Jeff Johnson

5 days ago | thegazette.com | Jeff Johnson

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. CEDAR RAPIDS - He is one of the best stories in minor league baseball this season. Definitely in the Minnesota Twins organization. Perhaps number one there. The Cedar Rapids Kernels beat Lake County, 7-6, Sunday afternoon at Veterans Memorial Stadium. Brandon Winokur delivered a walk-off single over a drawn-in infield with one out in the bottom of the ninth inning to win it.

5 days ago | thegazette.com | Jeff Johnson

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. CEDAR RAPIDS - You lose a goaltender with promise, you get one right back. Funny how that works sometimes. Ryan Cameron isn’t back in the he-is-returning sense. He’ll be a first-year Cedar Rapids RoughRider when the United States Hockey League season begins in the fall. But the promise thing definitely fits. The 17-year-old from suburban Philadelphia recently was named USA Hockey’s Goaltender of the Year.

6 days ago | thegazette.com | Jeff Johnson

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. CEDAR RAPIDS - Do not use the name Corbin Day and the term ‘Big Leaguer’ in the same sentence. Repeat, do NOT do it. It makes him bristle. “I am definitely not in those ranks,” Day said. But the Cedar Rapidian, Prairie High School graduate and former assistant coach at Kirkwood Community College and Mount Mercy University is working in the major leagues this baseball season.

1 week ago | thegazette.com | Jeff Johnson

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. CEDAR RAPIDS - He will get thrown out at some point this minor league baseball season. Absolutely. Definitely. Probably. Most likely. Maybe? Kyle DeBarge hasn’t had that happen so far. The Cedar Rapids Kernels infielder went into his team’s game Thursday night against Lake County at Veterans Memorial Stadium dead-solid perfect in stolen-base attempts. That’d be 27 for 27.

1 week ago | thegazette.com | Jeff Johnson

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. CEDAR RAPIDS - Some days, you see it. Everyone sees it. Like Wednesday afternoon. Jose Olivares can be a big league pitcher. A good one. “He’s special,” said Cedar Rapids Kernels co-pitching coach Hunter Townsend. “Really special.” At least he was here, dominating Lake County in his five innings of starting work.