06Avon, Ohio – The Lake Erie Crushers hushed the Evansville Otters to four hits in a 6-0 Crushers win Monday evening.
Evansville was limited to just six total baserunners as Lake Erie starter Kyle Seebach struck out seven Otters’ over five and two-thirds innings of work.
In front of a sellout crowd of over 4,000 fans, Lake Erie struck first with a run in the first. A leadoff base hit and walk led to a run scoring on a fielders’ choice.
The Crushers added three more runs in the second inning with two doubles and a triple.
Evansville starter Zach Smith then found a groove, allowing no hits over the final four innings of his outing. He struck out seven batters in six innings of work.
Lake Erie added a run in each of the seventh and eighth innings.
Jomar Reyes led the Otters offense with two base hits and extended his on-base streak to 24 games.
The Otters and Crushers quickly move on to the series middle game with a Fourth of July 1:05 CT first pitch on Tuesday from Mercy Health Stadium. The Otters broadcast will be carried on the Otters Digital Network and simulcast on FloSports.
All home and road Otters games this season are televised on FloSports with audio-only coverage available for free on the Evansville Otters YouTube page.
The Evansville Otters are the 2006 and 2016 Frontier League champions.
