The Evansville Otters suffered a loss in heartbreaking fashion by a score of 7-6 against the Lake Erie Crushers on Tuesday night at Bosse Field. Errors (4) would prove to be detrimental to the Otters, resulting in multiple extra run opportunities. Erie would jump on the board first following an RBI groundout in the third inning. The Crushers would go on to tack on additional runs in the fourth and sixth to bring the score to 3-0. Evansville would muster a remarkable comeback in the latter half of the sixth. Two Otters would reach base via a walk and a double to set the table for Denzel Richardson, who hammered a missile off the right field wall for a triple. Chris Sweeney would go on to drive in Richardson via a sacrifice fly the next at bat, tying the game in the process. Evansville captured the momentum in the seventh following a titanic solo blast of a homerun off of the bat of John Schultz. Unfortunately, the eighth would prove to be disastrous for the hometown team. Four Crushers’ batters would reach base safely before a decisive three-run double put the game seemingly out of reach at 7-4. However, the Otters would fight back in the eighth thanks to a parade of four singles, which brought Evansville back within striking distance at 7-6. The ninth summarized a night filled with numerous almost shots at victory when Chris Breen launched a high flying line drive to left-center field, with a runner at first, that just barely fell short of being a game winning homerun and into the glove of a Crushers outfielder.
Up next, the Otters will look to rebound against the Crushers tomorrow at home, with first pitch slated for 6:35 pm CDT. Tickets are on sale and may be obtained by calling (812) 435-8686.
