Kernels pitchers whiff 14 in win
APPLETON, Wis. - The Cedar Rapids Kernels got good pitching and good hitting in the same game Wednesday night and clipped Wisconsin, 6-1, in a Midwest League game before 3,519 fans at Fox Cities Stadium.
Cedar Rapids pitchers Lewis Thorpe, Chris Mazza, Alex Muren and Hudson Boyd combined to strike out 14 batters. Thorpe started and went 4.2 innings, fanning eight batters and allowing one unearned run.
Mazza (1-2) pitched next for the Kernels and got the victory.
Zack Granite went 3-for-5 in the leadoff spot for Cedar Rapids and scored two runs. Alex Swim went 2-for-4 and drove in three runs. Bryan Haar also had two hits.