Vail's Two-Hit Outing Gives Otters 6-0 Victory
June 25, 2019 - Frontier League (FL)
Evansville Otters News Release
EVANSVILLE, Ind. - The Evansville Otters picked up a 6-0 series-opening win Tuesday against the Schaumburg Boomers, receiving eight shutout innings from starting pitcher Tyler Vail.
Vail made his deepest start of the season, recording a season-high 10 strikeouts and allowing only two hits.
The right-hander has seen improved performance since transitioning from the bullpen to the starting rotation.
Vail, the Easton, Pa. native, hit Dylan Jones for the first pitch of the game, but was able to settle in with back-to-back strikeouts to Jimmy Galusky and Quincy Nieporte to get out of the top of the first.
The Otters struck first offensively on an RBI single from Ryan Long, scoring Keith Grieshaber, to give the Otters a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first.
Carlos Castro led off the bottom of the fourth with a solo home run, his sixth of the year, extending the Otters lead to two.
After a J.J. Gould single, Jack Meggs ripped a double down the right-field line giving the Otters a 3-0 lead.
Vail would enter a groove from that point on. Four of his eight innings went in order as he had his secondary pitches working Tuesday, combining that with his fastball. He earned his first win as a starter, improving his overall record to 2-3.
The Otters would score two more runs in the fifth, as errors were committed by the Boomers, allowing Long and Castro to cross home, and the Otters took control of the game at 5-0.
Making his first start since May 17, Payton Lobdell allowed three runs on six hits in four innings. He earned the loss, going to 0-3 on the season.
Grieshaber smacked an RBI double that scored David Cronin in the bottom of the sixth, pushing the Otters' lead to six. They were able to string together quality at-bats that turned into runs, a formula that has worked for them in 2019.
Game two will be Wednesday at 6:35 p.m. with Tyler Beardsley on the mound for the Otters. He will be opposed by Gunnar Kines for the Boomers.
Broadcast coverage can be heard on the Otters Digital Network via YouTube or on the radio at 91.5 WUEV-FM with Dave Nguyen on the call.
The Otters are celebrating their 25th anniversary season in 2019.
Wednesday will be Deaconess Strike Out Stroke Night, 14 WFIE followed by Bud Light Thirsty Thursday, Holly's House and Deaconess Women's Hospital Night, Deaconess Employee Night and Princess Night with postgame fireworks, and Sunday's series finale presented by North American Light, an Indiana Tool Plant.
To purchase a season ticket or group outing package, call (812) 435-8686 or visit the Bosse Field front office at 23 Don Mattingly Way, Evansville, Ind. The front office is open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
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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