SOUTH BEND, Ind. (Interstat) — Kade Snell hit a three-run homer in the bottom of the ninth inning, sending the South Bend Cubs past the Cedar Rapids Kernels 7-5 on Thursday at Four Winds Field.

The Cubs trailed 5-4 entering the ninth, and Snell, a pinch hitter, homered to left field to score Matt Halbach and Reginald Preciado. South Bend had taken a 3-2 lead in the seventh, but Cedar Rapids answered with three runs in the eighth. The Cubs then pulled within a run in the bottom half of the inning.

Cedar Rapids built a 1-0 lead in the first and tied it at 2-2 in the fourth. Both teams finished with nine hits.

Reed Moring started for the Kernels and allowed two earned runs in six innings while striking out seven. Ethan Bell earned the win with 1 2/3 scoreless innings, striking out five. Jackson Kirkpatrick added 1 2/3 hitless innings with three strikeouts. South Bend’s Adam Stone allowed two earned runs over 2 1/3 innings.

Yehizon Sanchez took the loss, allowing two runs over 1 1/3 innings. Cedar Rapids fell to 47-80; South Bend improved to 75-51. Attendance was 5,508 and game lasted 3:01.