South Bend Wins in 10 Innings Again

SOUTH BEND, Ind. – The South Bend Cubs notched their third consecutive 10-inning win over the Cedar Rapids Kernels with Friday evening’s 6-5 triumph at Four Winds Field. South Bend (29-34) holds a 3-1 lead in this six-game series against Cedar Rapids (35-29).

Cedar Rapids scored during the fourth inning for a 1-0 advantage. DaShawn Keirsey Jr. led off with a triple before Jair Camargo singled to drive him home.

Jon Olsen, who took a perfect game bid in the third, was vying for a shutout start when the Cubs surged ahead in bottom of the fifth. D.J. Artis lifted a three-run home run to left-center field that gave South Bend its first lead at 3-1.

The Kernels rallied within the seventh and forced a 3-3 tie. Camargo picked up a leadoff walk and advanced on Michael Helman’s single. Max Smith followed with an RBI double, and Daniel Ozoria’s run-scoring groundout tied the game.

With two runs of their own during the seventh, the Cubs regained the lead, 5-3. A one-out error allowed Delvin Zinn to get on base. He later scored via Tyler Durna’s go-ahead groundout. Nelson Velazquez added a two-out double that doubled the edge.

Down to its last strike, Cedar Rapids leveled the contest in the ninth. Edouard Julien’s two-out, two-run homer to right field evened the score at 5-5.

South Bend earned its 6-5 victory within the 10th. A two-out bloop single from Ryan Reynolds helped Artis come home and end the contest.

Jose Albertos (3-0) was the winning pitcher following his scoreless top of the 10th. Zach Featherstone (2-3) ended up with the extra-inning loss.

Saturday’s game is scheduled for 7:05 p.m. ET (6:05 p.m. CT) at Four Winds Field. This will serve as the penultimate contest of a six-game Cedar Rapids road trip to begin the second half of the 2021 season. Broadcast coverage with Chris Kleinhans-Schulz will be available on www.kernels.com.

Cedar Rapids will host its next homestand Tuesday, July 20 through Sunday, July 25. Fans can purchase tickets for all Cedar Rapids Kernels home games by visiting www.kernels.com, going to the Kernels Ticket Office, or 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. On Sundays when the Kernels have a home game, the Kernels Ticket Office will open at 11:00 a.m.