MIDWEST LEAGUE
KANE COUNTY COUGARS AT BOWLING GREEN HOT RODS
07/17/2026
 
MIDWEST LEAGUE
KANE COUNTY COUGARS AT BOWLING GREEN HOT RODS
GAME ID: 9785 - FRIDAY, JULY 17TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kane County Cougars (40-52) 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 3 9 0
Bowling Green Hot Rods (52-40) 0 0 1 0 1 5 3 0 X 10 17 0
Hot Rods Pop Cougars, 10-3
The Bowling Green Hot Rods coasted to a win over the Kane County Cougars, 10-3. Chris Jones had a good day at the plate for Bowling Green. He went 4-4 with a double, 3 singles, and a walk, while adding 2 RBI and scoring once. With the win, Bowling Green pushed its record to 52-40.

Chris Hill was 1-3 with a double and a walk. He drove in 4 runs for Bowling Green. The 23-year old right fielder had a key at-bat in the bottom of the fifth. With two out and the bases loaded, he broke a 1-1 tie with a run-scoring walk off Jesús Fonseca. It was his 34th walk of the season.

"Our guys are never satisfied," said Bowling Green manager James Hoyt.
KANE COUNTY BATTING LINESCORE BOWLING GREEN BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Bell CF 4 0 2 1 0 1 0 .269 3 23
   c-H. Chávez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 1 12
K. Whittier RF 5 0 3 1 0 2 0 .268 1 10
E. Wills 3B 5 0 1 0 0 3 6 .225 3 32
E. Waller 2B 4 0 2 1 1 0 1 .274 5 27
C. Thomas LF 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .333 0 12
   a-J. Engeman PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .288 0 20
   b-N. Muñóz LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234 10 34
D. Albertson 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .272 7 42
S. White DH 3 2 1 0 1 1 1 .242 3 28
M. Cole SS 2 0 0 0 1 2 1 .309 3 23
R. Pollock C 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 .245 2 6
Totals 34 3 9 3 4 13 19      
a - J. Engeman pinch hit for C. Thomas in the 7th
b - N. Muñóz substituted for J. Engeman in the 7th
c - H. Chávez pinch hit for J. Bell in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Waller (9, 4th Inning off S. Brown, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Bell 2 , K. Whittier 3 , E. Wills , E. Waller 3 , S. White
2-out RBI: K. Whittier , E. Waller
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Wills , J. Engeman , D. Albertson , S. White
Sac Bunt: C. Thomas , M. Cole
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Whittier(Hill at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Lugo 3B 5 1 0 0 1 1 4 .246 6 29
D. Hall 2B 5 2 4 0 0 0 0 .366 6 49
C. Jones CF 4 1 4 2 1 0 0 .386 9 49
C. Hill DH 3 0 1 4 1 1 5 .286 9 52
A. Scott 1B 4 0 1 1 1 3 3 .241 3 22
J. Franco RF 5 1 3 0 0 0 0 .396 1 12
B. Ackerman C 5 1 1 2 0 0 3 .276 4 26
J. Madrigal LF 4 2 2 1 1 0 0 .288 6 31
A. Toro SS 4 2 1 0 0 1 2 .261 5 26
Totals 39 10 17 10 5 6 17      
BATTING
Doubles: C. Jones (25, 7th Inning off E. Herrera, 2 on, 2 outs) , C. Hill (23, 7th Inning off W. Cruz, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Madrigal (6, 6th Inning off J. Fonseca, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Ackerman (4, 6th Inning off J. Fonseca, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Hall 4 , C. Jones 5 , C. Hill 2 , A. Scott , J. Franco 3 , B. Ackerman 4 , J. Madrigal 5 , A. Toro
2-out RBI: , C. Jones 2 , C. Hill 2 , A. Scott
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , C. Hill 2 , A. Scott , B. Ackerman
Sac Fly: C. Hill
Hit by Pitch: A. Toro
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Jones (11)
KANE COUNTY PITCHING LINESCORE BOWLING GREEN PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
J. Fonseca L (5-7) 5.0 8 5 5 2 5 2 26 100 5.40   
E. Herrera 1.2 6 5 5 2 1 0 13 48 7.78   
W. Cruz 1.1 3 0 0 1 0 0 7 38 3.34   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Fonseca 34
Batters Faced: J. Fonseca 26, E. Herrera 13, W. Cruz 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Fonseca 5-5, E. Herrera 1-3, W. Cruz 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: J. Fonseca 100-63, E. Herrera 48-31, W. Cruz 38-24
Inherited Runners - Scored: W. Cruz 2-2
WP: J. Fonseca
Hit Batsmen: J. Fonseca
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
S. Brown W (5-1) 6.2 8 3 3 3 9 0 31 122 4.82   
J. Stephens SV (2) 2.1 1 0 0 1 4 0 9 40 3.72   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Brown 52
Batters Faced: S. Brown 31, J. Stephens 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Brown 7-4, J. Stephens 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: S. Brown 122-75, J. Stephens 40-28
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Stephens 3-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Chris Jones
Ballpark: Bowling Green Ballpark
Weather: Cloudy (83 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:51
Attendance: 5613
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