Martinez Leads CornBelters to 8-3 Win
Published on August 3, 2011 under Frontier League (FL)
Traverse City Beach Bums News Release
TRAVERSE CITY, MI- Third baseman Frank Martinez went 5-for-5 at the plate as the Normal Cornbelters took the second game of a three-game series over the Traverse City Beach Bums in front of 3,680 fans at Wuerfel Park by a score of 8-3.
The Beach Bums got behind early when starting pitcher Matt Smith allowed five runs in a first inning highlighted by a two-run single by Normal designated hitter A.J. Miller to give the Cornbelters a 5-0 lead. Traverse City worked their way back into the ballgame with a run in the third inning, and two in the seventh on an RBI-double from second baseman Hector Bernal to cut the Normal lead to 5-3.
In the ninth, Martinez, who had already singled in his first four at-bats, came to the plate with runners on first and second base against Beach Bums reliever Scott Reid. Martinez capped his perfect evening at the plate with his tenth home run of the season to open up an 8-3 lead and end the scoring in the ballgame.
Normal starting pitcher Bobby Pritchett (6-3) pitched six innings for the Cornbelters in earning his sixth win of the season. Smith (1-5) pitched just a third of an inning allowing five runs in suffering his fifth loss of the season. Beach Bums reliever Rick Raraigh was impressive in 6.2 scoreless innings on the mound. Cornbelters reliever Mitchell Schuler pitched 1.1 innings to record his sixth save in 2011.
With the loss, the Beach Bums fall to 35-33, while Normal improves to 33-35 on the season. Beach Bums center fielder Zack Pace had three hits at the plate to lead the Traverse City offense. Third baseman Jeff Flagg and Bernal each had two hits for the Beach Bums in the ballgame.
The Beach Bums-Cornbelters series concludes with the final game of this three-game set on Thirsty Thursday sponsored by the Major League Baseball Players Alumni Association at 7:05 p.m. Come out and enjoy great drink discounts, with one dollar off all fountain drinks and a dollar off beer throughout the evening! Left hander David Deminsky starts for the Beach Bums and is opposed by righty Brett Lester for the Cornbelters.
If you can't make it to Wuerfel Park to join the fun in person -- or if you are in attendance bring your radio and catch the Budweiser Pregame Show starting at 6:45 p.m. on Sunny Country 101.9 FM and streaming online through tcbeachbums.com.
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