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RECAP | Otters win back-to-back road games to advance to Conference Finals
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (Sept. 12, 2026) - The Evansville Otters (2-1) have advanced to their first Frontier League Conference Finals since 2023 after winning a close Game Three against the Schaumburg Boomers (1-2) on Saturday night, 3-2.
Anthony Tomczak made his second start in 2026 for Evansville against Cole Cook for Schaumburg.
The Otters scored in the first inning on an RBI single from Amani Jones.
Schaumburg would score one in the third inning and one in the fourth to take a 2-1 lead in game three.
Cook would throw the next five innings scoreless while Schaumburg kept the one-run lead.
Tomczak would finish with a season-high three innings and five strikeouts. The Otters used a total of six pitchers in the bullpen game.
Evansville started the top of the seventh with two singles and a fielder’s choice to put runners at the corners with one out. A sacrifice fly from Jones would bring in T.J. Salvaggio to tie the game. Logan Brown brought in the go-ahead run, his single scoring Zac Vooletich from third to put the Otters ahead 3-2.
Chase Kriebel and Joe Morrissey threw an inning and a third scoreless, with Alex Valdez getting the eighth and throwing a 1-2-3 inning. Junior Cerda converted his second save in two days, getting Chase Dawson to pop out to Brown in foul territory to clinch the series.
Evansville advances to the Frontier League Conference Finals with the win, as the 2026 Frontier League Playoffs continue Tuesday. They will face the winner of another winner-take-all Game Three between Washington and Florence tomorrow.
Stay up to date with who and where the Otters will play Tuesday night at https://www.evansvilleotters.com/playoff-hq.
All games can be heard on 96.9 WYIR and the Otters Digital Network and can be viewed live on the Frontier League Network on HTN.
The Evansville Otters are the 2006 and 2016 Frontier League champions.
The Otters play all home games at EVSC’s Historic Bosse Field, located at 23 Don Mattingly Way in Evansville, Ind. Stay up to date with the Evansville Otters by visiting evansvilleotters.com, or follow the Otters on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
For more information, visit evansvilleotters.com or call (812) 435-8686.
