MWL1 Kane County Cougars

Burlington Tips Cougars for Series Split

Published on August 21, 2012 under Midwest League (MWL1)
Kane County Cougars News Release


BURLINGTON, Iowa-Three errors from the Kane County Cougars' defense led to five unearned runs as the Burlington Bees took advantage for a 6-3 victory on Tuesday night at Community Field.

Burlington (64-62, 32-25) grabbed the lead with four runs in the bottom of the third against Kyle Zimmer (2-3). Michael Fabiaschi reached to start the frame on a throwing error by Jack Lopez. After Aaron Shipman singled, Michael Antonio threw high to first on a grounder hit to him off the bat of Addison Russell, loading the bases. Burlington cashed in as Max Muncy's sac fly drew home Fabiaschi to tie the game at 1-1.

Wade Kirkland singled to center which drove in Shipman, giving the Bees a 2-1 lead. Rashun Dixon padded the cushion by getting hit by a pitch with the bases loaded. Bobby Crocker singled to put the Bees up by three. In the fourth, Russell reached with a base knock and scored on a single by Douglas Landaeta plus a throwing error from right fielder Julio Aparicio.

Kane County (63-64, 29-28) tried to mount a comeback in the top of the sixth as they chased starter Chris Lamb (3-2) from the ballgame. Aparicio singled to start the frame while Antonio reached on an error before Tim Ferguson's two-bagger allowed Aparicio to touch home. Chris Elder grounded out to second, bringing Antonio to the dish, but the Cougars didn't have another man reach base as Logan Chitwood and David Macias (S, 7) shut the door the rest of the way.

The Cougars are at Modern Woodmen Park on Wednesday night when they battle the Quad Cities River Bandits at 7:00. You can listen to the broadcast on www.kccougars.com, beginning with Cougars on Deck at 6:45 p.m. Right-hander Tim Melville (0-0) will start for the Cougars against lefty Dail Villanueva (9-6). The Cougars return to Fifth Third Bank Ballpark on Saturday, August 25, when they host the Burlington Bees at 6:30 p.m. For tickets, please call (630) 232-8811 or visit www.kccougars.com.

6:45 PM (CT) Pre-Game Show, 7:00 First Pitch on WBIG 1280-AM & kccougars.com

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