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Slammers Blanked by Normal 5-0

May 24, 2014 - Frontier League (FL)
Joliet Slammers News Release


The Joliet Slammers-Presented by ATI Physical Therapy-were shutout by the Normal CornBelters 5-0 on Saturday night at Silver Cross Field.

Joliet starter Matt Dillon got off to a good start before the CornBelters picked up their first hit with two outs in the 3rd inning. Combined with a hit batsman, they had two men on base for Mike Schwartz who then ripped a 3-run homer to give Normal that early 3-0 lead. Meanwhile, the Slammers had a great chance in their half of the 3rd inning as they loaded the bases with two outs. Normal starter Corey MacDonald then retired Grant DeBruin to get out of the jam. MacDonald finished with seven strikeouts through his six shutout innings for the victory. Cole Brocker pitched the 7th and 8th innings and then Alan Oaks finished off the shutout in the 9th.

Normal scored their final two runs in the 6th inning. Aaron Dudley led off with a double, went to 3rd on a single from Sam Judah and scored on a ground out from Richard Lucas. Judah then scored on a single by Brian Bastagne to make it 5-0. The Slammers ended up stranding 9 runners on base for the ballgame. Adam Giacalone had a nice game for Joliet as he reached base four times, thanks to three singles and a walk. The Slammers used two pitchers out of the bullpen for the first time in 2014, with Brett Zawacki and Kody McFarland going one shutout inning apiece and Jordan Wellander pitched a perfect inning as well.

Joliet continues their weekend series on Sunday with a 1:05pm contest. It will be a Candyland Day for the kids with a postgame Candy Drop. As always on Sundays, kids 12 and under eat free and can run the bases after the game as well as get autographs from the players. All games this summer will be broadcast live on 1340 WJOL and wjol.com and audio/video feed of home games this summer can be seen at independentprofessionalbaseball.com.

The Joliet Slammers presented by ATI Physical Therapy play at Silver Cross Field in downtown Joliet, Illinois, and are members of the professional, independent Frontier League. The Frontier League is a 14-team league entering its 22nd season of play in 2014. Full, partial, and group tickets are available by calling the Slammers office at (815) 722-BATS or by visiting www.jolietslammers.com.

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