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South Bend Cubs lose 5th straight May 13, 2021 by Max Thoma, South Bend Cubs BELOIT, WI – The South Bend Cubs (2-5) dropped their fifth straight game Wednesday night, losing 8-3 to the Beloit Snappers (4-4) despite getting out to an early 2-0 lead. The bottom of the order got things going in the third with Scott McKeon getting hit by a pitch and Reivaj Garcia singling down the line in left to start the inning. DJ Artis doubled in a run in his first game back with South Bend after starting...

Here's a look at Tuesday's top Minor League performers from each team's Top 30 Prospects list:

A rough night for the South Bend Cubs Tuesday as they opened a six game series in Beloit, falling to the Snappers 3-nothing. Beloit starter Zach McAmblee

The Cubs should inquire about Travis Blankenhorn Share this story Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images Two mental tracks should be ongoing in any MLB organization. Winning games should always be at the forefront. The other track should be to keep the collective eyes open for organizational talent upgrades. If another organization panics, all the better. The New York Mets recently fired both hitting coaches around midnight. They’re a prime place to look for a panic move. Last Saturday, the Twi...

Chicago Cubs Minor League Wrap: May 7 Iowa walks off on a passed ball. The Smokies slug their way to a win. The Pelican join the win column for the first time this season. Share this story Three wins tonight including the Pelicans for the first time this season. Iowa Cubs Kohl Stewart got his first start in the Cubs organization and was pretty darn dominating over five innings. He allowed one run on one hit and walk walk. He struck out nine. The one hit was a triple down the right field line,...

South Bend Cubs win second straight May 6, 2021 by Max Thoma, South Bend Cubs Despite being held to two hits on Wednesday night, the South Bend Cubs scraped out a hard fought 4-3 victory to move to 2-0 on the season. The Cubs registered their 11th straight win dating back to last season. It was a double dip of debuts on the mound as the number four overall pick from the 2020 draft, Asa Lacy, took the mound for the River Bandits in his first appearance in professional baseball, and Chris Kac...

There’s Going to be a Lot of Velocity from the High-A South Bend Cubs This Year The South Bend Cubs also announced their preliminary 30-man roster on Friday morning, as new Cubs minor league manager Michael Ryan will lead the squad beginning at home on Tuesday night. The first thing that jumps out at me: there is a lot of 96+ MPH velocity here. The velocity will be headlined in the rotation by 2019 first-round pick Ryan Jensen and darling of Cubs blogdom Max Bain. The bullpen will have it in ...

2. Pledge of Allegiance: 3. Announcement by Chair Nystrom: Due to the current federal and state emergency declarations, the Minnesota directive to residents to stay at home, and guidance about limiting person-to-person contact due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this meeting of the Brainerd School Board is being conducted in accordance with Minnesota Statutes 13D.021— Meetings by Telephone or Other Electronic Means. Persons may monitor this meeting from a remote location by watching on YouTube live...

Several students from region earning diplomas 11:00 am, Dec. 16, 2020 MANKATO — Minnesota State University, Mankato will award 1,796 degrees to 1,753 students at the end of the fall 2020 semester, with this falls graduates celebrated through a special website with commencement videos that will be available at 8 a.m. Saturday — the day on which the Universitys three traditional graduation ceremonies were scheduled but cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Each graduate will als...