Cougars Win Sixth out of Their Last Eight
May 12, 2008 - Midwest League (MWL1)
Kane County Cougars News Release
GENEVA, IL. - Greg Dowling delivered a bases-loaded single in the bottom of the 12 inning Monday night to propel the Kane County Cougars to a 4-3 victory over the Cedar Rapids Kernels in front of 4,222 fans at Elfstrom Stadium. The Cougars have won six of their last eight games and are 14-3 against teams in their own division. Walter Correa started the 12th with a walk against Ryan Brasier (0-2), and an error on Shane Keough's bunt allowed runners to be at first and second with no outs. Matt Ray's bunt single loaded the bases for Dowling, who pulled a 1-2 pitch into right for the game-winning hit and his 23rd RBI. It gave Scott Deal (3-0) the victory. Starter Scott Hodsdon put together his second straight solid performance with five innings of four-hit shutout work, no walks and four strikeouts. It appeared he would notch his second win of the season, as he left with a 2-0 lead. Todd Johnson notched a run-scoring grounder in the second, and Matt Smith singled in Shane Keough in the third for a 2-0 count. Then in the sixth Larry Cobb's sacrifice fly brought home Jake Smith to make it 3-0. Lance Sewell logged a scoreless sixth but then yielded one in each of the next three frames to let the Kernels tie it, 3-3.
The Cougars (23-11) and Kernels (17-19) play again Tuesday night at 6 CT when Scott Mitchinson (3-0, 2.54) faces Jordan Walden (1-3, 3.03).
Midwest League Stories from May 12, 2008
- Bees Extra Inning Game For Just Second Time This Season - Burlington Bees
- Snappers Fall Short in Game One - Beloit Sky Carp
- Cougars Win Sixth out of Their Last Eight - Kane County Cougars
- Cougars Win Sixth out of Their Last Eight - Kane County Cougars
- Rattlers fall in extra innings - Wisconsin Timber Rattlers
- Cougars "2K Days" Debut Tomorrow - Kane County Cougars
- Early Errors Prove Too Much To Overcome - Quad Cities River Bandits
- Wizards Snap Five-Game Losing Streak, Win 2-1 - Fort Wayne TinCaps
- Dragons outduel Lugnuts, 2-1 - Lansing Lugnuts
- Chiefs Win 7-5 Monday - Peoria Chiefs
- Partch, Valiquette Pitch Dragons to Win - Dayton Dragons
- Wizards slide ends against Whitecaps - West Michigan Whitecaps
- Lugnuts to make-up rainout next Saturday at home - Lansing Lugnuts
- Snappers Gearing Up for Big Homestand - Beloit Sky Carp
- Making Some Moves - Kane County Cougars
- Dragons Receive 2007 Midwest League Extra Base Hits Leader - Dayton Dragons
- Kreier moved up; Siegfried to disabled list - Peoria Chiefs
- Garcia Named Player of Week; Left-Hander Promoted to Lakeland - West Michigan Whitecaps
- Anton named MWL Pitcher of the Week - Cedar Rapids Kernels
- Wizards Schedule Doubleheader with South Bend - Fort Wayne TinCaps
- Wisconsin 3, Kernels 1 - Cedar Rapids Kernels
The opinions expressed in this release are those of the organization issuing it, and do not necessarily reflect the thoughts or opinions of OurSports Central or its staff.
