 The Evansville Otters crushed the Joliet Slammers by a score of 14-2 on the first Thirsty Thursday of the season at Bosse Field. Remarkably, Joliet jumped out to an early lead in the first inning when the Slammers mustered an RBI single following a throwing error. After that brief moment it was all Otters offensively as the team pounded out four hits in the second, with three being extra base, to take a commanding 5-1 lead. Evansville would continue to relentlessly reach base in the third when five Otters were able to reach safely and increase the lead to 8-1. Joliet scored their final run in the fourth following a solo shot. However, the Otters would not stop the beat down as the team added two more runs behind back-to-back doubles to take a 10-2 lead. Mercifully, Evansville would end their scoring rampage following a three-run outburst in the seventh. The Otters offense was led by Rolando Gomez and Nik Balog, who each went 3-4 on the night. Gomez muscled up to connect on a no-doubt two-run homerun in the second and Balog would hit multiple doubles in the second and fourth innings.
Next on the schedule, Evansville will begin a three-game road series tomorrow against the Washington Wild Things. They will return to Bosse Field next Wednesday, June 8th, for a double-header against the Normal Cornbelters. Tickets are on sale and may be obtained online or by calling (812) 435-8686.
