The Evansville Otters split a doubleheader with the Lake Erie Crushers, winning 7-1 and losing 5-3, on Tuesday evening at Bosse Field in front of 1,154 fans.
In the first game of the doubleheader, Ryan Long put the Otters up 1-0 in the third inning with a solo homer, his fourth of the year.
Daniel Spingola padded the Otters lead with a two-run homer to make it 3-0, his first with Evansville.
The Otters opened the game up with three in the fifth. Spingola picked up his third RBI of the game with an RBI double. Joe DeLuca then singled home two more runs to make it 6-1 Otters.
Travis Harrison added a seventh run on a sacrifice fly in the sixth.
Austin Nicely went the distance to cap off the 7-1 victory for the Otters. Nicely allowed just the one run while striking out six to claim his fourth win of the year.
Mason Klotz takes the loss for Lake Erie. Klotz went 4.2 innings allowing four runs while walking four and striking out three.
In the second game of the doubleheader, Lake Erie got on the board first with a sacrifice fly from Sean Hurley.
Douglas Trimble hit a solo home run in the fourth to extend the Lake Erie lead to 2-0.
Lake Erie plated a third run on a run-scoring passed ball in the fifth.
The Otters tied the game with a three run-fifth inning. Mike Rizzitello singled home a run, and then an error from the third baseman on a grounder off the bat of Taylor Hillson allowed a second run to score. David Cronin then hit into a fielder’s choice that produced the tying run.
In the sixth, Lake Erie reclaimed the lead on a two-run single from Dalton Wheat.
Logan Lombana pitched a perfect ninth to preserve the 5-3 win for the Crushers.
Kent Hasler picks up the win out of the bullpen for the Crushers after throwing one inning in relief.
Garrett Harris is hung with his second loss of the season after allowing two runs in .2 innings.
Otters starter Chris Amato did not factor into the decision after he threw three innings, allowing one run on three hits.
Lake Erie starter Justin Sinibaldi also received a no-decision. Sinibaldi tossed four innings of shutout baseball allowing just one hit.
The Otters and Crushers will square off for the third game of the series tomorrow at 6:35 p.m at Bosse Field which will be Deaconess and Orthopedic Associates Night.
