Cougars swept by Milwaukee after doubleheader losses

The Kane County Cougars were swept by the Milwaukee Milkmen in a Sunday doubleheader, falling 4-0 in the opener before dropping the nightcap 2-0.

Milwaukee (29-17) broke a scoreless tie in the third inning of the opener when Chase Waddell doubled and later scored on a pickoff error. The Milkmen added three more runs in the fifth, capitalizing on a pair of Cougars (23-21) errors.

Cougars starter Konnor Ash (3-5) settled in after the fifth, completing all seven innings while allowing three earned runs. The Cougars managed just four hits against Solomon Bates (2-0), who tossed a complete game with seven strikeouts.

Another pitchers’ duel followed in the second game, where the Cougars’ Westin Muir (6-3) and Jhordany Mezquita (4-0) traded scoreless innings early.

Milwaukee broke through in the second on an RBI single by Alec Olund before adding an insurance run on Olund's sacrifice fly in the sixth. Muir allowed just one earned run over five innings, while Mezquita limited Kane County to three hits across six scoreless innings. Ryan Boyer recorded the final three outs for his third save.