Jeff Johnson

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

Here’s a look at local, area and former University of Iowa players and how they are doing in affiliated minor league and major league baseball.

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 Iowa High School Athletic Association announced Tuesday it will be solely responsible for determining postseason brackets in boys’ basketball. Coaches previously determined those via seeding meetings.

The Eastern Connecticut State baseball team beat defending champ Salisbury (Md.) twice Tuesday in Cedar Rapids to win the NCAA Division III World Series.

Eastern Connecticut State got three hits and three RBIs from outfielder John Mesagno to beat LaGrange (Ga.), 8-1, Monday to qualify for the championship series at the NCAA Division III World Series. Mesagno has the opportunity for a seventh season on the Warriors roster.

Parents of five players from Trinity University in Texas are from the state of Iowa. The Tigers are playing in the NCAA Division III World Series at Veterans Memorial Stadium in Cedar Rapids.

The 2022 Cedar Rapids RoughRiders main tryout camp ended with an all-star game Sunday. Among the more intriguing participants was 6-foot-6 winger Douglas Andersson, who came from Sweden in an attempt to eventually secure a roster spot

Here’s a look at local, area and former University of Iowa players and how they are doing in affiliated minor league and major league baseball.

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.

Iowa Hawkeyes baseball coach Rick Heller expressed frustration that the Big Ten Conference has only two teams playing in the NCAA tournament. That’s down from three last season and five in 2019.

The Kirkwood Community College baseball team lost its NJCAA Division II World Series opener Saturday night to Heartland (Ill.), then was eliminated Sunday by Murray State.