MWL1 Kane County Cougars

Hankins Homers in Cougars' Comeback Win

May 9, 2014 - Midwest League (MWL1)
Kane County Cougars News Release


BURLINGTON, Iowa - The fact that the Cougars won their second game in a row with the score of 5-2 isn't the most unusual take from Friday's game. What also comes as a surprise is the four runs the Cougars scored in each of the final two innings of both ballgames. It was another three-run frame that put the Cougars (25-10) on top over the Bees (16-17) at Community Field Friday night.

Trailing 2-1 Daniel Lockhart kick started the eighth inning with a leadoff double. Jordan Hankins then took a chance on a 3-0 pitch and sent it over the right field wall. Hankins' first home run of the season put the Cougars on top 3-2. Trey Martin kept the line moving following up with a walk and scored on Carlos Penalver's RBI single for a two-run Cougars' lead.

Jacob Rogers was hit by a pitch in the beginning of the ninth inning and made the Bees pay. A ground ball off the bat of Lockhart caused Kody Eaves to throw wild to second base and Rogers moved to third. That brought up Hankins for another chance to do damage and he produced. The Cougar third baseman singled home Rogers for a 5-2 Cougar advantage.

Nathan Dorris made an interesting ninth with three walks, but a double play and a strikeout to Erick Salcedo gave the Cougar reliever his first save of the season.

Eaves' greeted Cougar starter Jen-Ho Tseng with a solo blast in the first to quickly put Burlington on top 1-0. The Cougars tied it up with an unearned run in the fourth, but the Bees retook the lead in the sixth on Mike Fish's RBI double.

Gerardo Concepcion (1-1) pitched two and one-third innings of scoreless baseball with five strikeouts. While Victor Alcantara (0-1) was charged with the three runs in the eighth inning suffering the loss and a blown save.

The Cougars will go for the sweep on Saturday at 6:30 p.m. from Community Field. Paul Blackburn (3-1, 3.16) will take the mound for the Cougars against the Bees' Ryan Etsell (2-1, 5.40). The game can be heard on AM 1280 WBIG and kccougars.com.




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