Sam Vega of the Normal CornBelters slides safely home

Normal Falls in Series Finale to Lake Erie

NORMAL, Ill. - The (11-17) Normal CornBelters brought the winning run to the plate in the ninth, but were unable to rally and fell in the series finale to the (18-12) Lake Erie Crushers on Thursday night. Normal didn't waste any time to get the offense going in the final game of the homestand. Santiago Chirino reached third after a throwing error by the Lake Erie third baseman. A line out later, Andrew Godbold reached on an... Full Story