Cougars Mash 14 Runs for Fourth Straight Win
May 18, 2015 - Midwest League (MWL1)
Kane County Cougars News Release
BELOIT, Wis.- The Kane County Cougars (19-19) kept their foot on the gas pedal as the offense paced 20 hits against the Beloit Snappers (15-23) to stretch the winning streak to four games. Monday night's 14-5 win at Pohlman Field pushed the Cougars to .500 for this first time in 2015.
Down 3-1 in the sixth inning, the Cougars used one of their five-run innings to grab a lead. After knocking Beloit's start Dustin Driver out of the game by loading the bases, Grant Heyman tied up the contest with a two-run single. Stryker Trahan followed up with a three-run home run over the center field batter's eye that stands 380 feet from home plate. The Cougars led 6-3, but still had plenty more offense in them.
After scoring nine two-out runs in the final two games of the Wisconsin series, the Cougars continued the trend with a five-run top seventh inning. Batting around for the second straight inning, Heyman, Ryan Gebhardt and Colin Bray all recorded RBI's with two-outs, for an 11-3 lead.
The offense didn't stop in the ninth inning. Heyman did the most damage once again with a two-run knock, making it 14-5 Cougars.
Defense also shined for the Cougars on Monday. Along with no errors, outstanding plays by Gebhardt and Fernery Ozuna prevented extra hits for the Snappers.
Despite allowing five runs, the Cougars' pitching staff surrendered just three hits all day. Starter Ethan Elias (4-1) was one out away from another quality outing. The right-hander's main blemish was a three-run homer in the third that was helped by three walks in the inning. Jency Solis used one pitch the finish off a jam in the sixth, while reliever Tom Jameson tossed two perfect frames in the seventh and eighth innings. Luis Ramirez served up a two-run home run in the ninth, but finished the ballgame.
Corey Miller (2-1) suffered the loss.
The Cougars continue their four-game series in Beloit on Tuesday. Markus Solbach (3-2, 2.85) will take the mound for the Cougars against the Snappers' Kevin Johnson (1-3, 5.16). First pitch in Beloit, Wisconsin is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Coverage on AM 1280 WBIG and kccougars.com begins at 6:15 p.m.
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