The Evansville Otters won a thrilling game in walk-off fashion by a score of 10-8 against the Traverse City Beach Bums on Friday night at Bosse Field. The Otters jumped out to an early lead in the second inning following an RBI double that was smoked over the leftfielder’s head. However, the Beach Bums would rally with force in the very next frame. Traverse City managed to pound out 6 runs within the disastrous third, highlighted by a bases clearing double and a two- run homerun that cleared dead center field. Evansville would display their remarkable grit in the latter half of the inning, as they have all season, by answering back with a four run outburst to pull the game within a run at 6-5. Chris Breen blasted a double to right-center, and Denzel Richardson crushed a two-run missile over the left-field fence to led the Otter offense in the third. The fifth would prove to be a critical turning point for Evansville, thanks to a patient approach at the plate that yielded two singles and three walks, scoring two runs to take the lead in the process at 7-6. Rolando Gomez would demolish a solo homer to right in the sixth, which padded the Otter lead 8-6. The remaining two innings would be fairly uneventful before drama unfolded in the ninth. With a runner on first, Jose Vargas attempted to play the role of villain by smacking a homerun that nearly left the stadium, tying the score at 8-8. Following back to back singles in the tenth, Josh Allen sent the Bosse faithful home happy by smoking a line drive off of the base of the leftfield wall for a two RBI walk-off double.
Tomorrow, Evansville will host the Traverse City Beach Bums once again for Christmas in July. Santa will be visiting the stadium to greet children, as well as other Christmas festivities. Donations will be collected to benefit Riley Children’s Foundation. Join us for first pitch at 6:35 pm CDT. Tickets available at www.evansvilleotters.com or by phone at 812-435-8686 ext. 21.
