Miners come from behind to beat CornBelters in 11 innings

Posted on June 20, 2016

(Logo courtesy Normal CornBelters)

By WJBC Staff

MARION – The Normal CornBelters gave up a 3-0 lead as the Southern Illinois Miners salvaged the final game of the series 5-4 in 11 innings on Sunday night at Rent One Park.

The CornBelters once again scored in the first inning as Santiago Chirino led off with a single followed by a double to the right field corner by Dylan Kelly, with both scoring on an Aaron Dudley single up the middle.

Elijah Trail lifted a towering home run inside the left field pole in the sixth inning to extend the lead to 3-0.

The Miners finally tallied in the seventh inning with a bases-loaded walk with one out to end the night for Belters starter Mike Schweiss, then scored on a fielder’s choice by Aaron Gates when the Belters narrowly missed turning a double play to cut the deficit to 3-2. Julius Gaines then singled through the right side to force a 3-3 tie.

The Miners grabbed a 4-3 lead in the bottom of the eighth inning by loading the bases and scoring on a Steve Marino single. The Belters sent the game to extra time with a run in the ninth as Nolan Meadows plated Ty Morris with a base hit through the right side for a 4-4 tie.

The contest remained even until the 11th inning when the Miners pushed the international tie breaker runner Alex DeLeon to third base with a balk and to the plate with a single through the left side of the drawn-in infield by Vin Guglietti for the win.

Kyle Tiniuis (1-0) picked up the win while Horatio Acosta (3-2) came on in the final frame and took the loss.

The Belters have Monday off before beginning a three-game series with the Gateway Grizzlies at the Corn Crib. Game time is 6:35 each night.

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