Iowa Extends Winning Streak to Five with 6-2 Victory at Louisville

April 5, 2026 - LOUISVILLE, KY - The Iowa Cubs (6-3) scored six runs on 11 hits on their way to a 6-2 victory over the Louisville Bats (4-5) on Sunday afternoon at Louisville Slugger Field. Iowa got on the board first and never looked back after Jonathon Long hit an RBI single in the first inning to make it a 1-0 game. The Cubs extended their lead in the third inning on a solo home run by Kevin Alcantara to make it a 2-0 game. After Louisville responded with a solo home run in the bottom half of the frame... Full Story

April 5 Game Notes: Iowa Cubs at Louisville Bats

April 5, 2026 - IOWA CUBS (5-3) at LOUISVILLE BATS (4-4) April 5 - 12:05 PM CT - Louisville Slugger Park - Louisville, KY RHP Vince Velasquez (0-0, 9.00) vs. LHP Brandon Leibrandt (0-0, 8.31) TODAY'S GAME: The Iowa Cubs and the Louisville Bats are set the play the finale of a six-game series today at Louisville Slugger Field...right-hander Vince Velasquez is set to make his second appearance of the season and first start... left-hander Brandon Leibrandt is slated to start for the Bats. FOUR-FOR-FOUR... Full Story

Iowa Shuts out Rockford 4-0

April 4, 2026 - ROCKFORD, Ill. - The Iowa Wild split a home-and-home weekend series and shut out the Rockford IceHogs 4-0 at BMO Center on Saturday night. Riley Heidt tied a career high for points (1-2=3) while Cal Petersen stopped all 14 shots he faced. Iowa outshot Rockford 8-4 in a scoreless opening frame. The Wild struck on the power play 6:56 into the second period. After Heidt sent the puck to the goal line, Nicolas Aubé-Kubel set up Caedan Bankier for a one-timer past Drew Commesso (28 saves).... Full Story

Iowa Wins Fourth Straight in Rain-Shortened Game

April 4, 2026 - DES MOINES, IA - The Iowa Cubs (5-3) defeated the Louisville Bats (4-4) by an 8-6 score today at Louisville Slugger Field. The game was called with two outs in the bottom of the sixth inning due to rain. Louisville jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first inning but the I-Cubs fought back in the second as BJ Murray Jr. hit a solo home run. The bats tacked on another run in the second but Iowa tacked on three runs in the third on a two-run homer from Pedro Ramírez and a solo homer from Kevin... Full Story

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• March 31 Game Notes: Iowa Cubs at Louisville Bats - Iowa Cubs (IL) March 31
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April 7	IL	Omaha at Iowa	7:38 p.m.
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