Cougars Drop Opener to River Bandits

September 5, 2009 - Midwest League (MWL1)
Kane County Cougars News Release

GENEVA, Ill. - After taking two out of three in Peoria, the Kane County Cougars returned home Saturday night but fell to the Quad Cities River Bandits, 7-3, in front of 7,866 fans at Elfstrom Stadium. The Cougars rallied to load the bases in the ninth inning but could not tie it.

The Cougars scored first in the opening inning when Jeremy Barfield singled home Steve Parker, but the River Bandits took over from there against Shawn Haviland (6-11). Haviland gave up two in the second, one in the third and four in the fourth before leaving. He yielded seven runs on 10 hits over 4 2/3 innings in the loss.

Josue Selenis pitched 2 1/3 scoreless innings, and A.J. Huttenlocker posted two perfect frames, but the Cougars never got closer than four runs. Mike Spina came home in the sixth and again in the eighth for unearned runs to cut it to 7-3. Kevin Thomas (7-7) got the win, and Dave Carpenter notched his 12th save by getting out of the bases-loaded jam in the ninth.

The Cougars (33-35, 73-64) and River Bandits (31-36, 61-76) play the middle game of their three-game set Sunday night at 6 CT. Mathieu Leblanc-Poirier (4-7, 4.38) is scheduled to face Jorge Rondon (1-4, 4.44).

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