CornBelters End Regular Season Behind Complete Game from Johnson
Published on September 6, 2015 under Frontier League (FL)
Normal CornBelters News Release
NORMAL, Ill. - The Normal CornBelters, presented by Illinois Corn Farmers, completed the regular season behind a complete game from Kevin Johnson in a 3-1 victory over the Schaumburg Boomers on Sunday afternoon at the Corn Crib.
Schaumburg's Michael Valadez played all nine positions, starting on the mound where he loaded the bases and walked Pat McKenna and gave up a sacrifice fly by Sam Judah for an early 2-0 CornBelters lead. A Valadez fielder's choice in the second inning cut the guests' deficit to 2-1.
The Belters added insurance in the eighth inning when Aaron Dudley served an opposite-field single to left over a drawn-in infield to score Tyler Shover.
Kevin Johnson (9-5) threw his first complete game of the season and the eighth for the CornBelters, giving up 10 hits and one earned run with two walks and three strikeouts. Valadez (0-1) took the loss, pitching only the first inning, while Eddie Cody tossed the remaining seven innings with one earned run on five hits and six strikeouts without a walk.
The Frontier League West Division champion CornBelters (61-35) open the best-of-three divisional playoff series on the road Thursday with Game 2 at the Corn Crib on Saturday at 6:35 p.m. Game 3 if necessary is scheduled for the Corn Crib on Sunday at 3:05 p.m. The opponent will be determined in one of two wild card play-in games on Tuesday.
THE NIBLET: CornBelters 2016 season tickets are now on sale with early bird discounts and incentives! For playoff 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.Thursday with Game 2 at the Corn Crib on Saturday at 6:35 p.m. Game 3 if necessary is scheduled for the Corn Crib on Sunday at 3:05 p.m. The opponent will be determined in one of two wild card play-in games on Tuesday.
*THE NIBLET*: CornBelters 2016 season tickets are now on sale with early bird discounts and incentives! For playoff 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.
Stay social with the CornBelters at http://twitter.com/normal_baseball, http://www.facebook.com/CornBelters and http://www.youtube.com/normalcornbelters.
*If you would like more information or to schedule an interview, please contact Mike Rains at 309-451-3450 or **mrains@normalbaseball.com* ### *Mike Rains*Communications and Baseball Operations Manager Normal CornBelters Professional Baseball Team (309) 451-3450 (direct line) (309) 454-2287 (fax) mrains@normalbaseball.com (e-mail) www.normalbaseball.com --001a1137ad68c185d9051f1bd74b Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Â Â Media Contact: Mike Rains Phone: (309) 451-3450 (direct line) E-mail:Â mrains@normalbaseball.com CornBelters end regular season behind complete game from Johnson Best of 3 divisional series opens Thursday on road, home Saturday NORMAL, Ill. - The Normal CornBelters, presented by Illinois Corn Farmers, completed the regular season behind a complete game from Kevin Johnson in a 3-1 victory over the Schaumburg Boomers on Sunday afternoon at the Corn Crib. Schaumburg's Michael Valadez played all nine positions, starting on the mound where he loaded the bases and walked Pat McKenna and gave up a sacrifice fly by Sam Judah for an early 2-0 CornBelters lead. A Valadez fielder's choice in the second inning cut the guests' deficit to 2-1. The Belters added insurance in the eighth inning when Aaron Dudley served an opposite-field single to left over a drawn-in infield to score Tyler Shover. Kevin Johnson (9-5) threw his first complete game of the season and the eighth for the CornBelters, giving up 10 hits and one earned run with two walks and three strikeouts. Valadez (0-1) took the loss, pitching only the first inning, while Eddie Cody tossed the remaining seven innings with one earned run on five hits and six strikeouts without a walk. The Frontier League West Division champion CornBelters (61-35) open the best-of-three divisional playoff series on the road Thursday with Game 2 at the Corn Crib on Saturday at 6:35 p.m. Game 3 if necessary is scheduled for the Corn Crib on Sunday at 3:05 p.m. The opponent will be determined in one of two wild card play-in games on Tuesday. THE NIBLET: CornBelters 2016 season tickets are now on sale with early bird discounts and incentives! For playoff 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. Stay social with the CornBelters at http://twitter.com/normal_baseball, http://www.facebook.com/CornBelters and http://www.youtube.com/normalcornbelters. If you would like more information or to schedule an interview, please contact Mike Rains at 309-451-3450 or mrains@normalbaseball.com. ### Mike Rains Communications and Baseball Operations Manager Normal CornBelters Professional Baseball Team (309) 451-3450 (direct line) (309) 454-2287 (fax) mrains@normalbaseball.com (e-mail)www.normalbaseball.com --001a1137ad68c185d9051f1bd74b-- Part 2.3 - ASCII FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Â Â Media Contact: Mike Rains Phone: (309) 451-3450 (direct line) E-mail:Â mrains@normalbaseball.com CornBelters end regular season behind complete game from Johnson Best of 3 divisional series opens Thursday on road, home Saturday NORMAL, Ill. - The Normal CornBelters, presented by Illinois Corn Farmers, completed the regular season behind a complete game from Kevin Johnson in a 3-1 victory over the Schaumburg Boomers on Sunday afternoon at the Corn Crib. Schaumburg's Michael Valadez played all nine positions, starting on the mound where he loaded the bases and walked Pat McKenna and gave up a sacrifice fly by Sam Judah for an early 2-0 CornBelters lead. A Valadez fielder's choice in the second inning cut the guests' deficit to 2-1. The Belters added insurance in the eighth inning when Aaron Dudley served an opposite-field single to left over a drawn-in infield to score Tyler Shover. Kevin Johnson (9-5) threw his first complete game of the season and the eighth for the CornBelters, giving up 10 hits and one earned run with two walks and three strikeouts. Valadez (0-1) took the loss, pitching only the first inning, while Eddie Cody tossed the remaining seven innings with one earned run on five hits and six strikeouts without a walk. The Frontier League West Division champion CornBelters (61-35) open the best-of-three divisional playoff series on the road Thursday with Game 2 at the Corn Crib on Saturday at 6:35 p.m. Game 3 if necessary is scheduled for the Corn Crib on Sunday at 3:05 p.m. The opponent will be determined in one of two wild card play-in games on Tuesday. THE NIBLET: CornBelters 2016 season tickets are now on sale with early bird discounts and incentives! For playoff 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. Stay social with the CornBelters at http://twitter.com/normal_baseball, http://www.facebook.com/CornBelters and http://www.youtube.com/normalcornbelters. If you would like more information or to schedule an interview, please contact Mike Rains at 309-451-3450 or mrains@normalbaseball.com. ### Mike Rains Communications and Baseball Operations Manager Normal CornBelters Professional Baseball Team (309) 451-3450 (direct line) (309) 454-2287 (fax) mrains@normalbaseball.com (e-mail)www.normalbaseball.com
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