Kane County Cougars avoid sweep with offensive outburst against RailCats

The Kane County Cougars (18-16) erupted for 11 runs on 13 hits Thursday night, defeating the Gary SouthShore RailCats (18-17) 11-2 at Northwestern Medicine Field in Geneva to avoid a three-game sweep.

The Cougars wasted no time against Gary ace Deyni Olivero (3-2), scoring five runs in the opening inning. Armond Upshaw set the tone by launching the first pitch he saw over the center-field wall for his first home run of the season.

After Todd Lott reached on a bloop single and Alex McGarry advanced on a RailCats error, Claudio Finol lined a two-run double off the wall in right-center to extend the lead to 3-0. Charles Mack followed immediately with a two-run homer to center, giving Kane County a commanding 5-0 advantage.