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The Corn Crib in Normal was quiet for much of 2020 because of the pandemic.
This summer, the baseball and entertainment venue will likely be busier than ever.
Normal CornBelters general manager Matt Durkin said the wood-bat summer league team is back after the Prospect League took a one-year hiatus, and the makeshift league the CornBelters helped create last year for local talent, the Kernels Collegiate League (KCL) will also return with four other teams that will call the Corn Crib home.
Normal CornBelters Matt Durkin
Durkin said the Corn Crib will feature baseball nearly every night this summer. The CornBelters will return to a full 60-game schedule in the Prospect League.
Feb 8, 2021
The Prospect League, home to elite collegiate baseball players from across the country, released its 2021 game schedule Monday. Each team will play a 60-game regular-season in the summer collegiate wood-bat league, opening Thursday, May 27.
The schedule is designed to give players a taste of what it’s like to play minor league baseball. Traveling by charter bus and playing 60 games in just under 70 days in high-quality venues and in front of enthusiastic crowds provides a truly professional experience.
Having last played in 2019, the Prospect League lineup looks a bit different in 2021 with the addition of four new members and six new markets with the Alton River Dragons (Alton, Ill.), Johnstown Mill Rats (Johnstown, Pa.), Burlington Bees (Burlington, Iowa), and Clinton LumberKings (Clinton, Iowa). The O’Fallon Hoots will get to play their first season in the Prospect League after moving to O’Fallon, Mo., following the 2019 season. Additionally, the DuPage Pistol
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