The Iowa Cubs did not win their season opener last night, but they did get some exceptional performances from a particularly stacked top of the batting order.
All four are notable names, all four had multiple hits, and all four had at least one extra-base hit:
9 for 18 with two doubles, a triple, a homer, and two walks. Not too shabby.
Some of the highlights:
Stray fun fact on Caissie’s night, by the way: he did not strike out in the game, which is something he did not do last year until the very last day of April.