The Evansville Otters (7-5) beat the River City Rascals (6-5) 6-1 on Thursday at CarShield Field behind Nik Balog, who went 2-3 and hit a home run.
He singled in the third inning and homered in the fifth inning.Derrick Penilla picked up the win for the Evansville Otters. Penilla allowed one earned run, nine hits and one walk while striking out two over seven innings of work.
Zeb Sneed ended up on the wrong side of the pitching decision, charged with his first loss of the year. He lasted just six innings, walked one, struck out two, and allowed four runs.