The Rockford Aviators (44-37) beat the Evansville Otters (51-30) 5-2 in seven innings on Thursday at Bosse Field behind Cameron Garfield, who went 4-4 at the plate.
He singled in the second, third, fifth, and seventh innings.John Schultz racked up two RBIs on two hits for the Evansville Otters. He singled in the first inning and homered in the fifth inning.
Roberto Padilla improved to 3-2 on the year by picking up the win for the Rockford Aviators. He allowed two runs over five innings. He struck out four, walked one and surrendered five hits.
Tyler Vail couldn't get it done on the hill for the Evansville Otters, taking a loss. He lasted just six innings, walked one, struck out seven, and allowed five runs.