NORMAL, Ill. – The Normal CornBelters, presented by Illinois Corn Farmers, scored all of their runs on two homers in a 4-2 win over the Gateway Grizzlies on Saturday night at the Corn Crib.
The Grizzlies brought a lead-off walk to Rolando Gomez around to score in the third inning on a stolen base, error and fielder’s choice by Cody Livesay, who moved to third and scored on a sacrifice fly to center field by Ben Waldrip for a 2-0 lead.
The CornBelters grabbed the lead in the bottom half of the third frame with a three-run homer to right center by Aaron Dudley with two outs. Cameron Monger clubbed a solo home run to the left field berm with two outs in the seventh inning for a 4-2 advantage.
Robert Baroniel (1-1) worked five innings for the win while Race Parmenter pitched the ninth inning for his 12th save. Gateway starter Dillon Haviland (0-1) took the loss in his professional debut.
The home stand concludes with a 3:05 p.m. first pitch on Sunday as right-handers take the mound, Kevin Johnson (4-2, 3.43 ERA) for Normal and Trevor Richards (2-4, 3.61) for Gateway. Broadcast time on WEZC-FM 95.9 and WJBC.com is 2:50 with a listen link found on Facebook, Twitter (@normal_baseball) and www.normalbaseball.com. The Belters then hit the road for nine games before returning to the Corn Crib on August 7.
THE NIBLET: Sunday is Heartland Bank and Trust Family Fun Day with a post-game autograph session on the field and the chance to run the bases! Dave the Horn Guy returns to entertain during the game as well. To purchase tickets, or for more information, please contact the CornBelters today at (309) 454-2255 (BALL) or stop by The Mid-Illini Credit Union Box Office at The Corn Crib during normal business hours.
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