Bolt capture series with 8-6 win07/17/2016 6:57 PM
 Bolts 8 Belters 4
CRESTWOOD, IL – The Windy City ThunderBolts opened the Frontier League’s second half with a series victory over the Normal CornBelters, winning 8-6 at Standard Bank Stadium Sunday evening. The Bolts (26-28) wasted no time in jumping out to a lead. Tim Zier doubled in the first and scored on a sacrifice fly from Cody Keefer. Corey Bass singled and crossed the plate on a Ransom LaLonde double to make it 2-0. The CornBelters (24-30) tied the score getting leadoff doubles in each of the next two innings. The runs scored on a sacrifice fly and an RBI groundout. Keefer doubled in the bottom of the third and gave the ThunderBolts the lead for good when he scored on an error. They added two more to take a 5-2 edge in the sixth inning. Keefer singled and LaLonde was hit by a pitch before Blair Beck came through with two outs, hitting a two-run single. Again Normal fought back. An Aaron Dudley RBI single in the seventh made it 5-3 and they climbed to within one in the eighth when Dylan Kelly smashed his second home run of the year. Windy City put the game away in the eighth, adding three more to their lead. Bass was hit by a pitch and Keefer singled. Both men scored on Taylor Smart’s two-run double. Smart came home courtesy of a Larry Balkwill single to make the score 8-4. The CornBelters had one more run in them but it fell short. After two walks, Nolan Meadows hit a two-run double, but was left at second base. Clay Chapman improved to 6-3, picking up the win. He allowed three runs (two earned) in 6.2 innings. Chris Carmain (2-6) gave up seven runs (six earned) over seven-plus innings for the loss. Cameron Giannini recorded the final out for his seventh save. The ThunderBolts welcome the Florence Freedom to town on Monday morning. The ballpark will be turned into a water park for Big Splash Day I presented by Pirate’s Cay Indoor Water Park. Tyler Murphy (2-2, 3.40) will start for the Bolts against Florence’s Cody Gray (2-1, 5.56). First pitch is scheduled for 10:35 and the game broadcast can be heard through wcthunderbolts.com. |
Browse by Month »
August 2024 July 2024 June 2024 May 2024 September 2023 August 2023 July 2023 June 2023 May 2023 September 2022 August 2022 July 2022 June 2022 May 2022 September 2021 August 2021 July 2021 June 2021 May 2021 August 2019 July 2019 June 2019 May 2019 September 2018 August 2018 July 2018 June 2018 May 2018 September 2017 August 2017 July 2017 June 2017 May 2017 September 2016 August 2016 July 2016 June 2016 May 2016 September 2015 August 2015 July 2015 June 2015 May 2015 September 2014 August 2014 July 2014 June 2014 May 2014 September 2013 August 2013 July 2013 June 2013 May 2013 September 2012 August 2012 July 2012 June 2012 May 2012 September 2011 August 2011 July 2011 June 2011 May 2011 September 2010 August 2010 July 2010 June 2010 May 2010 September 2009 August 2009 July 2009 June 2009 May 2009 September 2008 August 2008 July 2008 June 2008 May 2008 |
