Freedom's Offense Silenced by CornBelters
Published on August 11, 2015 under Frontier League (FL)
Florence Y'alls News Release
(Normal, IL) - The Florence Freedom (34-39), presented by Titan Mechanical Solutions, dropped a 2-0 decision to the Normal CornBelters (42-31) at the Corn Crib on Tuesday.
Florence starter Chuck Weaver (5-4) was the hard luck loser, tossing seven innings and allowing only two runs. Weaver walked none and fanned six for the Freedom.
Normal scored its only two runs of the game in the bottom half of the first. Mark Micowski singled and moved to third on a single by Santiago Chirino. Chirino promptly stole second to put himself in scoring position. Aaron Dudley lined a single into center that drove in Micowski and Chirino. Normal led 2-0 after one inning.
Florence squandered its chances at the plate, grounding into three double plays and stranding eight men on base. Florence had runners on in seven of the nine innings but failed to convert. All eight of the Freedom's hits were singles.
Austin Delmotte was called upon out of the bullpen. The rookie tossed a scoreless eighth inning while striking out one
The Freedom return to action against the CornBelters on Wednesday. First pitch live from the Corn Crib is set for 7:35 p.m. eastern time. Jeremy Gooding (5-3, 2.02 ERA) takes the hill for the Freedom. Fans can tune in at http://mixlr.com/florencefreedom/.
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