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PRO BASEBALL C-5 SUNDAY, APRIL 30, 2000 sissteipsi 'eport Rattlers' Putz fires no-hitter It's the first one thrown in the six-year history of the team WISCONSIN 6-0, KANE COUNTY 1-5 THE GAMES Saturday's attendance: 3,028. kane county oiooaio- 2000 attendance (10 dates): 14.846 WISCONSIN ooooooo-o The Wisconsin Timber Rattlers won (1 485 ava 1 L0B 4 KC 6 op -wo. kc o. ss oood- a man. Uguelo 2.

M.CorKle SB Washington. Ugueto. the first game 6-1 and lost the second 1999 attendance (10 dates): 15,580 Paa9e.t game 50, splitting a Midwest League (1,558 avg.) Kan. county doubleheader with Kane County on Sat- CcrdovS VV 2- 5 2 0 0 0 3 urday at Fox Cities Stadium. BOXES oL 2 o.

i a Rattlers started J.J. Putz threw a no- Fir.tg.m. mormon .02 -121 12a hitter in the first game, despite walking in nb( brhbi I 0 a run in the seventh inning. Justin Leone 1000 Haynesif 3011 t-isa 3.02s led the Rattlers, going two-for-three with 000 STANDINGS a dOUble, triple, and tWO RBI. Cananan Id 2 0 0 0 Onstianson Oh 2 2 0 0 In the tsprnnrt namn the Timhor R-it Padgett if 3 0 0 0 Leon3b 3 122 MIDWEST LEAGUE in tne secona game, tne i imoer Hat- Goodman ah 2 0 0 0 McCorhie 10 0 0 EMlirn Dlvltlon tiers managed only two hits.

Starter Matt Washington 30 2001 At-aa 3101 Pet. gb Thnrntnn allnwprl nnlv nno ri in in fni ir 3 0 0 0 Castnioss 2 0 0 0 West Michigan (Tigers) 11 5 688 i nornton anowea oniy one run in tour rmar1 2 0 0 0390 mo Dayton (Reds) 7 579 1 innings of work, but was handed his Perkmsss 2000 Fon wayne (Padresi 8 9 .471 3w x. Total 20101 Totals 23 It Michigan (Astrosl 6 9 .400 4t second loss of the season. nMTV Lans.ng (cubS) 6 10 375 5 Kane County's Luis Ugueto went "IZIIIIKm Bend 0" 353 three-for-three at the plate with two dou- LOB 2 KC 3 Hooper Callahan Pfrkins Byron Betoit (Brewers) 12 7 632 bles and two RBI. Jorge Cordova dp 1.

kc 2. 2B Leone, jb lx. Havnes I 1 Pitched five innings tO get the Win. Kana County Peoria (Canjmals) 10 10 .500 24 Byron L. 0-1 5 5 6 2 3 1 Cedar Rapids (Angels) 9 1 0 .474 3 Thomas 0 0 0 0 0 Quad City (Twins) 9 11 .450 NOTES Wisconsin Wisconsin (Mariners) 8 10 .444 3H Pjtz w.

2-2 7 0 1 1 5 4 Burlington (White Sox) 8 11 421 4 Ariel Durango's single in the first 'ZSSZXZ. county game tied him With Kris Gundrum for KANE COUNTY WISCONSIN Kane County 5. Wisconsin 0 tho Aicmnoin lonH ir, h'tc. 17 ab bJ ab bi Beloit at Michigan, late tne Wisconsin leaa in nils Wltn I Hoopei2b 2 100 Haynesrf 2 0 0 0 West Michigan al Fon Wayne, late Leone and Larry Haynes recorded their 01 4 1 1 1 Ramirez 2b 3000 south Bend at Burlington, iaie first triples of the year leads Sic l'' :o5p.m. the team with a .375 average with run- Padgett cm 3001 Mccorweib 2010 Beioit at Michigan Perkins rt 3 0 0 0 Leone 3b 30 10 Cedar Rapids at Davton nerS in SCOnng position Sean Pamell Goodman If 1,10 Roolesdh 3 0 0 0 Lansing at Peoria is batting .667 with three runs batted in Mornles 3,00 Parna" 2 0 0 0 Qliad Cilv cimton Uguelo ss 3 13 2 Castillo ss 2 0 0 0 West Michigan at Fort Wayne With the bases loaded.

Totals 24 5 3 Totala 23 0 2 0 South Bend at Burlington you're going for a no-hitter," Thur-man said. "There are going to be jtimes when a great play will save it, and we had a couple today." The Rattlers scored all the runs they needed to win the game in the bottom of the second, thanks to four errors by the Cougars. All four of the runs were unearned. Wisconsin's Justin Leone led the offensive charge with a double, a triple, and two RBI. With the help from his defense and some much-needed offense, Putz evened his record on the season at 2-2.

Working with his pitching coach, Rafael Chaves, and catcher Juan Alcala helped Putz stay in control. "Our pitching coach and I have been working on some mechanics the last week or two," Putz said. "Today, I just felt really good, and our catcher called a good game." In the crowd were Putz's parents. His father videotaped the game, and this was the first time his mother had seen him pitch professionally. "It was nice having my parents here," Putz said.

"They drove into town last night, and that just made this game extra special." By Joshua Starrier Post-Crescent staff writer GRAND CHUTE Most of the fans arriving for the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers' doubleheader Saturday arrived late in the first game. Still, they were able to see a part of team history. Rattlers pitcher J.J. Putz threw the first no-hitter in the six-year history of the Rattlers in the first game, which they won 6-1 over Kane County. Wisconsin lost the second game 5-0.

In the first game, Putz gave up one run in the seventh inning, walking the bases loaded and then walking in a run. But he had enough energy left to get the no-hitter. "There were nerves," Putz said. "I was tired, and I was just full of adrenaline. I just didn't know what to do." Putz appeared to be in control of the game right from the start, inducing a double-play grounder after walking the first batter.

He then retired the next 16 batters, including four strikeouts, going into the seventh inning. "He threw a lot of pitches over for strikes and had very good con- '-it 1 -J -I Ei WOW MHM laM THaatf' Sis Hffl DRI THE U.S. OLYMPIC TEAM? AP photo by Paul Warner THE WHITE SOX'S FRANK THOMAS swings at a pitch from the Tigers' Dave Mlicki during the first inning Saturday at Detroit. Thomas drew a walk in the at-bat, but finished zero-for-three. White Sox get lift from Eldred's arm OR- MONTH.

LEASE 3.9 APR" WITH UP TO $1,566 AVERAGE FINANCE SAVINGS OR $500 CASH BACK signing offer" DUE AT SIGNING license extra) RATTLERS W), COUGARS 1-5 PUTZ Rattlers manager Gary Thur-man said. "Toward the end, he just got a little tired. "That's the first time I've seen a no-hitter with a run scored where that team didn't commit any errors." The Rattlers defense made some spectacular "Our position guys really came through with some huge plays," Putz said. "I have to tip my hat to those guys." Ruben Castillo made a diving stop at shortstop behind second base to throw out a runner at first base, and Kris Gundrum ran down three balls in right field that looked like they were going to drop for extra bases. "Defense always is a key when AL run-scoring doubles off Dave Mlicki (0-5) to give Chicago a 2-1 lead.

"We only scored two runs, and to get a win with two runs is unbelievable," said Jeff Abbott, who also doubled in the fifth. "I credit the pitching today. We just gave (Eldred) barely enough and he did what he had to do." Orioles 3, Rangers 1 At Baltimore, Mike Mussina pitched a nine-hitter for his first win of the season, and Cal Ripken drove in two runs as Baltimore beat Texas for its ninth consecutive home victory. Blue Jays 6, Yankees 2 At New York, Tony Batista doubled in the go-ahead run as Toronto and David Wells beat New York. Indians 3, Red Sox 2 At Cleveland, Chuck Finley pitched 7 Y3 innings to win his third straight start as Cleveland won its second in a row over Boston.

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