CornBelters End Road Trip with Loss at Southern Illinois
July 5, 2015 - Frontier League (FL)
Normal CornBelters News Release
MARION, Ill. - The Normal CornBelters, presented by Illinois Corn Farmers, ended a six-game winning streak with a 2-1 loss on Sunday to the Southern Illinois Miners at Rent One Park.
The Miners struck immediately as Aaron Gates led off the hosts' attack with a home run, but despite four first inning hits the Belters trailed only 1-0 after the opening frame.
The CornBelters evened the score at 1-1 in the third inning when Mark Micowski extended his club-record hitting streak to 22 games with a double, went to third on a fielder's choice and scored on a single by Richard Lucas with two outs.
Southern Illinois (28-17, T-2nd Frontier League East) regained the lead at 2-1 in the third with a two-out rally consisting of a double by Niko Vasquez and an RBI single to center by Frank Martinez.
The CornBelters left 10 runners on base, six in scoring position. Adam Lopez (6-0) worked seven innings for the win, giving up seven hits and one run with two walks and four strikeouts. Pete Perez retired the Belters in order in the ninth inning for his fifth save. Kevin Johnson (4-2) took the loss with nine hits, four walks and no strikeouts.
The CornBelters (27-18, 2nd Frontier League West) take Monday off before beginning a big six-game home stand on Tuesday starting with a 6:35 p.m. first pitch against the Schaumburg Boomers. Right-hander Mike Schweiss (3-5, 3.26 ERA) starts for the Belters against Boomers rookie lefty Scotty Ward (1-0, 1.00). Broadcast time on WEZC-FM 95.9 and WJBC.com is 6:20. The home stand continues with games Wednesday at 12:35 p.m. and Thursday at 6:35 p.m. (Pete Rose Night) followed by 6:35 p.m. starts on Friday and Saturday with a 3:05 p.m. first pitch on Sunday against the Frontier Greys.
THE NIBLET: CornBelters full season tickets for the 2015 season are currently on sale! To purchase full season tickets 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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