CornBelters Win Streak Ends in Narrow Loss to Boomers
August 20, 2014 - Frontier League (FL)
Normal CornBelters News Release
NORMAL, Ill. - The Normal CornBelters, presented by Illinois Corn Farmers, ended a seven-game winning streak with a 4-3 loss to the Schaumburg Boomers on Wednesday night at the Corn Crib.
The Boomers scored first in the opening frame when Alexi Colon led off with a double, went to third after tagging on a foul out and came home on a fielder's choice ground out by Justin Vasquez.
The CornBelters responded in the third inning when Jhiomar Veras led off with a single and went to third on a base hit by Tyler Shover, then scored on a sacrifice fly down the right field line by Pat McKenna.
Schaumburg jumped ahead 4-1 with a one-out, three-run homer to the right field lawn by Gerard Hall in the fourth inning. Mike Schwartz led off the Belters fourth with a home run to left center to cut the Boomers lead to 4-2.
The Belters bounced back in the fifth inning with a lead-off double by Guillen followed by an RBI single by Santiago Chirino cut the deficit to 4-3.
The starters both went five innings and earned the decisions as Cal Bowling (7-7) took the win while Bobby Shore (4-6) suffered the loss. Dexter Price pitched a perfect ninth for his 20th save.
The Belters conclude the series with the Boomers on Miller Thirst Quenching Thursday featuring $1 beers and $2 margaritas plus post-game music from Clayton Anderson. First pitch is 7 p.m. with right-hander Mike Schweiss (4-2, 6.09 ERA) starting on the mound for Normal against Schaumburg's Seth Webster (5-4, 3.01). Details can be found at the team web site, www.normalbaseball.com . The games can be heard live at www.normalbaseball.com beginning 10 minutes before the scheduled first pitch.
THE NIBLET : Mini-Plan Packages for the 2014 season are currently on sale! To purchase Mini-Plan Package 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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