Cowles Crushes a Couple of Two-Run Shots Versus Columbus, 7-2

July 19, 2025 - DES MOINES, IA. - The Iowa Cubs took the second game of the weekend series over the Columbus Clippers 7-2. In the bottom of the second inning, Ben Cowles ripped his first of two two-run homers on the night as the lead was in favor of Iowa for the entire game 2-0. Then, Cowles hit another two-run homer in the bottom of the fourth inning as the lead grew to 4-0. Columbus got on the board in the top of the seventh inning off a sacrifice fly but in the bottom half of the seventh Christian Fran... Full Story


July 19, 2025 - South Bend, IN - The South Bend Cubs (34-55) fell short in another low-scoring contest against the Beloit Sky Carp (44-44) on Saturday at Four Winds Field. The Sky Carp won the three-game series with a 3-1 victory, again taking a late lead and keeping the Cubs' offense quiet. In a similar fashion to Friday night, Saturday's starting pitchers matched one another with their performances. South Bend left-hander Evan Aschenbeck didn't allow a hit until the fifth inning, finishing the evening with... Full Story

July 19, 2025 - Myrtle Beach, S.C. - The Myrtle Beach Pelicans defeated the Augusta GreenJackets 12-1 on Saturday evening at Pelicans Ballpark. The Myrtle Beach Pelicans (16-6, 41-45) opened the scoring in the second inning when Angel Cepeda launched a two-run homer to left-center field, plating Jose Escobar for a 2-0 lead. Alexey Lumpuy doubled to drive in Ty Southisene, and Leonel Espinoza followed with a two-run homer to left-center in the third inning, boosting the Pelicans' lead to 5-0. Cepeda then s... Full Story

July 18, 2025 - Myrtle Beach, S.C. - The Myrtle Beach Pelicans defeated the Augusta GreenJackets 3-0 in no-hit fashion on Tuesday at Pelicans Ballpark. The Myrtle Beach Pelicans (15-6, 40-45) opened the scoring in the first inning when Owen Ayers launched a three-run inside-the-park home run to right-center field, plating Ty Southisene and Alexey Lumpuy to give the Pelicans a 3-0 lead. The Augusta GreenJackets (8-13, 44-42) failed to record a hit, managing only one walk while striking out 13 times, unable... Full Story

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July 20	MWL	Beloit at South Bend	2:05 p.m.
July 20	IL	Columbus at Iowa	2:08 p.m.
July 20	SL	Knoxville at Birmingham	5:00 p.m.
July 20	CarL	Augusta at Myrtle Beach	6:35 p.m.
July 19	CarL	Augusta 1 at Myrtle Beach 12	Final
July 19	MWL	Beloit 3 at South Bend 1	Final
July 19	IL	Columbus 2 at Iowa 7	Final
July 19	SL	Knoxville 2 at Birmingham 4	Final
July 18	MWL	Beloit 1 at South Bend 0	Final
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