Otters Power Past the Freedom
May 22, 2015 - Frontier League (FL)
Florence Y'alls News Release
(Evansville, IN) - The Florence Freedom (5-2), presented by Titan Mechanical Solutions, managed only two hits and starter Jake Stephens (0-1) had a rough outing as they fell to the Evansville Otters (5-2) by a final score of 10-1 Friday night.
Stephens' troubles began in the second inning as Chris Sweeney hit a two-run home run off the scoreboard in left center field. Florence did get one back in the top of the third as Gaby Juarbe started things with a walk. Travis Weaver singled him to third and Juarbe would come around to score on a RBI grounder from Daniel Fraga.
Evansville would pull away in the bottom of the third. With two outs and a man on second, Shayne Houck doubled down the left field line to drive in a run. Then Nik Balog singled him home to make it 4-1. But the Otters weren't done. After Sweeney singled, Kurt Wertz Jr. launched a three-run home run to push the lead to 7-1.
Stephens retired the side in order in the fourth but Evansville plated three more in the fifth, highlighted by a Wertz two-RBI double.
Pete Levitt tossed three and a third innings of shutout ball to finish the game but it was too late for the Freedom as the 10-1 lead for Evansville held.
Preston Olson (2-0) tossed six innings of one-run ball to pick up the win for the Otters.
The Freedom will try to even the series Saturday night as they send rookie right-hander David Duncan (0-0, 9.00 ERA) to the mound. First pitch is set for 7:35 p.m. eastern time. Fans can tune in at http://mixlr.com/florencefreedom/.
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The Florence Freedom, presented by Titan Mechanical Solutions, are members of the Frontier League of Professional Baseball. The Frontier League is the oldest continuously operating independent professional league, entering its 23rd season in 2015. For more information about the Frontier League visit www.frontierleague.com.
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