Down on the Farm: Smokies, Cougars, Daytona pick up wins

We’ll switch things up with a game that had plenty of hits and runs by the good guys tonight as the Kane County Cougars took on the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers yet again.

Kane County was able to put up a huge four spot during the bottom of the fourth inning after the game was tied at one a piece through three. Danny Lockhart would begin the scoring on a single to left field which made it 2-1. Jacob Hannemann would take the first pitch of the two out at-bat to right field to make it 4-1.

Hannemann finished the game 5-3 with three hits and four RBI’s, meanwhile catcher Will Remillard went 3-4 with three RBI’s of his own. Remillard continued to plate runs for the Cougars as he has 15 on the young season. He’s currently second on the team when it comes to RBI’s, current leader is outfielder Yasiel Balaguert with 18.

Starting pitcher Jen-Ho Tseng made it through five complete innings, allowing only one hit and a single earned run. Tseng issued four walks during today’s outing but managed to strike out seven before he was replaced.

Remillard launched his first home run of the season during the bottom of the sixth, then padded the lead with a two run double to left field the very next inning to make it 10-2.

Winning pitcher today is Jen-Ho Tseng (2-0, 2.66), losing pitcher is Barrett Astin (3-2, 3.62 ERA).

Final Score: Cougars 10, Timber Rattlers 2.

Kane County Cougars jump to 17-6 on the year.