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CornBelters Conclude Regular Season

September 3, 2018 - NORMAL, Ill. - The Normal CornBelters, presented by Illinois Corn Farmers, outlasted the Evansville Otters 8-7 in 13 innings to conclude the regular season on Sunday night at the Corn Crib. The CornBelters scored a run in each of the first two innings on RBI singles from Derrick Loveless and Cody Erickson. Santiago Chirino scored the first run after doubling to the left center field gap, then left the game in the second inning as he moved into the lead for the Frontier League batting title for the second straight season. ... Full Story

CornBelters Fall to Otters

September 1, 2018 - NORMAL, Ill. - The Normal CornBelters, presented by Illinois Corn Farmers, dropped the next-to-last game of the regular season 4-2 to the Evansville Otters on Saturday night at the Corn Crib. The Otters scored in the opening frame on a solo home run by Travis Harrison, who tacked on a run in the third with an RBI single. Evansville put up a crooked number in the fourth thanks to a two-run double by Mike Rizzitello to put the guests ahead 4-0. Michael Baca singled home J.J. Bissell to put the Belters on the board in ... Full Story

CornBelters Eliminated from Playoff Contention with Loss to Otters

August 31, 2018 - NORMAL, Ill. - The Normal CornBelters, presented by Illinois Corn Farmers, were eliminated from playoff contention with an 8-3 loss to the Evansville Otters on Friday night at the Corn Crib. Evansville scored five times in the first inning, all charged to starter Anthony Herrera (7-5) who lasted only two-thirds of an inning, giving up five hits with one walk. Normal answered with a run in the first inning on a single by Derrick Loveless, the first of his two RBIs on the night. The Otters completed their scoring with... Full Story

CornBelters Drop Road Finale at Florence

August 30, 2018 - FLORENCE, Ky. - The Normal CornBelters, presented by Illinois Corn Farmers, scored in the opening frame but did not cross the plate again in a 3-1 loss to the Florence Freedom on Thursday night at UC Health Stadium. The Belters loaded the bases in the first inning and scored on a fielder's choice by Andrew Godbold, but managed only three hits on the game and two hits in the final eight innings. The Freedom tied the game in the second inning with a John Price Jr. single, then took the lead in the fifth frame when Price ... Full Story

• CornBelters Conclude Regular Season - September 3, 2018
  
• CornBelters Fall to Otters - September 1, 2018
  
• CornBelters Eliminated from Playoff Contention with Loss to Otters - August 31, 2018
  
• CornBelters Drop Road Finale at Florence - August 30, 2018
  
• CornBelters Place 4 on Frontier League Season All-Star Team - August 30, 2018
  
• CornBelters Split Doubleheader at Florence - August 29, 2018
  
• CornBelters Remain in Playoff Hunt with Split at Southern Illinois - August 26, 2018
  
• CornBelters Split Twinbill at Southern Illinois - August 25, 2018
  
• CornBelters Drop Series Finale to Freedom - August 23, 2018
  
• CornBelters Rebound with Triumph over Freedom - August 22, 2018
  
• CornBelters Drop Homestand Opener to Freedom - August 21, 2018
  
• CornBelters Drop Road Trip Finale at River City - August 19, 2018
  
• Another Strong Rascals Start Downs CornBelters - August 18, 2018
  
• Slow Start Fells CornBelters at River City - August 17, 2018
  
• CornBelters Split Doubleheader with Otters - August 16, 2018
  
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League: Frontier League
Home: Normal, Illinois
Class: Independent
Website: Normal CornBelters site
Schedule: Full Normal CornBelters Schedule
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Sun., Sep 2	W	Evansville 7 at Normal 8	Final (13)
Sat., Sep 1	L	Evansville 4 at Normal 2	Final
Fri., Aug 31	L	Evansville 8 at Normal 3	Final
Thu., Aug 30	L	Normal 1 at Florence 3	Final
Wed., Aug 29	L	Normal 1 at Florence 5 (Game 1)	Final (7)
Wed., Aug 29	W	Normal 2 at Florence 1 (Game 2)	Final (7)
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• Normal CornBelters: Photos from years past! - FL Bloomington Pantagraph (September 5)
• Belters' Chirino says farewell to Frontier League career - FL Bloomington Pantagraph (September 3)
• Chirino says farewell to Frontier career - FL Bloomington Pantagraph (September 3)
• Evansville turns back Belters - FL Bloomington Pantagraph (September 2)
• Belters eliminated from playoff contention - FL Bloomington Pantagraph (September 1)
• Florence damages Normal playoff hopes - FL Bloomington Pantagraph (August 31)
• Belters salvage needed split behind Garcia, De Marte - FL Bloomington Pantagraph (August 30)
• Belters fall in first game of doubleheader - FL Bloomington Pantagraph (August 30)
• CornBelters enter final week seeking playoffs - FL Bloomington Pantagraph (August 29)
• Sports: Miners split Sunday doubleheader with Normal - FL The Southern (August 28)
• Sports: Miners fate rests on final road trip - FL The Southern (August 27)
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