MWL1 Kane County Cougars

Cougars' Offense Comes to Life in Win

Published on May 10, 2011 under Midwest League (MWL1)
Kane County Cougars News Release


GENEVA, Ill. - The Kane County Cougars' offense is back. After going nearly three weeks without scoring more than five runs in a game and averaging 2.3 runs per game over the last 16 games, the Cougars knocked out eight runs on 13 hits Tuesday night to beat the Beloit Snappers, 8-4, in the opener of a six-game home stand at Elfstrom Stadium.

The Cougars scored in each of the first five innings, providing starter Sugar Ray Marimon (2-2) with plenty of support. Brian Fletcher nailed a two-run single in the bottom of the first against Andrei Lobanov (0-2) to make it 2-0. After Murray Watts belted a one-out solo homer in the second and Beloit scored a run in the top of the third, Fletcher nailed RBI singles in the third and fourth and Lane Adams added a run-scoring single for a 6-1 game. Alex Llanos busted open the game in the fifth with a two-out, two-run single to make it 8-1 after five innings.

Marimon lasted five innings, gave up one run and fanned seven in the win. Mitch Hodge gave up two runs in 2/3 of an inning, Jon Keck yielded one unearned run in 1 1/3 innings and Chase Boruff logged two scoreless frames to end it. The Cougars, who had lost 14 of their last 16 games, did suffer a pair of disappointments, as Fletcher and Ryan Jenkins left the game in the sixth and eighth innings, respectively.

The Cougars (10-23) and Snappers (17-13) play Game 2 of the series Wednesday night at 6 CT. Leondy Perez (0-4, 3.03) is set to face Manuel Soliman (0-0, 4.84). The game will be broadcast on online via kccougars.com with pregame coverage starting at 5:45 p.m.

Pre-game Coverage at 5:45 PM (CT), First Pitch at 6:00 PM on kccougars.com

Wednesday's Probable Starters RHP Leondy Perez (0-4, 3.03) Vs. RHP Manuel Soliman (0-0, 4.84)

WP: Sugar Ray Marimon (2-2) LP: Andrei Lobanov (0-2) SV:

T - 2:59 A - 5,411 Brian Fletcher (4-for-4, 4 RBIs, 2 2Bs)

Notables

- Sugar Ray Marimon is the only Cougars starting pitcher in the last 11 games to get a win.

- The Cougars' starting rotation owns a 1.83 ERA over the last 12 games and is 2-6 in that span (team 3-9).

- Ryan Jenkins snapped his hitting streak at nine games, the longest by a Cougar this season.

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