The Kane County Cougars beat the Chicago Dogs 5-2 on Saturday. Courtesy of the Kane County Cougars

The Kane County Cougars are once again going to have their presence felt in the Miles Wolff Cup playoffs after clinching their spot with a 5-2 win over the Chicago Dogs Saturday night at Northwestern Medicine Field.

The Cougars (47-51) struck first after three innings of scoreless baseball against Steven Lacey (2-2). Marcus Chiu was hit by a pitch and stole second. Later, Todd Lott picked up a single to set up runners at the corners. After Claudio Finol walked to load the bases, Lacey hit Josh Allen with a pitch, bringing in Chiu and giving the Cougars an early 1-0 lead. Kane County would extend that lead after Nick Dalesandro reached on an infield single, scoring two more runs in Lott and

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