Brooks Homers Twice in 8-2 Kernels Win
June 10, 2009 - Midwest League (MWL1)
Cedar Rapids Kernels News Release
June 10, 2009 - Beau Brooks homered twice as the Kernels took another step towards a first half playoff berth with an 8-2 win over the Quad Cities River Bandits on Wednesday night at Modern Woodman Park in Davenport. The reduces the Kernels âmagic number' to nine to clinch a playoff spot as Kane County fell to Wisconsin and Clinton beat Peoria.
Brooks homered in consecutive at-bats, hitting a two run shot in the third inning and solo HR in the fifth. Roberto Lopez went 2 for 5 with a double and RBI and Ryan Groth was 1 for 4 with a triple and RBI as the Kernels had nine hits.
Kernels starter Will Smith (3-2) allowed two runs (one earned) on five hits and struck out four over seven innings for the win. Kevin Nabors and Chris Armstrong each worked a scoreless inning out of the Kernels bullpen. Quad Cities starter Arquimedes Nieto (1-5) allowed seven runs (six earned) on seven hits over 4 innings in taking the loss and Jarred Bogany went 3 for 4 with a RBI and run scored.
The Kernels and River Bandits play game two of their four game series on Thursday night at 7:00 pm from Modern Woodman Park in Davenport. John Rodgers brings you the action on the radio home of Kernels baseball, 1450 KMRY AM. Fans may listen on-line at www.kmryradio.com The Kernels return to Perfect Game Field at Veterans Memorial Stadium on Sunday, June 14th and open an eight game home stand to wrap up the first half of the MWL season with games against Kane County and Clinton. Tickets may be purchased on-line at www.kernels.com The opinions expressed in this release are those of the organization issuing it, and do not necessarily reflect the thoughts or opinions of OurSports Central or its staff.
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