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Kernels Top Kane County 6-2

August 25, 2018 - Midwest League (MWL1)
Cedar Rapids Kernels News Release


CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA - The Kernels scored three runs in the first inning and topped Kane County 6-2 on Saturday night in front of 3,906 fans at Perfect Game Field at Veterans Memorial Stadium. The Kernels have now won the first two of a key three-game series against the Cougars.

Akil Baddoo, Michael Helman, and Trevor Larnach started the bottom of the first with consecutive singles. Larnach's RBI single scored a pair and gave the Kernels a 2-0 advantage. Michael Davis singled later in the inning to make the score 3-0.

Cedar Rapids (71-60, 39-23) took a 4-0 lead in the second inning when Ben Rodriguez's RBI single plated Baddoo. The Kernels recorded eight hits over the first two innings.

Kane County (68-62, 33-28) cut the lead to 4-1 in the fourth inning. Yoel Yanqui began the inning with a walk and later scored when Tim Susnara rolled into a double play. Ryan Grotjohn's sixth home run trimmed the score to 4-2 in the fifth inning.

Davis pushed the lead back to four runs in the bottom of the fifth inning with his seventh home run of the season for the Kernels. His home run to right field was a two-run blast and scored Jacob Pearson, who singled one batter earlier. This increased the lead to 6-2 and was the final tally of the night.

Carlos Suniaga (3-4) earned the win for the Kernels, allowing two runs on four hits over five innings in his first start for Cedar Rapids after rejoining the team earlier in the day. Zach Neff made his team debut and tossed 2.2 scoreless innings in relief while Rickey Ramirez picked up the final four outs.

Jayson McKinley (8-4) took the loss for Kane County, allowing five runs on 11 hits.

Cedar Rapids collected 13 hits on the night. The victory pushed the Kernels to 11 games over the .500 mark overall at 71-60 and matched a season-best record.

Game three of the series is on Sunday afternoon at 2:05 p.m. Fans can listen to the action on 1450 KMRY AM and 93.1 KMRY FM, as well as online at www.kernels.com and www.kmryradio.com.

You'll want to be here early as the first 1,000 fans receive a FREE Kernels/Copyworks Team Photo and 2018 Kernels/Perfect Game USA Baseball Card Set Update, featuring players that weren't in our first set given away in May. All kids 12-under receive a voucher for a FREE hot dog, popcorn and 12 oz. soda or bottled water from the concession stands, as part of Kids Eat Free, presented by Western Fraternal Life. After the game, fans can run the bases, play catch in the outfield and get autographs from the Kernels players thanks to Prairie Farms and 104.5 KDAT. Enjoy the balloon artistry of Papa Balloon on the concourse during the game. And, the Kernels will recognize the 1,000 Minute Readers that took part in the 20th Annual Kernels Summer Reading Program, presented by Toyota Financial Services, before the game.

Fans can purchase tickets for all Cedar Rapids home games by visiting www.kernels.com, going to the Kernels Ticket Office, or calling (319) 896-7560. The Kernels Ticket Office is open Monday through Friday from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Saturdays from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. On Sundays when the Kernels have a home game, the Kernels Ticket Office will open at 11:00 a.m.

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