Kane County Cougars Roll Past Houston Apollos 15-3

August 6 2021 The Kane County Cougars defeated the Houston Apollos 15-3 behind a 21-hit offensive attack. Kane County scored in seven of its eight trips to the plate, building a 4-2 lead through three innings before breaking the game open with four runs in the fifth and three more in each of the sixth and seventh innings. Houston scored twice in the fourth and once in the seventh.

G. LaValley led the Cougars with five hits, four runs and two RBIs, including a home run. M. Reeves went 3-for-4 with three runs and three RBIs, also hitting a home run, while J. Baez added five hits, two runs, one RBI and a home run. K. Clemens drove in three runs, and J. Nunez had two RBIs. Houston’s J. Pontious went 2-for-4 with a home run, one RBI and one run scored. D. DeRenzo added two RBIs for the Apollos.

Tyler Viza earned the win for Kane County after allowing seven hits and two runs over 6.1 innings, with four strikeouts and no earned runs. E. Medina completed the game with 2.2 innings, allowing two hits and one earned run while striking out four. Houston starter Matt Cronin took the loss after surrendering 12 hits and eight earned runs in five innings.