Evansville Otters vs Normal CornBelters: 10-7
Gamelive VersionThe Normal CornBelters outdone by Nowak and the Evansville Otters, 10-7
The Evansville Otters (1-1) beat the Normal CornBelters (1-1) 10-7 on Saturday at The Corn Crib behind Jeremy Nowak, who had two extra base hits.
He homered in the second inning and tripled in the third inning.Despite the loss, the Normal CornBelters' Chuck Ghysels dominated the Evansville Otters' batters, giving up zero runs and striking out six.
Richard Lucas put himself in scoring position with two extra-base hits for the Normal CornBelters. He doubled in the second inning and homered in the fourth inning.
Robert Ramer improved to 1-0 on the year by picking up the win for the Evansville Otters. He allowed one run over 2 1/3 innings. He struck out two, walked two and surrendered one hit.
Michael Schweiss (0-1) was the game's losing pitcher. He allowed eight runs in 2 2/3 innings, walked four and struck out three.
The Evansville Otters' Nik Balog, Josh Allen, Cory Urquhart and Nowak combined for nine hits and six RBIs.
