Evansville Drops 8-2 Decision at River City
Published on June 2, 2012 under Frontier League (FL)
Evansville Otters News Release
(O'Fallon, Missouri) The Evansville Otters led early but fell behind over the next few innings, falling 8-2 at River City on Saturday night.
River City was fueled by a six run third-inning and a career-high eight inning performance from Keli'i Zablan in the victory.
Evansville leapt ahead 1-0 on an RBI single from first baseman Nick Schwaner, but River City tied the game in the bottom of the first with a leadoff home run from Eric Williams.
The game remained 1-1 until the bottom of the third when the Rascals batted around against Otter right-hander Bryce Morrow. Charlie Lisk, Gerardo Avila, and Josh Workman all hit run-producing singles and shortstop Bobby Burk added a three-run home run in the six run inning.
The Rascals would add a run in the fourth to go ahead 8-1.
Evansville's Nick Schwaner, who had three hits, added a ninth-inning solo home run but River City would hold on for the six-run win.
Keli'i Zablan (2-0) earns the victory for the Rascals, allowing one run on a total of five hits. Morrow (2-1) is the losing pitcher for the Otters, yielding seven runs in just three innings.
River City is now 12-2 this season as Evansville has lost four straight games, standing at 5-9 this year.
The final game of the series will be on Sunday at 6:05 p.m. as the Otters look to avoid a sweep.
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