scott Deal, Gustavo Rosendo, Toddric Johnson, Isaac Omura

Scott Deal dropped his first game of the season in a tough outing against the Lugnuts.  He gave up five runs on five hits and three walks with two strikeouts in 4 1/3 innings.
Isaac Omura drove in two runs in the 7-6 loss.  Gustavo Rosendo had three hits and an RBI while Toddric Johnson had […]

Kane County Drops Two in Doubleheader to Burlington

by @ Sunday, April 15th, 2007. Filed under Kane County Cougars - April 2007, Greg Dowling, James Heuser, Joe Piekarz

The Cougars got little offense in their doubleheader with Burlington.  In the first game, Kane County was shutout on just two hits and a fantastic start by James Heuser went to waste in the 1-0 loss.  He threw four shutout innings and struck out six.
In the second game, the Cougars picked up just one run […]

Cougars Lose Again With More Poor Pitching

by @ Saturday, April 14th, 2007. Filed under Kane County Cougars - April 2007, Inoel Deaza, Christian Vitters, Gustavo Rosendo

The Cougars couldn’t put together a winning streak as they lost another game.  Inoel Deaza took the loss and he gave up three runs on six hits and one walk with one strikeout in 4 1/3 innings.  He’s now 0-2 on the season.
Gustavo Rosendo went three for four with two doubles and two RBIs.  Christian […]

Matthew Sulentic Drives in Three Runs in Cougars Win

Matthew Sulentic had two hits and three RBIs in the Cougars 5-2 win over Quad Cities.  Christian Vitters had two hits and two runs while Michael Affronti hit a two run homer.
T.J. Franco Jr. picked up the win in relief of starter Scott Deal. He threw two shutout innings and he gave up just one […]

John Herrera Throws Five Shutout Innings in Cougars Loss

by @ Tuesday, April 10th, 2007. Filed under Kane County Cougars - April 2007, Matthew Sulentic, John Herrera

Kane County let this game slip between their fingers.  John Herrera had a nice start and he pitched five shutout innings but the pen couldn’t hold the lead and the bats never really got going.  On top of that, Beloit made four errors and the Cougars failed to capitalize on them.
Matthew Sulentic was the hitting […]

Michael Affronti Has Solid Game in Cougars Lost

by @ Monday, April 9th, 2007. Filed under Kane County Cougars - April 2007, Michael Affronti, Scott Moore

The Cougars lost 5-4 to Beloit in a game where nine runs were scored on just nine hits.  Michael Affronti was the hitting star in the loss.  He went two for four with two doubles, a run and an RBI.
Scott Moore took the loss in a relief appearance.  He was tagged for two runs in […]

Cougars Shutout, Still Winless

by @ Saturday, April 7th, 2007. Filed under Kane County Cougars - April 2007, Michael Affronti, Inoel Deaza

The Cougars lost their second straight game and this time, they were held scoreless in a cold shortened seven inning game.  The only hitter who seemed to be able to get anything going was shortstop Michael Affronti, who was a perfect three for three.
Inoel Deaza took the loss.  He gave up two runs on three […]

Kane County Doubled Up in Loss to Burlington

by @ Thursday, April 5th, 2007. Filed under Kane County Cougars - April 2007, Scott Deal, T.J. Franco Jr., Greg Dowling, Jacob Smith

Kane County was a victim of the big inning as Burlington scored three in the first and then three more in the seventh for a 6-3 final.  Scott Deal was roughed up for three of those runs in his start while reliever T.J. Franco, Jr. took the loss and he gave up three runs in […]

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