Schaumburg, Ill. – The Evansville Otters (21-28) lost to the Schaumburg Boomers (30-20) in the series middle game Saturday night, 18-5.
The offense got going quickly for Evansville. In the first, David Mendham led off the game with a single, he was then driven in by a JT Benson double. Pavin Parks scorched an RBI hit of his own to make it 2-0.
The Boomers would fight back scoring one of their own in the first but that did not deter the Otters. In the second, Justin Felix and Mendham hit back-to-back home runs to extend the lead to 4-1. This is the first time that Evansville has hit back-to-back homers this year.
Schaumburg would score in each of the next two innings, making it 4-3 heading into the bottom of the fourth. In the fourth, the Boomers extended their lead to 7-4.
Evansville did fight back in the fifth, getting one back on a wild pitch to make it 7-5.
The Boomers did not let up. They would score three or more in the next three innings and won by a score of 18-5.
Colin Murphy pitched a clean eighth inning, collecting his first professional strikeout in his first outing.
The Otters play Sunday afternoon baseball tomorrow at 1:00 p.m. at Wintrust Field in the season series finale against the Boomers.
