Long wait is worth it for Kernels

CEDAR RAPIDS – The start of the Midwest League game between Cedar Rapids and Lake County was delayed for 2 hours and 45 minutes by rain at Veterans Memorial Stadium Sunday afternoon.

It was worth the wait.

The Kernels prevailed in the final home game of the 2026 campaign with a 5-2 victory before an announced paid crowd of 3,325.

Cedar Rapids is saddled with a 47-77 overall record, but they were a more respectable 29-36 at home and only 18-41 on the road so far. The Kernels finish the season with a six-game series at South Bend that starts Tuesday.

Irvin Nunez went 4-for-4 with two RBIs. Yasser Mercedes and Danny DeAndrade hit home runs.

Ross Dunn (2-2) picked up the victory in relief with two shutout innings. Yehizon Sanchez got the save with 1.2 innings of hitless ball.

Lake County      100 001 000 – 2 7 0
Kernels              100 200 11x – 5 10 1