MIDWEST LEAGUE
CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS AT WEST MICHIGAN WHITECAPS
07/17/2026
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MIDWEST LEAGUE
CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS AT WEST MICHIGAN WHITECAPS
GAME ID: 9790 - FRIDAY, JULY 17TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cedar Rapids Kernels (54-38) 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 3 9 2
West Michigan Whitecaps (71-21) 2 0 4 1 0 4 0 0 X 11 19 0
Streaking Whitecaps Win Another One, 11-3
The West Michigan Whitecaps scored a convincing win at Fifth Third Ballpark, defeating the Cedar Rapids Kernels, 11-3. One of the hitting stars was 22-year old third baseman Sergio Jara who went 3 for 5 with a home run and 2 singles. He drove in 3 runs and scored once. West Michigan has rattled off 6 straight wins.

Ted Garland, who is tied for 9th in the MID in RBI with 51, chipped in a 3-run home run for West Michigan in the bottom of the sixth. For the game, the second baseman had 2 hits in 5 at-bats with 1 home run, 1 single, 1 run scored, and 4 runs batted in.

"We've been playing some good baseball," Jara told the West Michigan Times. "We're aggressive and focused on what we're going to do on the field and getting it done."
CEDAR RAPIDS BATTING LINESCORE WEST MICHIGAN BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Hamilton LF 5 0 1 0 0 3 0 .409 1 23
V. Rosa 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .331 3 32
B. Hill CF 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 .368 3 23
S. Ladner SS 4 0 3 1 0 0 0 .319 2 30
L. Hernández 3B 4 0 1 2 0 2 2 .297 2 22
T. Gentry C 4 0 0 0 0 3 4 .220 0 1
C. Cristan 1B 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .276 3 18
C. Arroyo RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .205 2 10
M. Fletcher DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .056 0 1
Totals 36 3 9 3 1 12 14      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Hill 2 (16, 4th Inning off T. Kennedy, 0 on, 0 outs; 5th Inning off T. Kennedy, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Hamilton , V. Rosa , B. Hill 4 , S. Ladner 3 , L. Hernández , M. Fletcher
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: V. Rosa , T. Gentry , M. Fletcher
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: S. Ladner (6) , C. Arroyo (1)
PB: T. Gentry
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Jacobs RF 5 3 2 1 1 0 4 .321 2 32
J. Ramírez SS 6 0 2 1 0 3 4 .335 8 44
T. Garland 2B 5 1 2 4 1 0 2 .356 7 51
B. Vecchi CF 6 1 1 0 0 1 6 .209 5 27
J. Pettifer LF 4 2 3 1 1 0 2 .360 4 46
S. Jara 3B 5 1 3 3 0 1 2 .308 6 31
M. Castro 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 5 .324 0 12
   a-B. Kilmartin PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .083 0 0
   b-K. Estes 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252 0 13
J. Magana DH 5 1 2 1 0 0 3 .327 1 30
K. Franklin C 4 2 3 0 1 1 2 .265 0 12
Totals 45 11 19 11 4 6 30      
a - B. Kilmartin pinch hit for M. Castro in the 7th
b - K. Estes substituted for B. Kilmartin in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Vecchi (9, 1st Inning off B. Head, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Ramírez (23, 3rd Inning off B. Head, 2 on, 2 outs) , K. Franklin (4, 3rd Inning off B. Head, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Magana (10, 6th Inning off E. Garrett, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Jacobs (11, 6th Inning off E. Garrett, 2 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: S. Jara (6, 3rd Inning off B. Head, 1 on, 0 outs) , T. Garland (7, 6th Inning off E. Garrett, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Jacobs 3 , J. Ramírez 3 , T. Garland 5 , B. Vecchi 2 , J. Pettifer 3 , S. Jara 6 , M. Castro , J. Magana 3 , K. Franklin 4
2-out RBI: J. Ramírez , T. Garland , J. Pettifer , S. Jara
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Jacobs , T. Garland , B. Vecchi 2 , S. Jara , M. Castro , J. Magana
Team LOB: 14

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Pettifer 2 (16)
CEDAR RAPIDS PITCHING LINESCORE WEST MICHIGAN PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
B. Head L (3-7) 2.2 10 6 6 1 2 1 20 64 5.31   
J. Díaz 2.0 4 1 1 1 2 0 12 48 8.10   
E. Garrett 0.2 5 4 4 0 1 1 7 21 3.89   
R. Manuel 2.0 0 0 0 2 0 0 8 42 2.95   
S. Coffman 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 10 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Head 11
Batters Faced: B. Head 20, J. Díaz 12, E. Garrett 7, R. Manuel 8, S. Coffman 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Head 4-2, J. Díaz 1-4, E. Garrett 0-1, R. Manuel 4-2, S. Coffman 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Head 64-44, J. Díaz 48-30, E. Garrett 21-13, R. Manuel 42-25, S. Coffman 10-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Díaz 2-1 , E. Garrett 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
T. Kennedy 4.2 8 3 3 1 6 0 23 89 3.77   
C. Wright W (8-0) 4.1 1 0 0 0 6 0 14 58 3.96   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Kennedy 41
Batters Faced: T. Kennedy 23, C. Wright 14
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Kennedy 3-5, C. Wright 2-5
Pitches - Strikes: T. Kennedy 89-60, C. Wright 58-39
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Wright 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Sergio Jara
Ballpark: Fifth Third Ballpark
Weather: Clear skies (75 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:48
Attendance: 10988
Friday, July 17th , 2026 - OOTP Baseball 27.3 Build 68