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Cougars
Drop Heartbreaker to End '11
DAVENPORT, IA -
The Kane County Cougars' 2011 season ended
on Sunday afternoon in heartbreaking
fashion. The Cougars let a 5-0 lead slip
away and lost, 6-5, against the Quad Cities
River Bandits at Modern Woodmen Park. The
game ended on a three-run homer from Bandits
outfielder Nick Longmire, and the Cougars
were eliminated from the Western Division
Championship Series, 2 games to 0. They were
two outs away from forcing a Game 3 on
Monday when the contest ended.
The Cougars never trailed before the ninth
inning. Kevin David belted a homer off Zach
Russell in the second inning, and Jake
Kuebler drilled a two-run triple in the
fifth to make it 3-0. Then Kuebler scored on
sacrifice fly by Yowill Espinal, and Angel
Franco cracked a solo homer in the top of
the eighth to make it 5-0. Starter Jason
Mitchell turned in one of the best pitching
performances by a Cougar all season. He had
a three-hit shutout through seven innings
with nine strikeouts and gave up two runs --
one earned -- in the bottom of the eighth
before leaving. In total, Mitchell gave up
the two runs on four hits and walked none in
eight frames but had to take a no-decision.
Chase Boruff began the bottom of the ninth
with a walk to Ronny Gil, who later took
second on a wild pitch and third on
defensive indifference. Jonathan Rodriguez
singled home Gil, and the Cougars summoned
Antonio Cruz, who gave up a single to Cody
Stanley and the game-ending homer to
Longmire for the 6-5 final.
With the 2011 season over, the Cougars look
toward April 2012 for their 22nd year of
baseball.
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