MWL1 Kane County Cougars

Cougars Take Series Over River Bandits

Published on July 30, 2010 under Midwest League (MWL1)
Kane County Cougars News Release


Davenport, Iowa. - The Kane County Cougars only scored early, but it was enough to secure the 6-3 victory over the Quad Cities River Bandits. With the win, the Cougars move back to the .500 mark on the season. Kane County picked up two runs in the first, three in the second, and one in the third, en route to the series win over Western-Division leading Quad Cities. While picking up the victory, the Cougars avoid dropping three straight sets before returning home on Saturday. The offense jumped up early, when Mike Gilmartin drove in Tyreace House and Max Stassi on a 2-out double in the first. The Cougars put three more tallies on the board in the second inning capped off by a two-out RBI double from Anthony Aliotti, to drive in House. Tyreace went 2-4 at the plate, scoring two runs and driving one in as well. Aliotti continued his success in July by adding a multi-hit game of his own. On the mound, Ian Krol (8-4) picked up his eighth victory of the season in commanding fashion. He threw 5 innings, allowing one hit, and no runs. He retired 15 of the 18 batters he faced. AJ Huttenlocker (1-1) was one of four pitchers in relief for Kane County tonight, and threw 2 innings of scoreless baseball, while striking out one.

The Cougars (19-14, 51-51) will begin a seven game homestand on Saturday at 6 CT with the first of a three-game series against Burlington (14-17, 36-64). Murphy Smith (5-0, 4.63) gets the starting noad for the Cougars, while the Bees will send Elisaul Pimentel (9-3, 3.49) to the hill. The game will be broadcast on WBIG 1280-AM and online at www.kccougars.com with pre-game coverage starting at 5:45 p.m. 5:45 PM (CT) Pre-Game Show, 6:00 First Pitch on WBIG 1280-AM & kccougars.com.

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