Cougars Tie Franchise Mark with 88th Victory
Published on August 26, 2014 under Midwest League (MWL1)
Kane County Cougars News Release
BURLINGTON, Iowa- The Kane County Cougars matched a franchise record by picking up their 88th victory over the Burlington Bees on Tuesday evening. The Cougars (43-21, 88-46) used four unanswered runs to grab a 6-1 win over the Bees (27-37, 65-68). Six games remain on the Cougars schedule for a chance to set a new high for wins in a single season.
Trey Martin led off the third inning with a double and put the Cougars on top when he scored on Chesny Young's sacrifice fly. Jeimer Candelario doubled to continue the inning and came home to score on Cael Brockmeyer's single for a 2-0 Coguars' lead.
The Cougars' most productive inning came in the sixth as they piled on four eunearned runs. With the bases loaded, Cambris Moye couldn't handle a shoveling toss from reliever Brian Lonconsole on Carlos Penalver's swinging bunt. Moye's error allowed Rogers to score for a 3-1 lead. The Cougars continued with an RBI groundout from Trey Martin and Shawon Dunston Jr.'s two-run double.
Michael Heesch took over for Duane Underwood in sixth inning with a runner on. The left-handed reliever tossed two and two third scoreless innings with five strikeouts. Underwood (6-4) picked up the win only giving up one run, including a stretch of retiring 12 straight batters. Alex Blackford (1-4) suffered the loss.
The Cougars now head to Cedar Rapids to finish off the regular season road schedule. Jen-Ho Tseng (6-1, 2.45) will begin the three-game set against the Kernels' Ryan Eads (5-11). First pitch from Perfect Game Field is scheduled for 6:35 p.m. The game can be heard on AM 1280 WBIG and kccougars.com.
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