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BELOIT, Wis. - The Cedar Rapids Kernels and Beloit Snappers rounded the bases all day Sunday, and when the power surge ended the Kernels had a wild 23-16 victory before 784 fans at Pohlman Field.
The Kernels and Snappers combined for 39 runs on 37 hits as every position player scored and collected a hit for both teams.
Cedar Rapids built an imposing 22-3 lead in the sixth inning before Beloit snapped away at their heels and made it more interesting.
BELOIT, Wis. - Chad Lewis laced a two-run double to deep left field in the bottom of the ninth inning Saturday night to give Beloit a 3-2 victory over Cedar Rapids in a Midwest League game before 585 fans in Beloit.
The Kernels carried a 2-1 lead into the inning, but reliever Manuel Soliman walked Rashun Dixon and John Wooten hit a double before Lewis delivered the game-winner with one out.
Soliman (1-1) pitched 1.1 innings, allowing two runs on two hits while striking out two and walking two.
New Cedar Rapids Kernels catcher Michael Quesada failed a drug test last season and was suspended by Minor League Baseball for 50 games, according to reports by Baseball America and the TwinsDaily website.
Quesada said on his Twitter account Saturday that he'll report to Cedar Rapids on Monday. "Off to CR Kernels on Monday bright and early," he said.
The Kernels will finish a 12-game road trip in Beloit Monday and will open a seven-game homestand Tuesday against Burlington at 6:35 p.m.
DAVENPORT – It was far from their best effort of the young season, but when the plays needed to be made, the Cedar Rapids Kernels came through.
Dalton Hicks atoned for what could have been a critical error in the bottom of the eighth with a run-scoring double as a part of a two-run 11th inning as the Kernels blanked Quad Cities, 2-0, in the first game of a doubleheader Friday night at Modern Woodmen Park.
The momentum carried over for the Kernels in Game 2.
They scored four runs in the top of the first and cruised to the sweep, taking the seven-inning nightcap, 5-1.
The sweep allowed the Kernels (23-9) to head off to Saturday night's game in Beloit with a four-game lead over the River Bandits in the Western Division of the Midwest League.
DAVENPORT - The Cedar Rapids Kernels game Thursday night against the Quad Cities River Bandits was postponed by rain.
The game will be made up as part of a doubleheader Friday. First game is at 5 p.m. at Modern Woodmen Park.
The Kernels lost the first game of the series Wednesday at Davenport, but still hold a two-game lead over the River Bandits in the Midwest League's Western Division.
DAVENPORT - Cedar Rapids Kernels first baseman Dalton Hicks may have wounded one of the catfish in the Mississippi River Wednesday night when he launched a mammoth home run against the Quad Cities River Bandits.
It was an impressive shot by the 6-foot-5, 252-pound slugger, but it wasn't enough to save the Kernels in a 4-2 loss before 1,611 fans at Modern Woodmen Park.
Hicks jumped on an inside fastball on a 3-2 count in the sixth inning and launched a moonshot over the right-field wall in Davenport. The ball landed on a bike path and took one high hop into the Mississippi that flows gently by.
If the fish were smart, they ducked for cover.
Wednesday, May 8, was supposed to be a big night for fans that follow the top minor league prospects in professional baseball.
Quad Cities shortstop Carlos Correa, selected with the No. 1 pick overall by the Houston Astros in last June's amateur draft, was set to go head-to-head against Kernels center fielder Byron Buxton, chosen as the No. 2 pick overall in the same draft by the Minnesota Twins.
According to MiLB.com, it was the first time two position players of high school age were drafted in the first two spots in more than 20 years. As a result, it is almost inevitable that Correa and Buxton will be compared closely to one another throughout their careers.
But thanks to a pitch that hit Correa in the hand a week ago and put him on the disabled list, their first matchup on the same field will have to wait. The question is, for how long?
The Cedar Rapids Kernels and Minnesota Twins announced Tuesday that catcher Jairo Rodriguez has been transferred to the Fort Myers Miracle of the Florida State League. Brad Steil, Director of Minor League Operations for the Twins, announced the move.
In 12 games for the Kernels, Rodriguez hit .171 (6-for-35) with two doubles and two RBI. With Tuesday’s transaction the Kernels roster is at 23 active players, two below the MWL maximum of 25, with two players on the disabled list.
The Kernels have an off-day Tuesday and continue a 12-game road trip with a 7 p.m. game on Wednesday in Davenport against the Quad Cities River Bandits (Astros). They return to Perfect Game Field on Tuesday, May 14, to host the Burlington Bees (Angels).
SOUTH BEND, Ind. — The Cedar Rapids Kernels stormed past the South Bend Silver Hawks, 12-4, Monday night to take the rubber game of the three-game series at Coveleski Stadium.
Adam Brett Walker knocked out his second grand slam of the season. Travis Harrison hit a three-run home run and Dalton Hicks had four hits.
The Kernels scored four runs each in the first, fifth and ninth innings.
The Cedar Rapids Kernels and Minnesota Twins announced Monday that right-handed pitcher Tyler Jones has been placed on the 7-day disabled list with a right flexor mass strain and that right-handed pitcher Alex Muren will join the Kernels from extended spring training in Fort Myers, Fla. Brad Steil, Director of Minor League Operations for the Twins, announced the move.
The Twins selected Muren in the 12th round of the 2012 First Year Player Draft out of Cal State Northridge and he spent last season with the GCL Twins where he posted a 3-2 record, 1.46 ERA and four saves in 15 relief appearances. In 24.2 innings pitched, he allowed 12 hits and five runs (four earned) with nine walks and 12 strikeouts.
Jones left Saturday’s game in South Bend after facing one batter in the seventh inning. The Twins selected Jones in the 11th round of the 2011 First Year Player draft and in 10 relief appearances, he has a 2-1 record and 3.21 ERA with four saves.
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