The Evansville Otters (20-14) beat the Florence Freedom (15-19) 6-1 in seven innings on Wednesday at Bosse Field behind Shayne Houck, who had two extra base hits.
He doubled in the third inning and homered in the fifth inning.Preston Olson racked up seven strikeouts in the the Evansville Otters win. Olson allowed one earned run, three hits and two walks over seven innings.
Dave Middendorf (2-3) took the loss for the Florence Freedom. He lasted just five innings, walked one, struck out two, and allowed four runs.
The Evansville Otters' Chris Sweeney, Jeremy Nowak, Houck and Josh Allen combined for eight hits and six RBIs.