Kernels, LumberKings Rained Out Thursday

CLINTON, IOWA - The Cedar Rapids Kernels and the Clinton LumberKings were postponed Thursday due to rain at Ashford University Field. These teams will make up Thursday's contest with a doubleheader Saturday at 5:00 p.m. CT. Friday's regularly-scheduled 6:30 p.m. game will now serve as the series opener.

Following the first game of the series Friday, Saturday's twin bill will feature two seven-inning games, and game two will begin approximately 30 minutes after the first game ends.

Game one of this four-game series will be at 6:30 p.m. Friday in Clinton. The probable pitchers for the series opener, who were scheduled to face each other Thursday, are Kernels right-hander Sam Gibbons (1-1, 4.66 ERA) and LumberKings left-hander Nick Wells (0-2, 12.96 ERA). Listen to all of the exciting Midwest League action with Chris Kleinhans-Schulz on 1450 KMRY AM and 93.1 KMRY FM and also online at www.kmryradio.com and www.kernels.com.

The next Kernels homestand takes place from Tuesday, April 26 through Sunday, May 1. Tickets for all Kernels home games and the 2016 Midwest League All-Star Game are available at www.kernels.com, the Kernels Ticket Office and by calling (319) 896-7560. The Kernels Ticket Office is open from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday and from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. on Saturdays. The ticket office is closed on Sundays except on Kernels Sunday home dates when it will open at 11:00 a.m.