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J.R. Mathes fell to 6-5 on the season in a rough start in Iowa’s 11-5 loss to Oklahoma.  He gave up nine runs on eleven hits and two walks with three strikeouts in five innings.

Anthony Richie went two for four with a double and a run.  Ronny Cedeno went two for four with a solo homerun.

Sean Gallagher had a really nice start in Iowa’s 4-3 win over the Isotopes.  He gave up one hit and two walks with four strikeouts in five shutout of innings.

Buck Coats was the hitting star.  He went two for four with a two run homer.

Iowa doubled up Nashville 4-2 and it was Scott Moore who had a hand in most of that offense.  He went two for three with a walk, a homerun, two RBIs and two runs.  The only other player with a hit was Micah Hoffpauir.

J.R. Mathes gave up two runs in 6 1/3 innings but he didn’t pick up the win.  That went to Rocky Cherry as he got two batters out and he was in the right place at the right time.  He improved to 2-0 on the season (despite having a 7.33 ERA).

Ryan O’Malley fell to 3-7 on the season with another tough start.  He gave up six runs on eight hits and one walk with two strikeouts in five innings.

Eric Patterson hit a two run homer in the loss 7-4 loss.  Micah Hoffpauir went two for four and he belted a solo homerun, his fourteenth long ball of the year.

John Webb had his best start of the season in Iowa’s 3-0 win over Nashville.  He gave up three hits and a walk with two strikeouts in eight shutout innings and the win improves his record to 2-4 on the season.

Josh Kroeger had a nice day at the plate.  He went three for four with a double and three RBIs.

Iowa and Memphis combined for 25 runs on 31 hits in a game where pitching went out the window.  Micah Hoffpauir’s grand slam in the bottom of the eighth gave the Cubs the lead and Buck Coats had a huge game in which he went five for five with two homeruns, five RBIs and three runs.

Clay Rapada picked up the win with 1 1/3 shutout innings.  Neal Cotts was roughed up in his start and he gave up eight runs and he didn’t even last through the fifth inning.

Iowa fell a run short in their 5-4 loss to Memphis in what turned out to be their fourth consecutive loss.  Ronny Cedeno drove in three of the four Iowa runs despite not getting a single hit while Micah Hoffpauir went three for four with a run.

Les Walrond fell to 7-3 on the season with a mediocre start.  He gave up four runs on six hits and one walk with three strikeouts in seven innings.  Three of the six hits went over the fence and that’s what really cost the Cubs.

J.R. Mathes dropped to 6-4 on the season with a rough start in the Cub’s 7-5 loss to Memphis.  He gave up six runs on seven hits and a walk with four strikeouts in six innings.

Ronny Cedeno went three for five with a double and a run.  Micah Hoffpauir went two for four with two RBIs and a run.

Iowa hitters had a tough day in their 4-1 loss to Memphis.  Eric Patterson was the hitting star in the loss.  He went two for four with a double and a run. 

Ryan O’Malley took the loss and he fell to 3-6 on the season.  He gave up two runs on nine hits and two walks with three strikeouts in 6 2/3 innings.

It’s getting pretty ugly for Iowa as their pitchers were shelled for 19 more runs today.  John Webb took the loss and he fell to 1-3 on the season.  He gave up nine runs (four earned) on eight hits and five walks with five strikeouts in 3 1/3 innings.

Alberto Garcia was the hitting star in the 19-4 loss.  He went two for four with two RBIs.

Les Walrond didn’t have his best start of the season but he picked up the win none the less and improved to 6-2 on the season.  He gave up four runs on seven hits and two walks with four strikeouts in seven innings of work.

Geovany Soto went two for three with a double, a homerun, two RBIs and a run.  Mike Fontenot went two for five with an RBI and two runs.

Nate Spears singled home Mark Reed in the bottom of the tenth inning to win in the Cubs 2-1 win over Clearwater.  The only other Cubs run came on a solo homerun by Tyler Colvin.

Tim Layden picked up the win.  He gave up a hit and struck out one in two shutout innings.

Down 4-3, Micah Hoffpauir hit a solo shot in the eighth inning to tie and then Eric Patterson hit a solo shot in the ninth that proved to be the game winner in a 5-4 come from behind win for the Cubs.  Mike Kinkade was the only Cub with two hits.  He went two for four with a run.

Randy Wells picked up the win with two shutout innings of relief.  He gave up two hits and he struckout three in the win.

Iowa blew out Tacoma 12-5 and Micah Hoffpauir was just one of the hitting stars in the win.  He went three for five with a three run homer.  Four other Cubs went yard in an homerun onslaught with Ronny Cedeno hitting one of the homeruns.  He went two for four with a homerun, three RBIs and two runs.

Ryan O’Malley was shelled for five runs and he was gone before the end of the second inning.  Fortunately, the hitters picked him up.  Jim Henderson picked up the win and he improved to 3-0 with a 1 1/3 innings of shutout ball.

The Cubs had a tough day at the plate in a 7-3 loss to Tacoma that saw Iowa pick up just six hits in the game.  Mike Kinkade was the hitting star in the loss.  He went two for four with a homerun and two RBIs.

John Webb dropped to 1-2 with a tough start.  He gave up six runs (five earned) on seven hits and four walks with four strikeouts in 4 2/3 innings.

Anthony Richie hit a big two run homer in the top of the ninth to break a 2-2 tie in Iowa’s 4-2 win over Tacoma.  He finished the game with just that one hit, but man was it a big one.  Geovany Soto also had a nice game and he went one for two with two RBIs and a run.

Clay Rapada picked up the win. He threw 1 2/3 perfect innings and he struck out one to improve to 2-1 on the season.

Les Walrond gave up four runs on eight hits and two walks with five strikeouts in six innings of work.  Fortunately for him, the pen and the hitters really picked him up and he walked away without a decision.  Jim Henderson picked up the win and he improved to 2-0 with a shutout inning of relief.

Mike Fontenot doubled twice and scored two runs in the 5-4 win.  Scott Moore went one for two with a solo homerun and two runs scored.