CornBelters Drop Series Finale to ThunderBolts
May 23, 2013 - Frontier League (FL)
Normal CornBelters News Release
NORMAL - The Normal CornBelters, presented by Illinois Corn Farmers, never led and lost 5-1 to the Windy City ThunderBolts on Thursday night at the Corn Crib.
The ThunderBolts struck first in the second inning on a two-run homer to left by Doug Joyce. The CornBelters answered in the third inning with a run when Pat McKenna led off with a double to left center and stole third, scoring on a fielder's choice ground ball by Romulo Ruiz.
Windy City added a pair of runs in the fifth inning when Zach Aakhus walked and went to third on a two-base error on a ball hit by Nate Tomaszewski. After Joyce was hit by a pitch to load the bases, Jeff Harkensee lined a single to left to give the guests a 4-1 lead.
The Bolts increased their lead to 5-1 in the sixth as Ryan Soares led off with a single, was sacrificed to third and scored on a base hit by Aakhus.
Matt Wickswat (1-1) earned the win with six innings surrendering five hits, while Andy Mee pitched the ninth for his second save. Tyler Lavigne (1-1) gave up four hits with four walks and six strikeouts in his five innings for the loss.
The CornBelters open a weekend series at the Corn Crib on Friday with the Frontier Greys at 7 p.m.
THE NIBLET : The CornBelters are still seeking host families for the 2013 season. The "Host Family Program" provides players with a home away from home. It enables them to live with a family, couple or individual in the Bloomington-Normal area. It is derived from a variety of factors from a player's standpoint. Such factors include: the difficulty in finding a lease for just several months, the possibility of playing for the CornBelters for a limited time and/or the limited salaries that accompany professional baseball at this level of play. For more information, and a host family application, please visit http://www.normalbaseball.com/host-family/.
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