MIDWEST LEAGUE
LANSING LUGNUTS AT KANE COUNTY COUGARS
07/23/2026
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MIDWEST LEAGUE
LANSING LUGNUTS AT KANE COUNTY COUGARS
GAME ID: 9823 - THURSDAY, JULY 23RD , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Lansing Lugnuts (55-41) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 1
Kane County Cougars (42-54) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 6 1
Lugnuts Best Cougars in Pitching Duel
Lansing Lugnuts starter Tomás Donungo worked his magic, to help his team defeat the Kane County Cougars, 2-1. The win gives Lansing a season record of 55-41.

Greg Abrams, who is tied for 5th in the MID in bases on balls with 42, had a direct impact on the outcome. Abrams contributed a run-scoring sacrifice fly in the top of the eighth inning to put Lansing up, 2-0.

"Trying isn't good enough in this league," said Abrams. "You've got to get results."
LANSING BATTING LINESCORE KANE COUNTY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Abrams CF 2 0 0 1 1 1 1 .304 5 48
B. Shirley 3B, 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .322 4 41
J. Viera SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .306 3 47
A. Cook DH 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 .222 1 1
L. Allen 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .295 6 29
J. Valentín RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .251 1 24
   a-D. Baldwin SS, RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308 3 20
B. Mercer 2B 2 1 1 0 1 1 0 .250 0 0
   b-K. Lewis 2B, 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259 3 34
G. Wright C 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .268 3 23
A. León LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .289 2 27
Totals 29 2 2 2 2 9 8      
a - D. Baldwin substituted for J. Valentín in the 9th
b - K. Lewis substituted for B. Mercer in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: A. Cook (1, 2nd Inning off J. Fonseca, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Cook 4 , B. Mercer
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Shirley , J. Viera
Sac Fly: G. Abrams
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
SB: G. Abrams (6)

FIELDING
Errors: L. Allen (1)
Double Plays: 2 (Viera-Mercer-Allen, Viera-Mercer-Allen)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Bell LF 5 0 1 0 0 1 4 .269 3 23
K. Whittier RF 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .274 1 10
C. Keller CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .265 6 39
E. Wills 3B 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 .225 3 33
E. Waller 2B 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .280 6 29
D. Albertson 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .266 7 43
S. White DH 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .240 3 29
M. Cole SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .298 3 23
   a-J. Engeman PH 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .291 0 22
R. Pollock C 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .250 2 6
   b-C. Thomas PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .333 0 13
Totals 32 1 6 1 4 7 17      
a - J. Engeman pinch hit for M. Cole in the 9th
b - C. Thomas pinch hit for R. Pollock in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: J. Bell , K. Whittier 2 , E. Waller , S. White , R. Pollock
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Bell , C. Keller , D. Albertson
GIDP: D. Albertson , M. Cole
Hit by Pitch: J. Engeman
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: E. Wills (6)
LANSING PITCHING LINESCORE KANE COUNTY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
T. Donungo W (5-2) 7.2 5 0 0 3 5 0 29 133 4.17   
B. Thomas H (1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 7 3.41   
E. Howe SV (16) 1.0 1 1 1 1 1 0 7 32 7.08   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Donungo 71
Batters Faced: T. Donungo 29, B. Thomas 1, E. Howe 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Donungo 4-12, B. Thomas 0-0, E. Howe 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: T. Donungo 133-75, B. Thomas 7-4, E. Howe 32-18
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Thomas 2-0
Hit Batsmen: E. Howe
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
J. Fonseca L (5-8) 7.2 2 2 1 2 8 1 28 104 4.94   
S. Kelly 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 15 4.91   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Fonseca 75
Batters Faced: J. Fonseca 28, S. Kelly 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Fonseca 7-8, S. Kelly 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Fonseca 104-65, S. Kelly 15-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Kelly 1-0
WP: S. Kelly
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Tomás Donungo
Ballpark: Philip B. Elfstrom Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (64 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 8:05 PM CT
Time: 3:20
Attendance: 4148
Thursday, July 23rd , 2026 - OOTP Baseball 27.3 Build 68