Kernels in the Community

The Cedar Rapids Kernels are stepping up to the plate to make Perfect Game Field a little “greener” this season. To help combat organic waste building up in landfills, the Cedar Rapids Baseball Club, Inc. is partnering up with GreenRU to compost the excess “post-consumer” waste left behind from baseball games. These materials, such as [...]

Each day inches us closer to summer, and that means the Cedar Rapids Kernels Summer Reading Program is back in full swing and ready to entertain. The program kicked off its 14th consecutive year this Monday morning at St. Jude Elementary school in front of an energetic young audience. Mr. Shucks, our favorite mascot, even [...]

The Cedar Rapids Kernels are now accepting applications through the Kernels Foundation for the Nick Adenhart Memorial Scholarship. Nick’s family would like to honor him by awarding a $1,000 scholarship in his memory. In the second year of awarding the scholarship, the Kernels Foundation is privileged to administer the scholarship on behalf of Nick’s family. [...]

The 16th Annual Hot Stove Banquet held by the Cedar Rapids Kernels concluded in a great success on January 28th. The banquet included silent and live auctions featuring sports memorabilia and local items as well as the induction of the Class of 2012 into the Cedar Rapids Baseball Hall of Fame. This year’s Hall of [...]

Join the Kernels on Saturday, December 17th from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm for Santa’s Workshop. Santa will be visiting the Bimm Ridder Diamond Shop at Perfect Game Field along with Mr. Shucks. Everyone can enjoy free cookies and hot cocoa while visiting Santa. There will be many activities available at Santa’s Workshop including, cookie [...]

The Cedar Rapids Kernels stand out with their excellent entertainment at Veterans Memorial Stadium. Aside from being a great place to spend a summer evening, Veterans Memorial Stadium is also a great place to support the community. In 2011 the Kernels achieved a record amount in the financial benefit provided to various community organizations. The [...]

On Sunday, September 25 the Kernels will host the 2011 Walk to Defeat ALS at Veterans Memorial Stadium. The walk will feature entertainment, including balloon art, face painting, inflatable games, musicians, Cedar Rapids Fire Department and the CR Spirits, as well as ALS information booths. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), often referred to as “Lou Gehrig’s [...]

Veterans Memorial Stadium held the Five Seasons Stand Down event for homeless and non-homeless veterans and non-veterans on Friday, Sept. 9 from 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Thanks to the support of the Linn County Department of Veterans Affairs, in partnership with Cedar Rapids Metro Area Veterans Council, the Iowa City VA Medical Center, and [...]

Perfect Game USA is proud to announce it will host the sixth annual Chuck Fulton Memorial Home Run Derby at Veterans Memorial Stadium on Sunday, Sept. 18. The derby is held in memory of Chuck Fulton, longtime Cedar Rapids baseball supporter, and is free to boys and girls ages 12 and under. Along with Perfect [...]

The Cedar Rapids Kernels and The Building Pros of Eastern Iowa hosted “Restock Week” at Veterans Memorial Stadium from Aug. 21-25, with the hopes of raising enough food to fill 54 food pantries in seven counties across Iowa. Results from the event were staggering. The money raised combined with the food donated was equivalent to [...]