CornBelters Complete Sweep of Beach Bums
Published on August 24, 2014 under Frontier League (FL)
Normal CornBelters News Release
NORMAL, Ill. - The Normal CornBelters, presented by Illinois Corn Farmers, completed a sweep of the Traverse City Beach Bums with a 4-3 win on Sunday night at the Corn Crib.
The CornBelters struck quickly in the opening frame by putting the first three hitters on base with a double by Pat McKenna and singles by Santiago Chirino and Mike Schwartz for an RBI. Chirino came home on a sacrifice fly to center field by Sam Judah for an early 2-0 advantage.
The Beach Bums picked up a run in their second inning thanks to a hit and two errors to cut the deficit to 2-1. The guests tied the game at 2-2 with three straight two-out hits in the third inning as Jose Vargas collected the RBI, then grabbed a 3-2 lead in the sixth on another unearned run that scored on a dropped pop-up to shallow center field.
The Belters regained the lead right away in their sixth with a two-run homer to the right field berm by Aaron Dudley to surge ahead 4-3. The Beach Bums stranded a runner at third base in each of the final three innings.
Stephen Frey (1-1) worked one relief inning to take the win. Beach Bums starter Scott Vachon (2-3) took the loss. Eric Anderson pitched the ninth for his fifth save.
The Belters take Monday off before hosting the Lake Erie Crushers for the final three home games of the season. First pitch on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday is at 7 p.m. at the Corn Crib. Tuesday is Busey Bank Kids Night with $6 box seats for kids 12 and under, and kids can run the bases after the game. Details can be found at the team web site, www.normalbaseball.com . The games can be heard live at www.normalbaseball.com beginning 10 minutes before the scheduled first pitch.
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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