Kane County Cougars rally late to nip Gary SouthShore

Posted May 25, 2024 9:44 pm

Daily Herald Report

Using late offense and clutch relief pitching, the Kane County Cougars (8-7) closed an 8-7 win over the Gary SouthShore RailCats (5-10) Saturday night at Northwestern Medicine Field in front of 7,806 fans.

Down 5-3 in the sixth inning, Cornelius Randolph and Josh Allen teamed up with back-to-back doubles to pick up a run. Harrison Smith’s RBI single two batters later tied the game at 5. Randolph then gave the Cougars their first lead of the game with an RBI single in the seventh.

Gary reliever Julio Pinto (0-1) suffered the loss.

Jordan Martinson worked a perfect eighth before Ryan Nutof’s scoreless ninth inning to secure his fifth save of the season, which ties him for the league lead. Ryan Richardson (1-0) earned the win with two innings of 1-run baseball out of the bullpen.

The Cougars fought back from two deficits Saturday night, using a wild pitch, a Gary error, and a Smith RBI single to tie the game at 3 in the fourth.

Gary’s offense was highlighted by a Jackson Valera home run in the second.

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