CornBelters Drop 2nd Straight to Greys
Published on July 19, 2014 under Frontier League (FL)
Normal CornBelters News Release
NORMAL, Ill. - The Normal CornBelters, presented by Illinois Corn Farmers, trailed for the entire contest and lost their fourth straight game, 8-6 to the Frontier Greys on Saturday night at the Corn Crib.
The Greys struck first for the second straight night with a big third inning, beginning with four consecutive hits and scoring four runs with a Chase Tucker single, RBI triples from Cameron Monger and Chris Ellison and a two-run homer off the center field batter's eye by Joe Rapp for a 4-0 lead. Monger hit his second triple of the game, a two-run drive to the right field corner, to push the Greys' lead to 6-0 in the fourth inning.
The Belters broke through in their fourth frame with three straight one-out singles from Sam Judah, Aaron Dudley and Richard Lucas with two runs coming home on the Lucas hit to cut the deficit to 6-2. Another big inning in the fifth cut the margin to 6-5 thanks to a three-run homer just over the right field fence by Judah, plating Eric Anderson and Santiago Chirino after both reached via singles.
The Greys edged back to a 7-5 lead in the seventh when Ellison led off with his second triple of the night, the fourth three-bagger for the guests, then scored on a wild pitch. Consecutive two-out singles in the frame by Jon Minucci and Frank Florio gave the Greys an 8-5 advantage.
The Belters used a lead-off double in the ninth from Pat McKenna and an RBI single from Chirino with two outs for the final tally.
Clint Wright (4-5) worked six innings for the win, giving up five runs on six hits with three walks and two strikeouts. Kurt Schluter (0-1) gave up six runs on seven hits with two walks and four strikeouts in his four innings for the loss. Jarrett Leverett worked the ninth for his third save.
The series concludes Sunday at the Corn Crib with a 6 p.m. first pitch as CornBelters right-hander Corey MacDonald (3-1, 4.23 ERA) matches up against Greys righty Keith Picht (2-4, 5.26). Pre-game begins at 5:50 at www.normalbaseball.com . The Belters continue the home stand with a Tuesday doubleheader and Wednesday single game with the Washington Wild Things, followed by single games on Thursday, Friday and Saturday against the Lake Erie Crushers. Monday is a day off on the field, but the second CornBelters Coaches Show of the season will be held Monday from 5:30 to 6:00 at the Tavern at Parke Regency Hotel at G.E. and Towanda-Barnes Roads with fans invited to attend or listen live at www.normalbaseball.com.
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