MWL1 Wisconsin Timber Rattlers

Cougars claw past rattlers

Published on July 4, 2004 under Midwest League (MWL1)
Wisconsin Timber Rattlers News Release


The Wisconsin Timber Rattlers outhit the Kane County Cougars 11-9 on Sunday evening. But, the Cougars beat the Rattlers 5-2. Vasili Spanos homered and drove in three runs for Kane County and Steven Bondurant won his Midwest League leading eleventh game of the season.

Kane County (49-31 overall, 6-5 second half) loaded the bases with no outs in the bottom of the first inning but only scored a pair of runs. An RBI single by Spanos and a run scoring fielder's choice by Kory Wayment put the Cougars up 2-0 early in the game.

The Rattlers (36-43, 5-5) got on the board in the top of the third inning. Nick Orlandos, who had four hits on the night, drove in a run with a bloop single to rightcenter.

Kane County got the run back with an RBI single by Luke Appert in the bottom of the fourth.

Bondurant left the game after six innings allowing just one run on seven hits with seven strikeouts. The Rattlers went right to work against the Cougar bullpen. Wladimir Balentien hit a towering homer to left-center to lead off the seventh off JR Pickens.

But, Spanos hit a two run homer off reliever Austin Bilke in the bottom of the eighth inning to open up a 5-2 Kane County lead.

The Rattlers got the tying run to the plate in the top of the ninth against Jose Corchado, but Corchado picked up his first save of the season by getting out of the jam.

Game two of the series is Tuesday afternoon. Nibaldo Acosta (4-8, 4.24ERA) will start for the Rattlers. Brad Knox (8-3, 2.25ERA) will start for the Cougars. Game time is 2:00pm.

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