Cubs Minor League Wrap: South Bend explodes for 25 runs vs. Wisconsin
A huge win for South Bend. Iowa gets robbed in the ninth. Smokies and Pelicans also win.
GOODYEAR, ARIZONA - MARCH 16, 2026: Kane Kepley #20 of the Chicago Cubs bats during the seventh inning of a spring training game against the Cleveland Guardians at Goodyear Ballpark on March 16, 2026 in Goodyear, Arizona. (Photo by Chris Bernacchi/Diamond Images via Getty Images) | Diamond Images/Getty Images Iowa Cubs The Iowa Cubs were silenced by the Nashville Sounds (Brewers), 6-5. Starter Doug Nikhazy struggled with control tonight, walking seven batters in just 3.
1 innings. But he kept the Sounds to only two hits and two runs. He struck out four.
Luis Peralta pitched the seventh inning, gave up an unearned run on no hits and took the loss. He walked one and struck out one. The I-Cubs rally in the top of the ninth fell short.
I don’t normally, or ever, show the highlights of the opposing team, but I will make an exception in this case. This is the deep fly that Justin Dean hit that Jordyn Adams turned into a game-ending double play. WHAT AN ENDING.
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