August 31, 2014 - Frontier League (FL) Florence Freedom (Evansville, IN) - The Florence Freedom (41-52) pounded out 11 hits in a 6-4 victory in game one of Sunday's double header with the Evansville Otters (55-35) but got shutout for the fifth time this season in a 3-0 loss in game two. <\/p>\n
The offense provided plenty of run support for Chuck Weaver (7-6) in game one as they grabbed the lead in the second inning against Evansville starter Connor Little (2-1). Buddy Sosnoskie drew a lead-off walk and stole second. Adam Taylor singled him home for the first run of the game. <\/p>\n
In the third, newly minted Frontier League Post-Season All-Star Sam Eberle singled with one out. Sosnoskie doubled him home to extend the lead to 2-0. Eberle finished 6-8 in the double header. <\/p>\n
Bryan Soloman got things started in the fourth with a single. Chance Ross bunted him over and Zak Blair doubled him home. Eberle singled home Blair and just like that it was 4-0 Freedom. <\/p>\n
The Otters got one back in the bottom of the fourth as J.R. Higley tripled and scored on a fielder's choice. But the Freedom tallied two more runs in the fifth. With one out Taylor singled. He stole second and stole third as well. Then Gaby Juarbe drove him in with a sacrifice fly. Although it would have been an extra base hit if not for a spectacular diving catch by Chris Sweeney. <\/p>\n
Soloman followed with a double and Ross singled him home to make it 6-1 in favor of Florence. <\/p>\n
They would need the insurance as Evansville got to Weaver for three runs in the bottom of the fifth. Higley smacked a RBI single and Chris Elder doubled home two runs to cut the Freedom lead to 6-4. <\/p>\n
Weaver went five innings, giving up four runs on six hits, walking two and striking out five to get the win. Daniel DeSimone pitched a perfect sixth and Ed Kohout picked up his seventh save of the season with a scoreless seventh. <\/p>\n
Game two didn't go the Freedom's way. Dave Middendorf (5-8) pitched well but allowed a solo home run to Kolin Conner in the third. Evansville added a couple of insurance runs in the sixth thanks to a bases loaded walk and a RBI fielder's choice. <\/p>\n
The Freedom tallied five hits and drew five walks in game two but left all 10 men on base as the Otters pitching staff shut them out. <\/p>\n
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