Grizzlies Fall Short against Evansville
June 3, 2022 - Frontier League (FL)
Gateway Grizzlies News Release
The Gateway Grizzlies fell behind early and big to the Evansville Otters on Friday night at GCS Credit Union Ballpark, dropping the series opener 13-4.
Evansville got its offense to work right away against Sam Gardner (1-1), scoring at least one run in each of the first five innings to take a 12-0 lead. The Otters had their biggest inning in the fifth, scoring five runs in that frame, and combining to hit five home runs in the game to build their double-digit advantage.
Offensively, the Grizzlies were shut out by Evansville starter Justin Watland (1-1) through the first seven innings, but were able to score four times against the Otters' bullpen. Isaac Benard mashed a two-run home run, his fourth of the season, in the bottom of the eighth to get the Grizzlies on the board and make it 12-2. Then, after Evansville added a run in the top of the ninth on an RBI single by Miles Gordon, Clint Freeman led off the bottom half with a solo home run to make it 13-3. Later, after a 13-pitch at-bat, Benard drove in a run with the bases loaded on an RBI single to make it 13-4, but the Grizzlies would not get closer in falling to 10-9 on the season.
The Grizzlies will look to even the series against the Otters on Saturday night, June 4th at 6:45 p.m. in the middle game of the set, with J.P. Williams taking the mound for Gateway against Evansville's Ryan O'Reilly at GCS Credit Union Ballpark.
The Gateway Grizzlies are a professional baseball team, located a mere 10 minutes from downtown St. Louis in Sauget, Illinois. The Grizzlies offer baseball fans affordable, family fun at GCS Credit Union Ballpark with a great view of the St. Louis skyline. They have also won two Frontier League Organization of the Year Awards, three West Division titles, and the 2003 Frontier League Championship. For tickets or general information, please visit gatewaygrizzlies.com or call (618) 337-3000.
The Frontier League debuted in 1993 and is the largest of the Major League Baseball Partner Leagues, featuring teams stretching from the Atlantic Ocean to the Mississippi River, and from the Ohio River to the St. Lawrence Seaway. More information and the complete 2022 schedule can be found at frontierleague.com.
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