CornBelters Hold Down Slammers in Victory
Published on July 21, 2015 under Frontier League (FL)
Normal CornBelters News Release
NORMAL, Ill. - The Normal CornBelters, presented by Illinois Corn Farmers, were aided by a home run to take the lead early on Tuesday night in a 5-0 win over the Joliet Slammers at the Corn Crib.
The Belters scored first when catcher Jim Vahalik hit a three-run homer to the left field berm in the second inning, bringing in both Sam Judah and Cameron Monger.
The CornBelters increased their lead in the fourth inning when Ozney Guillen singled and scored on two errors to increase the lead to 4-0.
Slammers starter Adam Panayotovich (0-1) was pulled from the mound in the fifth inning. Panayotovich threw five and two-thirds innings allowing eight hits, one home run, four walks and two strikeouts.
Newly acquired Belters starter Rob Blanc (1-4) came off of the bump in the seventh inning. Blanc threw a one-hitter through six innings with three walks and two strikeouts.
Third baseman Richard Lucas padded the Belters lead with a solo home run to straightaway centerfield in the seventh inning for the final scoring.
Chandler Jagodzinski pitched the final three innings for his first save while giving up the only other Slammers hit.
The first-place Belters (32-23) will face off with the Slammers (22-33) in game two of this three game series on Wednesday at 6:35 p.m. Starting pitchers are to be determined. Broadcast time on WEZC-FM 95.9 and WJBC.com is 6:20.
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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