 The Evansville Otters take game one of the three game series nine to two against the Normal CornBelters. The Otters offense exploded for 15 hits on the night.
Preston Olson started on the mound for the Otters and had a strong outing. Olson moved to six and three on the year with the win. Olson pitched for nine innings and allowed two runs on six hits. Chris Carmain was on the rubber for the CornBelters and moved to seven and seven after the loss. Carmain pitched for five innings allowing three runs on eight hits.
The CornBelters put the first run on the board when Ty Morris smacked a solo home run deep over the right field wall. The Otters finally respond to take the lead from the CornBelters in the fifth, three to one. Rolando Gomez would bring home Julio Rodriguez with an RBI-single. Josh Allen then knocked in Gomez with his double and John Schultz brought in Allen with a single.
The Otters would go on to extend the lead six to one in the sixth. Christopher Riopedre hit a double to bring home Rodriguez. Allen would go on to hit a double to knock in Gomez and Riopedre. In the seventh, Rodriguez would earn his third hit on the night to bring home Nik Balog and Chris Breen. In the eighth, the Otters scored one more run when Breen hit a sac-fly into center field to bring Allen. The CornBelters added one run in the ninth when Dillon Haupt hit a solo home run.
The Otters (48-36) will play the CornBelters (42-42) Wednesday, August 24 in game two. First pitch is at 6:35pm at Bosse Field. Tickets available at www.evansvilleotters.com or by phone at 812-435-8686 ext. 21.
