Miners Surge Past CornBelters In Series Opener
Source: Frontier League News
Marion, Ill. – The Southern Illinois Miners closed out the month of June with a bang, rebounding from a 3-0 first-inning deficit to score eight unanswered runs in front of a huge crowd at Rent One Park on Friday night for an 8-4 win over the Normal CornBelters. After a pregame ceremony honoring the nation’s military, the CornBelters took the lead on a three-run homer by Nolan Meadows off of Ethan Gibbons in the top of the first inning. But Southern Illinois would strike back in the second for two runs on a bases-loaded walk by Ryan Sluder followed by an RBI single by Craig Massey to make it 3-2. In the third inning, Southern Illinois drew even at 3-3 on a passed ball with men at first and third base. Kurt Wertz, Jr. then gave the Miners the lead for good with a drive to right-center field that was lost in the sky by Diego Cedeno and turned into a two-run, inside-the-park home run and a 5-3 lead. Gibbons (5-2), meanwhile, settled down in a big way, working six innings in the game and allowing just one hit after the homer by Meadows in the first. The Miners’ offense scored insurance runs on the lead as well- after Brett…
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