Luis De La Cruz came off the bench and never even had to swing his bat as De La Cruz reached on a in the 13 to lead the Normal CornBelters (20-17) to a 4-3 win over the Rockford Aviators (9-27) on Friday at Aviator Stadium.
With the score tied at three in the thirteenth inning,.
The Normal CornBelters were led by Keoni Manago's hitting. Manago went 4-6 and scored two runs. He doubled in the first inning and singled in the fifth, eighth, and tenth innings.
Mitch Mormann got the win, running his season record to 3-2. He struck out three, walked none and surrendered one hit.
Nathan OBryan couldn't get it done on the bump for the Rockford Aviators, taking a loss. He lasted just two innings, walked none, struck out four, and allowed one run.