Cougars Pound Chiefs, Even Series

September 3, 2009 - Midwest League (MWL1)
Kane County Cougars News Release

PEORIA, Ill. - Steve Parker went 3-for-3 and reached base five times on his 22nd birthday to lead the Kane County Cougars to an 8-4 victory Thursday night against the Peoria Chiefs at O'Brien Field. Conner Crumbliss also had three hits and scored three times, and Murphy Smith picked up his second straight win on the mound. The Cougars evened the three-game set with the Chiefs and clinched a winning season set against them.

Parker drove in Crumbliss in the top of the first off Justin Bristow (5-8) for a 1-0 game. After the Chiefs tied it in the second, Carlos Arrieche led off the third with a homer, and Crumbliss scored on an error to make it 3-1. Then Franklin Hernandez connected for an RBI fielder's choice in the fifth for a 4-1 Cougars lead.

Smith (2-2) gave up one more run in the sixth but was helped by Trey Barham, who entered with a bases-loaded no-out jam and minimized the damage to one run. Smith tossed five-plus innings of two-run ball for his first road win. The Cougars broke open the game with a four-run seventh. Jeremy Barfield and Petey Paramore nailed consecutive two-out RBI singles, and Tyler Ladendorf smashed a two-run double for an 8-2 score. Jose Guzman allowed two runs in 1 2/3 innings before Justin Murray finished the game with his 12th save.

The Cougars (32-34, 73-63) and Chiefs (41-24, 79-55) wrap up the three-game series Friday. Anvioris Ramirez (4-2, 3.06) will face Austin Bibens-Dirkx (7-1, 1.66). The Cougars return home Saturday for the final three games of the regular season before they start the playoffs next Wendesday in Burlington against the Bees.

Midwest League Stories from September 3, 2009

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• Whitecaps Hold Off Lugnuts, 5-3 - Lansing Lugnuts
• Cougars Pound Chiefs, Even Series - Kane County Cougars
• Wisconsin Strands 13 In Loss - Wisconsin Timber Rattlers
• TinCaps Doubled Up By Loons, 8-4 - Fort Wayne TinCaps
• Chiefs Falter at Home, 8-4 to Kane County - Peoria Chiefs
• Bees Headed To Playoffs for 2nd Year in a Row - Burlington Bees
• Dragons Win, Set Up Pivotal Game on Friday - Dayton Dragons
• Hawks Lose Game and Lead - South Bend Silver Hawks
• Carlos Is Back - Kane County Cougars
• Dow Diamond Named MWL Field of the Year - Great Lakes Loons
• Dragons Announce August Players of the Month - Dayton Dragons
• Wilton Lopez Makes MLB Debut With Astros - Fort Wayne TinCaps
• Dragons Gameday September 3rd - Dayton Dragons
• Bandits Release 2010 Schedule - Quad Cities River Bandits
• Labor Day Holiday Homestand Preview - Kane County Cougars
• Unusual ending gives Kernels 4-3 win at Wisconsin - Cedar Rapids Kernels
• Midwest League Sports Turf Manager / Crew of the Year - MWL1
• TinCaps End Loons' Win Streak at Five - Great Lakes Loons

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