Calabrese Clutch RBI Helps Give Otters Series Win
June 10, 2019 - Frontier League (FL)
Evansville Otters News Release
SCHAUMBURG, Ill. - The Evansville Otters closed out a series win at the Schaumburg Boomers Sunday, as Rob Calabrese delivered a clutch RBI knock and Randy Wynne pitched eight shutout innings to give the Otters a 2-0 win.
On the mound, Randy Wynne was locked in once again, throwing eight shutout innings, surrendering only eight hits while ringing up four, helping push Evansville to a winning record to close out a nine-game road swing.
Offensively, Evansville scored an early run in the top of the second.
With one out in the inning, Anthony Maselli singled up the middle, one of his three singles on the day.
Jack Meggs, the next batter, roped an RBI triple down the right field line to score Maselli, giving the Otters a 1-0 lead.
No runs would be scored until the eighth, with the Otters leaving 10 men on base heading into the inning.
Mitchell Hansen, who was 0-3 heading into the at-bat, hit a leadoff single to right field.
Maselli moved Hansen over to second on a sac bunt with one out.
After Meggs struckout, Calabrese hit a pinch-hit RBI double to the wall in centerfield, scoring Hansen and extending the Otters lead to two.
Abraham Almonte earned his first save of the year, retiring the side in the ninth, with the Boomers' Clint Hardy flying out to Hansen in right field to end the game.
Schaumburg starter Aaron Rozek earned the loss, tossing six innings while allowing one run on eight hits.
The Otters will return home for a six-game homestand, starting Tuesday with a three-game set with the Windy City Thunderbolts. First pitch from Bosse Field will be at 6:35 p.m. and can be heard on the radio at 91.5 FM WUEV or on the Otters Digital Network via YouTube with Dave Nguyen on the play-by-play and Bill McKeon as the analyst.
The Otters are celebrating their 25th anniversary season in 2019.
Evansville will return home on Tuesday, June 11 against the Windy City Thunderbolts for a three-game series, featuring $2 Tuesday, Splash Day, and Working Distributors Bud Light Thirsty Thursday.
To purchase a season ticket or group outing package, call (812) 435-8686 or visit the Bosse Field front office at 23 Don Mattingly Way, Evansville, Ind. The front office is open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The Evansville Otters are the 2006 and 2016 Frontier League champions.
The Otters play all home games at historic Bosse Field, located at 23 Don Mattingly Way in Evansville, Ind. Stay up-to-date with the Evansville Otters by visiting evansvilleotters.com, or follow the Otters on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
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