 The Miners clinch the division after a seven to two win over the Otters. The Otters late rally was not enough to come back.
Hunter Ackerman started on the mound for the Otters and moved to six and six with the loss. Ackerman pitched for seven innings allowing two runs, six hits and had five strikeouts. Kyle Tinius received the win for the Miners and moved to three and one with the win.
The Miners put up the first run of the night with Toby DeMellos solo shot over the left field wall to take an early one to zero lead. In the third, the Miners put up one more run with Aaron Gates being brought in by Craig Massey.
In the eighth, Alex De Leon took the first pitch over the left field wall to extend the lead three to zero. Willi Martin earned his first hit on the night and it brought home one run. Gates brought in one more run in the eighth to make it five to zero.
In the top of the ninth, De Leon hit his second home run on the night. Nolan Earley would follow De Leon and hit a bomb over the right field wall. The Otters first run on the night came in the bottom of ninth after a wild pitch from the Miners to bring home Chris Breen. Chris Sweeney brought in John Schultz with a SAC-fly deep into right field.
The Otters (50-38) take on the Miners (59-30) in the home season finale Sunday, August 28. First pitch is scheduled for 5:05pm at Bosse Field. Tickets available at www.evansvilleotters.com or by phone at 812-435-8686 ext. 21.
