MIDWEST LEAGUE
CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS AT BURLINGTON BEES
08/23/2115
 
MIDWEST LEAGUE
CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS AT BURLINGTON BEES
GAME ID: 10024 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 23RD , 2115 - GAME LOG
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Cedar Rapids Kernels (76-47) 2 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 1 8 10 0
Burlington Bees (36-87) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2
Mercado Lifts Kernels to 8-0 Triumph
Chris Mercado was a major contributor to the 8-0 Cedar Rapids win over Burlington. The Kernels left fielder went 2-2 with a home run and 2 walks. He scored 3 times and drove in 3. Tyler Marchman earned the win. Blaine Taylor took the loss for Burlington. Cedar Rapids is third in the Western Division with a record of 76-47.

One pivotal at-bat came with no one out in the bottom of the fifth. With the bases loaded and Burlington trailing 6-0, Tyler Marchman needed to bear down against Paul McGuire. Marchman won the battle, as McGuire hit into a double play and the Kernels went on to win.
CEDAR RAPIDS BATTING LINESCORE BURLINGTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Deady RF 4 2 1 0 0 0 1 .300 4 21
K. Burnett DH 5 1 2 1 0 1 1 .295 2 12
N. Maddix SS 4 2 2 1 1 2 1 .256 2 27
C. Mercado LF 2 3 2 3 2 0 1 .286 9 35
M. Currin 2B 4 0 1 0 1 1 3 .235 3 16
W. Pope CF 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .244 0 11
N. Prada 1B 4 0 1 1 0 0 3 .241 6 36
B. Andrews C 4 0 0 0 0 2 5 .252 1 11
M. Stephens 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .237 0 6
Totals 35 8 10 7 4 7 19      
BATTING
Doubles: P. Deady (14, 4th Inning off B. Taylor, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: C. Mercado (9, 9th Inning off J. Villa, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: P. Deady 2 , K. Burnett 2 , N. Maddix 2 , C. Mercado 5 , M. Currin , W. Pope , N. Prada
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: W. Pope , B. Andrews
Sac Fly: C. Mercado , W. Pope , N. Prada
Hit by Pitch: P. Deady
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: P. Deady (22) , N. Maddix (4)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Maddix-Currin-Prada, Marchman-Andrews-Prada)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Morales LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .213 2 7
R. Duran DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .271 1 5
R. Hultz 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .247 1 9
A. Hernandez RF 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 .268 2 11
H. Bonilla 3B 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .250 3 35
D. Severance C 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .250 3 19
P. McGuire 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .209 5 23
R. Negron CF 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .195 3 24
E. Tovar SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272 0 11
Totals 27 0 2 0 3 5 8      
BATTING
Total Bases: H. Bonilla , D. Severance
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Hultz , R. Negron
GIDP: D. Severance , P. McGuire
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Errors: D. Severance (2) , E. Tovar (4)
CEDAR RAPIDS PITCHING LINESCORE BURLINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Marchman W (9-3) 8.2 2 0 0 3 5 0 94 2.53   
N. Wickham 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0.56   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Marchman 82
Batters Faced: T. Marchman 29, N. Wickham 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Marchman 8-11, N. Wickham 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: T. Marchman 94-60, N. Wickham 5-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: N. Wickham 1-0
WP: N. Wickham
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Taylor L (3-8) 3.1 6 6 6 2 2 0 77 6.04   
N. Bitner 2.2 1 1 1 2 2 0 53 5.22   
J. Villa 3.0 3 1 1 0 3 1 49 4.68   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Taylor 22
Batters Faced: B. Taylor 20, N. Bitner 11, J. Villa 12
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Taylor 2-6, N. Bitner 4-2, J. Villa 2-4
Pitches - Strikes: B. Taylor 77-46, N. Bitner 53-30, J. Villa 49-30
Inherited Runners - Scored: N. Bitner 1-1 , J. Villa 1-1
WP: B. Taylor , N. Bitner
Hit Batsmen: B. Taylor
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Chris Mercado
Ballpark: Community Field
Weather: Clear skies (72 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:19
Attendance: 3173
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