Everett Saul (2-0) shut down the Western Division leading Evansville Otters. Saul scattered seven hits and gave up only one unearned run through six and two thirds innings. Everett Saul has pitched well against Evansville in the 2008 season. He pitched one game in Evansville and gave up only three hits and no runs through four innings.

Evansville scored first in the top of the third inning. Ryan Bethel led off the inning with a single and Evansville leadoff hitter Michael Sullivan reached on an error. The Evansville Otters scored their only run on a bizarre play. Justin Randall singled and Bethel held up at third base. Sullivan came around to third base and got caught in a run-down between second and third. This allowed Bethel to score but the Freedom got Sullivan out on an 8-6-5-6-5 scoring. Saul got out of the inning by striking out the Otters right fielder Jose Pineda.

Florence would not trail long. The Freedom scored two runs in the bottom of the 4th inning to take a 2-1 lead. Nick Salotti hit a RBI single and Eddie Gonzalez walked with the bases loaded to give starting pitcher Everett Saul a two run lead, which would prove to be all he needed.

The Freedom bats stayed strong, as Florence scored again in the bottom of the 5th inning on a solo homer by Billy Mottram. The Freedom scored twice more in the bottom of the 6th from a two-out two run homer from catcher Eddie Gonzalez. Gonzalez had three runs batted in on the night.

The bullpen stayed strong as relievers Stephen Shao and Cody Castle combined to shut out the Otters. Florence has a 4-0 record against the Otters and the two teams continue a three game series with game two on Wednesday night at Champion Windows Field.