A four-run second inning pushed the Evansville Otters past the Lake Erie Crushers 7-2 on Wednesday evening at Bosse Field in front of 2,483 fans.
The Otters sent nine men to the plate and scored four runs to take the lead in the bottom of the second. Hunter Cullen drew a bases loaded walk to open the scoring, then David Cronin singled home two runs with a single to left to make it 3-0. Ryan Long capped off the frame with an RBI single of his own to make it 4-0 Evansville.
Long then picked up his second RBI of the game with a triple scoring Cronin from first to make it 5-0 Otters.
Joe DeLuca added a sixth run for Evansville with an RBI single in the fifth.
The Otters made it 7-0 on a sacrifice fly from Travis Harrison in the sixth.
Lake Erie got two runs in the top of the seventh on a run-scoring wild pitch and an RBI single from Dalton Wheat. But that was all the offense Lake Erie could muster in the 7-2 defeat.
Spencer Medick earns his first win as an Otter after throwing 6.2 innings and striking out seven hitters. Medick allowed two runs on just three hits and walked four.
Sean Renzi takes the loss for Lake Erie. Renzi went 4.2 innings and gave up six runs on six hits while walking five.
The two ball clubs wrap up their four-game set tomorrow evening at 6:35 p.m. at Bosse Field. It is German Heritage Night as well as a Thirsty Thursday, with special price drafts and cans, at the ballpark.
Coverage of the series can be found on WUEV 91.5 FM and the Otters Digital Network presented by Kruckemeyer & Cohn with Sam Jellinek (play-by-play) and Bill McKeon (analyst) on the call.
The rest of the Otters week-long homestand will feature nights such as Kyndle Night, Princess Night and Fellowship Day and Family Fun Day.
