Normal Cornbelters 2018 Schedule

[Nevadanut]

The following is the 2018 regular season schedule for the Normal Cornbelters.

The Cornbelters will play their ninth season in the Frontier League. They are based in the central Illinois community of Normal, which is adjacent to the town of Bloomington, also home to the independent indoor football team, the Bloomington Edge, who will play a six-game schedule in 2018, beginning in July.

Like the other 11 teams in the Frontier League, the Cornbelters are independent, meaning that they are not a part of a Major League Baseball farm system. The Frontier League encompasses teams from seven states, with five of those teams based out of the state of Illinois. They are members of the league's West Division.

The Shaumburg Boomers are the defending Frontier League champions.

The Cornbelters play at the Corn Crib, located on the campus of Heartland Community College in Normal. The field has a capacity of 7,000. The Cornbelters played their first game at the Corn Crib on June 1, 2010 against the Windy City Thunderbolts.

SCtoC has listed the schedule below, followed by the home fields of the Cornbelters' opponents. Home games are noted in Bold Green. All times are pacific (add two hours for central time).


Schedule

Fri., May 11 - Traverse City Beach Bums (W 11-6)
Sat., May 12 - Traverse City Beach Bums (L 7-8)
Sun., May 13 - Traverse City Beach Bums (L 4-5)
Tue., May 15 - at Lake Erie Crushers (L 1-2)
Wed., May 16 - at Lake Erie Crushers (L 1-2) 
Thur., May 17 - at Lake Erie Crushers (L 0-2)
Sat., May 19 - at Evansville Otters, DH game one (L 0-4)
Sat., May 19 - at Evansville Otters, DH game two (W 9-3)
Sun., May 20 - at Evansville Otters (L 4-5) 
Tue., May 22 - Joliet Slammers  (W 10-8)
Wed., May 23 - Joliet Slammers (L 1-6) 
Thr., May 24 - Joliet Slammers (W 3-1) 
Sat., May 26 - Windy City ThunderBolts, DH game one (L 4-8) 
Sat., May 26 - Windy City ThunderBolts, DH game two (W 6-4)
Sun., May 27 - Windy City ThunderBolts (W 8-0) 
Wed., May 30 - at Southern Illinois Miners, DH game one (W 13-6) 
Wed., May 30 - at Southern Illinois Miners. DH game two (L 1-5)

Fri., June 1 - at Gateway Grizzlies (L 3-7)
Sat., June 2 - at Gateway Grizzlies (W 5-2) 
Sun., June 3 - at Gateway Grizzlies (L 4-6) 
Tue., June 5 - at River City Rascals (W 5-3) 
Wed., June 6 - at River City Rascals (W 7-2) 
Thr., June 7 - at River City Rascals (W 9-5) 
Fri., June 8 - Southern Illinois Miners (L 6-7) 
Sat., June 9 - Southern Illinois Miners (L 4-5)
Tue., June 12 - Lake Erie Crushers (L 2-12) 
Wed., June 13 - Lake Erie Crushers (L 4-8) 
Thr., June 14 - Lake Erie Crushers (L 5-8) 
Fri., June 15 - at Windy City ThunderBolts (L 2-7) 
Sat., June 16 - at Windy City ThunderBolts (W 13-3)
Sun., June 17 - at Windy City ThunderBolts (W 6-5) 
Tue., June 20 - Southern Illinois Miners (W 7-4)
Tue., June 20 - Southern Illinois Miners (L 4-5)
Fri., June 22 - at Gateway Grizzlies (L 1-2) 
Sat., June 23 - at Gateway Grizzlies (W 14-5) 
Sun., June 24 - at Gateway Grizzlies (W 10-8) 
Tue., June 26 - River City Rascals (W 7-5) 
Wed., June 27 - River City Rascals (W 12-3) 
Thr., June 28 - River City Rascals (L 1-3)
Fri., June 29 - Florence Freedom (L 1-9)
Sat., June 30 - Florence Freedom (W 2-1)

Sun., July 1 - Florence Freedom (L 2-13) 
Tue., July 3 - at Joliet Slammers (W 3-2)
Wed., July 4 - at Joliet Slammers (L 0-11) 
Thr., July 5 - at Joliet Slammers (L 0-1)
Fri., July 6 - Schaumburg Boomers (W 6-5)
Sat,. July 7 - Schaumburg Boomers (L 2-6) 
Sun., July 8 - Schaumburg Boomers (W 5-3) 

ALL-STAR BREAK
Wed, July 11 - Experienced Team 8, Rookie Team 3

Fri., July 13 - Evansville Otters (W 1-0) 
Sun., July 15 - Evansville Otters, DH Game 1 (W 6-5) 
Sun., July 15 - Evansville Otters, DH Game 2 (W 5-0) 
Tue., July 17 - Washington Wild Things (L 2-6) 
Wed., July 18 - Washington Wild Things (W 6-2) 
Thr., July 19 - Washington Wild Things (W 6-5) 
Fri., July 20 - at Schaumburg Boomers (W 16-7) 
Sat., July 21 - at Schaumburg Boomers (L 2-11) 
Sun., July 22 - at Schaumburg Boomers (L 2-3)
Tue., July 24 - at Florence Freedom (L 3-6)
Wed., July 25 - at Florence Freedom (W 7-3)
Thr., July 26 - at Florence Freedom (W 4-3) 
Fri., July 27 - Gateway Grizzlies (W 11-6) 
Sat., July 28 - Gateway Grizzlies (W 7-0) 
Sun., July 29 - Gateway Grizzlies (W 9-5) 
Tue., July 31 - at Washington Wild Things (L 3-4) 

Wed., Aug. 1 - at Washington Wild Things (L 2-9) 
Thr., Aug. 2 - at Washington Wild Things (W 8-1) 
Fri., Aug. 3 - at Traverse City Beach Bums (W 5-3) 
Sat., Aug. 4 - at Traverse City Beach Bums (W 15-1) 
Sun., Aug. 5 - at Traverse City Beach Bums (W 9-2) 
Tue., Aug., 7 - Gateway Grizzlies (W 9-8) 
Wed., Aug., 8 - Gateway Grizzlies (W 9-3) 
Thr., Aug. 9 - Gateway Grizzlies (W 8-4)
Fri., Aug. 10 - River City Rascals (W 7-4) 
Sat., Aug. 11 - River City Rascals (L 5-8) 
Sun., Aug. 12 - River City Rascals (L 2-5) 
Tue., Aug. 14 - at Evansville Otters (W 13-11) 
Thr., Aug. 16 - at Evansville Otters (W 7-4)
Thr., Aug. 16 - at Evansville Otters (L 2-3)
Fri., Aug. 17 - at River City Rascals (L 9-12) 
Sat., Aug. 18 - at River City Rascals (L  3-5)
Sun., Aug. 19 - at River City Rascals (L 2-6) 
Tue., Aug. 21 - Florence Freedom (L 4-5) 
Wed., Aug. 22 - Florence Freedom (W 9-5) 
Thr., Aug. 23 - Florence Freedom (L 5-6) 
Fri., Aug. 24 - at Southern Illinois Miners (L 4-6) 
Sat., Aug. 25 - at Southern Illinois Miners, DH game one (L 1-4) 
Sat., Aug. 25 - at Southern Illinois Miners, DH game two (W 8-6)
Sun., Aug. 26 - at Southern Illinois Miners (W 10-1) 
Wed., Aug. 29 - at Florence Freedom, DH game one (L 1-5)
Wed., Aug. 29 - at Florence Freedom, DH game two (W 2-1)
Thr., Aug. 30 - at Florence Freedom (L 1-3) 
Fri., Aug. 31 - Evansville Otters (L 3-8) 

Sat., Sept. 1 - Evansville Otters (L 2-4)
Sun., Sept. 2 - Evansville Otters (W 8-7 - 13 innings)


Opponents' Arenas

Team; Arena; Location (Frontier League Division)
Evansville Otters; Bosse Field; Evansville, Indiana (West)
Florence Freedom; UC Health Stadium; Florence, Kentucky (West)
Gateway Grizzlies; GCS Ballpark; Sauget, Illinois (West)
Joliet Slammers; Joliet Route 66 Stadium; Joliet, Illinois (East)
Lake Erie Crushers; Sprenger Stadium; Avon, Ohio (East)
River City Rascals; CarShield Field; O'Fallon, Missouri (West)
Schaumburg Boomers; Schaumburg Boomers Stadium; Schaumburg, Illinois (East)
Southern Illinois Miners; Rent One Park; Marion Illinois (West)
Traverse City Beach Bums; Wuerfel Park; Blair Township, Michigan (East)
Washington Wild Things; Wild Things Park; North Franklin Township, Pennsylvania (East)
Windy City Thunderbolts; Standard Bank Stadium; Crestwood, Illinois (East)


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[Nevadanut]

The season starts tomorrow. Good luck to the Cornbelters!

[Yeseeka]

Monthly Update: After going 8-10 during the month of May, the Cornbelters went 11-12 in June. They hit a slump during the middle of the month as they dropped seven straight, but they finished out the month by winning five of their last seven. They stand at 19-22, just 3.5 games back of West Division leader the Southern Illinois Miners in the standings, as they head into July.

[Nevadanut]

Monthly Update: The CornBelters enjoyed a successful July which saw them move above .500 for the first time since the season opener. Normal went 24-9 during the month; including a spectacular 10-3 at home, while going 4-6 on the road. The finished the month at 28-27 and in fourth place in the Frontier League's West Division standings. They are just two games back of the River City Rascals in the playoff race. The CornBelters will have to have a strong presence away from home as they face 18 of their final 30 games on the road.

[Nevadanut]

MONTHLY UPDATE: With the season winding down, the Cornbelters have been eliminated from the playoffs. The month of August could, essentially, be split into two halves. The Cornbelters were 10-13 from the first through the 16th.That included an eight-game winning streak. However, they finished the month 4-11. Overall, Normal finished 14-14; 9-9 on the road and 5-5 at home. The Cornbelters have two games remaining on the 2018 season, Sept 1 and Sept. 2 with the final two of three games at home against the Evansville Otters.