Athletics Minor League Baseball Blog

The Cougars ran up the scored on the Lugnuts and won their fourth straight game in a 16-4 win.  Greg Dowling went four for six with two homers, five RBIs and two runs.  Michael Massaro went five for six with two RBIs and two runs.

James Heuser improved to 10-6 with the win.  He gave up three runs on seven hits and one walk with six strikeouts in five innings of work.

James Heuser had a great start in the Cougars 8-1 win over Burlington.  He gave up a single run on six hits and two walks with eleven strikeouts in 6 2/3 innings. 

Greg Dowling had a nice day at the plate.  He went two for four with a double, three RBIs and two runs.

Scott Moore gave up a run to Clinton in the top of the eleventh that proved to the be the game winner in a 7-6 eleven inning loss for the Ports.  Moore dropped to 0-4 on the season and while he took the loss, James Heuser was hardly stellar in his start. He gave up six runs in 5 2/3 innings.

Jermaine Mitchell had a nice day at the plate.  He went two for six with a homerun, two RBIs and two runs.

There wasn’t much offense in either game, but the Cougars finished with a split in their doubleheader with Cedar Rapids. The first game was a 3-1 loss and Jermaine Mitchell drove in the lone run.  Andrew Bailey took the loss despite striking out ten in 5 1/3 innings. He gave up three runs on six hits.

In the second game, James Heuser struck out nine in six shutout innings to pick up the win.  Christian Vitters went two for three with a double and an RBI.

The Cougars dug themselves into a 6-2 hole and while they made it a one run game, they fell just short of picking up the win.  Greg Dowling was the hitting star.  He went two for five and he both scored and drove in a run.

James Heuser was hit hard in the loss.  He gave up six runs (three earned) on six hits and one walk with four strikeouts in six innings.

Michael Massaro was a perfect four for four with a run and an RBI in the Cougars 6-3 win over the the Loons.  Michael Affronti doubled, drove in a run and scored in the win.

James Heuser picked up the win with a nice start.  He gave up just two runs on five hits and two walks with five strikeouts in seven innings.  The win pushes his record to 2-1 on the season.

Kane County lost to South Bend 5-3 but it wasn’t because of a decent start by James Heuser.  He gave up three of the runs on four hits and one walk with eleven strikeouts in six innings.  Joe Piekarz took the loss and he gave up two runs in two innings.

All three runs for the Cougars came on solo homeruns.  Jermaine Mitchell, Greg Dowling and Christian Vitters all went yard in the loss.

The Cougars lost 4-3 to the Lugnuts today and while they scored three late runs, they fell a run short of extending the game.  Larry Cobb hit a solo homerun and Greg Dowling continued to hit well and he went two for four with a triple and a run.

James Heuser took the loss and he dropped to 0-1.  He gave up three runs on three hits and two walks with five strikeouts in five innings of work.

The Cougars got little offense in their doubleheader with Burlington.  In the first game, Kane County was shutout on just two hits and a fantastic start by James Heuser went to waste in the 1-0 loss.  He threw four shutout innings and struck out six.

In the second game, the Cougars picked up just one run in a 5-1 loss.  The lone run came on a solo homerun by Greg Dowling.  Joe Piekarz took the loss and he gave up three runs in just three innings.