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ValleyCats Fall in the Series Finale to the Otters

June 13, 2024 - Frontier League (FL)
Tri-City ValleyCats News Release


TROY, NY - The Tri-City ValleyCats (15-15) dropped the rubber game 15-4 to the Evansville Otters (11-19) on Thursday at Joseph L. Bruno Stadium.

Evansville got on the board in the first. Mason White greeted Jhon Vargas with a single. Vargas threw the ball away on a pickoff attempt, and White went to third. The right-handed starter then uncorked a wild pitch to give the Otters a 1-0 lead.

Tri-City responded in the bottom of the first. Jaxon Hallmark singled to start the frame. Dylan Broderick singled Hallmark to third. Alec Olund grounded into a double play, and Hallmark scored to tie the game, 1-1.

Evansville pulled ahead in the fourth. Justin Felix hit a solo homer. Two batters later, Glenn Miller walked, and David Mendham reached on an error from Elvis Peralta. Randy Bednar walked to load the bases. Pavin Parks singled in a run, but Olund threw out Medham at the plate to keep the deficit at 3-1.

Olund launched his third homer of the season to make it a 3-2 ballgame in the bottom of the fourth.

The Otters had an 11-run fifth highlighted by a two-run blast from Mendham against Max Steffens to put Evansville on top, 14-2.

Mendham struck again in the sixth with a double. Bednar advanced him to third with a single. Jomar Reyes drove in Mendham with an RBI groundout to pull the Otters ahead, 15-2.

Broderick singled in the bottom of the sixth. Oscar Campos moved Broderick to second with a single. Ian Walters knocked in Broderick with a single to trim the deficit to 15-3.

Chip Korbacher walked Broderick to begin the eighth. Three batters later, Walters cashed in with his second RBI, this time a double, to make it a 15-4 affair. Korbacher retired Ryan Cash to end the eighth, and Ryan Wiltse finished off the game with a scoreless ninth.

Smith (2-4) earned the win. He tossed seven innings, yielding three runs on eight hits, walking one, and striking out three.

Vargas (4-1) received the loss. He tossed four-plus frames, allowing nine runs on 11 hits, walking three, and striking out two.

Tri-City begins a three-game road trip against the Trois-Rivières Aigles tomorrow, Friday, June 14 th. First pitch is scheduled for 7:05 PM.

FINAL | EVANSVILLE 15 | TRI-CITY 4

W: Zach Smith (2-4)

L: Jhon Vargas (4-1)

Time of Game: 2:53

Attendance: 2,380

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