Kernels Rally Again To Beat Clinton, 2-1
Published on July 30, 2010 under Midwest League (MWL1)
Cedar Rapids Kernels News Release
For the second night in a row, the Cedar Rapids Kernels rallied in the late innings to defeat the Clinton LumberKings, 2-1, at Alliant Energy Field in Clinton on Thursday. Kernels starter Stephen Locke (6-3) allowed a run on four hits and struck out four over six innings and Johnny Hellweg worked around a one-out walk to strike out the side and earn his 12th save.
In the top of the seventh, Michael Wing singled and went to second on a wild pitch by Clinton starter Jimmy Gillheeney. After Justin Bass walked, Jon Karcich doubled to right to score Wing. Hampton Tignor, playing in his first game as a Kernel, put down a sacrifice bunt to score Bass with the eventual game-winning run.
Young-Il Jung and David Carpenter combined with Hellweg for three hitless innings of relief, striking out a combined seven. Gillheeney (8-8) allowed two runs on six hits and struck out five over seven innings and Gabriel Noriega drove in Clinton's only run.
With the win, the Kernels improve to 7-1 on their nine game road trip, 20-11 in the second half and 63-36 overall. Clinton falls to 14-17 and 51-49 overall. The two teams wrap up their three game series on Friday night at 7:00 pm as 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 Saturday, July 31st and open a three game set with the Quad Cities River Bandits, the MWL affiliate of the St. Louis Cardinals. Tickets may be ordered 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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