MIDWEST LEAGUE
CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS AT KANE COUNTY COUGARS
08/01/2026
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MIDWEST LEAGUE
CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS AT KANE COUNTY COUGARS
GAME ID: 9886 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 1ST , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cedar Rapids Kernels (58-46) 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 11 1
Kane County Cougars (45-59) 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 X 4 11 1
Kane County Tacks 4-3 Loss on Cedar Rapids
The Cedar Rapids Kernels could not turn a fine performance from pitcher Jesús Vargas into a win. Instead, the Kane County Cougars prevailed, 4-3. Vargas threw 5.1 innings of 4-hit ball. The Cougars improved their record to 45-59 with the win over Cedar Rapids.

Norberto Muñóz drove in one run for Kane County. The 26-year old left fielder had a key at-bat in the bottom of the seventh. With one out and runners on 1st and 3rd, he broke a 2-2 tie with a run-scoring ground out off Sal Coffman. It was his 40th RBI of the season.

Muñóz called the win a testament to his team's "grit."
CEDAR RAPIDS BATTING LINESCORE KANE COUNTY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Hamilton LF 4 0 2 0 1 0 0 .412 1 26
V. Rosa 2B 5 1 1 0 0 2 6 .324 3 36
J. Robinson 1B 3 0 1 0 1 2 1 .250 0 2
   a-M. Gentil SS 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .390 1 23
B. Hill CF 4 0 2 0 1 0 2 .377 3 28
S. Ladner 3B 4 0 2 1 1 0 2 .313 2 35
L. Hernández SS, 1B 4 1 1 1 1 0 4 .314 3 31
R. Alba DH 5 0 1 0 0 1 3 .230 2 11
S. Ávila RF 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 .236 2 9
   b-M. Ramírez PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .354 2 32
   c-C. Arroyo RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .191 2 11
M. Fletcher C 4 0 0 1 0 1 2 .143 0 2
Totals 36 3 11 3 6 8 20      
a - M. Gentil substituted for J. Robinson in the 7th
b - M. Ramírez pinch hit for S. Ávila in the 8th
c - C. Arroyo substituted for M. Ramírez in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Ladner (17, 1st Inning off T. Schmitt, 2 on, 2 outs) , B. Hill (19, 7th Inning off K. Wright, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Hamilton 2 , V. Rosa , J. Robinson , M. Gentil , B. Hill 3 , S. Ladner 3 , L. Hernández , R. Alba
2-out RBI: S. Ladner , L. Hernández
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , V. Rosa 3 , L. Hernández 2 , R. Alba
GIDP: B. Hill , S. Ladner
Sac Bunt: S. Ávila
Team LOB: 13

FIELDING
Errors: L. Hernández (3)
OF assists: 1 (Hamilton(Ritchie at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Keller CF 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .258 6 39
B. Madison LF 3 1 2 1 1 0 1 .312 0 2
E. Waller SS 4 0 1 1 0 1 4 .279 6 32
N. Muñóz 1B 4 0 0 1 0 0 6 .243 12 40
H. Chávez RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .244 1 12
E. Morse 2B 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
S. White DH 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .236 3 31
   a-G. Ritchie DH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .583 0 1
M. Richards 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .182 0 0
B. Smith C 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .500 0 0
Totals 35 4 11 4 1 7 19      
a - G. Ritchie inserted as DH in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Keller (17, 1st Inning off J. Vargas, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Madison (1, 7th Inning off S. Coffman, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: E. Morse (1, 8th Inning off S. Coffman, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Keller 3 , B. Madison 3 , E. Waller , E. Morse 4 , S. White , G. Ritchie , B. Smith 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Waller , N. Muñóz 2 , H. Chávez
Hit by Pitch: C. Keller
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: M. Richards (1)
Double Plays: 2 (Richards-Morse-Muñóz, Morse-Waller-Muñóz)
CEDAR RAPIDS PITCHING LINESCORE KANE COUNTY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
J. Vargas 5.1 4 1 1 1 4 0 23 91 2.91   
S. Coffman L (0-1), BS (1) 1.2 5 3 3 0 3 0 10 45 4.15   
S. Turner 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 13 3.34   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Vargas 59
Batters Faced: J. Vargas 23, S. Coffman 10, S. Turner 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Vargas 8-4, S. Coffman 2-0, S. Turner 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Vargas 91-53, S. Coffman 45-29, S. Turner 13-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Turner 1-1
WP: J. Vargas
Hit Batsmen: J. Vargas
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
J. Fonseca 0.2 1 1 1 0 1 0 3 9 5.11   
T. Schmitt 3.0 4 1 1 3 2 0 15 57 7.93   
K. Wright 2.2 4 0 0 1 3 0 13 49 3.66   
E. Herrera W (1-1) 1.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 21 6.86   
J. Rhodes SV (26) 1.0 2 1 1 2 1 0 7 30 3.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Fonseca 39
Batters Faced: J. Fonseca 3, T. Schmitt 15, K. Wright 13, E. Herrera 5, J. Rhodes 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Fonseca 0-1, T. Schmitt 6-0, K. Wright 1-3, E. Herrera 4-0, J. Rhodes 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Fonseca 9-6, T. Schmitt 57-33, K. Wright 49-31, E. Herrera 21-13, J. Rhodes 30-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Schmitt 1-1 , K. Wright 1-0 , E. Herrera 1-0
WP: K. Wright
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jesús Vargas
Ballpark: Philip B. Elfstrom Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (71 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM CT
Time: 3:40
Attendance: 6703
Special Notes: SP Jesús Fonseca was injured while pitching.
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