Little Faces Former Mates in Saturday Night Game at Rockford
August 23, 2014 - Frontier League (FL)
Evansville Otters News Release
(LOVES PARK, ILLINOIS) - The first place Evansville Otters (49-33) continue a six game roadtrip with the middle game of a three game series at the Rockford Aviators (35-50) on Saturday night.
First pitch is set for 7:05 pm CDT at Aviators Stadium in Loves Park, Illinois.
The game will be broadcast live on WUEV 91.5 FM and WUEV.org . Play by play announcer Mike Radomski will have the call beginning at 6:45 pm CDT.
The Otters have former Rockford pitcher Connor Little (1-0, 0.64 ERA) on the mound against current Aviators LHP Ryan Bonnot (team debut). Little is making his third appearance with the Otters and first start against his former team (Little pitched for Rockford in 2013 before being released this spring).
Evansville won the series opener 7-2 on Friday evening. RHP Preston Olson (8-3) went 8.0 innings allowing two runs on four hits. Outfielder J.R. Higley and infielder Cory Urquhart both had two RBIs each in the victory.
Evansville is 12-13 all time against the current Rockford Aviators/RiverHawks franchise. Each team won two of three games in earlier series at Bosse Field this season. This is the eighth of nine meetings this summer.
The Otters had three players in the Frontier League All-Star game on July 16. 3B Shayne Houck started the contest going 2-for-2. Nik Balog pinch hit and played first base, going 0-for-1 with a walk. Josh Allen finished the night 0-for-2 as a defensive replacement and second baseman.
Houck and Urquhart are both on three game hitting streaks for the Otters.
Evansville is 22-18 on the road this season.
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