Iowa Drops Its Second Straight Game against Buffalo 8-1

May 1, 2025 - DES MOINES, IA. - The Iowa Cubs dropped their second straight game of this week's series against the Buffalo Bisons with an 8-1 loss on the first day of May. The Bisons struck first with eight unanswered runs as the I-Cubs were blanked for the first eight innings of the game. Chase Strumpf got Iowa on the board in the bottom of the eighth inning as he was the only offense who shined in today's loss, going 2-of-3 with a home run. But, Moises Ballesteros decided to keep the streak going a... Full Story


May 1, 2025 - BUFFALO BISONS (11-16) vs. IOWA CUBS (14-11) May 1 - 12:08 PM CT - Principal Park - Des Moines, IA LHP Jordan Wicks (0-0, 3.45) vs. LHP Easton Lucas (0-1, 3.38) TODAY'S GAME: The Iowa Cubs take on the Buffalo Bisons in the third of a six- game series...left-hander Jordan Wicks is slated to make his fourth start with Iowa this season and fifth appearance... left-hander Easton Lucas is scheduled to make his second start with Buffalo. NINE IN THE AFTERNOON: Iowa dropped the second game ... Full Story

May 1, 2025 - Cedar Rapids, IA - Despite an early lead, and a late comeback, the South Bend Cubs fell to the Cedar Rapids Kernels on Wednesday night by a final of 4-3 at Veteran's Memorial Stadium in Iowa. The Cubs dropped their sixth consecutive game, and the Kernels have won both games to start this week. After falling behind early by four runs on Tuesday, the Cubs stormed ahead on Wednesday with a pair of runs in the 1st inning against Cedar Rapids starter Chase Chaney. Ivan Brethowr singled on the firs... Full Story

April 30, 2025 - DES MOINES, IA - The Iowa Cubs (14-11) fought back against the Buffalo Bisons (11-16) after falling behind 6-0, but the comeback attempt fell just short as the Bisons defeated Iowa 10-8. Buffalo started the scoring in the second inning as they took a 6-0 lead, thanks to a Christian Bethancourt home run, a single from Joey Loperfido and a triple from Davis Schneider. Iowa cut into the lead with a three-run third on a homer from Moises Ballesteros and a double from Matt Shaw to make it 6-3. ... Full Story

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May 2	CarL	Myrtle Beach at Carolina	6:30 p.m.
May 2	SL	Rocket City at Knoxville	7:00 p.m.
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• Knoxville Smokies vs Rocket City Trash Panda at Covenant Health Park - SL Knoxville News-Sentinel (April 30)
• Christian Moore Homers for Rocket City in 9-6 loss - SL WAFF (April 30)
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• Beloit Sky Carp up winning streak to four-straight with series finale win over South Bend Cubs - MWL Beloit Daily News (April 28)
• Covenant Health Park crew working to prep for One Knox game amid rain - SL Knoxville News-Sentinel (April 25)
• South Bend Cubs break up Beloit Sky Carp's no-hit bid in ninth inning - MWL Beloit Daily News (April 25)
• Remembering the Knoxville Smokies at Bill Meyer Stadium - SL Knoxville News-Sentinel (April 24)
• South Bend Cubs' big opening inning sinks Beloit Sky Carp - MWL Beloit Daily News (April 24)
• Iowa Cubs third baseman Matt Shaw grinding in minors to make MLB return - IL Des Moines Register (April 23)
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• How Covenant Health Park transforms into a One Knox soccer pitch - SL Knoxville News-Sentinel (April 23)
• Beloit Sky Carp score some runs, but pitchers too generous in South Bend - MWL Beloit Daily News (April 23)
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