Otters Fall in Series Finale to Rascals
Published on July 1, 2018 under Frontier League (FL)
Evansville Otters News Release
EVANSVILLE, Ind. - The Evansville Otters fell 8-2 in the finale of their series with the River City Rascals as the Rascals finished off the three-game sweep of the Otters at Bosse Field on Sunday afternoon.
With David Cronin at third and Ryan Long at second in the first inning, a wild pitch allowed both runners to score to put the Otters up 2-0.
River City got those runs back immediately in the top of the second thanks to a two-run single off the bat of Trevor Achenbach.
Zach Lavy tripled to lead off the third and then came home to score on a J.D Hearn RBI groundout.
A throwing error from Cronin the top of the sixth allowed two runs to score as he tried to complete a double play at third but threw wildly.
Paul Kronenfeld hit a solo homer in the eighth to extend the Rascals lead to 7-2.
Kevin Suarez ripped an RBI double in the ninth to further pad the Rascals advantage to 8-2.
Patrick McGuff takes the loss for the Otters, his first of the year, in his first start back off the disabled list. McGuff went four innings allowing three runs while striking out four.
Jonny Ortiz garners the win for the Rascals as he tossed six innings and limited the Otters to two runs, one earned, on two hits while punching out four.
Following an off day on Monday, the Otters will kick off a six-game road trip with a three-game set against the Lake Erie Crushers before going and squaring off against the Washington Wild Things to finish the schedule before the All-Star break.
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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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