Baseball America named outfielder Owen Caissie as the Cubs’ Minor League Player of the Year. Despite only turning 21 in July, Caissie hit .289/.399/.519 with 31 doubles and 22 home runs in 120 games for Double-A Tennessee.
Only Iowa was in action tonight.
Iowa Cubs
The Iowa Cubs were bitten by the Louisville Bats (Reds), 9-1. The loss snaps Iowa’s eight-game winning streak.
Caleb Kilian started and took the loss. Kilian gave up a solo home run in the second inning and three runs in the third and Iowa never caught up.