Muir, Kane County Cougars collect victory over Kansas City

Posted June 19, 2024 9:40 pm

Daily Herald Report

Thanks to a gem by starter Westin Muir and plenty of offense, the Kane County Cougars cruised to a 9-4 victory over the Kansas City Monarchs on Wednesday night at Northwestern Medicine Field.

In his second start against Kansas City (19-16), Muir (4-3) was fantastic. The right-hander tossed seven shutout innings and allowed just two hits, while striking out six against two walks. It was Muir’s fourth quality start of the season and tied for his longest outing in 2024.

The Cougars (21-15) got the scoring started in the bottom of the first inning against Kansas City starter Gabriel Ponce (1-1). With one out, Trendon Craig was hit by a pitch followed up by a Corneliius Randolph double to put runners at second and third. Then, Todd Lott hit a deep flyball to center to score Craig and make it 1-0.

One inning later, the Cougars added another run. Josh Allen and Galli Cribbs Jr. were both hit by a pitch to put two runners aboard. Following Cribbs Jr., Hayden Dunhurst looped a single to right field to score Allen and make it a 2-run lead.

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