S.B. SOX From Page Cl Kane County jumped on the Sox lor live runs in the third inning. Third baseman Saen;'. committed two errors, and Kane County's bats took care of the rest. Feliciano Mercedes slugged an RBI double and Keith Schmidt hammered a two-run homer lor the Cougars' big blasts. I just kept my head on the ball," said Schmidt, a No. 2 draft pick in 1989 who had a rough time last year at short-season Bluefield. Schmidt hit .233 in 1991 and belted four homers. He struck out 50 times and walked 16 times. Schmidt has a major-league-type swing." said Cougars manager Joel Youngblood. Hes not swinging at bad pitches as much as he was last year " Kane County's aggressive running game put the Sox a step behind early. "We have a team that can run." said Youngblood. We have enough speed, we can bunt and turn it into a triple. "Later in the game I cut the running game down because of the 'respect rule.' We were up so many runs, but I don't think Ill do that any more the way they came back in the ninth. Anything can happen down here (in Class A ball)." Youngblood said his reliever, Shawn O'Connell, got tired in the ninth inning to help the Sox rally. "I went out and asked him, 'Are you tired.' " Youngblood said of his visit to the mound. "He said, Yeah I said. Youve only thrown 39 pitches. I throw 200 every day tin batting practice). " Kane Co. 7, S.B. Sox 4 KANE COUNTY SOUTH BENO South Bend 000 110 002 --4 2 f -Boenrmge' Saenz 2 Kfv.i.i Dd'oa Weroces LOB -south Be''! 7 iyit Countv B R-acy Mpicc-s Met i'n Poe hP si.nKjt it, SB bchrmdt iti Mercedes Iti Pritchett ti SF Brad IP H fl ER BB SO Kane County vd. iA 1 0 0 Connell u. i South Bend hhnnqer il I dhei.,01 VP--Bounnnger B BonUTinger 2 T ?41 A- i 344 u jeft Kowdiczyk (home ptatei and Scott latnjin ittusesi