Jeff Johnson

Iowa senior baseball second baseman Izaya Fullard is dealing with the effects of a broken hamate bone and his mother’s fight against leukemia.

The Iowa Heartlanders finished second to last in ECHL attendance in their first year but pledge to grow the fanbase, one that’s excited about their existence

The Iowa Heartlanders conclude their inaugural season with three road games, while the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders face a big week as they push for playoffs.

The Cedar Rapids Kernels completed a three-game series sweep of Beloit on Sunday to open the 2022 Midwest League season.

Larger first, second and third, pitch clocks and defensive shift bans are experimental rules being used this baseball season in the Midwest League.

Third baseman Christian Encarnacion-Strand hit two home runs, including a grand slam, and drove in nine runs in the Cedar Rapids Kernels’ 12-5 opening-night win over Beloit.

Don King, who led Cedar Rapids Washington to a state championship in 1969, has died at age 92 it was learned Friday.

Aaron Sabato finished an uneven 2021 professional baseball season on an uptick with the Cedar Rapids Kernels. He looks to use that as a springboard to what he hopes is an eventual promotion to Double-A

John Steppe and Jeff Johnson discuss Iowa baseball storylines on the Hawk Off The Press podcast, including the Hawkeyes' NCAA tournament hopes, Brody Brecht's 100-mph fastball and the back-to-normal schedule.

Left-hander Aaron Rozek is the opening-day starter for the Cedar Rapids Kernels. He was signed by the parent Minnesota Twins last year after a career at a Division II college and stints in the independent leagues.

Of the 30 players on the opening day roster for the Cedar Rapids Kernels, 18 already have played here, which bodes well for the start of the Midwest League season.

The Cedar Rapids Kernels revealed their 2022 opening-day roster Monday, and of the 30 players on it, 18 have played here previously.

There has been a big increase in production for Cedar Rapids RoughRiders defenseman Eric Pohlkamp the second half of this USHL season.

The Cedar Rapids RoughRiders scored four goals in the final six-plus minutes of their game Sunday night against Team USA’s U18 club but couldn’t get it tied in a 7-6 loss in a game marred by lots of penalties.

Cedar Rapids RoughRiders defenseman Liam Lesakowski takes part in an 11-Day Power Play promotion created by his father and mother in which hockey players play a non-stop game for 11 straight days to raise money for cancer organizations in their hometown of Buffalo.