Kane County Cougars at Quad City River Bandits
Friday, April 19th, 2002
John O'Donnell Stadium, Davenport, Iowa


You Know this is going to be a long season when the
worst hitting team in the league gets ten hits and
eight runs, and you only get six hits and two runs.
It's just going to be a long, frustrating year. The
Cougars just looked very flat tonight.

The River Bandits pitched, hit and played defense, way
better than us. They knew what they were doing, we
made some plays that, yes I know the players are young
but you'd think they would know were to throw a ball,
and how to catch the ball. The offense will come
around sooner or later but the defense should be a lot
better than this.

Jason Richardson started for the Bandits and gave up a
couple of early runs to the Cougars but settled down
in the final three innings and retired the final seven
Cougars he faced. He struck out three of those final
seven.

Tyler Baks, Nick Ungs and Tim Schilling came out of
the bullpen to combine to go three innings, giving up
four hits, one run, one walk and one strike out.
Schilling came in the eighth and got the side in
order.

Jeff Fulchino started for the Cougars and just did not
have anything to offer. In his five inning he had one
inning when he wasn't in trouble. In the fifth inning
he lead the inning off by striking out Jason Kubel.
Then he gave up an infield single to Kenny Huff, Huff
would advance to second on a wild pitch. Barry
Quickstad was then hit by a pitch. Brett Tambarino
then poped one up in the infield between the mound and
home plate. Fulchino ran into the catcher Winton
Zapey, but he caught the ball. While those two were
discusing what happend, and probly their dinner plans.
Huff scrambled over to third. Quickstad then stole
second base to put two runners in scoring positon with
two outs. James Tomlin then grounded back to Fulchino
to end the inning.

For the Bandits their middle of the order did most of
the damage. Joe Mauer, Bryan Kennedy and mIchael
Sandoval went a combined 4 for 11, with Kennedy
getting two doubles. They trio walked three times. The
one thing that stands out is that they scored six of
the Bandits eight runs.

For the Cougars, Scott Hicks had two singles. Anthony
Brewer and Winton Zapey scored the two Cougar runs.


The scoring started in the top of the first for the
Cougars when Anthony Brewer led things off with an
infield single to short. Hunter Wyant then singled to
right. Scott Hicks grounded into a fielder's choice.
Wyant was out at second. Brewer is at third and Hicks
is at first. The Cougars then pulled of the old double
steal. Brewer stole home.

The Bandits scored in the bottom of the inning when
with two outs. Joe Mauer and Bryan Kennedy both
walked. Michael Sandoval then singled up the middle to
score Mauer to tie the game. Jason Kubel then doubled
into the corner in left to score both Kennedy and
Sandoval.

With one out in the second Winton Zapey walked. Kris
Clute then double right over the third base bag to
score Zapey to cut the lead to one.

The River Bandits added a few more in the third when
Joe Mauer reached on an error by third baseman Hunter
Wyant. Bryan Kennedy then grounded one to second, Kris
Clute made a nice play and got the force play at
second. Michael Sandoval then walked. Jason Kubel
moved the runners along with a groundout to first.
Kenny Huff hit a grounder to second, the ball went
right between Clute's legs for an error. Both runners
would score.

In the fourth inning the Bandits scored some more
runs. With one out James Tomlin had a bunt single back
to the mound, then he moved to second on a wild pitch.
One out later, Joe Mauer singled to left to drive home
Tomlin. Bryan Kennedy then hit one to Scott Hicks out
in left, Hicks danced with it a while then lost it. He
got a double, then was charged with the error, but now
it is a double. On the play Mauer scored and Kennedy
pulled up at second.

The Bandits just kept on coming, in the sixth they
scored again. Kaulana Kuhaulua started things off with
a double to left. Joe Mauer moved him to third on a
triple. Bryan Kennedy then doubled to right to score
Kuhaulua.


Anthony Brewer-CF, 1-4, R, SB
Hunter Wyant-3B, 1-4, E
Scott Hicks-LF, 2-4, SB, K
Jason Stokes-1B, 1-4
Charles Frazier-RF, 0-4, SB, K
Michael Tucker-DH, 0-3, BB, K
Winton Zapey-C, 0-3, BB, R, GIDP
Kris Clute-2B, 1-4, 2B, RBI, K
Rex Rundgren-SS, 0-3, 2 K

Jeff Fulchino, 5 ip, 6 h, 7 r, 5 er, 4 bb, 2 k, 2 WP,
HBP
Tyler Banks, 1 ip, 2 h, 1 r, 1 er, 1 bb, 1 k
Nick Ungs, 1 ip, 2 h, 0 r, 0 er, 0 bb, 0 k
Tim Schilling, 1 ip, 0 h, 0 r, 0 er, 0 bb, 0 k


Kane County--110-000-000--2-6-2
Quad City--302-201-00X--8-10-1

W-Jason Richardson
L-Jeff Fulchino


T-2:33
A-601



Alumni Report

Tucson 1 Calgary 2 G1
Blaine Neal, 1 ip, 0 h, 0 r, 0 er, 1 bb 0 k
Kevin Hooper-SS, 1-3, 2B, 2 R
Nate Rolison-1B, 0-3, K

Tucson 4, Calgary 0, G2
Kevin Hooper-2B, 1-4, 2B
Matt Erickson-LF, 0-2, HBP, K
Derek Wathan-SS, 0-3

Portland 2 Trenton 7
Quincy Foster-CF, 1-4, BB, SB, 2 K
Jesus Medrano-2B, 1-5, K
Adrian Gonzalez-1B, 2-5, 2B, 2 K
Matt Padgett-RF, 1-4, HR (John Ambrose), RBI, R, 2 K
Jose Santos-DH, 3-4, HR (Dan Giese), RBI, R, K
Chris Aguila-LF, 2-4, K
Matt Treanor-C, 1-2, K, E
--Stephen Morales-C, 1-2, PB

Treanor was ejected for arguing with the ump, on a
safe call

Jupiter 6 St. Lucie 1
Randy Messenger, 5 ip, 4 h, 1 r, 1 er, 2 bb, 2 k, W,
HBP
Chris Key, 2 ip, 0 h, 0 r, 0 er, 0 bb, 0 k
Marc Sauer, 2 ip, 0 h, 0 r, 0 er, 0 bb, 2 k
Josh Wilson-SS, 3-3, 2B, 2 BB, R
Will Smith-LF, 1-5, 2B, R
Miguel Cabrera-DH, 1-5, RBI, R, K
Josh Willingham-3B, 1-4, HR (M.Gahan) 4 RBI, R, 2 K
Jim Kavourias-RF, 2-4, SB
Matt DeMarco-2B, 1-4, 3B, R
Francisco Ferrand-CF, 1-4, RBI, K


Alumni News
Gustavo Lopez to Portland, 1st start on 4/20
Denny Bautista to Jupiter

This Day In Cougars History
4/19/94, Kevin Millar hits two homer at Elfstrom in
Cougars 10-2 victory over Peoria

Birthdays
Brent Billingsley P (97) 27


Remember to vote on who you think is the player and
the pitcher of the month on my website at
members.core.com/~malshere
Thanks
David Malamut


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