Everything Goes CornBelters' Way
Published on July 26, 2010 under Frontier League (FL)
Normal CornBelters News Release
NORMAL, IL - The Normal CornBelters, presented by the Illinois Corn Farmers, had an offensive explosion in the fourth inning, scoring six runs on six hits in the inning. Jeff Cowan and Brad Augustin led off the inning with two walks. Daniel Cox knocked a single in the left infield gap to load the bases loaded. Ross McCoy stepped up and hit a ball in the left infield gap to score two runs. The left fielder threw home allowing Daniel Cox to go to third base. The catcher tried to get him out at third but threw the ball away, allowing both Cox and McCoy to score all the way around the bases.
That wasn't the end of the action. After two ground balls for the first two outs, Adam Amar stepped up to the plate and singled. Following him, Mike Dufek blasted a two-run home run over the right field fence. That totaled to six runs in the bottom of the fourth.
In the bottom of the fifth inning, Chris Brown reached first on an error with two outs. Then, Asif Shah sent a ball down the first base line to score Brown from second. Shah doubled on the play.
Brett Lester held the lead for the remainder of the game from the pitcher's mound. Lester pitched 7-2/3 innings, giving up six hits and striking out two. He gave up two runs to the Grizzlies. The CornBelters went on to win the game, 9-3 in the second game of the series with Gateway. The series finale is Tuesday, along with the finale of the homestand for the CornBelters. The game will begin at 7:05 PM and be broadcasted on 95.9 FM and WJBC.com.
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