EVANSVILLE, Ind. – Winning their sixth straight contest, the Evansville Otters opened the final home series of the year against the Gateway Grizzlies with a 6-4 win on Friday night at Bosse Field.
For the second time in this home stand, Pavin Parks (Sv. 7) delivered the go-ahead runs on a homer to right field and picked up a save in the same game.
The Otters (41-48) fell behind early 2-0 with the Grizzlies (54-33) scoring the first runs of the night.
Jumping on the board in the fourth inning, Evansville cut the deficit in half with a Randy Bednar fielder’s choice RBI.
Trailing 3-1 in the sixth, the Otters strung together their big inning and batted around the order, sending 10 men to the plate. It was highlighted by a payoff pitch, three-run home run from Parks which put Evansville ahead 4-3 at the time. They added another run off a bases-loaded Justin Felix hit-by-pitch.
Gateway scored another in the eighth inning, but the Otters answered back with a sacrifice fly from Mason White in their last offensive stint. The deep fly ball to left finalized the run totals.
Evansville was outhit 10-5, but more timely knocks delivered them to victory. Parks and Logan Brown both had 2-for-4 nights to lead the bats.
On the mound, Braden Scott (5-9) took the win after pitching in six and one-third innings, allowing a trio of runs with nine strikeouts in a quality start. Deylen Miley (8-4) was given the loss for Gateway, getting yanked after allowing the go-ahead home run to Parks.
Tomorrow, the Otters attempt to win their third series in a row. First pitch against the Grizzlies is scheduled for 6:35 p.m. CT. Coverage is available on the Otters Digital Network and FloBaseball.
