The Otters were held scoreless through the first eight innings. Florence starter Carter Spivey tossed seven shutout innings allowing just four baserunners.
Evansville mounted a rally in the ninth inning, trailing 4-0. Bryan Rosario was hit to start the inning. After a strikeout, Dakota Phillips walked.
Reyes then mashed a three-run home run over the centerfield wall to trim the deficit to one.
Ethan Skender was hit by a pitch to put the tying run aboard. Florence struck out the next two batters to win the game.
Evansville starter Zach Smith pitched a quality start. He allowed just two hits and one unearned run over six innings of work, completing an eighth quality start of the season.
Florence scored the first run of the game in the fourth. A leadoff double put a runner on second. They advanced to third on a passed ball then scored on a groundout.
The Y’alls added three more runs in the eighth inning. A walk, single and hit batter loaded the bases.
Two singles then scored two runs to stretch the lead to four.
Bryan Rosario extended his on-base streak to 18 games as the only Otter to reach base twice. Evansville had three total hits.
Evansville continues the homestand with a series against the Schaumburg Boomers. Friday is “E†is for everyone night at Bosse Field, with no tickets required for GA seating. Fans will also enjoy a jersey auction and post game fireworks. First pitch is slated for 6:35 PM CT.
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.
