Evansville Otters

• Location: Evansville, IN
• League: Frontier League 1995-present
• Affiliation: Independent
• Ballpark: Bosse Field

Team History

In the spring of 1995, the Evansville Otters joined the independent Frontier League filling a gap in professional baseball left by the departure of the Evansville Triplets after the 1984 season. The Otters play their home games in historic Bosse Field, the first municipally-owned ballpark in the United States, and site of the movie A League of Their Own. The Otters quickly became one of the most popular teams in the Frontier League and in the long history of baseball in Evansville. The Otters continue to grow in popularity. Tickets to an Otters game are only $5.00, and parking is still free.

Games are broadcast on WUEV 91.5 FM, University of Evansville Radio.

Year-by-Year Record

Year	Record	Finish	Manager	Playoffs	Hitting Coach	Pitching Coach
1995	31-38	6th	Boots Day			Bob Kipper
1996	34-40	6th	Fernando Arroyo
1997	46-33	2nd	Greg Tagert	Lost League Finals
1998	43-36	4th	Greg Tagert	Lost in 1st Round
1999	43-41	3rd (t)	Greg Tagert	Lost in 1st Round
2000	45-38	4th	Greg Tagert	Lost League Finals
2001	44-40	7th (t)	Dan Shwam
2002	33-51	11th	Greg Jelks
2003	51-37	3rd	Greg Jelks	Lost League Finals
2004	54-42	4th	Greg Jelks	Lost League Finals
2005	52-43	5th	Greg Jelks
2006	46-50	6th	Greg Jelks	League Champs
2007	34-62	11th	Jeff Pohl
2008	39-57	10th (t)	Jason Verdugo		Bobby Bell
2009	28-66	12th	Wayne Krenchicki
2010	35-59	11th	Wayne Krenchicki (16-28) / Andy McCauley (19-31)
2011	39-57	10th (t)	Andy McCauley
2012	45-50	8th (t)	Andy McCauley
2013	51-45	6th	Andy McCauley
2014	57-37	4th	Andy McCauley	Lost in 1st Round
2015	48-48	7th	Andy McCauley
2016	55-40	2nd	Andy McCauley	League Champs
2017	52-44	4th	Andy McCauley	Lost in 1st round
2018	51-45	2nd	Andy McCauley	Lost in 1st Round
2019	57-39	1st (t)	Andy McCauley	Lost in 1st round
2020	Season cancelled
2021	57-39	2nd	Andy McCauley
2022	52-43	8th	Andy McCauley	Lost in 1st round
2023	52-44	8th	Andy McCauley	Lost League Finals

Otters Signed to Affiliated Baseball

• Josh Cook (C): Houston Astros, New York Mets (1996)
• Travis Stockam (C): New York Mets (1997)
• Matt Ceriani (C): Milwaukee Brewers (1998), Arizona Diamondbacks (1998)
• Jason Clark (OF): Pittsburgh Pirates (1998)
• Brent Kelley (RHP): Arizona Diamondbacks (1998)
• Scott Heying (SS): Toronto Blue Jays (1998)
• Nick Schwieder (C): Anaheim Angels (1998)
• Mike Chaney (LHP): Pittsburgh Pirates (2000)
• Dustin Delucchi (OF): Seattle Mariners (2000)
• George Sherrill (LHP): Seattle Mariners (2000)
• Chris Howay (RHP): Oakland Athletics (2001)
• Don Blaylock (LHP): Tampa Bay Devil Rays (2001)
• Chris Cosbey (OF): Milwaukee Brewers (2001)
• Craig Martin (2B): Arizona Diamondbacks (2001)
• Ben Johaning (1B): San Diego Padres (2002)
• Eddie Russell (RHP): Florida Marlins (2002)
• John Edwards (C): Colorado Rockies (2002)
• Jeremy Hudson (RHP): Chicago White Sox (2002)
• Gabriel Delgado (2B): Texas Rangers (2002)
• Julius Foreman (OF): Cincinnati Reds (2002)
• Ryan Dorsey (SS): Kansas City Royals (2002)
• Tony Stutz (RHP): Anaheim Angels (2002)
• Casey Benjamin (SS): Texas Rangers (2003)
• Nick Bates (RHP): Milwaukee Brewers (2003)
• Juan Downing (3B): Atlanta Braves (2003)
• Ryan Burnau (RHP): Florida Marlins (2003)
• David Mead (RHP): San Diego Padres (2004)
• Cole Hilt (3B): Kansas City Royals (2004)
• Amad Stephens (RHP): New York Yankees (2004)
• Jeremy Lewis (LHP): Milwaukee Brewers (2005)
• Kevin Cassidy (RHP): Houston Astros (2005)
• Dayle Campbell (RHP): Cincinnati Reds (2005)
• Sean Flynn (C): Colorado Rockies (2005)
• Andrew Davie (1B): Chicago White Sox (2005)
• Justin Jordan (RHP): Seattle Mariners (2005)
• Donny Langdon (LHP): Seattle Mariners (2005)
• Jason Radwan (C): Seattle Mariners (2006)
• Kyle Pawelczyk (LHP): San Diego Padres (2006), Milwaukee Brewers (2006)
• Scott Souther (RHP): Arizona Diamondbacks (2006)

Championships, Accomplishments and Honors

• First Frontier League team to break the 1,000,000 fan mark. May 28, 2005.
• 2006 Host - Frontier League All Star Game
• 2006 Frontier League Champions.

Related Links

• Otters Home Page