Category Archives: South Bend Silver Hawks

2016 Snappers pitcher wins MiLB Gold Glove Award

Posted on September 26, 2016 by

A 2016 Midwest Leaguer is among the nine Minor League Baseball players announced as recipients of Rawlings Gold Glove Awards on Monday. The award winners were chosen from the 10 domestic-based, full-season MiLB leagues, with a player selected for each position. … Continue reading →

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Loons and Whitecaps advance to Eastern Division finals

Posted on September 11, 2016 by

The Great Lakes Loons and the West Michigan Whitecaps will face off in the Midwest League Eastern Division finals, with the best-of-three series beginning Sunday at Dow Diamond. The Whitecaps advanced first by beating the South Bend Cubs 4-3 in … Continue reading →

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Hot Rods notch first playoff win; Cubs-‘Caps postponed by rain

Posted on September 10, 2016 by

Down 6-4 at the stretch, the Bowling Green Hot Rods not only faced elimination in the first round of the Midwest League playoffs, but also the prospect of seeing the franchise’s postseason record dropping to 0-8. They managed to avoid … Continue reading →

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Kernels, LumberKings advance to Western Division finals

Posted on September 8, 2016 by

The second-round Western Division playoff series will be between the Clinton LumberKings and the Cedar Rapids Kernels, who won their respective series against the Peoria Chiefs and the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers on Thursday. Meanwhile, the South Bend Cubs evened their … Continue reading →

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MWL playoffs: Whitecaps, LumberKings, Kernels win

Posted on September 8, 2016 by

The first round of the Midwest League playoffs began Wednesday with an extra-innings nail-biter, a pair of nine-strikeout performances, a blowout and a rainout. The first game to start also was the longest one of the night. The West Michigan … Continue reading →

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Rose named MWL player of the month for August

Posted on September 7, 2016 by

South Bend Cubs corner infielder Matt Rose was named the Midwest League player of the month for August. Last month the Chicago Cubs prospect led the Midwest League in home runs (7) and extra-base hits (15), was second in runs … Continue reading →

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