MIDWEST LEAGUE
CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS AT KANE COUNTY COUGARS
08/03/2026
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MIDWEST LEAGUE
CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS AT KANE COUNTY COUGARS
GAME ID: 9903 - MONDAY, AUGUST 3RD , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R H E
Cedar Rapids Kernels (60-46) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 4 17 0
Kane County Cougars (45-61) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 1
Kane County Loses, 4-1, in 12
The Kane County Cougars could not turn a fine performance from pitcher César Sánchez into a win. Instead, the Cedar Rapids Kernels prevailed, 4-1, in 12 innings. Sánchez threw 6.1 innings of shutout ball. Bo Ferguson snagged the win in relief. The right-hander allowed no runs on 1 hit over 1.1 innings. He's now 4-1 on the season. The triumph puts Cedar Rapids at 60-46 for the season.

T.J. Martínez hit a 2-run triple off Steve Kelly in the top of the 12th, which put the Kernels in front, 3-1. Martínez had 1 single, in addition to the triple. For the game, he went 2 for 6.

"We had some nice at-bats at the right time," said Kernels manager Bobby Chouinard.
CEDAR RAPIDS BATTING LINESCORE KANE COUNTY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Gentil SS 6 0 1 0 0 2 2 .381 1 24
V. Rosa 3B 6 0 2 0 0 0 0 .327 3 36
B. Hill LF, RF 6 0 2 0 0 2 3 .376 3 28
S. Ladner 2B 6 1 3 0 0 0 1 .319 2 35
L. Hernández 1B 6 1 3 0 0 2 1 .318 3 32
T. Martínez C 6 1 2 2 0 2 4 .306 0 22
M. Fletcher DH 6 0 3 0 0 0 4 .188 0 2
E. González CF 6 0 0 0 0 4 4 .242 0 11
S. Ávila RF 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .231 2 9
   a-C. Cristan PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .276 4 21
   b-B. Hamilton RF, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .412 1 26
Totals 53 4 17 3 0 14 21      
a - C. Cristan pinch hit for S. Ávila in the 9th
b - B. Hamilton substituted for C. Cristan in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Gentil (13, 7th Inning off E. Herrera, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: T. Martínez (2, 12th Inning off S. Kelly, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: C. Cristan (4, 9th Inning off J. Rhodes, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Gentil 2 , V. Rosa 2 , B. Hill 2 , S. Ladner 3 , L. Hernández 3 , T. Martínez 4 , M. Fletcher 3 , C. Cristan 4
2-out RBI: T. Martínez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Martínez , M. Fletcher 2 , E. González
GIDP: B. Hill
Team LOB: 13
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Keller CF 5 1 0 0 1 1 3 .256 6 39
G. Ritchie 2B 6 0 0 0 0 1 2 .318 0 1
N. Muñóz 3B 6 0 1 0 0 4 2 .244 13 42
B. Madison LF 4 0 2 1 1 0 0 .333 0 3
H. Chávez RF 5 0 1 0 0 2 4 .245 1 12
E. Morse DH 5 0 2 0 0 1 1 .429 0 0
S. White 1B 4 0 0 0 1 2 2 .233 3 31
R. Pierce SS 5 0 1 0 0 1 4 .333 0 1
D. Lewis C 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .167 0 0
   a-E. Waller PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277 6 33
   b-B. Smith C 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .600 0 0
Totals 45 1 9 1 3 12 20      
a - E. Waller pinch hit for D. Lewis in the 9th
b - B. Smith substituted for E. Waller in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Pierce (2, 2nd Inning off B. Head, 0 on, 2 outs) , B. Madison (2, 3rd Inning off B. Head, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: N. Muñóz , B. Madison 3 , H. Chávez , E. Morse 2 , R. Pierce 2 , D. Lewis , B. Smith
2-out RBI: B. Madison
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Keller , N. Muñóz , H. Chávez 2 , R. Pierce , D. Lewis 2
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Keller (9)

FIELDING
Errors: N. Muñóz (6)
Double Plays: 1 (Ritchie-Pierce-White)
CEDAR RAPIDS PITCHING LINESCORE KANE COUNTY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
B. Head 4.2 6 1 1 2 7 0 22 89 4.64   
J. Díaz 4.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 14 48 7.36   
S. Turner 1.2 1 0 0 1 2 0 7 28 3.27   
B. Ferguson W (4-1) 1.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 5 20 3.68   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Head 53
Batters Faced: B. Head 22, J. Díaz 14, S. Turner 7, B. Ferguson 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Head 4-3, J. Díaz 5-7, S. Turner 3-0, B. Ferguson 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Head 89-58, J. Díaz 48-36, S. Turner 28-18, B. Ferguson 20-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Díaz 1-0 , B. Ferguson 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
C. Sánchez 6.1 8 0 0 0 7 0 27 109 5.59   
E. Herrera 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 6.86   
D. St. Jean H (4) 1.2 2 0 0 0 2 0 6 28 2.36   
J. Rhodes BS (3) 2.0 2 1 1 0 2 1 8 32 3.89   
S. Kelly L (2-4) 2.0 4 3 2 0 3 0 11 46 4.70   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Sánchez 64
Batters Faced: C. Sánchez 27, E. Herrera 1, D. St. Jean 6, J. Rhodes 8, S. Kelly 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Sánchez 2-10, E. Herrera 0-0, D. St. Jean 1-1, J. Rhodes 4-0, S. Kelly 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: C. Sánchez 109-68, E. Herrera 1-1, D. St. Jean 28-18, J. Rhodes 32-21, S. Kelly 46-29
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. St. Jean 1-0
WP: S. Kelly
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: César Sánchez
Ballpark: Philip B. Elfstrom Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (66 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 10 mph
Start Time: 8:05 PM CT
Time: 4:37
Attendance: 4686
Monday, August 3rd , 2026 - OOTP Baseball 27.4 Build 76