Kane County shuts out Milwaukee

Posted August 07, 2024 10:03 pm

Daily Herald Report

The Kane County Cougars (44-33) landed a return punch on the Milwaukee Milkmen (37-39) with a 3-0 win over their division rival Wednesday night from Northwestern Medicine Field in Geneva.

Jack Fox (7-3) started on the mound for the Cougars and came through with a strong outing. The right-hander held Milwaukee off the scoreboard for 5⅔ innings while allowing just four hits. Fox picked up a season-high six strikeouts against just two walks.

The Cougars took an early lead in the bottom of the second against Milwaukee starter Ryley Widell (4-3). Claudio Finol and Josh Allen led off the innings with back-to-back walks. After Jonah Davis went down on strikes, Harrison Smith grounded into a fielder’s choice, but an errant throw from Willie Escala allowed Finol to score and make it 1-0.

One inning later, the Cougars added to the lead. With two outs, Cornelius Randolph ripped a double off Widell into the right field corner. Then, Todd Lott drove in Randolph with a line drive single to push the lead to two runs.

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