Catcher Pat Winkel spent the first six weeks of the minor league baseball season on the injured list with a back problem. Since being activated, he has hits in 16 of his 21 games with the Cedar Rapids Kernels, including three multi-hit games in July.
Four members of the Cedar Rapids Kernels are on the injured list with COVID-19, another two on IL with concussion and hamstring injury. Those absences have contributed to slow start to Midwest League’s second half.
Tickets for the August 9 Midwest League baseball game between the Cedar Rapids Kernels and Quad Cities River Bandits at the Field of Dreams movie site near Dyersville go on sale to residents of Iowa and Illinois on Saturday morning. They are $85 for a box seat and $65 for a bleacher seat.
There are a low percentage of African-Americans playing the game of baseball professionally, and an even lower percentage playing Division I college ball. Cedar Rapids Kernels Black players hope those numbers will increase.
The Cedar Rapids Kernels won the Western Division and finished with the Midwest League’s best record in the first half. They look to continue to win as second half gets underway.
Starting pitcher Brent Headrick improved his record to 7-2 with five strong innings as the Cedar Rapids Kernels beat West Michigan, 4-2, Wednesday afternoon. Headrick is tied for the Midwest League lead in wins.
The Cedar Rapids Kernels got a walk-off RBI single from newcomer Frank Nigro to beat Dayton, 4-3, Sunday afternoon. The club has the Midwest League’s best record and clinched the Western Division first-half championship Saturday.
A 9-5 win over Dayton on Saturday clinched the first-half championship for the Cedar Rapids Kernels in the Midwest League’s Western Division
Cedar Rapids Kernels starting pitcher David Festa has seen the velocity on his fastball jump from a maximum of 93 miles per hour in college to as high as 99 this season. As such, he’s beginning to make a name for himself in the Minnesota Twins organization.
The Cedar Rapids Kernels beat Dayton, 3-0, Friday night at Veterans Memorial Stadium, reducing their magic number for clinching the first-half championship in the Midwest League’s Western Division to just 1.
Second baseman Yunior Severino went 4-for-4 with two home runs, including a 460-foot blast, to help lift the Cedar Rapids Kernels to a 7-2 win Wednesday afternoon over the Dayton Dragons at Veterans Memorial Stadium.
The NCAA Division III World Series baseball tournament begins Friday at Veterans Memorial Stadium in Cedar Rapids. Here’s a look at the particulars of the event.
The Cedar Rapids Kernels are carrying a pitching staff of 18. It’s not easy to get everyone the work they need.
Will Holland has been a shortstop virtually his entire baseball life. But the parent Minnesota Twins asked him to play some center field last season, and that’s where he has spent the majority of his time this season for the Cedar Rapids Kernels.
The Cedar Rapids Kernels expect improvements, updates mandated by Major League Baseball to Veterans Memorial Stadium to be completed in time for 2023 opening day.
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