Meggs Gets Snappers Out Of Skid In 2-1 Win
The bat of Jack Meggs and the combined Snappers pitching aided a Beloit Snappers (52-48) in their 2-1 win over the Kane County Cougars (50-51) Thursday night at Northwestern Medicine Field.The bat of Jack Meggs and the combined Snappers pitching aided a Beloit Snappers (52-48) in their 2-1 win over
The bat of
Meggs delivered in his first two at bats to get the scoring started. In his first at bat in the second inning, he hit a sac fly to left to plate
In his next at bat in the fourth, he launched a solo homer over the right field wall to make it 2-0. It was his fifth home run of the season and his first homer in his last 130 at bats.
Both teams struggled offensively, combining for eight total hits. The Cougars didn't get their run until the ninth inning off reliever
Snappers starter
Highberger earned his third save of the season, getting
Also providing a big presence was the defense of Snappers catcher Jordan Devencenzi. Devencenzi threw out two Cougars attempting to steal, while picking off two runners at first base.
The Snappers run in the second inning snapped 24.2 consecutive scoreless innings by the Snappers offense. The streak dated back to their 2-1 loss on July 22nd spanned over four games.
The Snappers have now won 15 of their last 20 games and are 33-13 when they score first.
The Snappers will wrap up this three game series on Friday at a 6:30 start time. Toeing the rubber to start for the Snappers will be left-hander Jared Poché (7-6, 4.10). For the Cougars, they will send out right-hander
The Beloit Snappers are a member of the Midwest League and have been the Single-A affiliate of the Oakland Athletics since 2013. For more ticket information, contact the Snappers office at (608) 362-2272 or on our website, www.snappersbaseball.com.