Otters Drop Resumed Game, Series Opener
Published on July 29, 2025 under Frontier League (FL)
Evansville Otters News Release
EVANSVILLE, Ind. - The Evansville Otters (24-43) fell to the Lake Erie Crushers (38-27) twice on Tuesday night. First in a resumption of May 25th's game, 6-3 and then 10-1 in the following seven-inning contest.
In the suspended game resumption, it was three runs in the top of the tenth for the Crushers that sealed it.
Lake Erie picked up where they left off to begin the second game, scoring one in the first and four in the second.
Later on in the fourth, the Crushers tacked on two more. Heading into the home half of the frame, the Otters trailed 7-0.
Graham Brown stepped to the plate and hit a solo homer in the bottom of the fourth to make it 7-1. It was his eighth home run of the season and 36th RBI.
Lake Erie would eventually go on to take the official series opener 10-1 in seven innings.
Nick McAuliffe and Alex Valdez both worked good innings out of the bullpen. McAuliffe went an inning, striking out two and allowing an unearned run. Valdez also went an inning, not allowing a run and striking out one as well.
The Otters are back in action tomorrow at 6:35 p.m. CT for the middle game of the three-game set. Gates open at 5:30 p.m. as the Otters celebrate Country Night at Bosse Field.
All games can be heard on 96.9 WYIR and the Otters Digital Network and can be viewed live on the HomeTeam Network.
The Evansville Otters are the 2006 and 2016 Frontier League champions.
The Otters play all home games at historic Bosse Field, located at 23 Don Mattingly Way in Evansville, Ind. Stay up to date with the Evansville Otters by visiting evansvilleotters.com, or follow the Otters on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
For more information, visit evansvilleotters.com or call (812) 435-8686.
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