Category Archives: Cedar Rapids Kernels

My doubleheader day: Two games in two cities

Posted on May 6, 2013 by

It’s a good thing I saw Carlos Correa play last week, because the notable Houston Astros prospect was placed on the disabled list today. (LHP Joe Bircher also was put on the DL.) I was looking forward to Wednesday’s game … Continue reading →

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Three Midwest League players on April all-MiLB team

Posted on May 6, 2013 by

Last week on MiLB.com’s PROSPECTive blog, Ashley Marshall put together a lineup of minor-league players who excelled in April. Three of them currently play in the Midwest League: Bowling Green Hot Rods 2B Tommy Coyle, Cedar Rapids Kernels CF Byron … Continue reading →

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Former Kernel at center of strange play in Milwaukee

Posted on April 19, 2013 by

A strange play occurred in the eighth inning of Friday’s Brewers-Cubs game in Milwaukee, and a former Midwest Leaguer was at the center of it. At the start of the play, the Brewers had two men on base: Jean Segura … Continue reading →

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South Bend’s Schepel throws 7-inning no-hitter

Posted on April 15, 2013 by

One week after a trio of Cedar Rapids Kernels threw a nine-inning no-hitter, South Bend Silver Hawks RHP Kyle Schepel threw a seven-inning one. Schepel did the deed in his second professional start for an affiliated minor-league team. It was … Continue reading →

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Midwest League players to watch: River Bandits, Kernels, LumberKings and Bees

Posted on April 9, 2013 by

And now, the final installment of my four-part series about players to watch in the Midwest League at the start of this season. Part 4 takes a look at the four Iowa teams: the Quad Cities River Bandits, the Cedar … Continue reading →

Posted in Appalachian League, Beloit Snappers, Burlington Bees, Cedar Rapids Kernels, Clinton LumberKings, Elizabethton Twins, Everett AquaSox, Lansing Lugnuts, Midwest League, Northwest League, Pioneer League, Quad Cities River Bandits | Leave a comment

Three Kernels pitchers combine efforts to no-hit Snappers

Posted on April 7, 2013 by

A trio of Cedar Rapids Kernels pitchers no-hit the Beloit Snappers this afternoon, winning the game 9-1. Starting pitcher Tyler Duffey led the way with seven strikeouts in seven perfect innings. Reliever Tim Atherton struck out three and walked one in … Continue reading →

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Happy Midwest League Opening Day!

Posted on April 4, 2013 by

I’ve been kicking around different ways to start this post, but none seems to capture the sentiment I want to express as simply as this: It’s Opening Day for the Midwest League, and I’m excited! My first visit to a … Continue reading →

Posted in Beloit Snappers, Cedar Rapids Kernels, Fort Wayne TinCaps, Midwest League, New York-Penn League, Peoria Chiefs, Quad Cities River Bandits, Wisconsin Timber Rattlers | 1 Comment

Midwest League players to watch: TinCaps, Dragons, Captains and Silver Hawks

Posted on April 2, 2013 by

In this post, the second installment of a four-part series, I’ll look at notable players assigned to the Fort Wayne TinCaps, the Dayton Dragons, the Lake County Captains and the South Bend Silver Hawks. (Yesterday I wrote about the Wisconsin … Continue reading →

Posted in Beloit Snappers, Billings Mustangs, Cedar Rapids Kernels, Dayton Dragons, Fort Wayne TinCaps, Kane County Cougars, Lake County Captains, Midwest League, Missoula Osprey, Peoria Chiefs, Pioneer League, South Bend Silver Hawks, Wisconsin Timber Rattlers | Leave a comment

Cedar Rapids Kernels unveil new scoreboard

Posted on March 22, 2013 by

The Cedar Rapids Kernels unveiled their new scoreboard/video board Thursday night. It is almost four times the size of the old board, which measured 16 feet by 24 feet. The new one is 30 feet by 48 feet and is … Continue reading →

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