Otters Host Doubleheader on Final Home Date of the Season
August 31, 2014 - Frontier League (FL)
Evansville Otters News Release
(EVANSVILLE, INDIANA) - The first place Evansville Otters (54-34) conclude their regular season home schedule with a doubleheader against the Florence Freedom on Sunday night.
First pitch is set for 4:05 pm CDT at Historic Bosse Field in Evansville, Indiana with both games scheduled for seven innings each.
It is Eastland Mall Labor Day Weekend.
Fans can call 812-435-8686 for tickets.
The game will be broadcast live on WUEV 91.5 FM and WUEV.org . Play by play announcer Mike Radomski and color commentator Bill McKeon will have the call beginning at 3:45 pm CDT.
Right-hander Connor Little (2-0, 0.90 ERA) will start for Evansville in game one on Sunday against Florence righty Chuck Weaver (6-6, 2.43 ERA). Fellow righty Edgar Lopez (1-0, 3.00 ERA) will pitch for the Otters in game two against lefty Dave Middendorf (5-7, 4.81 ERA).
The Otters are 4-0 on their current seven game homestand with two, doubleheader sweeps (Windy City - Wednesday, Florence - Friday).
The Otters are 64-63 all-time against the Freedom including a 4-0 mark at home this year. Evansville is 5-2 this summer against Florence. This is the eighth meetings of nine this season.
The Otters had three players in the Frontier League All-Star game on July 16. 3B Shayne Houck started the contest going 2-for-2. Nik Balog pinch hit and played first base, going 0-for-1 with a walk. Josh Allen finished the night 0-for-2 as a defensive replacement and second baseman.
Evansville is 31-15 at home this season and 16-10 in doubleheaders.
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