MIDWEST LEAGUE
BURLINGTON BEES AT KANE COUNTY COUGARS
05/18/2026
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MIDWEST LEAGUE
BURLINGTON BEES AT KANE COUNTY COUGARS
GAME ID: 9350 - MONDAY, MAY 18TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Burlington Bees (17-20) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 5 3
Kane County Cougars (20-17) 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 X 3 9 0
Montoya, Cougars Get 3-2 Win
Starting pitcher Iván Montoya was a major factor in the 3-2 Kane County Cougars triumph over the Burlington Bees. Getting the save was Jerry Rhodes, his 11th. The Cougars, now 20-17, have won 4 in a row.

Montoya allowed 1 run on 2 hits over 6.1 innings for the Cougars. With the win, he is 3-3 with an ERA of 2.18.

"We were in it," said Burlington manager Danny Valencia. "We just didn't score enough runs."
BURLINGTON BATTING LINESCORE KANE COUNTY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Salinas 1B, SS 3 0 0 0 1 3 0 .308 1 5
D. Foster CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .221 1 5
S. Lucas C 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .301 1 8
D. Conner LF 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .221 1 7
D. Whitehead 2B 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .215 2 11
S. Lacrosse SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 12
   a-E. Sánchez PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 .205 1 7
J. Ruíz DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .278 2 9
R. Hammond 3B 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .556 1 3
J. Castro RF 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .298 2 16
   b-D. Waller PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .310 2 10
Totals 32 2 5 1 2 11 8      
a - E. Sánchez pinch hit for S. Lacrosse in the 7th
b - D. Waller pinch hit for J. Castro in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Whitehead (8, 9th Inning off J. Rhodes, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: R. Hammond (1, 6th Inning off I. Montoya, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: S. Lucas , D. Conner , D. Whitehead 3 , R. Hammond 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Ruíz 2
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: D. Whitehead (1) , S. Lacrosse (3) , R. Hammond (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Salinas-Whitehead-Sánchez)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Bell RF 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .273 1 10
M. Cole SS 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .315 1 9
N. Muñóz LF 3 0 1 1 1 2 2 .330 7 19
E. Wills 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 6 .242 2 18
C. Keller CF 4 1 2 1 0 0 4 .322 4 21
D. Albertson 1B 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .308 1 16
S. White DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .254 2 17
J. Martínez 2B 4 1 1 0 0 2 3 .400 0 3
R. Pollock C 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .276 1 5
Totals 35 3 9 3 1 12 24      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Bell (3, 5th Inning off V. Merritt, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: C. Keller (4, 4th Inning off V. Merritt, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Bell 3 , M. Cole , N. Muñóz , C. Keller 5 , D. Albertson , S. White , J. Martínez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , C. Keller 2 , D. Albertson
GIDP: J. Martínez
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Bell (12)
BURLINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE KANE COUNTY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
V. Merritt L (0-3) 4.1 6 3 3 1 6 1 21 89 4.74   
O. Márquez 3.2 3 0 0 0 6 0 15 57 1.72   
PITCHING
Game Score: V. Merritt 44
Batters Faced: V. Merritt 21, O. Márquez 15
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: V. Merritt 3-4, O. Márquez 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: V. Merritt 89-54, O. Márquez 57-36
Inherited Runners - Scored: O. Márquez 2-0
WP: O. Márquez
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
I. Montoya W (3-3) 6.1 2 1 1 0 10 1 21 75 2.18   
O. Salcido H (2) 1.2 1 0 0 2 0 0 8 35 2.18   
J. Rhodes SV (11) 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 5 17 5.84   
PITCHING
Game Score: I. Montoya 75
Batters Faced: I. Montoya 21, O. Salcido 8, J. Rhodes 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: I. Montoya 6-3, O. Salcido 1-4, J. Rhodes 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: I. Montoya 75-51, O. Salcido 35-21, J. Rhodes 17-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: O. Salcido 1-0
WP: J. Rhodes
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Iván Montoya
Ballpark: Philip B. Elfstrom Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (57 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM CT
Time: 3:05
Attendance: 5387
Monday, May 18th , 2026 - OOTP Baseball 27.2 Build 60