2010 MWL Playoffs

The Kane County Cougars' 2010 season is still alive! After a 6-2 loss to the Clinton LumberKings on Sunday night in Clinton, the Cougars remain one win away from the franchise's fifth trip to the Midwest League Championship Series. The Cougars and Clinton are tied at one win apiece in their best-of-three Western Division Championship Series, and the decisive Game 3 is Monday night at 6:30 CT in Iowa. If the Cougars lose, their season is over.

A Cougars win on Monday combined with a Great Lakes win over Lake County in the East Division Final Monday means that the Cougars would host Games 1 and 2 of the Midwest League Championship Series this Wednesday (Sept. 15) and Thursday (Sept. 16). Game time for both nights would be 6:30 p.m.

However, a Cougars win tonight and a Great Lakes loss means that the Cougars would host Games 1 and 2 of the Midwest League Championship Series against the Great Lakes/Lake County series winner this Thursday (Sept. 16) and Friday (Sept. 17). Game time for both nights would be 6:30 p.m.

Tickets are available by clicking - HERE - or by calling (630) 232-8811. Any unused tickets from the regular season can be exchanged for comparable seating for those games.

This marks the Cougars' 12th postseason appearance in the franchise's 20-year history and sixth trip to the playoffs in the franchise's eight seasons as an A's affiliate. Fans can tune in to Monday night's Game 3 on WBIG 1280-AM or on the Cougars' website by clicking - HERE -.

Scouting the Cougars: The Cougars finished the regular season with three players among the top 10 in minor league baseball in walks: Conner Crumbliss (1st, 126), Tyreace House (4th, 96) and Anthony Aliotti (7th, 92)...Rashun Dixon batted .366 in his last 10 regular season games. Other hot hitters through the last 10 included Mitch LeVier (.333), Aliotti (.324) and Crumbliss (.323)...the Cougars’ win over Quad Cities in Game 2 on Thursday was the franchise’s first playoff win since September 12, 2006 in Game 1 of the Midwest League Championship Series against West Michigan.

Scouting the LumberKings: Clinton’s playoff appearance this fall is the first by a Seattle affiliate since Wisconsin, a Seattle farm team at the time, advanced to the finals in 2005…the LumberKings lost one of their most talented players in Nick Franklin, who was promoted to Double-A near the end of the regular season…Clinton won 11 of 17 match-ups against the Cougars in the regular season.