SINGLE A BASEBALL
BURLINGTON BEES AT KANE COUNTY COUGARS
09/06/2061
 
SINGLE A BASEBALL
BURLINGTON BEES AT KANE COUNTY COUGARS
GAME ID: 17885 - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6TH , 2061 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Burlington Bees (79-57) 1 1 1 5 0 1 2 4 0 15 14 0
Kane County Cougars (82-54) 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 5 12 2
Bees Lick Cougars, 15-5
At Northwestern Medicine Field, the Kane County Cougars and Burlington Bees were greeted by an enthusiastic crowd.

The Burlington Bees topped the Kane County Cougars, 15-5, with center fielder Chris Mahnken playing a big role. Mahnken went 2 for 4 with a triple and 2 walks. He scored 2 times and drove in 3 for the Bees in the win. Burlington, at 79-57, sits in third place in the Midwest League Western Division.

With Burlington leading 2-1 in the top of the third, Mahnken came up to bat against Kane County pitcher Pete Sampson. Mahnken hit a splitter to right for a run-scoring triple. His 1st triple of the season put the Bees on top, 3-1.

"Scoring runs is scoring runs," said Burlington skipper . "It's important to have different ways to do it."
BURLINGTON BATTING LINESCORE KANE COUNTY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Meloche RF 5 1 1 2 1 1 3 .391 7 50
M. Gerald SS 5 2 2 3 1 1 2 .345 4 74
J. Dalton LF 3 1 1 2 1 0 3 .379 14 122
   a-H. Cardenas PH, LF 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .299 0 11
S. Berendt DH 5 1 1 0 1 2 2 .354 22 111
C. Mahnken CF 4 2 2 3 2 0 1 .335 8 72
D. Volakis 1B 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 .313 1 48
   b-C. Perkins PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .329 5 42
   d-R. Mena 3B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .414 10 102
M. Maddock 3B 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .308 14 69
   c-M. Cahill PH, 1B 2 1 1 2 0 1 2 .200 0 2
J. Choate C 4 3 2 1 2 0 3 .391 7 49
J. Kuritz 2B 3 3 1 0 2 0 1 .368 11 71
Totals 41 15 14 14 12 6 24      
a - H. Cardenas pinch hit for J. Dalton in the 7th
b - C. Perkins pinch hit for D. Volakis in the 8th
c - M. Cahill pinch hit for M. Maddock in the 8th
d - R. Mena substituted for C. Perkins in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: L. Meloche (8, 7th Inning off J. Leos, 2 on, 1 out)
Triples: C. Mahnken (1, 3rd Inning off P. Sampson, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Choate (7, 2nd Inning off P. Sampson, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Dalton (14, 6th Inning off J. Leos, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: L. Meloche 2 , M. Gerald 2 , J. Dalton 4 , S. Berendt , C. Mahnken 4 , C. Perkins , R. Mena , M. Maddock , M. Cahill , J. Choate 5 , J. Kuritz
2-out RBI: M. Gerald , C. Mahnken 2 , M. Maddock
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , H. Cardenas 2 , S. Berendt , D. Volakis , M. Maddock , J. Choate
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Maddock-Volakis, Gerald-Kuritz)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Gomez 1B 4 0 0 0 1 2 3 .340 3 45
M. Gomez LF 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .360 3 34
   a-J. Widener PH, LF 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .361 1 5
C. Walker CF 5 0 0 0 0 1 4 .366 8 72
T. Ray C 3 0 0 0 2 0 1 .375 10 93
J. Nelson RF 5 2 3 0 0 0 2 .358 10 101
J. Dixon 2B 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 .392 6 57
   b-E. Salazar PH, 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .417 1 11
J. Heitzman DH 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 .330 4 24
   c-N. Jongsma DH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .378 4 29
B. Bethel 3B 4 1 2 1 0 0 3 .346 5 64
S. Walker SS 3 1 1 3 1 0 2 .435 2 6
Totals 36 5 12 4 6 3 21      
a - J. Widener pinch hit for M. Gomez in the 7th
b - E. Salazar pinch hit for J. Dixon in the 8th
c - N. Jongsma inserted as DH in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Nelson (15, 6th Inning off R. Perez, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: S. Walker (2, 8th Inning off R. Perez, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Gomez , J. Widener , J. Nelson 4 , J. Dixon 2 , J. Heitzman , N. Jongsma , B. Bethel 2 , S. Walker 4
2-out RBI: B. Bethel , S. Walker
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Gomez , T. Ray , J. Nelson , S. Walker 2
GIDP: B. Bethel
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Dixon (6)
CS: C. Walker (5)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Dixon (9) , S. Walker (2)
OF assists: 1 (Nelson(Volakis at 3rd base))
BURLINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE KANE COUNTY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Lampe 4.0 4 1 1 4 1 0 66 6.03   
R. Perez W (2-1) 4.0 6 4 4 1 2 1 55 5.43   
O. Guzman 1.0 2 0 0 1 0 0 20 6.83   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Lampe 47
Batters Faced: M. Lampe 18, R. Perez 19, O. Guzman 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Lampe 6-3, R. Perez 4-6, O. Guzman 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: M. Lampe 66-37, R. Perez 55-38, O. Guzman 20-12
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
P. Sampson L (5-2) 3.0 5 7 4 5 1 1 86 6.42   
J. Leos 4.1 6 6 5 4 4 1 79 9.35   
A. Stark 1.2 3 2 2 3 1 0 45 5.84   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Sampson 21
Batters Faced: P. Sampson 20, J. Leos 22, A. Stark 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Sampson 3-4, J. Leos 4-4, A. Stark 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: P. Sampson 86-50, J. Leos 79-47, A. Stark 45-26
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Leos 3-3 , A. Stark 2-2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Chris Mahnken
Ballpark: Northwestern Medicine Field
Weather: Clear skies (64 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:54
Attendance: 7344
Special Notes: SP Mike Lampe was injured while pitching.
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