Kane County Cougars at Cedar Rapids Kernels
April 11th, 2002
Kernels Field at the New Memorial Stadium, Cedar
Rapids, Iowa


The Cougars did something tonight that they had only
done once this year. They won a game, and they did it
in the ninth inning after being behind the whole game.


The Marlins third pick in the 2001 draft, Allen Baxter
made his Midwest League debut tonight. He pitched four
inning, giving up six hits and two runs. He also
walked two and struck out two.

The pitching star of the game was Cougars reliever Jon
Asahina. Jon pitched four perfect innings. He also did
not walk any one and he struck out three. The funny
thing is he got all but the last two outs that he did
not get with a strikeout, on the ground.

Kevin Cave came in too ge this second save of the
year. He ptiched the ninth inning, giving up one hit.
Kevin struck out two.

Jake Woods the third pick in the 2001 draft for the
Angles started for the Kernels. He pitched well, going
five inning, giving up four hits, and one run. He
walked three and struck out four.


The scoring began in the second inning for the Kernels
when, Mike Napoli lead things off with a double to
left. Tommy Murphy then sacrificed him over to second
with a bunt. Jon Cahill then foul poped back to the
catcher. Ed Welch then grounded one over to third,
Michael Tucker's throw was late, Welch got the hit,
and on the play Napoli scored.

Jeff Mathis added to that lead in the third when, he
walked to lead off the inning. Casey Kotchman then
doubled to right. Greg Porter hit a sacrifice fly to
center to score Mathis from third.

The Cougars put a run on the board in the fifth when,
with one out. Charles Frazier walked. Michael Tucker
grounded to first, and the first baseman Kotchman
tried to get the 3-6-3 double play but the throw back
to first was late. Winton Zape singled to center to
allow Tucker to get to second. Rex Rundgren then
singled to left to score Tucker to put the Cougars on
the board.

In the ninth the Cougars just put together a couple of
runs to take the lead. With two outs, Charles Frazier
hit a homer to left to tie the game off of Mark
O'Sullivan. Michael Tucker then walked. Winton Zapey
singled to right to get Tucker to third. This is when
things got weird. Rex Rundgren had apeard to strikeout
to end the inning. but wait the base ump called a balk
on O'Sullivan to allow Tucker to score to get the
Cougars the lead.


Anthony Brewer-CF, 1-4, CS, K
Hunter Wyant-2B, 1-3, BB
Scott Hicks-LF, 0-4, 2 GIDP, K
Juan Garcia-1B, 1-3, 2B, R
George Arnott-DH, 0-4, 3 K
Charles Frazier-RF, 1-2, HR, R, RBI, 2 BB, K
Michael Tucker-LF, 0-3, BB, 2 R
Winton Zapey-C, 2-4, K
Rex Rundgren-SS, 1-4, RBI, K

Allex Baxter, 4 ip, 6 h, 2 r, 2 er, 2 bb, 2 k
Jon Asahina, 4 ip, 0 h, 0 r, 0 er, 0 bb, 3 k
Kevin Cave, 1 ip, 1 h, 0 r, 0 er, 0 bb, 2 k


Kane County--000-010-002--3-7-0
Cedar Rapids-011-000-000--2-7-0

W-Jon Asahina
L-Mark O'Sullivan
SV-Kevin Cave



T-2:43
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Notes-Cedar Rapids hitters, Jeff Mathis and Casey
Kotchman both extended their seven game hitting
streaks.

Cougar Notes-In the seventh inning, Charles Frazier
lead the inning off with a walk. Michael Tucker did
not get the sacrifice bunt down. In fact he poped it
up for the first out of the inning. In the inning the
Cougars would not score, and Frazier woul dnot make it
past first.



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