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Curt Lewis knew his Prairie boys soccer team probably wasn't as good as its 8-0 start.
He also knew they weren't as bad as the team that had lost four of five during one stretch.
The Hawks brought a 12-4 record into Thursday night's game against a powerful Xavier team. They bent all match long, but due to the stellar play of senior keeper Adam Kueny, came away with a hard-fought 1-0 win, ruining Senior Night for 13 Xavier 12th graders.
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For the first two hours and 40 minutes of their game with the visiting Burlington Bees Thursday night, the Cedar Rapids Kernels were having one of their worst nights of the season. And then Byron Buxton happened - again.
With his team trailing the Bees 6-3, Buxton came to the plate with the bases loaded and one out in the Kernels half of the ninth inning. The Twins' super-prospect got an inside fastball that he liked and launched another one of his signature high, deep home runs to left field for a walk-off grand slam and a 7-6 Kernels victory.
Through the first 8 1/2 innings of the game, not a lot went right for the Kernels, particularly in the field. Five of Burlington's six runs were unearned, largely due to four Kernels errors spread across just the sixth and seventh innings.
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SCOTT SCHEBLER (Prairie, Rancho Cucamonga (Dodgers)) - Started in right field Thursday and was 2-for-4 with a stolen base in the Quakes' 5-2 loss to San Jose. Season stats: G - 33, Avg. - .292, AB - 120, H - 35, HR - 4, RBI - 20, SB - 5.
KELLEN SWEENEY (Jefferson, Lansing (Blue Jays)) - Started at second base Thursday and was 2-for-3 with a solo home run in the Lugnuts' 6-2 win at Lake County. Season stats: G - 32, Avg. - .214, AB - 103, H - 22, HR - 3, RBI - 11, SB - 0.
RYAN SWEENEY (Xavier, Chicago Cubs) - The Cubs did not play Thursday. Season stats: G - 7, Avg. - .214, AB - 14, H - 3, HR - 0, RBI - 0, SB - 0.
CLINTON, Miss. - Amber Logemann struck out 14 batters and fired a one-hitter and Leah Duffe and Lauren Smith belted home runs as Kirkwood drubbed CCBC-Catonsville, Md., 10-1, Wednesday in the opening round of the NJCAA DII national softball tournament.
The win was the 49th straight for Kirkwood (56-3) and moved it into Thursday's quarterfinals against sixth-seeded Illinois Central (28-13) at 3:30 p.m. A loss would put the Eagles into a losers' bracket game at 5:30 p.m.
The 56 wins set a school record.
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There's a new candidate for "Fastest Kernel" on the Cedar Rapids ballclub these days.
His name is Jeremias Pineda, a 22-year-old outfielder from the Dominican Republic who has speed to burn.
Pineda joined the Kernels Tuesday from extended spring training and made his presence felt Wednesday night as Cedar Rapids split a Midwest League doubleheader with the Burlington Bees before 1,603 fans at Veterans Memorial Stadium.
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