Clinton Dominates Wednesday's Opener
CLINTON, IOWA - A six-run sixth inning helped the Clinton LumberKings pull away for a 9-0 victory Wednesday against the Cedar Rapids Kernels at NelsonCorp Field. Clinton (35-23, 68-59) claimed a 1-0 series lead with its shutout win over Cedar Rapids (32-26, 71-57).The LumberKings opened the scoring Wednesday with three
CLINTON, IOWA - A six-run sixth inning helped the Clinton LumberKings pull away for a 9-0 victory Wednesday against the Cedar Rapids Kernels at NelsonCorp Field. Clinton (35-23, 68-59) claimed a 1-0 series lead with its shutout win over Cedar Rapids (32-26, 71-57).
The LumberKings opened the scoring Wednesday with three runs in the first inning.
Within the bottom of the sixth, Clinton stretched its lead to 9-0. Osborne hit a two-run home run to notch his ninth blast of the season.
First pitch for Thursday's contest between Cedar Rapids and Clinton is scheduled for 6:30 p.m., and the probable pitchers are Kernels right-hander
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