Matt Stembridge

President of Operations
Mexico, MO - Capital University

Email: normal@prospectleague.com

Phone: 309-454-2255

Walk Up Song: Icky Thump by The White Stripes
Favorite Form of Corn: Elotes (Mexican Street Corn)
Favorite Team: Atlanta Braves
Favorite Food: The Reggie from DP Dough
Top Three Sports Movies: Tincup, The Natural, and Heaven Can Wait
Spirit Animal: Scorpion

Matt joined the CornBelters full-time in the Fall of 2019 as President of Operations. This comes after being a part of the ownership group that purchased the team in 2018 and moved Normal to the Prospect League. Prior to joining the team, he was General Manager of the Hannibal Hoots for two seasons and spent the ten years before that coaching at John Wood Community College and Quincy University.

Stembridge played baseball at Capital University in Columbus, Ohio and graduated in 2007. He also has a Masters of Education in Sports and Fitness Administration from William Woods University in Fulton, Missouri.

Matt and his wife Melissa have three children, Maddux, Hudson, and Brielle.

Gavin Legett

Assistant General Manager
Normal, IL - Illinois State University

Email: glegett@cornbeltersbaseball.com

Phone: 309-454-2255

Walk Up Song: Life is a Highway – Rascal Flatts
Favorite Form of Corn: Popcorn
Favorite Team: Chicago Blackhawks
Favorite Food: French Fries
Top Three Sports Movies: Miracle, Field of Dreams, and Coach Carter
Spirit Animal: Bee

Gavin enters his seventh season as a member of the CornBelters staff. He started as a concession worker. During his second season, he helped oversee the concession stands and was also a part of the stadium operations team. Most recently, Gavin was the Director of Sales. Legett is from Normal, Illinois, graduated from Normal Community High School, and is currently attending Illinois State University.

Brad Yochum

Director of Facilities
Brockport, NY - Brockport University

Email: byochum@cornbeltersbaseball.com

Phone: 309-454-2255

Walk Up Song: Love Me Sexy – Jackie Moon
Favorite Form of Corn: A stalk…
Favorite Team: New York Giants
Favorite Food: Hot Wings
Top Three Sports Movies: 42, Angels in the Outfield, Happy Gilmore
Spirit Animal: Peacock

Brad enters his first season as a member of the CornBelters operations team. He started during the 2022 summer season as a Sport Management intern. Yochum is originally from Irving, New York and moved to Normal last summer. Brad is excited to begin his first season and make an impact on our organization and team.

Jarrett Rodgers

Director of Sales
Perkasie, PA - University of Louisville

Email: jrodgers@cornbeltersbaseball.com

Phone: 309-454-2255

Walk Up Song: Limelight – Rush
Favorite Form of Corn: Kettle Corn
Favorite Team: Philadelphia Phillies
Favorite Food: Anything BBQ
Top Three Sports Movies: Invincible, Varsity Blues, The Rookie
Spirit Animal: Bald Eagle (Go Birds!)

Jarrett enters his 3rd season as a member of the CornBelters staff. During his first two seasons he tackled a variety of roles including ticket sales, corporate partnerships, fundraising, and the CornBelters internship and host family programs. Rodgers has previously worked for the Louisville Bats, Waubonsee Chiefs baseball, and Sports Info Solutions. Rodgers is from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and graduated from the University of Louisville in 2020.

Corny

Mascot
Normal, IL - The Corn Crib

Walk Up Song: Lights Come On by Jason Aldean
Favorite Form of Corn: There’s Too Many to Pick
Favorite Team: CornBelters (Duh)
Favorite Food: Popcorn
Top Three Sports Movies: Field of Dreams, Rookie of the Year, The Sandlot
Spirit Animal: Cornasaurus

Corny is the official mascot of the Normal CornBelters! He was born on August 7th of 2009 at 10:00 AM right here at the Corn Crib. Our Cornasaurus will be at every CornBelters game this summer taking pictures with fans and dancing to his conga line! In his free time, Corny enjoys taking strolls through corn fields, trolling mascots on Twitter, and watching baseball.