Cougars Lose Second Straight to Chiefs

Published on June 10, 2012 under Midwest League (MWL1)
Kane County Cougars News Release

PEORIA, Ill. - Paul Hoilman broke a 1-1 tie with a three-run homer to launch the Peoria Chiefs to a 4-1 victory over the Kane County Cougars on Sunday afternoon at O'Brien Field.

Hoilman's blast came in the fifth inning off reliever Cody Fassold (1-1), who allowed back-to-back bunt singles to Oliver Zapata and Taiwan Easterling to begin the frame. Both men scored in front of Hoilman after his drive which landed in the back of the left-center field bleachers.

Peoria (31-32) trailed initially as the Cougars (33-30) picked up the advantage in the third inning. Lane Adams walked with two outs and advanced to third on an infield hit from Michael Antonio. With Murray Watts at the plate, Antonio broke for second base and stole the bag while Adams sprinted to the plate and slid around the tag attempt from Yaniel Cabezas to make it 1-0.

Javier Baez reached on an infield single to start the fourth and eventually scored on a wild pitch by Andy Ferguson to even the score at 1-1. Ferguson lasted four frames in his Kane County debut as he limited the Chiefs to just two hits while walking four and fanning four. Austin Reed (3-4) tossed three scoreless innings after replacing starter Starling Peralta in the fourth. Felix Pena worked two innings and Yao-Lin Wang (S, 8) pitched a perfect ninth.

The Cougars play the finale of a three-game series against the Chiefs on Monday night from O'Brien Field at 7:00. Right-hander Aaron Brooks (4-6) is expected to start for the Cougars against lefty Gerardo Concepcion (2-4). You can listen to the broadcast on AM 1280 WBIG and www.kccougars.com, beginning with Cougars on Deck at 6:45 p.m. The Cougars return to Fifth Third Bank Ballpark on Friday, June 15 when they take on the Cedar Rapids Kernels 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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