Eight-run third dooms Cougars in 17-10 loss
MEXICO CITY – After an incredible match, the Kane County Cougars run on the BCL Americas 2025 got here to an finish on Saturday afternoon. The Leñadores de Las Tunas of Cuba have been propelled by an eight-run third inning to high the Cougars 17-10 within the first semifinal matchup of the day.
Early within the ballgame, the Cougars (2-1) jumped out to a fast lead towards Las Tunas (3-1) starter Yadian Martinez Perez. On simply the second pitch of the sport, leadoff hitter Brantley Bell crushed a solo homer to left to provide Kane County a 1-0 edge.
Las Tunas shortly responded within the high of the second towards Landen Bourassa. Rafael Viñales countered Bell’s blast by hitting a solo shot to even the rating at one. Nonetheless, the Cougars took benefit of a pair of Las Tunas errors to return in entrance 2-1 within the backside of the second.
Within the high of the third, Las Tunas broke the sport broad open. With two runners aboard, Yoelkis Guibert singled to tie the sport. Then, Yosvany Alarcon belted a three-run shot to heart that put the Leñadores in entrance 5-2. Las Tunas added 4 extra runs within the body on a double by Yordany Alarcon and RBI singles from Andrys Perez, Yuniesky Larduet Domingez, and Roel Santos to take a 9-2 benefit.
Within the backside of the third, the Cougars responded to the large inning. Dayson Croes led off the body with a solo homer to left-center to proceed his excellent match. Later within the inning, Josh Allen singled, and a throwing error allowed Max Murphy to attain to make it 9-4. Ross Adolph saved the rally going with a single up the center to attain Allen and pull the Cougars again inside 9-5.
One half-inning later, Las Tunas added to the lead. With one out within the high of the fourth, Viñales belted his second dwelling run of the time without work Westin Muir to make it 10-5. Later within the inning, Yordany Alarcon tripled to proper area to attain Roberto Baldoquin and push the result in 11-5. Perez capped the scoring within the fourth with a single by means of the left aspect to attain Alarcon and make it 12-5. Las Tunas added one other within the high of the fifth on a Yosvany Alarcon single to push the result in eight runs.
After falling in an eight-run gap, the Cougars started to rally within the backside of the fifth. To guide off the inning, Croes smacked his second dwelling run of the day, this time to proper area, to make it 13-6. Murphy then singled by means of the left aspect to convey up Dillon Thomas. Thomas promptly launched a two-run homer to right-center to drag Kane County inside 5 runs. Later within the inning, Nick Dalesandro doubled dwelling Ross Adolph to make it 13-9.
As soon as once more, the Leñadores had a fast response to the Cougars. Dealing with Cougar reliever Jake Stevenson, Las Tunas added a pair of runs on an RBI fielder’s selection off the bat of Larduet Domingez and an RBI single by Luis Vicente Mateo to go up 15-9.
Las Tunas added two extra runs within the high of the eighth. To guide off the inning, Perez cranked a solo homer to push the result in 16-9. Later within the body, Mateo singled dwelling one other run to provide the Leñadores an eight-run lead as soon as once more.
Kane County added yet one more run within the backside of the eighth. Squaring off with Frank Medina with one out, Bell crushed his second homer of the day to left-center to make it 17-10. Nonetheless, that was all of the Cougars may muster as Medina allowed only one run on three hits over the ultimate 4 and two-thirds innings. The Leñadores de Las Tunas advance to Sunday afternoon’s championship recreation, the place they may tackle the winner of the Santa Maria Pirates and Diablos Rojos de México.
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Article written by Conor Clingen of the Kane County Cougars
