Otters Silenced in Series Opener with Y'alls
August 16, 2024 - Frontier League (FL)
Evansville Otters News Release
EVANSVILLE, Ind. - Beginning their final home stand of the 2024 season, the Evansville Otters opened a new series against the Florence Y'alls on Friday night, dropping a 10-0 decision at Bosse Field.
The Y'alls (41-40) jumped ahead early and never looked back.
Damage occurred in the first with a home run to put the opposition ahead 2-0 over the Otters (35-48). Florence added more scoring in the next three innings. The fifth frame was highlighted by a bases-clearing double to make it a 9-0 game. The final run of the night happened in the last inning on an error from the Evansville defense.
For the first time this year, Casey Delgado (2-1) was tagged with the loss on an off-night pitching. The righty went three and one-third innings, giving up five runs on seven hits. Taking the win for Florence was Evan Webster (2-1).
Out of the bullpen, Jon Beymer had a terrific night, tossing in three and one-third scoreless innings with seven strikeouts.
Evansville was held to four hits, led by Logan Brown in a 2-for-3 effort.
Looking to even the series tomorrow, the Otters will be back to face the Y'alls in the middle game tomorrow with a 6:35 p.m. CT first pitch. Coverage is available on the Otters Digital Network and FloBaseball.
The Evansville Otters are the 2006 and 2016 Frontier League champions.
The Otters play all home games at historic Bosse Field, located at 23 Don Mattingly Way in Evansville, Ind. Stay up to date with the Evansville Otters by visiting evansvilleotters.com, or follow the Otters on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
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