Crushers defeat Otters
Published on August 5, 2011 under National Association (NA)
Evansville Otters News Release
(AVON, Ohio) - The Lake Erie Crushers defeated the Evansville Otters 13-2 on Friday night at All Pro Freight Stadium.
It was the first meeting between the teams this season. The Crushers started early by scoring a run in the first inning against Otters' starter Matt Zielinski on a sacrifice fly.
Lake Erie would add another two runs in the second inning as they held the 3-0 lead. The Crushers scored in every inning of the game except the fifth and eighth innings.
Trailing 8-0, Evansville scored a pair of runs in the top of the seventh inning. First baseman Steve Caseres hit a ground rule double to score infielder Phil Britton and Caseres would score later in the inning on the first professional hit in the career of catcher Bryson Rahier.
The Lake Erie Crushers would go on to win the game 13-2. Lake Erie is now 34-35 this year as Evansville is 26-44 overall.
Lefty Paul Fagan (5-9) threw seven innings for the win, yielding just two runs. Evansville starting pitcher Matt Zielinski (1-1) took the loss after giving up five runs (four earned) in five innings. There was no save in the game.
Outfielder Jose Hernandez went 2 for 4 in the game for the Otters, extending his hitting streak to nine games. Catcher Bryson Rahier finished 2 for 4 in the game as well.
The series continues on Saturday night at All Pro Freight Stadium. Lefty Randy Sturgill (5-1, 2.87 Earned Run Average) will start for Lake Erie and right-hander Kyle Barry (2-5, 5.10) is on the mound for Evansville.
For tickets and more information on America's game and Evansville's team, please visit the Otters' official website at http://www.evansvilleotters.com . Fans can also call the team's front office at (812) 435-8686 about ticket information and any upcoming promotions.
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