Kane County crushed by Cedar Rapids in series opener
April 17, 2010 - Midwest League (MWL1)
Kane County Cougars News Release
GENEVA, Ill. - The Kane County Cougars dropped the opening game of a three-game set against the Cedar Rapids Kernels, 14-6, on Saturday night in front of 5,328 at Elfstrom Stadium. The Cougars trailed, 4-0, early, battled to within, 4-3, but then never got any closer. A quartet of pitchers gave up 15 hits and walked nine in the loss.
Starter Justin Marks (0-1) gave up nine runs on six hits in 3 1/3 innings and suffered the loss. Josh Lansford gave up two runs in 1 1/3, Bo Schultz got touched for three runs -- two earned -- over three innings, and Hector Garcia worked a scoreless ninth with the game out of hand.
After a four-run second by the Kernels, the Cougars rallied in the third to chase Cedar Rapids starter Tyler Kehrer. Kent Walton hit a sacrifice fly to score Leonardo Gil, and Rashun Dixon drilled a two-run triple to make it 4-3. Then in the seventh, down 12-3, Crumbliss earned a bases-loaded walk, and Walton nailed a two-run single to account for the Cougars' final runs. Kyle Hurts (2-0) got the win for the visitors.
The Cougars (5-5) and Kernels (5-5) play Game 2 of the series Sunday afternoon at 1 CT. Ian Krol (0-1, 9.53) will face Garrett Richards (0-0, 0.82). The game will be broadcast on WBIG 1280-AM and at www.kccougars.com, with pregame coverage starting at 12:45 p.m.
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