Otters Defeat Wild Things in Series Opener 8-1
Published on July 24, 2015 under Frontier League (FL)
Washington Wild Things News Release
EVANSVILLE, IN-The Wild Things collected nine hits, but were unable to keep up with the Evansville offense Friday night, falling 8-1 in the series opener at Bosse Field. Trevor Walch earned the win, while Matt Sergey was credited with the loss.
The Otters scored all of their runs in the first three frames of the ballgame, six of which came in the bottom of the second. Otters' cleanup hitter Dane Phillips tallied three RBI and a double in the first inning to score Shayne Houck. In the bottom of the second, the Otters capitalized on a bases loaded jam plating two runs on two walks, in addition to Phillips' two-run single and Jeremy Nowak's RBI double . Kurt Wertz Jr. singled in the bottom of the third driving in JD Dorgan to extend the Otters' lead to 8-0.
Washington's lone run came in the top of the fourth when shortstop Austin Wobrock connected on a sharp single that drove in left fielder David Popkins who had a multi-hit game of his own. Center fielder Danny Poma and third baseman Carter Bell also posted multi-hit evenings.
Relief pitcher Kolin Stanley was excellent in his Frontier League debut. The rookie pitched two scoreless innings in the fourth and fifth frames while adding four punch outs to the stat sheet. The Wild Things' bullpen, including Matt Purnell and Jeremy Holcombe, successfully held the Otters scoreless in the late innings, but Evansville was able to hold on for the game one victory.
For the official box score, please visit http://www.pointstreak.com/baseball/boxscoretext.html?gameid$8140.
The Wild Things look to bounce back in game two of the three-game series tomorrow, Saturday, July 25. First pitch is scheduled for 7:35 p.m. ET. Fans can listen to all the action with Randy Gore on WJPA 95.3 FM and/or follow live game updates on Twitter @washwildthings.
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