The Kane County Cougars beat Gary SouthShore 8-7 in 12 innings. Courtesy of the Kane County Cougars

The Kane County Cougars beat the Gary SouthShore RailCats 8-7 in 12 innings on Thursday.

The Cougars (46-50) took a 4-2 lead through three innings, but Gary scored the next three runs.

Kane County’s Casey Crosby took the mound in the ninth, and he kept the score at 5-4. With the Cougars down to their last out of the game in the bottom of the ninth, Zane Spinn walked. Marcus Chiu drove in Spinn to send it to extra innings.

After Gary went up 6-5 in the 10th, the Cougars answered in the bottom of the inning when Josh Allen drove in Trendon Craig pinch with a sacrifice fly.

Gary again led 7-6 in the 11th. Spinn then drove his second hit of the game to tie the game at 7.

Zach Veen entered

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