1. Crib Notes
Lake Erie Crushers (33-44, 6th
East) vs Normal CornBelters (47-31, 1st
West)
Tuesday, August 17, 6:35 p.m. (WEZC-FM 95.9,WJBC.com)
TONIGHT’S STARTERS:
Normal—RHP Robert Baroniel (2-2, 3.56); Washington—RHP Brad
Duffy (7-3, 3.29)
--Baroniel makes his 7th appearance and start of the year for the Belters.
This is his first pro season. Attended Nova Southeastern University this
past spring where he served as his team’s ace and posted an 8-7 record.
Last time out, earned the victory over the Rockford Aviators, 8-5 (5.0IP,
2R, 2ER, 3H, 2BB, 4SO).
--Duffy makes his 39th appearance and 7th start for the Crushers. This
is his fourth year in the Frontier League and with Lake Erie. This is only
his 9th pro start. Last time out, Duffy received the win against Southern
Illinois, 12-3(5.1IP, 3R, 3ER, 5H, 2BB, 6SO).
LAST TIME OUT: The CornBelters won a franchise record tenth
straight as they swept the Washington Wild Things after going to extra
innings for a 5-4 win. Cameron Monger pushed his league leading
stolen bases total to 32. Jim Vahalik hit 3 RBIs and scored 1 run to
contribute 4 of the 5 runs scored.
PITCHING IN: Mike Schweiss is the Frontier League Pitcher of the
Week after throwing a complete-game three-hitter over Rockford on
Saturday, walking two while striking out 14. The outing was his second
complete game of the season and first complete-game win. He is second
in the Frontier League with 105 strikeouts. The Colorado native is 14-13
in his three-season CornBelters career with a 4.06 ERA and a 3.16
strikeout-to-walk ratio.
PUSH IN THE CLUTCH: The CornBelters own the second best team
batting average in the Frontier League (.276) and have hit the most home
runs (70), but hitting in the clutch has not risen to the same level
although improving greatly during the past two weeks. The Belters are
hitting .254 with runners in scoring position, 24 points better than the
beginning of the month, and .233 with runners in scoring position and
two outs, 25 points better than two weeks ago.
2015 SCHEDULE& RESULTS
F 5/15 @ River City W 8-0
Sa5/16 @ River City W 5-4 (11)
Su 5/17 @ River City L 2-1
Tu 5/19 vs Gateway W9-2
W5/20 vs Gateway L3-2 (10)
Th 5/21 vs Gateway L14-6
F5/22 vs Washington W12-1
Sa 5/23 vs Washington W4-3
Su 5/24 vs Washington L 3-2
Tu 5/26 @ Schaumburg W 9-4
W 5/27 @Schaumburg W5-1(11)
Th 5/28 @ Schaumburg W 4-1
F 5/29 @ FlorenceW 8-3
Sa5/30 @ FlorenceW 18-4
Su 5/31 @ FlorenceW 4-1
Tu 6/2 vs Windy City W4-0
W6/3 vs Windy City W6-3
Th 6/4 vs Windy City W3-2
F6/5 vs Southern Ill. L10-2
Sa 6/6 vs Southern Ill. L3-0
Su 6/7 vs Southern Ill. W7-6
W 6/10 @ EvansvilleL 9-4
W 6/10 @ EvansvilleL 4-0
Th 6/11 @ EvansvilleW 9-2
F 6/12 @River City L 10-3
Sa6/13 @ River City L 8-7 (10)
Su 6/14 @ River City ppd. 6/30
Tu 6/16 vs Traverse City L3-1

2. HEY NOW, YOU’RE AN ALL-STAR: The CornBelters were represented by five players
on the West squad in next Wednesday’s Frontier League All-Star Game in Schaumburg,
first baseman Aaron Dudley, shortstop Pat McKenna, outfielder Mark Micowski, third
baseman Richard Lucas and pitcher Race Parmenter. Dudley, McKenna and Micowski
were named starters.
SHINE WITH STREAKS: Mark Micowski holds the longest hitting streak in CornBelters
history from June 10 through July 9 at 24 games, breaking the club record set by Daniel
Cox in 2011. Micowski clinched the record in dramatic fashion with a three-run homer in
July 4 win at Southern Illinois.
ROSTER-FARIA: The CornBelters shuffled their roster going into the week’s action. The
Belters signed right-handed pitcher Cody Gappa and infielder Ty Morris, both rookies out
of Cal State-Monterey Bay. The Belters released rookie infielder Kyle McHugh and right-
handed pitcher Marc Rutledge. Reinstated from the suspended list is right-handed pitcher
Kevin Jefferis, who was 1-0 with a 3.72 ERA in five relief appearances with the Belters
during the first month of the season.
RARE RIBEYE: Returning CornBelter Sam Judah claimed the franchise single-season
record for runs driven in late last season, finishing 2014 with 82 RBIs. Daniel Cox held
the former record of 78 in 2010. Pat McKenna is the club RBI career record holder with
168.
SWING, BATTER BATTER: The CornBelters set new team records in their 24-10 win at
Rockford on August 2. The Belters set single-game franchise records for runs (24), hits
(25) and home runs (8). Pat McKenna set a team single-game record for home runs (3) and
RBIs (9), and Aaron Dudley tied a league mark and set a team record by scoring 6 runs.
On the other end of the spectrum, the 20 runs and 25 hits were the most surrendered in
team history in a 20-11 loss to Southern Illinois on July 30, 2014.
CAREY ON: Brooks Carey returns to Normal for his third season as the team’s third field
manager after spending the first two CornBelters seasons as pitching coach under former
manager Hal Lanier. Carey’s first Belters squad as skipper improved its record by 27
games over the previous campaign. Carey was the pitching coach at Evansville in 2012.
His CornBelters staff recorded ERAs of 4.10 in 2010 and 3.92 in 2011. His Otters staff in
2012 recorded a 3.96 ERA, lowering it from a 5.20 mark in the previous year. He was
pitching coach for the 2008 Cam-Am League champion Sussex Skyhawks. He reached the
AAA level as a starting pitcher in 1985 with the Rochester Red Wings and the
Indianapolis Indians. He played at Florida State University and is a native of Key West,
Florida.
LISTEN UP: All CornBelters games can be heard worldwide on computers and
smartphones on WJBC.com with a listen live link also on the homepage of the Belters web
Th 6/18 vs Traverse City L6-3
F6/19 vs Lake Erie W9-0
Sa 6/20 vs Lake Erie W3-1
Su 6/21 vs Lake Erie L3-1
Tu 6/23 @Windy City W 9-3
W 6/24 @Windy City W 7-4
Th 6/25 @Windy City W 4-3
Sa6/27 @ Joliet L 6-4
Sa6/27 @ Joliet L 9-6
Su 6/28 @ Joliet L 9-6
Tu 6/30 vs RiverCity W6-3
Tu 6/30 vs RiverCity W6-5
W7/1 vs RiverCity W8-4
Th 7/2 vs RiverCity W7-3
F 7/3 @ Southern IllinoisW 4-2
Sa7/4 @ Southern IllinoisW4-3
Su 7/5 @ Southern IllinoisL 2-1
Tu 7/7 vs Schaumburg W4-3
Th 7/9 vs Schaumburg L11-4
Th 7/9 vs Schaumburg L3-0
F7/10 vs FrontierGreys L6-5
Su 7/12 vs FrontierGreysW5-2
Su 7/12 vs FrontierGreys L5-0
W 7/15 Frontier LeagueAll-Star
Gameat Schaumburg
F 7/17 @Washington W 6-4
Sa7/18 @Washington L 2-1
Su 7/19 @Washington W5-4(11)
Tu 7/21 vs Joliet W5-0
W7/22 vs Joliet L16-2
Th 7/23 vs Joliet W10-3
F7/24 vs Gateway L3-2
Sa 7/25 vs Gateway W4-2
Su 7/26 vs Gateway L5-2
Tu 7/28 @TraverseCity L 1-0
W 7/29 @TraverseCity L6-5(10)
Th 7/30 @TraverseCity W 9-7
F 7/31 @ Rockford L 6-5
Sa8/1 @ Rockford L 10-4
Su 8/2 @ Rockford W 24-10
W 8/5 @ FlorenceW 1-0 (10)
W 8/5 @ FlorenceL 6-1
Th 8/6 @ FlorenceW 9-1
F8/7 vs Rockford W14-3
Sa 8/8 vs Rockford W11-0
Su 8/9 vs Rockford W8-5
Tu 8/11 vs Florence W2-0
W8/12 vs Florence W8-7
Th 8/13 vs Florence W3-2 (11)
F8/14 vs Washington W13-2
Sa 8/15 vs Washington W5-3
Su 8/16 vs Washington W5-4
(10)
Tu 8/18 @ LakeErie
W 8/19 @ LakeErie
Th 8/20 @ LakeErie
F8/21 vs FrontierGreys
Sa 8/22 vs FrontierGreys
Su 8/23 vs FrontierGreys
Tu 8/25 @ Gateway
W 8/26 @ Gateway
Th 8/27 @ Gateway
F 8/28 @ Rockford
Sa8/29 @ Rockford
Su 8/30 @ Rockford

3. site, www.normalbaseball.com. In addition, most games can be heard on WEZC-FM 95.9 with selected Thursday
games airing on WJBC-AM 1230.
2015 CORNBELTERS PLAYER PROFILES
INFIELDERS
12 Santiago Chirino 5-10, 154 R/R 2/11/1991 Punto Fijo,
Venezuela
3rd season with CornBelters, 7th pro season…in 2014 with Normal, Chirino in 2013 in Normal, Chirino hit .254
with 11 doubles and 3 homers and 27 RBI…In 2011 and 2012, played in a total of 218 games for the Myrtle Beach
Pelicans (Carolina League - High A)…In 2010, he split time with the Spokane Indians (Northwest League -Class
Low A) and Arizona League Rangers (Arizona League - Rookie)…In 2009, he played for the Dominican Summer
League Rangers 2 (Dominican Summer League - Foreign Rookie)…career .256 hitter, with 388 hits, 188 runs
scored, 151 RBI and 55 doubles in 422 games.
7 Aaron Dudley 6-2, 215 R/L 2/17/1988 Toledo, OH
6th
pro season, 3rd
with Belters…batted .314 with 14 HR and 64 RBI in 2014…hit the longest home run in Corn Crib
history in August 2014, a 450-foot bomb that just missed clearing the right field patio…Dudley appeared in 27
games in 2013 for the Belters with a .289 batting average, eight doubles and four home runs…with a .400 on base
percentage…played for the Miami Marlins organization from 2010-2013, reaching as high as Class AA with the
Jacksonville Suns (Southern League)..career batting average of .256 with 163 hits, 87 RBI, 75 runs scored and 30
doubles in 217 games played…played college ball in his hometown at the University of Toledo.
23 Richard Lucas 6-1, 235 R/R 11/2/1988 Jacksonville, FL
9th pro season, 2nd
with Normal…drafted out by the Mets in the 4th
round of the MLB Amateur Draft in 2007 and
spent the last seven seasons in the Mets organization…spent 2013 at AA Birmingham with 8 HR and 32 RBI…
career BA .250 with 55 HR and 308 RBI going into 2015…raised his career BA 7 points last season with Normal, in
which he hit 13 HR and collected 54 RBI while playing in all but 3 games.
6 Pat McKenna 5-10, 190 R/R 6/24/1987 Orange, CT
4th
season with CornBelters, longest tenure of active CornBelters…7th
pro season…Frontier League All-Star in 2012
and 2013, FL Post-Season All-Star in 2013…led Belters in 2013 in RBI (60), HR (18), triples (5) and doubles (19)…
hit .281 in 2013…drafted by Tigers in 27th
round of MLB June Amateur Draft in 2009…spent 2009 and 2010 in
W9/2 vs Evansville
Th 9/3 vs Evansville
F9/4 vs Schaumburg
Sa 9/5 vs Schaumburg
Su 9/6 vs Schaumburg

4. Tigers organization, reaching High A Lakeland…played 2011 in Padres organization with 25 games at AAA Tucson,
where he hit .250 with a .323 OBP…career .264/.368/.457 with .826 OPS.
44 Jim Vahalik 6-3, 210 R/R 11/1/1988
4th pro season, 1st with the CornBelters. Began pro career with the London Rippers before being traded to the
Washington Wild Things where he was the starting catcher the majority of his tenure. One All-Star appearance in
2012 with the London Rippers/ Washington Wild Things. Played college baseball with the University of Toledo.
35 Aaron Wright 6-2, 220 L/R 5/16/1992 Asheville, NC
1st pro season. Attended UNC - Greensboro where he posted a career average of .312/.396/.559 slash line. Posted
big Senior season with 12 homers, 34 RBIs, 18 doubles, 2 triples and slash line of .324/.425/.648.
5 Ty Morris 6-1, 190, S/R 4/19/1993 Royal Oaks, CA
1st pro season. Attended Cal State Monterey Bay with fellow CornBelters teammate Cody Gappa. Had a CSMB
career average of .234 with 48 hits, 14 doubles, 1 double and 2 homers along with 16 stolen bases.
OUTFIELDERS
29 Ozney Guillen 6-3, 230 L/R 1/3/1992 Aventura, FL
2nd pro season…drove in 45 runs with 5 homers while batting .255 in his inaugural season last year…finished 2013
with a team-best .415 BA and .483 OBP at St. Thomas University…drafted by White Sox in 22nd
round of MLB
Amateur Draft but did not sign…son of former White Sox player and manager Ozzie Guillen.
16 Sam Judah 6-4, 200 R/R 2/7/1988 Ozark, AL
5th
pro season, 3rd
in Normal…returned to Normal last season after playing here in 2012, hitting .298 that season
with a team-leading 14 doubles…spent 2013 in Sioux City of the American Association, hitting . 284 with 38 RBI,
doubling his RBI total from the previous season…in 2014, was .307/.362/.490 despite playing on a severely injured
ankle for most of the season…also in 2014, became CornBelters single-season RBI record holder by driving in 82.
9 Jason Merjano 5-9, 195 L/R 4/9/1991 San Ramon, CA
2nd
pro season, 1st
in Normal…hit .283 with 19 RBIs in 63 games in 2014 with Rio Grande Valley (United League)
…played collegiately at Cal State-Monterey Bay where he was named shortstop on the 2013 All-California
Collegiate Athletic Association team after batting .295.
27 Mark Micowski 6-2, 190 R/R 2/13/1989 Haddam, CT
4th pro season, 2nd
with Belters, 3rd
in Frontier League…2014 cut short by a season-ending injury June 22, but still
registered .301/.397/.451 in 29 games…spent 2013 with Frontier Greys…second on Greys in BA at .284, led team
with 46 RBI and 6 triples…hit .319 in his first pro season in 2012 with Sonoma County of North American League,
earning him the circuit’s honor as Rookie of the Year…played two seasons at Georgia State University, transferring
there after the University of Vermont discontinued baseball…holds highest career BA in GSU history at .372.

5. 20 Cameron Monger 6-1, 210 R/R 8/5/1988 Colleyville, TX
6th pro season, 1st with Belters, 2nd in Frontier League. Played for Frontier Greys in 2014 where he played in 72
games with 92 hits, 12 doubles, 4 triples and 2 homers. Also stole 8 bases. Earned an All-Star appearance in 2014.
Drafted in the 27th round of the 2009 MLB Amateur draft by the San Diego Padres after playing for University of
New Mexico. Played in Kansas City Royals organization in 2010. Only played in Rookie league level in MLB
organizations.
PITCHERS
10 Horatio Acosta 5-11, 194 RHP 10/24/1990 Miami, FL
1st pro season. Attended Point Park University in 2012 where he switched between being a starter and reliever.
35 Eric Anderson 6-5, 236 RHP/OF 10/19/1990 Highlands
Ranch, CO
2nd pro season…took on the closer’s role late last season and registered 7 saves and an overall record of 1-1 with a
4.50 ERA in 23 total appearances…compiled 3.30 ERA in 9 appearances with 1 complete game last spring at
University of Missouri, striking out 46 hitters in 43.2 innings with just 7 walks and a team leading WHIP of 1.19…
returned just 10 months after Tommy John surgery in 2012…used mostly as an outfielder at Mizzou, starting 47 of
48 games in 2014…2nd
on the team with a .270 batting average…led Tigers with 3 triples and shared the team home
run lead (3) with former Belters teammate Dylan Kelly.
26 Cole Brocker 6-3, 225 RHP 4/17/1990 Appleton, WI
2nd
pro season, both in Normal…was 1-1 with 1.50 ERA in 19 relief appearances with Belters in 2014 before
contract was purchased by Braves…began 2015 in Braves system with 1 outing at Rome (A), 5 at Carolina (A+) and
4 at Mississippi (AA) before his return to Normal on June 30.
31 Chris Carmain 6-3, 250 RHP 2/2/1991 Methuen, MA
2nd pro season…concluded college career last spring at Northeastern University, earning Colonial Athletic
Association 3rd
Team honors after going 7-2 with a 2.27 ERA in 14 appearances including 13 starts…moved into
Belters starting rotation for the end of 2014, starting the final 5 of his 19 appearances and registering a 4-0 record
with a 2.75 ERA…named 2015 Opening Day starter.
28 Yoandy Fernandez Garcia 6-1, 185 RHP 3/29/1988 Tampa, FL
Native of Cuba, where he played six seasons in Cuba’s major league where he was 3-3 with 12 saves and a 4.37
ERA in 101 games, all but 1 in relief…signed August 28 by Normal…granted political asylum in 2014 from Cuba
and resided in Mexico until early this year…did not play organized baseball in 2014.

6. 18 Kevin Johnson 6-4, 235 RHP 8/19/1988 Pace, FL
6th
pro season, 1st
in Normal…selected by Angels in 20th
round of 2010 MLB Amateur Draft…spent 1st
5 seasons in
Angels system, mostly at AA level 2012-2014…has 37 appearances at AAA level…occasional starter in 1st
pro
season, continued in relief until joining CornBelters.
25 Race Parmenter 6-0, 180 RHP 5/24/1991 Newport Beach, CA
3rd
pro season, 1st
in Normal…1st
two seasons spent with Southern Illinois Miners out of Cal Irvine…contract
purchased by Braves in mid-2014…signed with CornBelters before 2015 season.
11 Michael Schweiss 6-2, 205 RHP 2/21/1990 Irving, TX
3rd pro season, all with Normal…signed with Belters in 2013 after completing his college career at University of
Dallas, where he holds career records for games pitched (68) and saves (7)…named United States Collegiate
Athletic Association All-American in 2013…Colorado native…with Belters, entered starting rotation in 2013 after
his first seven appearances in relief, then started 12 of his 19 games with 95 IP, 3.79 ERA and a 5-4 record with 58
strikeouts and 17 walks…missed two months of 2014 with arm trouble but re-entered the rotation on August 3 and
won his next 3 starts…4-2 with 6.16 ERA in 2014.
21 Rob Blanc 6-1, 210 RHP 10/6/1991 Sandy Hook, CT
1st pro season. Previously played for the Lake Erie Crushers where he started 8 of 12 games. Posted an 0-4 record
with a 3.86 ERA and 1.125 WHIP before being traded. Attended Franklin Pierce University.
19 Kevin Jefferis6-1, 195 RHP 4/23/1991 Cheshire, CT
1st pro season. Played collegiately at Western New England University where he was the closer. Was invited to the
Baltimore Orioles spring training camp in 2014.
32 Robert Baroniel 6-4, 220 RHP 8/20/1993 Miami, FL
1st pro season. Played collegiately at Nova Southeastern University serving as the team’s ace by his junior year.
Posted an 8-7 record his senior year with an ERA of 4.59. Majored in Exercise Science. Favorite TV show is
Modern Family.
22 Jake Negrete 6-3, 190 RHP 3/8/1990 Flagstaff, AZ
4th pro season. 1st in the Frontier League. Played in Angels organization in 2011 (RK) and 2012 (A) seasons.
Signed with the Joplin Blasters of the American Association in February 2015 before being traded to the Belters.
Posted a 10.12 ERA and 0-1 record in Joplin.
4 Chandler Jagodzinski 5-11, 185 RHP 8/3/1990 Orlando, FL
3rd pro season, 3rd year in the Frontier League, 1st year with the Belters. Previously played for the River City
Rascals. Before being traded had posted an 0-3 record, 3.22 ERA and 1.119 WHIP. Played collegiately at the
University of North Florida.

7. 31 Cody Gappa 6-5, 215 2/2/1992 Corning, CA
1st pro season. Previously played for Cal State Monterey Bay with fellow CornBelters teammate Ty Morris. Posted
a 6-5 record with a 3.47 ERA with CSMB his senior year.