Metro Sports Report

Local players in pro baseball

RYAN SWEENEY (Xavier, Chicago Cubs) - Placed on disabled list June 30 with fractured rib. Expected to return Sept. 1. Season stats: G - 44, Avg. - .295, AB - 112, H - 33, HR - 4, RBI - 15, SB - 1.

SCOTT SCHEBLER (Prairie, Rancho Cucamonga (Dodgers)) - Started in right field Sunday and was 0-for-5 in the Quakes' 5-4 loss at Visalia. Season stats: G - 100, Avg. - .304, AB - 382, H - 116, HR - 24, RBI - 74, SB - 12.

KELLEN SWEENEY (Jefferson, Lansing (Blue Jays)) - Started Sunday's first game at third base and went 0-for-3 in the Lugnuts' 3-2 win at Fort Wayne. Did not play in the nightcap. Season stats: G - 90, Avg. - .181, AB - 288, H - 52, HR - 5, RBI - 22, SB - 0.

ANDREW HANSE (Linn-Mar, Bowling Green (Rays)) - Did not pitch Sunday in the Hot Rods' 5-4 loss to South Bend. Season stats: W - 1. L - 0. Sv - 0. ERA - 0.00. G - 1. IP - 1.1. H - 1. BB - 0. SO - 1.

CHAD CHRISTENSEN (Washington, GCL Twins (Twins)) - The Twins were not scheduled to play Sunday. Season stats: G - 28, Avg. - .250, AB - 96, H - 24, HR - 1, RBI - 13, SB - 3.

JON KELLER (Xavier, GCL Orioles (Orioles)) - The Orioles were not scheduled to play Sunday. Season stats: W - 0. L - 0. Sv - 0. ERA - 0.00. G - 2. IP - 3. H - 1. BB - 0. SO - 3.

4 Prairie ballplayers headed to Japan

Four baseball players from Cedar Rapids Prairie are preparing to play a series of games on the other side of the world.

Ty Mougin, Tyler Butz, Brennan Hammer and Tyler Votroubek are members of an Iowa AAU squad that will leave Thursday for a seven-day tour of Japan.

The Iowans will participate in a cultural exchange, enjoy some sightseeing and stay with host families in Yamanashi, Japan.

Error-prone Kernels fall to Bandits

The Cedar Rapids Kernels have become generous to a fault, lately.

Instead of limiting opponents to their allotted three outs per inning, the Kernels defense has all too often been giving opponents extra outs by committing errors and various other lapses in the field.

The Quad Cities River Bandits were the beneficiaries of the Kernels’ generosity Saturday night. The River Bandits cashed in on four Kernels errors to claim a 5-2 win in front of 5,294 fans in the first game of a four-game series at Veterans Memorial Stadium.

Quad Cities (25-15) moved to a half-game behind the Kernels (26-15) in the Midwest League's Western Division. The teams meet again Sunday at 2:05 p.m.

Schrimper grabs lead at City Am

Ryan Schrimper fired a 6-under-par 66 Saturday at Gardner Golf Course and will take a two-shot lead into the final round of the 2013 Men's City Amateur.

The final round will be played Sunday at Ellis Park.

Schrimper, a former Linn-Mar prep who will be a junior this fall at Mount Mercy, has a 36-hole score of 9-under 135 heading into the final 18 holes. Steve Koepke also fired a 66 Saturday and trails Schrimper by two shots at 7-under 137.