In their first game of the 2023 season, the Iowa Cubs opened their season with starting pitcher Adrian Sampson on the mound facing off against Columbus Clippers starter Konnor Pilkington on a brisk Friday night.
The game started off with a home run from catcher Bo Naylor in the first inning to put the Clippers on top 1-0. The Cubs responded immediately in the bottom of the first with a leadoff triple from Christopher Morel and an RBI double from Matt Mervis to tie the game at one.
In the second inning, the Cubs came up with two singles from Mike Tauchman and Sergio Alcantara, and both ended up scoring on a Morel RBI single to make the score 3-1.