The Evansville Otters defeated the Windy City Thunderbolts in stellar fashion behind a score of 5-2 on Tuesday night at Bosse Field. Tyler Vail started and completed the contest, throwing a dominant outing through nine innings. Spanning from the top of the third to the fifth inning, Vail mowed down eight consecutive batters via swinging strikeouts, almost as if he were playing within a video game. Evansville would jump on the board in the first inning following a double by John Schultz and a single from Josh Allen, aided in part due to a Windy City fielding error that brought the score to 1- 0. The Thunderbolts would answer back in the very next frame after a towering two-run homerun, flipping the score to 2-1. However, the Otters would refuse to lose for a sixth straight game. In the third, Josh Allen crushed a majestic homerun that appeared to never cease orbit, bringing the lead back to the Otters 3-2. Allen’s heroics would continue in the seventh, as he provided a remarkable second two-run homerun, except this rocket seemed to leave the yard in a blink of an eye to left-center. Allen would finish the game with an impressive line of 4-4, with two homeruns and four RBI’s. The Otters would shut down the Thunderbolts over the last two frames.
Up next, Evansville looks to build off of their victory as they play against Windy City again tomorrow, with first pitch slated for 6:35 pm CDT. Tickets are available at www.evansvilleotters.com or by calling 812-435-8686 ext 21.
