GENEVA, Illinois – Randy Norris went 3-for-4 with two RBIs, but the ‘Dogs allowed two 9th-inning runs and lost 6-5 to the Kane County Cougars on Wednesday night at Northwestern Medicine Field.
Norris drove in two runs with a two-out single in the 2nd, and Lincoln (41-48) got within one run after Jimmy Kerrigan’s three-run homer gave Kane County (46-43) a 3-0 lead in the 1st inning.
Kane County added to the lead with Nick Franklin’s sacrifice fly in the 6th, but Lincoln rallied in the 8th. Skyler Weber’s RBI fielder’s choice made it 4-3, Justin Byrd tied the game with an RBI single and Rayder Ascanio’s squeeze bunt gave the ‘Dogs a 5-4 lead.
Up by one, the ‘Dogs used Steffon Moore in the 9th inning. After allowed two hits to begin the inning, Galli Cribbs Jr. laid down a sacrifice bunt. Ernie De La Trinidad walked to load the bases before back-to-back bases-loaded walks from Sherman Johnson and Cornelius Randolph handed Lincoln its first loss when leading after eight innings this year.
Garett Delano pitched six innings and allowed four runs. Carson Lance and Matt Cronin combined to pitch a scoreless 7th and 8th innings, while Steffon Moore blew his first save of 2022.
The ‘Dogs and Cougars wrap up the series on Thursday night. First pitch is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. and pregame coverage begins at 6:00 p.m. on ESPN Lincoln 101.5 FM/1480 AM.
The Saltdogs are playing their 21st season in Lincoln! Visit saltdogs.com and follow us @saltdogsball on all social media for information regarding tickets and promotions all season long.
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GENEVA, Illinois – Randy Norris went 3-for-4 with two RBIs, but the ‘Dogs allowed two 9th-inning runs and lost 6-5 to the Kane County Cougars on Wednesday night at Northwestern Medicine Field. BOX SCORE Norris drove in two runs with a two-out single in the 2nd, and Lincoln (41-48) got within one run after Jimmy […]
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