Evansville Otters
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| Founded in 1995 Evansville, Indiana |
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| Owner(s)/Operated By: Bussing Family | |
| General Manager: Liam Miller | |
| Manager: Andy McCauley | |
| Media: Evansville Courier & Press | |
| Website: evansvilleotters.com | |
The Evansville Otters are a professional baseball team based in Evansville, Indiana, in the United States. The Otters are a member of the West Division of the Frontier League, an independent baseball league which is not affiliated with Major League Baseball. From the 1995 season to the present, the Otters have played their home games at Bosse Field, which has been in continuous use for minor league baseball since its opening in 1915.[1] New general manager Joel Padfield recently announced that the organization is considering altering the team name to the Brown Otters, in recognition of the specific species of otter indigenous to the area.
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[edit] History
When the Otters began play in 1995, they returned baseball to Evansville for the first time in a decade. The city had been without a team since the Evansville Triplets relocated following the 1984 season.
The Otters have been a success on the field and off since their first season of play in Evansville. On the field the Otters have reached the playoffs in 7 of their 12 seasons, including five Frontier League Championship series, finally winning one in 2006 for their first league championship. Off the field, the Otters set numerous league attendance records in their early seasons. The Otters drew 90,000 fans in their first season, more than the entire Frontier League had in its inaugural season two years earlier.[2] The Otters have averaged 2,500 fans per game since they started playing at Bosse Field in Evansville. The success of the Otters in Evansville led to the move of more Frontier League teams to larger cities, many of which have built new ballparks, leading to the increased stability and success of the league in recent years. George Sherrill, a 2008 MLB All-Star, is a former Evansville Otter.
[edit] Season-by-season records
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| Year | W-L | PCT | Place | Postseason |
| 1993 | 22-33 | .400 | 3rd in FL West | |
| 1994 | 25-39 | .391 | 2nd in FL West | Won 1st Round Playoff vs. Chillicothe Paints 2-1. Lost Frontier League Championship vs. Erie Sailors 2-0. |
| Total | 47-72 | .395 | ||
| Playoffs | 2-3 | .400 | 1 Playoff Appearance. 0 Championships. | |
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| 1995 | 31-38 | .449 | 6th in FL | |
| 1996 | 34-40 | .459 | 3rd in FL West | |
| 1997 | 46-33 | .582 | 1st in FL West | Won 1st Round Playoff vs. Richmond Roosters 2-1. Lost Frontier League Championship vs. Canton Crocodiles 2-0. |
| 1998 | 43-36 | .544 | 3rd in FL West | Lost 1st Round Playoff vs. Springfield Capitals 2-1. |
| 1999 | 43-41 | .512 | 1st in FL West | Lost 1st Round Playoff vs. Chillicothe Paints 2-0. |
| 2000 | 45-38 | .616 | 2nd in FL West | Won 1st Round Playoff vs. River City Rascals 2-0. Lost Frontier League Championship vs. Johnstown Johnnies 3-1. |
| 2001 | 44-40 | .524 | 4th in FL West | |
| 2002 | 33-51 | .393 | 6th in FL West | |
| 2003 | 51-37 | .580 | 3rd in FL West | Won 1st Round Playoff vs. Chillicothe Paints 2-1. Lost Frontier League Championship vs. Gateway Grizzlies 3-0. |
| 2004 | 54-42 | .562 | 2nd in FL West | Won 1st Round Playoff vs. Washington Wild Things 3-0. Lost Frontier League Championship vs. Rockford Riverhawks 3-0. |
| 2005 | 52-43 | .547 | 4th in FL West | |
| 2006 | 46-50 | .479 | 2nd in FL West | Won 1st Round Playoff vs. Rockford Riverhawks 3-2. Won Frontier League Championship vs. Chillicothe Paints 3-0. |
| 2007 | 34-62 | .354 | 4th in FL West | |
| 2008 | 39-57 | .406 | 6th in FL West | |
| 2009 | 28-66 | .298 | 6th in FL West | |
| Total | 623-674 | .480 | ||
| Playoffs | 17-19 | .472 | 5 Division Titles. 7 Playoff Appearances. 1 Championship. | |
[edit] Current roster
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[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "Bosse Field Facts". Evansville Otters. Archived from the original on 2008-07-05. http://web.archive.org/web/20080705054531/http://www.evansvilleotters.com/bosse_field.html. Retrieved 2008-12-01.
- ^ "Frontier League History". Frontier Professional Baseball. http://www.frontierleague.com/history.php. Retrieved 2008-12-06.
[edit] External links
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| East Division | West Division | ||||
| Evansville Otters | Gateway Grizzlies | ||||
| Florence Freedom | Joliet Slammers | ||||
| Lake Erie Crushers | Normal CornBelters | ||||
| London Rippers | River City Rascals | ||||
| Southern Illinois Miners | Rockford RiverHawks | ||||
| Traverse City Beach Bums | Schaumburg Boomers | ||||
| Washington Wild Things | Windy City ThunderBolts | ||||
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| Kalamazoo Kings | |||||
| McHenry County K-Nines | |||||
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