MIDWEST LEAGUE
KANE COUNTY COUGARS AT SOUTH BEND CUBS
05/10/2026
 
MIDWEST LEAGUE
KANE COUNTY COUGARS AT SOUTH BEND CUBS
GAME ID: 9289 - SUNDAY, MAY 10TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kane County Cougars (15-15) 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 8 1
South Bend Cubs (16-14) 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 X 3 8 0
Cougars Stumble, Losing to Cubs, 3-2
Rinaldo Saro, who leads the MID in complete games with 2, propelled his team to victory over the Kane County Cougars. The final score was 3-2, South Bend. Picking up the save was 23-year old right-handed pitcher Glenn Hughes. South Bend has won 3 straight, while Kane County has lost 4 in a row.

Ron McIntosh took Kane County hurler Wilson Cruz deep in the bottom of the sixth. His 2-run home run put the Cubs on top, 3-2. In all, McIntosh had 1 single in addition to the home run, while going 2 for 4.

"For the most part, I made good pitches when I needed to," said Saro.
KANE COUNTY BATTING LINESCORE SOUTH BEND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Bell LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .248 1 7
K. Whittier RF 4 0 1 2 0 0 2 .381 0 3
E. Wills 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .276 2 16
J. Engeman 2B 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .197 0 9
C. Keller CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .323 2 17
D. Albertson 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .277 1 12
M. Cole SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .272 1 7
   a-N. Muñóz PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .342 6 17
S. White DH 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .274 2 15
K. Ladner C 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .283 2 7
Totals 33 2 8 2 2 5 11      
a - N. Muñóz pinch hit for M. Cole in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Bell (2, 5th Inning off R. Saro, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Bell 2 , K. Whittier , J. Engeman , D. Albertson , M. Cole , N. Muñóz , S. White , K. Ladner
2-out RBI: K. Whittier
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Whittier
GIDP: C. Keller
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: O. Salcido (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Wills-Engeman-Albertson)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Guerra LF 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 .390 2 9
W. Wells CF 4 0 1 1 0 0 4 .136 0 2
B. Lambert C 4 1 1 0 0 1 6 .227 1 14
A. Contreras SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 7 .258 4 17
R. McIntosh 1B 4 1 2 2 0 1 0 .375 1 4
J. Bernal 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .299 1 10
A. Davis RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243 4 9
W. O'Connelan 3B 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .287 2 9
J. Unknown DH 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 .500 0 0
Totals 29 3 8 3 3 4 19      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Guerra (5, 3rd Inning off I. Montoya, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: R. McIntosh (1, 6th Inning off W. Cruz, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Guerra 2 , W. Wells , B. Lambert , R. McIntosh 5 , J. Bernal , W. O'Connelan , J. Unknown
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , A. Contreras 2 , W. O'Connelan
GIDP: J. Bernal
Sac Bunt: M. Guerra , A. Davis
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
CS: M. Guerra (5)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (O'Connelan-Bernal-McIntosh)
OF assists: 1 (Davis(Albertson at 3rd base))
KANE COUNTY PITCHING LINESCORE SOUTH BEND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
I. Montoya 4.1 5 1 1 1 1 0 18 69 2.02   
W. Cruz L (0-2) 1.2 3 2 2 1 1 1 8 41 4.20   
O. Salcido 2.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 8 29 3.07   
PITCHING
Game Score: I. Montoya 49
Batters Faced: I. Montoya 18, W. Cruz 8, O. Salcido 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: I. Montoya 4-7, W. Cruz 0-3, O. Salcido 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: I. Montoya 69-43, W. Cruz 41-21, O. Salcido 29-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: O. Salcido 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
R. Saro 5.2 5 2 2 2 2 0 23 96 2.61   
J. Galván W (1-0) 2.1 2 0 0 0 1 0 8 31 3.09   
G. Hughes SV (2) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 4 16 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Saro 51
Batters Faced: R. Saro 23, J. Galván 8, G. Hughes 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Saro 4-10, J. Galván 0-5, G. Hughes 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Saro 96-63, J. Galván 31-23, G. Hughes 16-12
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Rinaldo Saro
Ballpark: Stanley Coveleski Regional Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (58 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 3:16
Attendance: 4939
Sunday, May 10th , 2026 - OOTP Baseball 27.2 Build 60