LC 19, CR 18 | Aug 25, 2026 | The Best Box Score

Tuesday, August 25, 2026•Veterans Memorial Stadium•78°F, Clear

Captains

Kernels

Final

WIN

Melkis Hernández

LOSS

Christian Becerra

SAVE

Cam Schuelke

The Captains edged the Kernels 19-18 in a tightly contested game that came down to the final outs.

★Anthony Martinez3 RBI

★Jose Pirela3-for-4, 3 RBI

★Cannon Peebles3-for-5, 4 RBI

Key Moment

Bot 8: Vahn Lackey singles on a line drive to right fielder Juneiker Caceres. Jose Salas scores. Byron Chourio scores. Andy Lugo scores. Fielding error by right fielder Juneiker Caceres.

Weather: 78°F, ClearWind: 7 mph, Out To LFFirst pitch: 11:35 PM UTCT: 4:03Att: 3,104Venue: Veterans Memorial Stadium

Win Probability

CR WinLC Win

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
LC	1	8	0	1	6	0	0	0	3	19	18	2
CR	0	2	3	4	2	0	0

Game 820108 • Sources: MLB

Batting

Lake County Captains

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG
Tommy HawkeCF	6	2	2	2	1	3	.281/.402/.360
Dauri Fernandez2B	6	3	2	1	1	2	.227/.261/.545
Welbyn FranciscaSS	6	1	1	1	1	1	.286/.367/.559
Anthony Martinez1B	6	2	1	3	0	0	.266/.366/.468
Juneiker CaceresRF	4	2	2	0	2	1	.246/.380/.354
Cannon PeeblesDH	5	2	3	4	1	0	.255/.433/.510
Tyler HowardC	5	3	2	1	1	0	.333/.464/.538
Jeffrey Mercedes3B	5	2	2	1	1	0	.248/.303/.417
Jose PirelaLF	4	2	3	3	2	0	.325/.460/.675
Bench
Aidan MajorP							.000/.000/.000
Conner WhittakerP							.000/.000/.000
Jervis AlfaroP
Totals	47	19	18	16	10	7	-

HR:Martinez (2nd off Carpenter, 2 on, 2 out); Peebles (2nd off Hilker, 1 on, 2 out); Fernandez (4th off Peschl, 0 on, 0 out); Pirela (5th off Zeldin, 2 on, 1 out)

2B:Hawke; Fernandez; Mercedes; Peebles; Howard

TB:35

RBI:Hawke 2; Martinez 3; Fernandez; Mercedes; Pirela 3; Peebles 4; Howard; Francisca

SB:Hawke 2; Fernandez

Team LOB:11

Cedar Rapids Kernels

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG
Yasser MercedesCF	6	2	2	2	0	2	.230/.310/.387
Vahn LackeyC	4	3

Pitching

Lake County Captains

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	ERA
Aidan Major	3.2	9	8	8	2	1	2	81-47	8.44
Conner Whittaker	1.1	3	3	1	0	2	1	21-15	4.50
Jervis Alfaro	2.0	3	4	4	3	3	0	55-34	8.29
Melkis HernándezWBS	1.0	2	3	2	2	3	0	33-17	4.66
Cam SchuelkeS	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	25-12	4.07
Totals	9.0	17	18	15	7	9	3	215-125	-

HBP:Andrade (by Schuelke); Chourio (by Schuelke); Bass (by Schuelke)

Inherited runners-scored:Whittaker 2-2; Hernández 3-3

Pitches-strikes:Major 81-47; Whittaker 21-15; Alfaro 55-34; Hernández 33-17; Schuelke 25-12

Groundouts-flyouts:Major 3-7; Whittaker 2-0; Alfaro 1-2; Hernández 0-0; Schuelke 2-1

Cedar Rapids Kernels

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	ERA
Michael Carpenter	1.2	5	7	7	3	1	1	47-25	14.09
Michael Hilker

Scoring Plays

Top 1 • LC

1-0

Anthony Martinez grounds out, second baseman Danny De Andrade to first baseman JP Smith II. Tommy Hawke scores. Welbyn Francisca to 2nd. Anthony Martinez out at 1st.

Top 2 • LC

9-0

Cannon Peebles homers (3) on a fly ball to left field. Juneiker Caceres scores.

7-0

Anthony Martinez homers (4) on a fly ball to left field. Dauri Fernandez scores.

5-0

Welbyn Francisca grounds out, shortstop Jose Salas to first baseman JP Smith II. Tommy Hawke scores.

4-0

Tommy Hawke singles on a ground ball to center fielder Yasser Mercedes. Jose Pirela scores.

2-0

Tyler Howard doubles (5) on a line drive to right fielder Jayson Bass. Cannon Peebles scores.

Bot 2 • CR

9-2

Byron Chourio doubles (3) on a line drive to left fielder Jose Pirela. Danny De Andrade scores. Jose Salas scores.

Bot 3 • CR

9-3

Vahn Lackey homers (1) on a fly ball to left center field.

9-5

JP Smith II homers (5) on a fly ball to left center field. Eduardo Tait scores.

Top 4 • LC

10-5

Dauri Fernandez homers (1) on a fly ball to right field.

Bot 4 • CR

10-6

JP Smith II singles on a ground ball to center fielder Tommy Hawke. Yasser Mercedes scores. Vahn Lackey to 2nd.

10-7

Danny De Andrade doubles (18) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Jose Pirela. Vahn Lackey scores. JP Smith II to 3rd.

10-9

Jose Salas singles on a line drive to center fielder Tommy Hawke. JP Smith II scores. Danny De Andrade scores. Jose Salas to 2nd.

Top 5 • LC

16-9

Cannon Peebles singles on a ground ball to right fielder Jayson Bass. Welbyn Francisca scores. Anthony Martinez scores. Juneiker Caceres to 3rd.

14-9

Juneiker Caceres walks.

13-9

Jose Pirela homers (3) on a fly ball to center field. Tyler Howard scores. Jeffrey Mercedes scores.

Bot 5 • CR

16-11

Yasser Mercedes homers (9) on a line drive to right field. Andy Lugo scores.

Bot 8 • CR

16-12

JP Smith II singles on a ground ball to center fielder Tommy Hawke. Vahn Lackey scores. Eduardo Tait to 2nd.

16-13

Jose Salas singles on a line drive to right fielder Juneiker Caceres. Eduardo Tait scores. JP Smith II to 3rd. Danny De Andrade to 2nd.

16-14

Byron Chourio walks. JP Smith II scores. Danny De Andrade to 3rd. Jose Salas to 2nd.

16-15

Andy Lugo walks. Danny De Andrade scores. Jose Salas to 3rd. Byron Chourio to 2nd.

16-18

Vahn Lackey singles on a line drive to right fielder Juneiker Caceres. Jose Salas scores. Byron Chourio scores. Andy Lugo scores. Fielding error by right fielder Juneiker Caceres.

Top 9 • LC

19-18

Tommy Hawke reaches on a fielder's choice, fielded by shortstop Jose Salas. Tyler Howard scores. Jeffrey Mercedes scores. Jose Pirela to 2nd. Fielding error by shortstop Jose Salas.

17-18

Jeffrey Mercedes singles on a ground ball to shortstop Jose Salas, deflected by pitcher Christian Becerra. Juneiker Caceres scores. Tyler Howard to 3rd. Fielding error by shortstop Jose Salas.

HR:Lackey (3rd off Major, 0 on, 0 out); II (3rd off Major, 1 on, 0 out); Mercedes (5th off Whittaker, 1 on, 2 out)

2B:Chourio; Andrade

TB:28

RBI:Lugo; II 4; Chourio 3; Andrade; Salas 3; Mercedes 2; Lackey 3

SB:Mercedes; Lackey

Team LOB:9

WP:Carpenter 2; Sanchez

Inherited runners-scored:Sanchez 3-3; Francisco 2-0

Pitches-strikes:Carpenter 47-25; Hilker 21-17; Peschl 18-10; Zeldin 27-10; Sanchez 46-30; Francisco 42-30; Becerra 34-19

Groundouts-flyouts:Carpenter 3-1; Hilker 2-1; Peschl 0-2; Zeldin 0-1; Sanchez 2-1; Francisco 0-6; Becerra 1-2

Bench
Michael CarpenterP							.000/.000/.000
Michael HilkerP							.000/.000/.000
Cole PeschlP							.000/.000/.000
Brian ZeldinP							.000/.000/.000
Yehizon SanchezP							.000/.000/.000
Brent FranciscoP							.000/.000/.000
Christian BecerraP							.000/.000/.000

Win Probability

Batting

Lake County Captains

Cedar Rapids Kernels

Pitching

Lake County Captains

Cedar Rapids Kernels

Game Notes