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CornBelters Fall After Big Wild Things 8th Inning

Published on July 5, 2017 under Frontier League (FL)
Normal CornBelters News Release


NORMAL, Ill. - The Normal CornBelters, presented by Illinois Corn Farmers, gave up a lead with a big eighth inning as the Washington Wild Things evened the midweek three-game series with a 6-2 win on Wednesday night at the Corn Crib.

The CornBelters opened the scoring in the second inning by loading the bases, scoring a pair on a ground ball from Miguel Torres when a relay throw on an attempted double play landed in the Normal dugout.

The Wild Things surged in front in the eighth inning with five runs with RBIs on a Justin Bohn single, Bralin Jackson fielder's choice, a double by Hector Roa and a two-run homer by Mike Hill. Washington added an unearned run in the ninth inning for insurance.

Trevor Foss (7-3) earned his third complete game of the season with the win, giving up one earned run on six hits with no walks and four strikeouts. Shawn Blackwell (4-2) took the loss in relief, giving up the go-ahead Wild Things runs.

The series concludes Thursday with a 6:35 p.m. contest at the Corn Crib. The CornBelters have not announced their starting pitcher while the Wild Things give the ball to right-hander Cameron Stanton (1-2, 5.76 ERA). The game can be heard on WJBC.com with links on the CornBelters' Facebook and Twitter (@Normal_Baseball) feeds and the schedule page of www.normalbaseball.com.

Thirst Quenching Thursday presented by Budweiser features $1 draft beers, $3 margaritas and $5 tickets for college students with ID, plus music by DJ Famou5.

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