BELOIT — The second half of the Midwest League baseball season is shaping up like the disappointing first half for the Beloit Snappers.
The Cedar Rapids Kernels, behind a four-run third inning, coasted past the Snappers, 8-2, on Wednesday night at Pohlman Field.
Beloit (2-4 in the second half) managed only six hits off three Cedar Rapids pitchers.
Daniel Berlind (2-9) took the loss.
The two teams will play game three of the four-game series tonight at 7 at Pohlman Field.
CEDAR RAPIDS 8, BELOIT 2
Cedar Rapids (ab-r-h-rbi)—Auer, cf, 5-1-1-0; Amarista, 2b, 4-2-2-1; Lopez, c, 5-2-2-1; Brooks, dh, 4-1-2-2; Jacobo, 1b, 5-0-1-1; Crawford, lf, 5-0-1-0; Younger, 3b, 4-0-0-0; Castillo, rf, 3-0-1-0; Perez, ss, 3-2-2-0. Totals: 38-8-12-6.
Beloit (ab-r-h-rbi)—Santana, 3b-2b, 4-0-0-0; Lewis, lf, 4-0-0-0; Waltenbury, 1b, 3-0-1-0; De La Osa, rf, 4-0-0-0; Monroe, c, 4-1-2-0; Lanning, DH, 4-1-2-0; Thompson, 2b, 3-0-1-0; Hanson, 3b, 0-0-0-0. Totals: 26-2-6-0.
Cedar Rapids 004 000 202—8
Beloit 001 010 000—2
E—Cedar Rapids 2, Beloit 1. LOB—Cedar Rapids 10, Beloit 6. DP—Cedar Rapids. 2B—Brooks, Lanning. SB—Amarista, Lanning.
IP H R ER BB SO
Cedar Rapids
Correa (W 5-5) 7 5 2 0 1 1
Schell 1 0 0 0 0 0
Armstrong 1 1 0 0 1 3
Beloit
Berlind (L 2-9) 3.2 5 4 4 3 3
Martin 2.1 0 0 0 0 4
Wright 1 2 2 1 2 1
Allen 1 1 0 0 0 0
Pugh 1 4 2 2 0 1
Time—2:37.
Attendance—658.