Freedom roll to 13-2 victory over CornBelters on Sunday night, take two of three in weekend series


By David Kubota
NKyTribune reporter

Ricky Ramirez drove in five runs Sunday night to lead the Florence Freedom to a 13-2 win over the Normal CornBelters at The Corn Crib.

Caleb Lopes, Andre Mercurio and Skylar Ewing each finished with two RBI for Florence, which built an early 10-0 lead and cruised to the victory. The Freedom plated seven runs during the second inning.

Holding a 10-2 lead in the eighth inning, Ramirez launched a three-run homer. It was his second home run of the season.

Florence, which also posted a 9-1 triumph over Normal on Friday night, won two of the three games in the weekend series.

On Saturday night, Normal pulled out a 2-1 victory over Florence. The CornBelters plated the go-ahead run in the bottom of the seventh inning, and closer Anthony Herrera pitched a perfect ninth to notch the save.

The Freedom play host to the Washington Wild Things at 6:35 p.m. Tuesday at UC Health Stadium.

David Kubota is a Scripps Howard Foundation intern at the NKyTribune this summer. He is a student at the University of Kentucky School of Journalism and Media.


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