MIDWEST LEAGUE
QUAD CITIES RIVER BANDITS AT CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS
08/17/2026
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MIDWEST LEAGUE
QUAD CITIES RIVER BANDITS AT CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS
GAME ID: 10004 - MONDAY, AUGUST 17TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Quad Cities River Bandits (68-51) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 4 13 1
Cedar Rapids Kernels (70-49) 0 0 0 2 0 5 0 2 X 9 14 0
Ladner, Kernels March to 9-4 Victory
Thanks in large part to shortstop Spike Ladner, the Cedar Rapids Kernels beat the Quad Cities River Bandits, 9-4. Ladner was 3 for 5 with a home run and a double. He scored 2 times and drove in 5. Jesús Vargas picked up the win, lifting his record to 9-4 on the season. He struck out 7 and walked 0 in 7.1 innings, while yielding 2 runs. Bo Ferguson closed the game out for Cedar Rapids, earning his 5th save.

Cristián Cristan took Quad Cities hurler Dan Weldon deep in the bottom of the fourth. His 2-run home run put the Kernels on top, 2-1. In all, Cristan had 1 single in addition to the home run, while going 2 for 5.

"We take it day by day here," said Cristan, "and today was a good one for us."

Cedar Rapids has run its win streak to 4 consecutive.
QUAD CITIES BATTING LINESCORE CEDAR RAPIDS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. O'Day LF 5 1 1 0 0 2 3 .263 10 59
P. Anderson DH 4 1 1 0 1 1 0 .285 2 29
C. Jones 1B 5 2 4 1 0 1 0 .267 13 57
D. Green 2B 4 0 0 0 1 1 5 .288 1 26
L. Villarreal RF 4 0 3 3 0 0 1 .370 6 46
C. Benstead C 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .233 1 8
J. Graham CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .289 1 2
T. Randull 3B 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .182 0 0
A. Méndez SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .232 9 40
Totals 38 4 13 4 2 10 18      
BATTING
Doubles: C. Jones (30, 4th Inning off J. Vargas, 0 on, 1 out) , L. Villarreal 2 (28, 4th Inning off J. Vargas, 1 on, 2 outs; 8th Inning off E. Garrett, 3 on, 1 out) , B. O'Day (25, 8th Inning off J. Vargas, 0 on, 1 out) , T. Randull (1, 9th Inning off E. Garrett, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. O'Day 2 , P. Anderson , C. Jones 5 , L. Villarreal 5 , J. Graham , T. Randull 3 , A. Méndez
2-out RBI: L. Villarreal
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Green , C. Benstead , J. Graham
GIDP: B. O'Day , T. Randull
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: L. Villarreal (4)
Double Plays: 1 (Jones)
OF assists: 1 (Graham(Ladner at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Hamilton LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .377 2 31
V. Rosa 3B 5 0 0 0 0 2 4 .327 3 45
J. Robinson 1B 3 2 1 1 2 1 1 .293 0 8
S. Ladner SS 5 2 3 5 0 1 2 .329 3 46
C. Cristan 2B 5 1 2 2 0 1 1 .289 5 26
R. Alba DH 3 0 1 0 1 2 0 .226 2 11
C. Arroyo RF 4 1 3 1 0 0 1 .224 3 14
M. Fletcher C 3 1 2 0 1 0 1 .244 0 5
E. González CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 6 .241 2 19
Totals 36 9 14 9 4 8 18      
BATTING
Doubles: S. Ladner (22, 6th Inning off J. Davis, 3 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: C. Cristan (5, 4th Inning off D. Weldon, 1 on, 0 outs) , C. Arroyo (3, 6th Inning off D. Weldon, 0 on, 1 out) , S. Ladner (3, 8th Inning off I. Gómez, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Hamilton , J. Robinson , S. Ladner 7 , C. Cristan 5 , R. Alba , C. Arroyo 6 , M. Fletcher 2 , E. González
2-out RBI: J. Robinson , S. Ladner 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Hamilton , S. Ladner , C. Cristan , E. González 2
Hit by Pitch: B. Hamilton
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Hamilton (8)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Cristan-Ladner-Robinson, Rosa-Cristan-Robinson)
QUAD CITIES PITCHING LINESCORE CEDAR RAPIDS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
D. Weldon L (2-3) 5.2 10 6 6 2 8 2 29 123 4.50   
J. Davis 2.0 3 2 2 2 0 0 10 45 7.55   
I. Gómez 0.1 1 1 1 0 0 1 2 6 3.41   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Weldon 31
Batters Faced: D. Weldon 29, J. Davis 10, I. Gómez 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Weldon 5-3, J. Davis 3-2, I. Gómez 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Weldon 123-73, J. Davis 45-27, I. Gómez 6-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Davis 3-3 , I. Gómez 1-1
Hit Batsmen: D. Weldon
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
J. Vargas W (9-4) 7.1 8 2 2 0 7 0 28 89 2.78   
E. Garrett 0.2 4 2 2 1 1 0 7 28 4.50   
S. Coffman 0.2 1 0 0 1 2 0 4 16 2.65   
B. Ferguson SV (5) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 2.89   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Vargas 61
Batters Faced: J. Vargas 28, E. Garrett 7, S. Coffman 4, B. Ferguson 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Vargas 5-8, E. Garrett 0-1, S. Coffman 0-0, B. Ferguson 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Vargas 89-65, E. Garrett 28-16, S. Coffman 16-9, B. Ferguson 5-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Garrett 1-1 , S. Coffman 1-0 , B. Ferguson 3-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Spike Ladner
Ballpark: Veterans Memorial Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (66 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:30 PM CT
Time: 3:41
Attendance: 5227
Monday, August 17th , 2026 - OOTP Baseball 27.4 Build 76