CornBelters Give up Lead, Lose 4th Straight
September 2, 2014 - Frontier League (FL)
Normal CornBelters News Release
Schaumburg, Ill. - The Normal CornBelters, presented by Illinois Corn Farmers, could not hold a 3-0 lead and lost for the fourth straight time, 8-3 on Tuesday night to the Schaumburg Boomers at Boomers Stadium.
The CornBelters broke onto the scoreboard first with a lead-off walk to Sam Judah followed by a single by Richard Lucas, with Judah scoring on a double to the left field corner by Ozney Guillen and Lucas coming home on a ground out by Jhiomar Veras for a 2-0 lead. The Belters added a run in the sixth inning on a home run by Aaron Dudley that just cleared the right field wall.
The Boomers loaded the bases in the sixth inning and scored a pair on a two-out single by Gerard Hall and tied the game with a liner to right center by Michael Valadez. The hosts gained the lead in the eighth inning by loading the bases on two walks and a single, scoring on a wild pitch, a two-run base hit by Valadez and a two-RBI double off the left center wall by Joe DePinto for the 8-3 advantage.
Kevin Brahney (1-0) earned the win in relief. Charley Short (7-4) took the loss.
The Belters continue the series at Schaumburg with a matinee on Wednesday at 1 p.m. The pitching match-up of right-handers includes Normal's Chris Carmain (4-0, 3.04 ERA) and Schaumburg's Eddie Cody (7-1, 3.01). The game can be heard live at www.normalbaseball.com beginning 10 minutes before the scheduled first pitch.
Schwartz, Packer dealt: The CornBelters have traded outfielder Mike Schwartz and pitcher Matt Packer to a pair of squads in the highly-regarded Atlantic League. Schwartz goes to the South Maryland Blue Crabs for a player to be named after leading the CornBelters with a .336 batting average with 16 home runs and 68 runs batted in. Schwartz is the only player to have appeared in all 92 previous CornBelters games this season and was named to the Frontier League Post-Season All-Star Team. Packer heads to the Lancaster Barnstormers for future considerations after going 4-2 with a 2.67 ERA in 11 starts this season. His ERA was best among Normal starters and he turned in one complete game.
THE NIBLET : Season ticket packages for the 2015 season are currently on sale! To purchase tickets, or for more information, please contact the CornBelters today at (309) 454-2255 (BALL) or stop by The Mid-Illini Credit Union Box Office at The Corn Crib during normal business hours.
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