Jose Vargas had two extra base hits, sparking the Traverse City Beach Bums (31-14) to a 3-1 victory over the Normal CornBelters (15-28) on Thursday at Wuerfel Park.
He tripled in the third inning and homered in the eighth inning.The Traverse City Beach Bums relied on Brooks Belter to eat up innings en route to the win. Belter allowed one earned run, four hits and two walks while striking out five over six innings of work.
Despite the loss, the Normal CornBelters' Tyler Stovall dominated the Traverse City Beach Bums' batters, giving up two runs and striking out seven.
Stovall (1-5) was the game's losing pitcher.