MIDWEST LEAGUE
KANE COUNTY COUGARS AT CLINTON LUMBERKINGS
04/16/2026
 
MIDWEST LEAGUE
KANE COUNTY COUGARS AT CLINTON LUMBERKINGS
GAME ID: 9112 - THURSDAY, APRIL 16TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kane County Cougars (4-4) 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 5 10 0
Clinton LumberKings (4-4) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 3 12 0
LumberKings Absorb 5-3 Home Loss
Kane County Cougars starter Iván Montoya found his groove in his team's 5-3 win over the Clinton LumberKings. Montoya got the win, improving to 1-0. He gave up 4 hits and walked 1 over 5.2 innings. He allowed 1 run. The loss drops the LumberKings to 4-4.

Kane County took a 5-1 lead on Ed Wills's 2nd home run of the season. The 3-run home run, which Wills hit in the top of the eighth, left Clinton pitcher Dave Davis visibly frustrated.

"I felt good up there," said Wills. "I saw the ball well."
KANE COUNTY BATTING LINESCORE CLINTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Waller 2B 5 0 1 0 0 2 2 .269 1 3
H. Chávez CF 4 2 1 1 0 1 2 .357 0 2
N. Muñóz LF 5 1 2 1 0 3 2 .333 1 4
E. Wills 3B 4 1 1 3 0 2 1 .375 2 8
C. Keller RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .320 0 1
D. Albertson 1B 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .233 0 0
S. White DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .258 0 4
M. Cole SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .200 0 1
K. Ladner C 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .067 0 0
Totals 37 5 10 5 0 11 14      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Cole (3, 3rd Inning off R. Wallace, 0 on, 0 outs) , N. Muñóz (1, 3rd Inning off R. Wallace, 1 on, 2 outs) , C. Keller (1, 8th Inning off J. Ávila, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: E. Wills (2, 8th Inning off D. Davis, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: E. Waller , H. Chávez , N. Muñóz 3 , E. Wills 4 , C. Keller 2 , D. Albertson 2 , S. White , M. Cole 2
2-out RBI: H. Chávez , N. Muñóz
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Muñóz , E. Wills , M. Cole
Hit by Pitch: H. Chávez , K. Ladner
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Muñóz(McLeod at 2nd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Austin CF 5 0 1 0 0 2 1 .308 0 0
J. Mendoza 1B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .364 0 2
   a-S. Irvin 1B 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .455 0 0
R. Anderson RF 5 1 3 0 0 1 3 .412 0 0
J. Barajas LF 5 1 2 1 0 1 6 .343 1 4
K. Sheets C 3 0 0 1 1 1 3 .000 0 1
M. Austin DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .364 0 1
J. McCormick 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .207 0 0
T. Walker SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .281 0 2
C. Collier 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240 0 4
   b-Q. McLeod PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 0 4
   c-C. Johnston 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 0 0
   d-J. Núñez PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .444 1 11
Totals 38 3 12 2 2 7 20      
a - S. Irvin substituted for J. Mendoza in the 2nd
b - Q. McLeod pinch hit for C. Collier in the 7th
c - C. Johnston substituted for Q. McLeod in the 8th
d - J. Núñez pinch hit for C. Johnston in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: J. Barajas (1, 4th Inning off I. Montoya, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Austin , J. Mendoza , S. Irvin 2 , R. Anderson 3 , J. Barajas 5 , M. Austin , Q. McLeod , J. Núñez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Barajas , K. Sheets 2 , J. McCormick
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
PB: K. Sheets
KANE COUNTY PITCHING LINESCORE CLINTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
I. Montoya W (1-0) 5.2 4 1 1 1 5 1 22 79 2.31   
E. Herrera H (1) 2.0 5 2 2 1 1 0 11 46 5.40   
D. St. Jean H (1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0.00   
J. Rhodes SV (2) 1.0 3 0 0 0 1 0 6 30 3.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: I. Montoya 61
Batters Faced: I. Montoya 22, E. Herrera 11, D. St. Jean 1, J. Rhodes 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: I. Montoya 5-7, E. Herrera 2-2, D. St. Jean 0-1, J. Rhodes 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: I. Montoya 79-54, E. Herrera 46-29, D. St. Jean 2-1, J. Rhodes 30-18
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Herrera 1-0 , D. St. Jean 3-1
WP: D. St. Jean
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
R. Wallace L (0-2) 5.2 5 2 2 0 7 0 23 106 1.59   
D. Davis 1.1 3 3 3 0 0 1 8 29 12.00   
J. Ávila 2.0 2 0 0 0 4 0 8 36 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Wallace 58
Batters Faced: R. Wallace 23, D. Davis 8, J. Ávila 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Wallace 5-5, D. Davis 2-2, J. Ávila 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Wallace 106-68, D. Davis 29-21, J. Ávila 36-24
Hit Batsmen: R. Wallace , D. Davis
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Iván Montoya
Ballpark: Alliant Energy Field
Weather: Clear skies (81 degrees), no wind
Start Time: 12:00 PM CT
Time: 3:42
Attendance: 3985
Special Notes: 1B Juan Mendoza was injured in a collision at a base.
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