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Thu - 18 Apr Written by Metro Sports Report

SCOTT SCHEBLER (Prairie, Rancho Cucamonga (Dodgers)) - Started in left field Thursday and was 2-for-4 with a triple and an RBI in the Quakes' 6-3 win over High Desert. Season stats: G - 12, Avg. - .302, AB - 43, H - 13, HR - 2, RBI - 7, SB - 1.

KELLEN SWEENEY (Jefferson, Lansing (Blue Jays)) - The Lugnuts' doubleheader Thursday against West Michigan was postponed by rain. Season stats: G - 8, Avg. - .231, AB - 26, H - 6, HR - 0, RBI - 2, SB - 0.

RYAN SWEENEY (Xavier, Iowa (Cubs)) - The I-Cubs' game Thursday against Nashville was postponed by rain. Season stats: G - 10, Avg. - .382, AB - 34, H - 13, HR - 3, RBI - 8, SB - 0.

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Kernels drubbed by Peoria, 13-4

Thu - 18 Apr Written by Morgan Hawk

PEORIA, Ill. - The Peoria Chiefs scored all their runs in the fifth and sixth innings and cruised to a 13-4 win over the Cedar Rapids Kernels Thursday night before 1,191 fans at Peoria Chiefs Stadium.

The Chiefs scored nine runs in the fifth inning, sending 13 men to the plate.

Peoria was without a base hit until the fifth, but the Chiefs were rolling once the first one was allowed. After the first single, nine straight men reached base and Peoria grabbed a 9-3 lead.

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Lombardi, Plagman investigated by state board

Wed - 17 Apr Written by Jim Ecker

The Iowa Board of Educational Examiners has been conducting an investigation of Tony Lombardi, the Cedar Rapids Washington High School teacher and coach who has been accused by Washington parents of mistreating their children.

The board also has been investigating Dr. Ralph Plagman, the Washington principal who has been accused by Washington parents of not dealing effectively with their complaints about Lombardi.

The Metro Sports Report has obtained copies of letters that were sent from the Iowa Board of Educational Examiners to Kathi Jensen, one of the Washington parents who is involved with the formal complaint against Lombardi. The parents have charged Lombardi with verbal abuse of their children and unprofessional behavior.

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Top prospect Berrios headed to Kernels

Wed - 17 Apr Written by S.D. Buhr

Jose Berrios, a top pitching prospect of the Minnesota Twins, is expected to join the Cedar Rapids Kernels as soon as Thursday when the Kernels open a six-game road trip at Peoria.

Berrios was a supplemental first-round pick by the Minnesota Twins in the June 2012 amateur draft out of Papa Juan XXIII High School in Bayamon, Puerto Rico. He was the 32nd pick overall in the draft. He signed with the Twins for a reported $1.55 million bonus shortly after being drafted.

Berrios, a right-hander, won't turn 19 until May 27. Yet he gained valuable experience this spring pitching for Puerto Rico in the World Baseball Classic. Puerto Rico finished second in the tournament. Berrios made two appearances of one inning each out of Puerto Rico's bullpen and struck out New York Yankees star second baseman Robinson Cano swinging in one of those appearances.

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Kernels and Timber Rattlers cancelled

Wed - 17 Apr Written by Metro Sports Report

Wednesday¹s game between the Cedar Rapids Kernels and Wisconsin Timber Rattlers has been cancelled due to inclement weather.

The game will not be made up because the two teams do not play again in the first half of the 2013 Midwest League season.

The Kernels begin a six-game road trip Thursday with games at Peoria and Burlington. They return on Thursday, April 25 to open a six-game homestand against Great Lakes and Lansing.

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