Otters Climb Back to .500 Behind Three Home Runs
July 25, 2018 - Frontier League (FL)
Evansville Otters News Release
SAUGET, Ill. - Powered by three home runs, the Evansville Otters downed the Gateway Grizzlies 5-4 on Tuesday night in the first game of their series at GCS Ballpark.
Evansville struck in the first inning for two runs. Travis Harrison slugged a solo home run, his sixth of the year, to open the scoring. Brant Whiting then singled home a run but was thrown out at second trying for a double to end the frame.
Gateway took the lead in the bottom of the frame with three runs. Artemis Kadkhodaian scored on a wild pitch and Justin Ellison then drove home two runs with a double to put Gateway ahead.
The Otters reclaimed the lead in the second on a two-run homer from Hunter Cullen, the first of his professional career.
Brant Whiting extended the lead to two with a solo home run, his first with the Otters, in the sixth.
Gateway got within one run in the bottom of the ninth on a Jeff Cardenas RBI double, but Mitch Aker struck out Kadkhodaian with a runner at second to end the ball game and pick up his sixteenth save of the year.
Spencer Medick gets the win for the Otters, his second of the season. After a shaky first inning, Medick went on to retire 12 straight batters at one point and finished with 7.1 innings, three runs allowed on just four hits and eight strikeouts.
Will Anderson is hung with the loss for Gateway. Anderson allowed five runs on 11 hits while striking out seven.
The two teams square off again tomorrow at 7:05 p.m. at GCS Ballpark.
Coverage of the series can be found on WUEV 91.5 FM presented by Kruckemeyer & Cohn with Sam Jellinek (play-by-play) on the call.
Evansville returns to Bosse Field on July 31 to face the Joliet Slammers which kicks off a six game homestand.
Fans can also follow Otters social media on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram for game updates."¨ "¨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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