Otters Drop Series Finale against Schaumburg
September 1, 2013 - Frontier League (FL)
Evansville Otters News Release
(EVANSVILLE, INDIANA) - The Evansville Otters (47-44) lost the middle game of the series against the Schaumburg Boomers 14-0 on Saturday night.
First baseman John Nester was 1-for-4 in the game and also threw a hitless top of the ninth inning as well.
Schaumburg went ahead with a solo home run from Bobby Martin in the first and added to the lead with a two-run Steve McQuail home run in the fourth.
Otters starter Evan Mott (1-1) threw 4.0 innings in the game, allowing three runs on four hits.
Down 4-0, Evansville was unable to get a run against pitcher Mike Giovenco who held the Otters to four hits on the night.
Schaumburg scored 10 runs in the top of the eighth inning on their way to a 14-0 victory.
Five Evansville Otters recorded a hit each in the game (Chris Elder, Ryan Kresky, Ricardo Lizcano, Nester, Nick Schwaner).
Evansville will look to finish the series with a win on Sunday night.
It is Eastland Mall weekend at Bosse Field.
Evansville will have right-hander Robert Ramer (3-0, 2.89 ERA) as the probable starter against Schaumburg righty Tony Delmonico (1-1, 4.78 ERA).
First pitch is set for 5:05 pm CDT.
The Otters pregame show starts at 4:45 pm on WUEV 91.5 FM.
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