Carroll leads Chicago Dogs to road victory against Kane County Cougars

Early offense and a strong pitching performance by starter Jake Carroll led the way for the Chicago Dogs, as the Kane County Cougars fell 7-1 on Wednesday night at Northwestern Medicine Field in Geneva.

The Dogs (37-34) took an early lead in the top of the first. Facing Cougars (40-31) starter Westin Muir (6-8), Brantley Bell singled to lead off the game. Then, Dusty Stroup belted a 2-run homer to left field to make it 2-0.

One inning later, the Dogs struck via a couple more long balls. Johnni Turbo led off the inning with a solo blast that pushed Chicago’s lead to three runs. Following a Chad Pike double, Bell cranked a 2-run homer of his own that made it 5-0.

In the fifth, a wild pitch and Zion Pettigrew RBI double made it a 7-0 lead for the Dogs. The Cougars finally cut into the lead in the bottom half of the fifth. To lead off the inning, Josh Allen blasted a solo shot down the left field line.

Carroll (2-2) earned the win for the Dogs, allowing just the one run in six innings of work. Lukas Galdoni earned the save by pitching three scoreless innings to end the ballgame. Despite the loss, Garrett Williams provided quality work out of the bullpen for the Cougars, with 2⅓ scoreless innings and four strikeouts.