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Cougars Get Back on Winning Track |
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Written by Kane County Cougars / Photography by CS Staff Photographer Mike Moran
Tuesday, 15 April 2008 19:59 |
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 GENEVA, IL – The Kane County Cougars walked off with a win for the second time in a week on Tuesday afternoon when Corey Brown drew a bases-loaded walk in the bottom of the ninth to bring in Shane Keough for a 3-2 triumph over the South Bend Silver Hawks in front of 6,044 fans at Elfstrom Stadium. The victory gives the Cougars 11 wins in 12 games to start the season and keeps them with at least a two-game lead atop the Western Division.
Starter Craig Italiano, in his first game since throwing a combined no-hitter, gave up an unearned run in the first inning and pitched well over his 4 1/3 innings. He yielded the one run on five hits, walked two and set a new career high with 10 strikeouts. The Cougars tied the game for him in the third when Matt Ray doubled home Walter Correa against Bryan Augenstein. 
It remained 1-1 until the sixth inning when the Cougars jumped ahead. Christian Vitters was at the plate with the bases loaded when Tom Layne uncorked a wild pitch to bring in Greg Dowling for a 2-1 score. The Silver Hawks countered with a tally in the eighth when they benefited from a hit and an error versus Brad Hertzler and notched a sacrifice fly against Jose Fragoso, making it 2-2.
Jake Smith led off the bottom of the ninth and got credit for a double off Evan Scribner when center fielder Evan Frey lost the ball in the sun. After Vitters singled to move the pinch-runner Keough to third, Jonathan Johnston was walked intentionally with one out to load the bases. Then with two outs Brown took a 3-1 pitch outside to lead the Cougars to the win. Fragoso (1-0) recorded the win, and Scribner (0-1) got saddled with the loss.
The Cougars (11-1) and Silver Hawks (2-10) conclude their three-game series Wednesday at noon CT when Travis Banwart (2-0) faces Jarrod Parker (0-1). Then the Cougars start a six-game, seven-day road trip Thursday night in Lansing.
11:45 AM (CDT) On-Deck Show, 12:00 First Pitch on WBIG Radio 1280-AM
Wednesday’s Starters
RHP Travis Banwart (2-0, 3.00)
Vs.
RHP Jarrod Parker (0-1, 0.)
Player of the Game
Jake Smith (2-for-3, 2B, BB)
Notables
· The Cougars haven’t lost consecutive games since August 16-17, 2007.
· The Cougars pitching staff leads the MWL in strikeouts, and Italiano, Hertzler and Fragoso combined for 15 on Tuesday.
· Walter Correa went 2-for-4 with a double.
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Tonight’s Linescore:
123 456 789 R H E
Silver Hawks 100 000 010 2 7 1
Cougars 001 001 001 3 9 2
WP: Jose Fragoso (1-0)
LP: Evan Scribner (0-1)
SV:
T – 2:47 A – 6,044
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