Cougars Swept by Lake Country
August 18, 2024 - American Association (AA)
Kane County Cougars News Release
GENEVA, Ill. - In a tightly contested ballgame, the Kane County Cougars fell 3-1 to the Lake Country DockHounds on Sunday afternoon at Northwestern Medicine Field. A third straight Lake Country (43-43) win led to the first instance of the Cougars being swept in the 2024 season.
The DockHounds took an early lead in the top of the second against Cougars' (48-39) starter Jack Fox. Curtis Terry singled to lead off the inning followed by a Josh Altmann walk to put two runners aboard. Following a fly out, JT Benson drove in the first run of the ballgame with a single. After giving up the run in the second, Fox was excellent. The right-hander finished the day allowing one run on five hits with four strikeouts against two walks over five innings of work.
It didn't take long for the Cougars to respond against Brett Conine. In the bottom of the second, Josh Allen and Claudio Finol were both hit by a pitch before Simon Reid walked to load the bases. Then, Armond Upshaw drove in Allen with a sacrifice fly to even the game at one.
The game remained tied at one until the top of the eighth inning. Vin Timpanelli (0-1) was on the mound for the Cougars. To lead off the inning, Samuel Benjamin hit a double to right-center field. Timpanelli then retired Luke Napelton before Jordan Martinson entered. Martinson induced a groundout from Blake Tiberi for the second out. Tyler Beardsley then entered to face Chavez Young, who came through with a double off the wall to score Benjamin and make it 2-1. Demetrius Sims followed up Young's double with a single through the middle to bring in another run to push the lead to 3-1.
After gaining the lead, Lake Country reliever Mitchell Mueller pitched a perfect eighth inning. In the ninth, closer Alan Carter tossed another perfect inning to earn the save and end the ballgame. JT Moeller (2-0) earned the win for Lake Country with a scoreless inning of work in the bottom of the seventh.
Though he took the loss, Timpanelli provided quality work out of the bullpen for the Cougars. The righty was charged for just one run on one hit while picking up four strikeouts in 2.1 innings of work. Offensively, the Cougars had several opportunities early in the ballgame, but left 11 runners on base to help Lake Country earn the win.
The Cougars will have an off day tomorrow before beginning a six game series at Cleburne on Tuesday night. Cougars baseball returns to Northwestern Medicine Field for a four-game set on Labor Day weekend against the Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks beginning on Friday, August 30th. For tickets and more information call 630-232-8811 or visit kccougars.com/tickets.
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