Otters Bats Come up Short in Loss to River City
Published on June 29, 2018 under Frontier League (FL)
Evansville Otters News Release
EVANSVILLE, Ind. - The Evansville Otters dropped a tightly contested ball game 5-3 to the River City Rascals on Friday night in front of 3,266 fans at Bosse Field.
The Otters got on the scoreboard first in the bottom of the third inning when Toby Thomas doubled home David Cronin from second base.
River City plated three runs in the top of the fourth to take the lead. Gage West tied the game with an RBI double and Paul Kronenfeld gave the Rascals the lead with a two-run single to center.
West broke the tie with his second RBI double of the game in the top of the sixth to give the Rascals a 4-3 lead.
Ransom LaLonde added an insurance run in the top of the ninth with an RBI double to put River City up 5-3.
Evansville put the tying run on base in the ninth, but Cody Mincey struck out Cronin to end the game and pick up his twelfth save of the season.
Otters starter Luc Rennie is hit with his first loss of the season. Rennie threw seven innings, allowing four runs, three earned, on eight hits while striking out seven.
Josh Kimborowicz gets the win for River City. The Rascals starter tossed six innings, limiting the Otters offense to three runs on six hits while striking out four.
Tomorrow's game with the Rascals begins at 6:35 p.m. and features a Heritage Federal Credit Union hat giveaway for the first 1,000 fans in attendance. It is also Boy Scout night at the ballpark. Tickets are still available at evansvilleotters.com or by calling 812-435- 8686.
Coverage of the series can be found on WUEV 91.5 FM and the Otters Digital Network presented by Kruckemeyer & Cohn with Sam Jellinek (play-by-play) on the call.
Fans can also follow Otters social media on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram for game updates throughout the day.
The Evansville Otters are the 2006 and 2016 Frontier League champions. Season tickets, group outing packages, and single game tickets are on sale now for the 2018 season.
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