Former Hawkeye pitcher Ty Langenberg promoted to Cedar Rapids Kernels

CEDAR RAPIDS — The Minnesota Twins announced Tuesday afternoon that pitcher Ty Langenberg has been been promoted to the high-Class A Cedar Rapids Kernels.

The Urbandale native was an 11th-round draft pick of the Twins last summer out of the University of Iowa. He made 39 appearances for the Hawkeyes in three seasons, including 27 starts.

This season for low-Class A Fort Myers, the right-hander had a 3-3 record and 3.38 earned run average in nine starts. He was 3-0 in his last five starts for the Mighty Mussels, allowing just six earned runs over 32 2/3 innings.

The Kernels are on the road right now, with a six-game series at Lansing beginning Tuesday night. They return home next week for six games against Peoria.

Langenberg is believed to be the first former U of I player to play professional baseball in Cedar Rapids since 1982, when outfielder Jeff Jones and infielder Tony Burley played for the Cedar Rapids Reds.

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