Cedar Rapids, IA – Behind an Emmanuel Rodriguez grand slam in the top of the second inning, Cedar Rapids opened a 5-0 lead it would never lose Wednesday night as the Kernels knocked off Great Lakes 7-6 in the winner-take-all game three of the Midwest League Championship to win the

CEDAR RAPIDS, IA – Cedar Rapids Manager Brian Dinkelman was named Midwest League Manager of the Year, and outfielder Kala’i Rosario was named an All-Star and selected as the league MVP as five Kernels were honored as part of the Midwest League postseason awards. Third baseman Tanner Schobel, designated hitter

Midland, MI – Tailing 6-5 in the top of the ninth inning, Carson McCusker crushed a go-ahead three-run home run followed by an Emmanuel two-run shot as Cedar Rapids rallied to score five times in the ninth to come from behind to take down Great Lakes 10-6 in game one

Cedar Rapids, IA – Cedar Rapids scored four times in the first inning and never looked back Friday night to knock off Peoria 9-3 to clinch the Midwest League West Division title and advance to the Championship Series for the second time in three years. After Cedar Rapids came from

Cedar Rapids, IA – The Cedar Rapids offense exploded for six runs on seven hits in the bottom of the fourth inning to take a 6-1 lead it would never lose Thursday night to top Peoria 9-4 in game two of the West Division Championship Series to force a winner-take-all

Peoria, IL – With the bases loaded in the top of the ninth inning, Emmanuel Rodriguez grounded out to first base as Peoria hung on to take game one of the West Division Championship Series over Cedar Rapids 4-3. After the Kernels scored first in the final three games of

Appleton, WI – After dropping the first two games of the series, Wisconsin won the final four games of the set over Cedar Rapids, including an 8-5 come-from-behind win in the series finale Sunday afternoon. After the Kernels scored first in each of the last two games, it didn’t take

Appleton, WI – Cedar Rapids scored a pair of runs to open the scoring Saturday, but it was Wisconsin that scored two in the fifth and one in the sixth to top the Kernels for the third straight night, 3-2. After Wisconsin scored twice in the bottom of the ninth

Appleton, WI – Trailing 1-0 in the bottom of the ninth inning, Wisconsin scored on an RBI single and a third pitching disengagement as the Timber Rattlers walked off the Kernels 2-1 Friday night. In a game that began as a pitcher's dual, Zebby Matthews was dominant on the mound

Appleton, WI – After losses in the first two games of the series, Wisconsin scored three times in the bottom of the first inning and four times in the second to open up a 7-0 lead it would never lose in an 11-6 win over Cedar Rapids Thursday night. After

Appleton, WI – Cedar Rapids starter Cory Lewis tossed five scoreless one-hit innings Wednesday afternoon as the Kernels edged Wisconsin 4-1 to take the second game of the series over the Timber Rattlers. After the Kernels scored twice in the first inning in the win on Tuesday, the offense started

Appleton, WI – Kala’i Rosario and Kyler Fedko crush home runs, and the Cedar Rapids bullpen tosses 5.1 scoreless innings as the Kernels take the series opener over Wisconsin 6-3 to clinch the Midwest League West Division Second Half title. After scoring multiple runs in each of the final four

Cedar Rapids, IA – After being shut in the first four innings, the Cedar Rapids offense scored three times in each of the final four innings on Sunday to take the series finale over Lake County 12-0. In a game that started as a pitcher dual, Christian MacLeod was dominant

Cedar Rapids, IA – After dropping the first four games of the series, Lake County stranded 17 Cedar Rapids runners on base Saturday night to take game five of the series over the Kernels 8-3. After scoring twice in the first inning on Friday, Lake County returned to work early

Cedar Rapids, IA – Trailing 5-2 entering the bottom of the fourth inning, the Kernels scored six runs on seven hits, four for extra bases, to take the lead they would never lose Friday night in an 11-7 win over Lake County. After the Kernels scored 12 runs to take

Cedar Rapids, IA – After being shut out through the first four innings, the Cedar Rapids offense scored five times in the fifth Thursday night and never looked back, taking down Lake County for the third straight night, 12-1. In the game that started as a pitcher's dual, C.J. Culpepper

Cedar Rapids, IA – With the go-ahead run on first base and one out in the bottom of the eighth inning, Emmanuel Rodriguez smashed a triple off the warning track in right field to give the Kernels a one-run lead, which would be the difference in the 3-2 win over

Cedar Rapids, IA – The combination of Andrew Morris, Mike Paredes and Jarret Whorff combined to allow just one run on six hits Tuesday night, as the Kernels take game one of the series over Lake County 2-1. After the Kernels scored first to win the final two games of

South Bend, IN - Cedar Rapids logged seven runs on ten hits Sunday afternoon to top South Bend 7-1 in the series finale to take the set over the Cubs 4-2 and improve to 30 games over .500 on the season for the first time in ten years. After scoring

South Bend, IN - Cedar Rapids scored four times in the first inning Saturday night and never looked back, notching 14 runs on 15 hits to pick up the victory in game five of the series over South Bend 14-5. After dropping game four of the series with the Cubs

South Bend, IN - The South Bend offense erupted for a season-high 18 runs on a season-high 20 hits Friday night to take game four of the series over Cedar Rapids 18-2. The Cubs' offense got going right away in the bottom of the first inning. After a lead-off single,

South Bend, IN - The Cedar Rapids offense explodes for 14 runs on 12 hits Thursday evening to grab game three of the series over South Bend 14-8. After scoring first in the second game of the set, South Bend again got on the board first in the bottom of

South Bend, IN - After falling behind 3-0, Cedar Rapids exploded for eight straight runs to come from behind and beat South Bend 8-4 Wednesday night. After a notching 14 hits in the game-one win on Tuesday, the South Bend offense started hot again on Wednesday. To lead off the