MWL1 Kane County Cougars

Cougars Walk-Off on Bandits for 2nd Straight Day

Published on August 4, 2019 under Midwest League (MWL1)
Kane County Cougars News Release


Geneva, Illinois - The Kane County Cougars (64-47, 29-13) duplicated yesterday's result with a 2-1 walk-off win in 10 innings over the Quad Cities River Bandits (66-42, 23-19). Dominic Fletcher provided the game-winning hit.

The Cougars snatched an early lead thanks to two Quad Cities errors. With one out in the first, Dominic Fletcher singled and reached second base on a throwing error by outfielder Ramiro Rodriguez. With two outs, Buddy Kennedy bounced a ball to second base. It kicked off the glove of infielder Michael Wielansky and allowed Fletcher to score and make it 1-0.

The Bandits got their lone run in the top of the ninth. A lead-off walk to Wilyer Abreu preceded a double by Alek McKenna. Grae Kessinger evened the score with a sacrifice fly.

In the bottom of the tenth, with the automatic runner at second base and one out, Fletcher lined a ball into the left field corner, scoring the winning run.

For the Cougars, Adrian Del Moral dealt six innings of shutout ball in a no-decision. Andy Toelken (5-2) hammered down the win with 3.1 innings of one-run ball. Abdiel Saldana (1-1) took the loss with 4.1 frames of one unearned run ball.

The Cougars and River Bandits play game three of the four-game series on Monday night with first pitch scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Purchase tickets by calling 630-282-8811 or online at kccougars.com.

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