Otters Look to Complete Homestand with Sixth Straight Win
Published on June 9, 2013 under Frontier League (FL)
Evansville Otters News Release
LOOK BACK AT LAST GAMES: The Evansville Otters kept their perfect home- stand alive with an 8-3 victory over the Florence Freedom on Saturday night. Evansville went ahead 5-0 af- ter a third inning RBI single from Steve Marino, a double play that scored a run in the fifth and three ad- ditional runs in the sixth inning. Catcher John Nester hit a solo home run and first baseman Andrew Clark followed with a two-run double lat- er in the inning. Down 5-0, Flor- ence rallied back for three runs in the top of the seventh only to see Evansville score three runs in the bottom of the inning on a bases-clearing triple from outfielder C.J. Henry.
REMARKABLE RYAN: Pitcher Ryan Zamorsky improved to 3-0 with the victory last night. After back to back complete game shutouts, Zamorsky was able to pitch 5.0 in- nings, yielding just one hit and two walks. His ERA is a Frontier League best 0.00 .
WHAT'S AT STAKE? The Evansville Otters are looking for their their 10th straight win at Bosse Field and their sixth consecutive victory. Evansville's last six game homestand sweep was in 2012 (July 31-Aug. 5) against Joliet and Normal.
FUN FACTS: The Evansville Otters have the best record (14-5) in all of the Frontier League. After starting the season 2-2, Evansville has won 12 of their last 14 games. The Otters are 12-1 when scoring first and 7-1 in doubleheaders.Evansville leads the Frontier League with a .288 batting average and a 2.90 earned run average. The Otters are 12-0 when leading after 5 innings.
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