The Normal CornBelters (33-32) beat the Lake Erie Crushers (29-36) 3-1 on Sunday at The Corn Crib behind Aaron Dudley, who went 2-4 and hit a home run.
He homered in the sixth inning and singled in the seventh inning.Horacio Acosta had an impressive outing against the Lake Erie Crushers' lineup. The Lake Erie Crushers managed just three hits off of Acosta, who allowed one earned run, walked one and struck out three during his six innings of work.
Connor Reed ended up on the wrong side of the pitching decision, charged with his first loss of the year. He lasted just six innings, walked one, struck out four, and allowed two runs.