Cougars Roll Past Chiefs to Win Set

September 4, 2009 - Midwest League (MWL1)
Kane County Cougars News Release

PEORIA, Ill. - The Kane County Cougars wrapped up the road portion of their regular season Friday night and beat the Peoria Chiefs, 6-3, at O'Brien Field. Four players had multiple hits, Anvioris Ramirez won his fifth game and Paul Smyth posted his first save. The Cougars won two out of three in the set and finished the season 9-5 against Peoria, a club they could meet again in the post-season. The Cougars also finished 35-35 on the road this season, marking the eighth time in the 19-year history of the franchise they finished at .500 or better on the road.

Franklin Hernandez and Tyler Ladendorf collected first-inning RBIs against Austin Bibens-Dirkx (5-2) for a quick 2-0 lead, but the Chiefs tied it in the second and scored once in the fifth to pull ahead, 3-2. Then the Cougars rallied for three runs in the sixth and a lead they never gave away. Jeremy Barfield singled home Steve Parker, Petey Paramore brought in a run on a double play and Ladendorf homered. Parker's sacrifice fly in the ninth accounted for the final run of the game.

Ramirez (5-2) benefitted from the Cougars' sixth-inning outburst. The southpaw gave up three runs on six hits over five innings in the victory. Scott Deal pitched two scoreless relief frames before Smyth handled the final two. Smyth now has tossed 35 1/3 scoreless innings as a professional pitcher.

The Cougars (33-34, 73-63) are back at Elfstrom Stadium on Saturday night to open a three-game series at 6 CT against the Quad Cities River Bandits. Shawn Haviland (6-10, 4.43) will oppose Kevin Thomas (6-7, 4.21). It will be the final regular-season series for the Cougars, who open the playoffs next Wednesday night in Iowa with the start of a best-of-three series against the Burlington Bees.

Midwest League Stories from September 4, 2009

• Bees Lose Final Home Game of Regular Season - Burlington Bees
• TinCaps Distribute Yearly Awards - Fort Wayne TinCaps
• Chiefs Fall 6-3 Friday - Peoria Chiefs
• Kernels complete sweep of Wisconsin, 5-2 - Cedar Rapids Kernels
• Jimenez Lifts Lugnuts in Home Finale, 4-3 - Lansing Lugnuts
• Lugnuts' big finish too much for 'Caps - West Michigan Whitecaps
• Cougars Roll Past Chiefs to Win Set - Kane County Cougars
• Rattlers home schedule ends with a loss - Wisconsin Timber Rattlers
• Dragons Fall in 10 Innings - Dayton Dragons
• Hawks Win in Extras, Take Wild Card Lead - South Bend Silver Hawks
• Timber Rattlers Final Home Attendance over a quarter million - Wisconsin Timber Rattlers
• Garate Promoted to Big Leagues - Great Lakes Loons
• Dragons GameDay - Dayton Dragons
• Kernels take second in a row, 4-2 - Cedar Rapids Kernels
• Home stand Preview: September 5-7 & Playoffs - Cedar Rapids Kernels
• Sweet 16 for Redding - Great Lakes Loons

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