 For the second night in a row a dramatic turn of events unfolded as the Evansville Otters lost 8-7 against the Schaumburg Boomers on Military Appreciation Night at Bosse Field. The contest was an absolute slugfest that featured two homeruns from each team. After Schaumburg jumped out to an early one run lead in the first, the Otters answered back with a three run outburst in the bottom of the frame, which was highlighted by a two-run homerun from catcher, Dane Phillips. Evansville would not lead for long as the Boomers mustered a rally of their own in the fifth inning to take a 4-3 lead after a massive two-run homerun that even hit a truck parked beyond the right field fence. Next, the Boomers put up four more runs in the fifth inning that proved to be too much for the Otters. Evansville would pull the score back within one run in the bottom of the frame, thanks mainly in part to a Chris Sweeney RBI double and a pair of pitches that were able to squirt past the Boomers’ catcher with runners on base. The Otters would go down quietly through the next three frames until John Schultz ripped a leadoff double into the left-center field gap. Following a groundout that moved the tying run to third, Sweeney and Kurt Wertz both struck out to end the contest.
The Otters look to bounce back tomorrow when they play the Schaumburg Boomers at Bosse Field, with first pitch slated for 5:05 pm CDT. Tickets are on sale and may be obtained online by calling (812) 435-8686.
