Otters lose pitcher's duel 4-2 against Grizzlies
June 16, 2010 - Frontier League (FL)
Evansville Otters News Release
(SAUGET, Ill.)- In a pitcher's duel between Chris Peters and B.J. Dail, the Gateway Grizzlies won the series finale 4-2 against the Evansville Otters on Wednesday afternoon.
Peters and Dail battled each other and the oppositions as both teams stayed scoreless into the fifth inning on a total of one hit.
In the bottom of the fifth, Jareck West led off the inning with a home run and Adam Eggemeyer brought another run home on a groundout.
The Gateway Grizzlies added another run in each of the sixth and seventh innings to take a 4-0 advantage into the 9th inning.
B.J. Dail was trying for a complete game shutout but Evansville strung together a rally. Greg Alexander plated a run on an RBI groundout, and an error from Gateway shortstop Bobby Burk brought up the tying run to the plate. Down 4-2, reliever Nick Walters came in to retire Vinnie Scarduzio and end the game.
B.J. Dail earned the win after going 8 2/3 innings and allowing two runs (one earned). Chris Peters took the loss for the Evansville Otters after allowing three runs over six innings.
Gateway improves to 15-10 with the win while the Evansville Otters record currently stands at 10-15.
Evansville is back on the road today as the Otters will start a three-game series at the Normal CornBelters beginning tomorrow night at seven o'clock.
Fans can listen to the radio broadcast on WUEV 91.5 FM. The broadcast can also be heard on the WUEV online stream with Mike Radomski providing the play by play. The Evansville Otters pregame show will begin at 6:40 PM.
Fans wishing to attend a future home game at Bosse Field can call the Evansville Otters front office by dialing (812) 435-8686 or by stopping by the ballpark at 1701 N. Main Street.
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