Otters Look To Even Up Series At Home Against Miners
Published on July 19, 2014 under Frontier League (FL)
Evansville Otters News Release
(EVANSVILLE, INDIANA) - The Evansville Otters (30-20) host the Southern Illinois Miners (30-22) on Saturday night in the middle game of the three game weekend series.
First pitch is set for 6:35 pm CDT at historic Bosse Field in Evansville, Indiana.
Fans wishing to purchase tickets for the game can call the Otters box office at 812-435-8686. Reserve seats are $9 and general admission tickets are $6.
Fans not going to the game can listen 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 6:15 pm CDT.
It is SRG Global Night at the ballpark.
Evansville will have righty Preston Olson (3-3, 2.72 ERA) on the hill against Southern Illinois lefty Michael Carden (1-3, 3.53 ERA). Olson has thrown a quality start in seven of his nine appearances this summer.
Evansville is 41-47 all-time against the Southern lllinois. The Miners won two of three games against the Otters earlier this season at Rent One Park (June 20-22). This is the fifth of six meetings between the two teams this season. Southern Illinois leads the season matchup 3-1.
Evansville outfielder Chris Sweeney was named Frontier League Player of the Week on Monday. The Mountain Top, Pennsylvania native was 11-for-22 during the stretch of games from July 7 - 14. During that timeframe, Sweeney raised his batting average from .291 to a team best .328. Sweeney also hit three of his seven home runs in the past week.
The Otters had three players in the Frontier League All-Star game on Wednesday. 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.
Outfielder J.R. Higley is on a team season-long 12 game hitting streak.
Outfielder John Schultz needs one more triple for 11, the most in franchise history.
The Otters are 18-11 at home and 4-3 on the current homestand.
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