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FRONTIER LEAGUE CANCELS 2020 SEASON
The Frontier League announced Wednesday that the 2020 baseball season will be canceled.
READ MOREOTTERS’ STAFF CONTINUE ACTIVE PRESENCE IN THE COMMUNITY
With the start of the baseball season at Bosse Field delayed for now due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the Evansville Otters organization is filling the time by giving back with community service.
READ MOREOTTERS TRADE INFIELDER LONG TO LINCOLN
The Evansville Otters have finalized a deal to send third baseman Ryan Long to the Lincoln Saltdogs of the American Association, ending a three-year stay in Evansville.
READ MOREOTTERS’ CWL SIGNING, JUSTIN LEWIS, PICKED UP BY TEXAS RANGERS
One of the Evansville Otters’ offseason acquisitions, pitcher Justin Lewis, was picked up by the Texas Rangers organization.
READ MOREOTTERS MOURNING THE PASSING OF FORMER PLAYER JARED JORDAN
The Evansville Otters are mourning the passing of former pitcher and utility player Jared Jordan, who passed away at the age of 32.
READ MOREOTTERS’ RIZZITELLO TO PURSUE LIFE OUTSIDE OF THE DIAMOND
The Evansville Otters announced that catcher Mike Rizzitello will not return in 2020 as Evansville’s backstop has decided to step away from the game as a player.
READ MOREOTTERS RECORD-HOLDER SCHULTZ COMING BACK TO EVANSVILLE
The Evansville Otters announced that franchise record-holder and three-time All-Star John Schultz has signed to come out of retirement and play for Evansville in 2020.
READ MOREOTTERS PITCHER SITTINGER SIGNED BY DIAMONDBACKS
Evansville Otters pitcher Brandyn Sittinger had his contract purchased by the Arizona Diamondbacks this weekend.
READ MOREOTTERS MAKE TRADES WITH ATLANTIC LEAGUE TEAMS
The Evansville Otters have made multiple trades to send pitcher Taylor Wright and infielder Ryan Long to the Somerset Patriots and send starting pitchers Austin Nicely and Jake Welch to the York Revolution of the Atlantic League.
READ MORERECAP: OTTERS’ HISTORIC SEASON ENDS IN FLDS AGAINST RASCALS
After a historic season and the first division title since 1999, the Evansville Otters saw their 2019 campaign end in a 4-2 loss to the River City Rascals Friday in the Frontier League Divisional Series.
READ MORERECAP: OTTERS COMEBACK FALLS SHORT; RASCALS UP 2-0 IN FLDS
Despite a late comeback effort by the Evansville Otters Wednesday, the River City Rascals were able to hold on and win game two of the Frontier League Divisional Series 4-3, taking a 2-0 series lead.
READ MORERECAP: RASCALS WIN FLDS OPENER 10-2 OVER OTTERS
The River City Rascals grabbed a 1-0 series lead in the Frontier League Divisional Series Tuesday as a complete game by Brendan Feldmann and the Rascals’ offense led the way to a 10-2 win against the Evansville Otters.
READ MORERECAP: OTTERS COME UP SHORT IN FINALE, FINISH REGULAR SEASON WITH 57 WINS
With the game tied at five in the bottom of the eighth inning, Taylor Sparks hit a solo home run to lead the Southern Illinois Miners to a 6-5 win over the Evansville Otters.
READ MORERECAP: OTTERS LEAVE SATURDAY AS DIVISION CHAMPIONS
The Evansville Otters clinched their first division title since 1999 on Saturday, earning the title of Frontier League West Division champions.
READ MORERECAP: OTTERS TIE FRANCHISE RECORD WITH 57TH WIN
The Evansville Otters picked up their fourth straight win Friday as the Otters beat the Southern Illinois Miners 4-1 to tie a franchise record with their 57th win this season.
READ MORERECAP: OTTERS CLINCH POSTSEASON BERTH WITH WIN AGAINST GRIZZLIES
The Evansville Otters accomplished what they needed to do Thursday to earn a postseason berth, getting a win against the Gateway Grizzlies in the series finale 6-5.
READ MORERECAP: SITTINGER, CALABRESE HELP PROPEL OTTERS TO WIN
Thanks to a quality start from starter Brandyn Sittinger and a key two-RBI double by Rob Calabrese, the Evansville Otters beat the Gateway Grizzlies 3-1 on Wednesday.
READ MORERECAP: WELCH’S STRONG START LEADS OTTERS TO VICTORY
Behind eight shutout innings and 12 strikeouts by starter Jake Welch, the Evansville Otters defeated the Gateway Grizzlies 6-0 on Tuesday night.
READ MORERECAP: CASTELLANI, FREEDOM BLANK OTTERS IN SERIES FINALE
The Evansville Otters ran into a tough matchup Sunday against the Florence Freedom’s Mike Castellani on the mound, who led the Freedom to a 4-0 win over the Otters.
READ MORERECAP: OTTERS SCORE 10 RUNS IN WIN AGAINST FREEDOM
The Evansville Otters attacked early offensively against the Florence Freedom Saturday, winning by a final score of 10-1 to even the weekend series in front of 4,016 fans at Bosse Field.
READ MORERECAP: FREEDOM WIN IN 11 INNINGS OVER OTTERS
Despite tying the game at three in the eighth inning Friday, the Evansville Otters couldn’t push across the go-ahead run as the Florence Freedom took the series opener 6-3 in 11 innings.
READ MORERECAP: OTTERS BATTLE BACK TO SWEEP MINERS
The Evansville Otters put together another comeback win Thursday, battling back from a 3-1 deficit to beat the Southern Illinois Miners 4-3 and complete the three-game sweep on the road.
READ MORERECAP: EARLY OFFENSE GIVES WELCH, OTTERS WIN
After scoring four unanswered runs in the last two innings on Tuesday, the Evansville Otters scored four runs after the first two innings on Wednesday, going on to win 5-2 on the road against the Southern Illinois Miners.
READ MORERECAP: OTTERS’ LATE RALLY LEADS TO 50TH WIN
Trailing 4-2 heading into the eighth inning Tuesday, the Evansville Otters rallied with four unanswered runs in the last two innings to earn a 6-4 win against the Southern Illinois Miners, leading to the Otters’ 50th win of the season.
READ MORERECAP: OTTERS' OFFENSE BACKS UP NICELY
The Evansville Otters scored in four consecutive innings to seize control and beat the Gateway Grizzlies 11-6 in Sunday's series finale at Bosse Field.
READ MORERECAP: LONG’S FOUR-RBI NIGHT PROPELS OTTERS OVER GRIZZLIES
The Evansville Otters saw their offense find their spark on Saturday as Ryan Long’s four-hit; four RBI night led the Otters to a 9-6 victory against the Gateway Grizzlies.
READ MORERECAP: OTTERS CAN’T SOLVE GRIZZLIES IN SERIES OPENER
The Evansville Otters couldn’t quite string together hits Friday as the Gateway Grizzlies and Jordan Barrett were able to shut out the Otters 3-0 in the series opener.
READ MORERECAP: OTTERS WIN SERIES ON WALK-OFF WILD PITCH
Tied at one in the bottom of the 11th inning, Elijah MacNamee scored the game-winning run for the Evansville Otters on a wild pitch by River City Rascals pitcher Andrew Vernon to give the Otters a 2-1 win Thursday night, earning a series win at Bosse Field.
READ MORERECAP: OTTERS SPLIT DOUBLEHEADER AGAINST RASCALS
Following Tuesday’s series-opening postponement, the Evansville Otters and River City Rascals their Wednesday doubleheader with River City taking game one 8-6 in extra innings and Evansville winning game two 2-0 behind a three-hit shutout by Tyler Beardsley.
READ MORERECAP: OTTERS’ OFFENSE SINKS WILD THINGS EARLY
The Evansville Otters brought their explosive offense to the ballpark Sunday, sinking the Washington Wild Things 9-2 in the series finale.
READ MORERECAP: OTTERS RECORD TWO WINS AGAINST WILD THINGS
The Evansville Otters recorded another two wins against the Washington Wild Things Saturday, winning by scored of 3-1 and 6-0.
READ MORERECAP: OTTERS COME UP ONE RUN SHORT OF WILD THINGS
The Washington Wild Things scored two runs in the first inning against the Evansville Otters Friday, and that proved to be just enough as the Otters came up short in a 2-1 loss to the Wild Things.
READ MORERECAP: OTTERS COMPLETE HOME SWEEP OF CRUSHERS
The Evansville Otters capitalized on their offensive opportunities Thursday night as they beat the Lake Erie Crushers 5-2 to complete the three-game sweep at Bosse Field.
READ MORERECAP: LONG’S CLUTCH RBI GIVES OTTERS SERIES WIN
The Evansville Otters and the Lake Erie Crushers matched each other on the mound Wednesday night, keeping the game scoreless until Ryan Long delivered a two-out RBI double in the bottom of the eighth inning to nudge the Otters to a 1-0 win over the Crushers.
READ MORERECAP: CULLEN’S HOMER PUSHES EVANSVILLE TO VICTORY
Hunter Cullen’s solo home run in the bottom of the eighth inning Tuesday was the difference as the Evansville Otters claimed a 5-4 win against the Lake Erie Crushers to snap a four-game losing skid.
READ MORERECAP: OTTERS FALL IN EXTRAS, SWEPT BY MINERS
The Evansville Otters and the Southern Illinois Miners battled it out in Sunday’s series finale from Bosse Field, but the Miners came out on top 5-3 in 11 innings.
READ MORERECAP: OTTERS’ OFFENSE HELD IN CHECK IN LOSS TO MINERS
The Evansville Otters found themselves in another low-scoring battle Saturday, but the Southern Illinois Miners were the ones who broke through offensively, taking game two 4-1.
READ MORERECAP: MINERS’ LATE OFFENSIVE OUTBURST HURTS OTTERS
The Evansville Otters could not overcome six unanswered runs by the Southern Illinois Miners Friday as the Miners won game one of the weekend series 8-2.
READ MORERECAP: BURDICK CRUSHES OTTERS’ COMEBACK EFFORT
In a game that was scoreless through seven and half innings, the Evansville Otters fell 4-3 to the Lake Erie Crushers Thursday on Dale Burdick’s walk-off single in the bottom of the ninth inning.
READ MORERECAP: NICELY’S FIVE-HIT SHUTOUT GIVES OTTERS WIN OVER CRUSHERS
Austin Nicely went the distance, throwing a five-hit shutout Wednesday as the Evansville Otters defeated the Lake Erie Crushers 6-0 to even the series.
READ MORERECAP: SITTINGER SOLID IN FIRST START, BUT OTTERS LOSE 1-0
Brandyn Sittinger made a solid, first start Tuesday as an Evansville Otter, but one run was the difference as the Otters dropped the series opener against the Lake Erie Crushers 1-0.
READ MORERECAP: WELCH, CASTRO LEAD OTTERS TO WEEKEND SWEEP
Behind a quality start from Jake Welch and a Carlos Castro three-run home run, the Evansville Otters beat the Windy City Thunderbolts 11-4 in front of 1,515 at Bosse Field Sunday.
READ MORERECAP: PHILLIPS’ GRAND SLAM HIGHLIGHTS OTTERS’ WIN
With a three-run lead in the bottom of the fifth, Dakota Phillips launched the first grand slam of the year for the Evansville Otters Saturday as the Otters went on to defeat the Windy City Thunderbolts 8-3 to clinch a series win.
READ MORERECAP: OTTERS’ BALANCED ATTACK LEADS TO SHUTOUT WIN AGAINST THUNDERBOLTS
The Evansville Otters utilized a balanced attack in Friday’s 7-0 series-opening win against the Windy City Thunderbolts, getting both explosive offense and a 10-strikeout performance from starter Tyler Vail.
READ MORERECAP: OTTERS BATTLE UNTIL END BUT FALL SHORT AGAINST SLAMMERS
Ryan Long’s two-run home run in the ninth inning cut the deficit to one, but the Evansville Otters’ comeback effort fell short as the Joliet Slammers were able to hold on to a 4-3 win on Thursday.
READ MORERECAP: GRIESHABER’S CLUTCH HIT GIVES OTTERS EXTRA-INNING WIN
Keith Grieshaber delivered a clutch go-ahead two-RBI single in the 10th inning Wednesday to push the Evansville Otters to a 3-1 victory against the Joliet Slammers.
READ MORERECAP: SLAMMERS’ LATE SURGE DOWNS OTTERS
The Evansville Otters could not hold off a late surge by the Joliet Slammers Tuesday as the Slammers won the series opener 7-4 after scoring five unanswered runs in the latter stages of the game.
READ MORERECAP: OTTERS WIN IN EXTRAS TO TAKE SERIES AGAINST FREEDOM
In his first game as an Otter, Elijah MacNamee hit the go-ahead RBI in the top of the 10th inning to give the Evansville Otters a 5-4 win Sunday, clinching the series against the Florence Freedom.
READ MORERECAP: VAIL SETS FRANCHISE RECORD IN OTTERS' WIN
Tyler Vail made Evansville Otters history in an 8-2 win against the Florence Freedom Saturday, setting the franchise’s all-time mark for strikeouts when he struck out Florence’s Andre Mercurio in the bottom of the first inning.
READ MORERECAP: OTTERS COMEBACK FALLS SHORT AS FREEDOM WIN 9-6
Despite a comeback effort, the Evansville Otters fell short as the Florence Freedom were able to take game one 9-6 in the best of the three-game series.
READ MORERECAP: OTTERS COMPLETE THREE-GAME SWEEP OF SLAMMERS
For the second time this year, the Evansville Otters completed a three-game sweep at Bosse Field, defeating the Joliet Slammers 8-2 on Thursday.
READ MORERECAP: OTTERS SWEEP DOUBLEHEADER AGAINST SLAMMERS
Four home runs pushed the Evansville Otters to a doubleheader sweep of the Joliet Slammers Wednesday, moving the Otters to seven games above .500.
READ MORERECAP: OTTERS DROP WEEKEND FINALE, SERIES
Tyler Vail struck out eight batters but his pitching heroics weren't enough as the Evansville Otters fell to the Lake Erie Crushers 2-0 in front of 1,106 fans at Bosse Field Sunday.
READ MORERECAP: CRUSHERS EVEN SERIES WITH GAME TWO WIN OVER OTTERS
The Lake Erie Crushers pulled away late from the Evansville Otters Saturday, scoring five runs in the ninth inning and defeating the Otters 9-1 to even the series.
READ MORERECAP: OTTERS SHUTOUT CRUSHERS IN 8-0 WIN
The Evansville Otters started the second half of the season on the right foot, defeating the Lake Erie Crushers 8-0 Friday night in front of 4,096 fans at Bosse Field.
READ MORELONG AND CASTRO TO PARTICIPATE IN HOME RUN DERBY
Ryan Long and Carlos Castro will participate in the 2019 Home Run Derby, representing the Evansville Otters and the Frontier League, the league announced Monday.
READ MORERECAP: BIG INNINGS HURT OTTERS IN LOSS TO RASCALS
The Evansville Otters found themselves in a pitcher’s duel early on Sunday against the River City Rascals, but big seventh and eighth innings by the Rascals were the difference in a 13-5 loss for the Otters.
READ MORERECAP: OTTERS COMEBACK FALLS SHORT, RASCALS EVEN SERIES
Despite scoring a total of four runs in the seventh and eighth innings, the Evansville Otters could not muster enough runs in their comeback bid against the River City Rascals Saturday, losing by a score of 6-4.
READ MORERECAP: OTTERS FEND OFF RASCALS WITH 8-6 WIN
The Evansville Otters held off a big charge from the River City Rascals Friday, taking game one of the weekend series 8-6.
READ MORERECAP: GRIZZLIES SCORE IN FOUR STRAIGHT INNINGS TO WIN RUBBER MATCH AGAINST OTTERS
The Evansville Otters could not finish their series against the Gateway Grizzlies with a bang Thursday, falling by a score of 6-3.
READ MORERECAP: LONG BALL HELPS OTTERS EVEN SERIES AGAINST GRIZZLIES
The Evansville Otters were able to even their series against the Gateway Grizzlies Wednesday, utilizing strong starting pitching from Austin Nicely and the long ball from Ryan Long to beat the Grizzlies 3-0.
READ MORERECAP: LATE HOME RUN BY GRIZZLIES HURTS OTTERS
The Evansville Otters suffered a 5-3 loss to the Gateway Grizzlies Tuesday as a three-run home run by Gateway’s Dustin Woodcock produced a comeback win for the Grizzlies.
READ MORECASTRO AND BEARDSLEY EARN FRONTIER LEAGUE’S WEEKLY HONORS
The Frontier League has named Evansville Otters player Carlos Castro the Player of the Week and pitcher Tyler Beardsley Pitcher of the Week.
READ MORERECAP: THREE-RUN SIXTH GIVES THE RASCALS THE EDGE OVER THE OTTERS IN RUBBER MATCH
After the Evansville Otters came back to tie the game at three in the fifth inning Sunday, the River City Rascals scored four unanswered runs before the series finale was called final due to inclement weather, giving the Rascals a 7-3 win over the Otters in seven innings.
READ MORERECAP: OTTERS WIN IN COMEBACK FASHION TO BEAT RASCALS 6-4
Down 4-1 in the seventh inning, the Evansville Otters scored five runs in the bottom half of the inning to come back from behind Saturday to win 6-4 against the River City Rascals.
READ MORERECAP: GRAND SLAM HURTS THE OTTERS IN 8-1 LOSS TO RASCALS
The Evansville Otters saw their run-scoring offense go quiet against the River City Rascals Friday night, falling 8-1 as River City’s JD Hearn hit a grand slam to give the Rascals the edge in game one.
READ MOREFOUR OTTERS GET SELECTED FOR ALL-STAR GAME IN NEW YORK
Four players on the Evansville Otters roster have been selected as Frontier League All-Stars, the league announced Friday.
READ MORERECAP: OTTERS SWEEP THE BOOMERS IN 7-2 WIN
For the first time this season, the Evansville Otters earned a three-game sweep, defeating the Schaumburg Boomers 7-2 in Thursday’s series finale.
READ MORERECAP: OTTERS SHUT OUT BOOMERS BACK-TO-BACK NIGHTS
The Evansville Otters shut out the Schaumburg Boomers for the second consecutive Wednesday, winning 5-0 behind a complete game shutout by Tyler Beardsley.
READ MORERECAP: VAIL’S TWO-HIT OUTING GIVES OTTERS 6-0 VICTORY
The Evansville Otters picked up a 6-0 series-opening win Tuesday against the Schaumburg Boomers, receiving eight shutout innings from starting pitcher Tyler Vail.
READ MORELONG NAMED FRONTIER LEAGUE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
The Frontier League has named Evansville Otters player Ryan Long the Player of the Week.
READ MOREHRBEK FIFTH OTTER SIGNED TO AFFILIATED BASEBALL THIS SEASON
Evansville Otters relief pitcher Danny Hrbek had his contract purchased by the New York Mets this weekend.
READ MOREPUCHEU LATEST OTTER TO GET SIGNED BY REDS
Evansville Otters starting pitcher Jacques Pucheu had his contract purchased by the Cincinnati Reds this week.
READ MORERECAP: WELCH STELLAR ONCE AGAIN AS OTTERS WIN WEEKEND SERIES
The Evansville Otters received another stellar performance on the mound from Jake Welch Sunday, going eight innings at his old stomping grounds for a 3-2 Otters win over the Lake Erie Crushers.
READ MORERECAP: OTTERS EVEN SERIES AS NICELY EARNS FIRST WIN
The Evansville Otters flipped Friday’s score line, taking a 7-3 win over the Lake Erie Crushers Saturday as Otters starter Austin Nicely picked up his first win of the season.
READ MORERECAP: CRUSHERS’ LATE OFFENSIVE SURGE DOWNS OTTERS
The Evansville Otters fell to Lake Erie Crushers 7-3 in Friday’s series opener, as Lake Erie was able to break a 3-3 tie with four unanswered runs down the stretch of the game.
READ MORERECAP: OTTERS' COMEBACK BID HALTED BY RAIN
Trailing 4-0 heading into the sixth inning, the Evansville Otters were able to cut the deficit in half before the skies opened up with rain, forcing Wednesday’s game at Washington to be called in the sixth inning and giving the Washington Wild Things a 4-2 win.
READ MORERECAP: RYAN GOES “LONG†AS THE OTTERS WIN 5-4
Trailing by two with two on in the top of the seventh, the Evansville Otters received a clutch three-run home run as Ryan Long did just as he name suggests, went long, giving pushing the Otters to a 5-4 win against the Washington Wild Things.
READ MOREWYNNE GETS CHANCE IN AFFILIATED BASEBALL WITH REDS
Evansville Otters starting pitcher Randy Wynne had his contract purchased by the Cincinnati Reds this week.
READ MORERECAP: PHILLIPS’ HOMER THE DIFFERENCE IN RAIN-SHORTENED OTTERS WIN
Thanks to quality starting pitching by Tyler Beardsley and a home run by Dakota Phillips, the Evansville Otters did just enough in a rain-shortened five and half innings to defeat the Schaumburg Boomers 3-2 Sunday.
READ MORERECAP: OTTERS WIN A WILD GAME, DEFEATING THE BOOMERS 7-6
In a game that had a total of 13 runs, 24 hits, and four errors, the Evansville Otters defeated the Schaumburg Boomers 7-6 Saturday night to even the weekend series, capping off the Otters’ 25th Anniversary Season Celebration Night.
READ MORERECAP: BOOMERS FOUR-RUN INNING HURTS OTTERS
The Evansville Otters fell short of the Schaumburg Boomers Friday 6-3 as a four-run third inning provided Schaumburg with enough insurance to take game one of the series from Bosse Field.
READ MORERECAP: WELCH GOES EIGHT STRONG AS OTTERS EARN SERIES WIN
The Evansville Otters received eight strong innings out of starter Jake Welch, and five Otters finish with multiple hits in 6-1 win against the Windy City Thunderbolts Thursday night.
READ MORERECAP: THUNDERBOLTS' TWO-RUN SEVENTH HURTS OTTERS
The Evansville Otters received another quality start from Tyler Vail but couldn't muster enough runs following a two-run seventh inning by the Windy City Thunderbolts, giving Windy City the 3-1 win Wednesday.
READ MORERECAP: LONG PROPELS OTTERS TO COMEBACK WIN IN THE EIGHTH
With the Evansville Otters down 1-0 with two outs in the bottom of the eighth inning Tuesday, Ryan Long propelled the Otters ahead with a go-ahead triple, as the Otters came from behind to defeat the Windy City Thunderbolts 3-1.
READ MORERECAP: CALABRESE CLUTCH RBI HELPS GIVE OTTERS SERIES WIN
The Evansville Otters closed out a series win at the Schaumburg Boomers Sunday, as Rob Calabrese delivered a clutch RBI knock and Randy Wynne pitched eight shutout innings to give the Otters a 2-0 win.
READ MOREMCGUFF HEADED BACK TO AFFILIATED BASEBALL WITH DIAMONDBACKS
Evansville Otters starting pitcher Patrick McGuff had his contract purchased by the Arizona Diamondbacks this week.
READ MORERECAP: OTTERS FALL IN THE TENTH TO BOOMERS 2-1
In a game where runs were tough to come by, the Evansville Otters were outscored by one Saturday as the Schaumburg Boomers won 2-1 in the tenth inning.
READ MORERECAP: MCGUFF GOES THE DISTANCE, ONE OUT AWAY FROM NO-HITTER IN OTTERS’ WIN
The Evansville Otters nearly had their fourth no-hitter in franchise history on Friday, winning 3-0 as starting pitcher Patrick McGuff had his no-hit bid broken by the Schaumburg Boomers with two outs in the ninth inning.
READ MORERECAP: OTTERS LOSE TO SLAMMERS WITH 12TH INNING WALK-OFF
In what proved to be a low-scoring series, the Evansville Otters fell to the Joliet Slammers 3-2 Thursday as the Slammers claimed the rubber match with a 12th inning walk-off hit.
READ MORERECAP: OTTERS COME UP SHORT IN LOSS TO SLAMMERS
The Evansville Otters found themselves in another low-scoring, tight contest against the Joliet Slammers Wednesday night, but timely hits from the Slammers put the Otters on the losing end in the middle game of the series.
READ MORERECAP: CALABRESE WITH KEY HITS, WYNNE WORKS INTO NINTH IN OTTERS WIN
The Evansville Otters did enough to come out in front of a pitcher’s duel Tuesday night, taking the series opener at the Joliet Slammers 3-1.
READ MORERECAP: PRODUCTIVE HITTING GIVES OTTERS THE SERIES WIN OVER THE FREEDOM
Productive hitting allowed the Evansville Otters to get key RBI knocks in a 4-2 win over the Florence Freedom Sunday, clinching a series win for the Otters.
READ MORERECAP: OTTERS LOSS TO FREEDOM HIGHLIGHTED BY CONTROVERSIAL EIGHTH INNING
The Evansville Otters received two-RBI nights from outfielders Hunter Cullen and Jack Meggs Saturday, but a controversial eighth inning went against the Otters in a 6-4 loss to the Florence Freedom.
READ MORERECAP: BEARDSLEY’S STRONG START, RUN SUPPORT BY CALABRESE AND CULLEN GIVE OTTERS 4-0 WIN
The Evansville Otters posted their second shutout of the week and the season on Friday, beating the Florence Freedom on the road 4-0 behind Tyler Beardsley’s strong start.
READ MORERECAP: CALABRESE GOES DEEP TWICE IN OTTERS SERIES WIN AGAINST WILD THINGS
The Evansville Otters defeated the Washington Wild Things in the series rubber match Thursday behind two home runs from Rob Calabrese and a home run by Dakota Phillips, winning by a score of 9-5.
READ MORERECAP: OTTERS FALL BEHIND EARLY, LOSE TO WILD THINGS 13-7
The Evansville Otters fell behind early to the Washington Wild Things Wednesday, and despite an eighth inning push, the Otters ran out of time, falling to the Wild Things 13-7 in a rain-shortened game.
READ MORELANE LATEST OTTER TO HEAD TO METS ORGANIZATION
Evansville Otters utility position player Taylor Lane had his contract purchased by the New York Mets this week.
READ MORERECAP: MCGUFF FANS 11 AS THE OTTERS WIN 3-0 OVER WASHINGTON
Evansville Otters pitcher Patrick McGuff was dominant once again, striking out 11 batters in eight innings as part of a 3-0 win for the Otters against the Washington Wild Things Tuesday night.
READ MORERECAP: OTTERS CANNOT HOLD OFF RASCALS’ LATE RALLY
The Evansville Otters’ offense picked up where it left off from Saturday’s game on Sunday but could not hold off a late rally by the River City Rascals, falling 8-7 in the series finale.
READ MORERECAP: OTTERS OFFENSE EXPLODES FOR 15 RUNS TO BEAT RIVER CITY
After a quiet offensive night Friday, the Otters exploded for 15 runs on 18 hits Saturday, beating the River City Rascals 15-1.
READ MORERECAP: OTTERS FALL IN SERIES OPENER TO RASCALS
The Evansville Otters had a tough night Friday at the plate and in the field, falling in the series opener at the River City Rascals 6-1.
READ MORERECAP: OTTERS GRAB EARLY LEAD, BUT GRIZZLIES AVOID SWEEP
The Evansville Otters grabbed an early 3-0 lead Thursday night, but could not complete a series sweep as the Grizzlies responded back with a 9-3 win against the Otters.
READ MORERECAP: OTTERS SWEEP DOUBLEHEADER, INCLUDING LENGTHY GAME 2 EXTRA INNING VICTORY
The Evansville Otters swept the Gateway Grizzlies in Wednesday’s doubleheader, winning Game 1 4-1, and Game 2 in 12 innings, 14-11.
READ MORERECAP: LONG’S WALK-OFF GIVES OTTERS 6-5 WIN OVER FLORENCE
After the Florence Freedom battled back to tie the game in the top of the ninth, the Evansville Otters’ Ryan Long hit a walk-off single in the bottom of the ninth to give the Otters the series win, defeating the Florence Freedom 6-5.
READ MORERECAP: FREEDOM'S BIG SEVENTH DOWNS OTTERS
The Florence Freedom batted around in the seventh inning, scoring four runs and putting the game away in the process, as they defeated the Evansville Otters 7-2.
READ MORERECAP: HANSEN’S WALK-OFF WINS SERIES OPENER FOR THE OTTERS
With Hunter Cullen on third and an intentional walk to Ryan Long, Mitchell Hansen ripped an RBI single through the hole at second base, as the Otters won in walk-off fashion Friday night by a score of 4-3 against the Florence Freedom.
READ MORERECAP: OTTERS HIT FOUR HOME RUNS IN WIN VS. WINDY CITY
After getting shutout Wednesday, the Otters’ offense exploded early and often Thursday to beat the Windy City Thunderbolts 12-2.
READ MORERECAP: OTTERS HELD TO TWO HITS IN LOSS TO WINDY CITY
The Evansville Otters could not find an offensive spark Wednesday, being held by the Windy City Thunderbolts’ pitching staff to two hits in a 7-0 road loss.
READ MORERECAP: OTTERS BATS QUIETED BY OLLER, FALL 7-3
The Evansville Otters found themselves unable to string together hits against the Windy City Thunderbolts’ Adam Oller Tuesday, losing 7-3 in the series opener.
READ MOREWYNNE NAMED FRONTIER LEAGUE PITCHER OF THE WEEK
The Frontier League has named Evansville Otters pitcher Randy Wynne the Pitcher of the Week following Opening Weekend.
READ MORERECAP: MINERS SCORE EARLY AND OFTEN, DEFEATING THE OTTERS 13-2
The Southern Illinois Miners scored six runs in the first two innings, chasing Otters starter Austin Nicely out of the game in the third, as the Miners won big over the Otters by a score of 13-2.
READ MORERECAP: WYNNE FANS 13, LONG COMES UP BIG AT THE PLATE IN OTTERS 6-1 WIN
After the Miners scored an unearned run in the first, Otters pitcher Randy Wynne was able to get into his groove, with 13 strikeouts through eight innings, as the Otters defeated the Southern Illinois Miners by a score of 6-1.
READ MORERECAP: MCGUFF TOSSES SIX NO-HIT INNINGS, OTTERS HIT TWO HOME RUNS IN OPENING NIGHT WIN
Patrick McGuff was able to set the tone early, and Ryan Long’s three-run home run in the first inning gave the Evansville Otters complete control of the game as they defeated the Southern Illinois Miners 9-4.
READ MORERECAP: BIG THIRD INNING SPARKS OTTERS VICTORY
After scoring four runs in their previous three exhibition games, the Otters were able to score six in the first three innings Wednesday, en-route to an 8-2 win over the Black Sox.
READ MORERECAP: HOME RUN BALL HURTS OTTERS IN LOSS TO MINERS
In their final road exhibition, the Otters could not overcome the home run ball by the Miners offense, falling by a score of 8-1.
READ MORERECAP: OTTERS FALL AGAINST MINERS 6-1
Following the relocation of an exhibition game originally scheduled to be played in Paducah, Ky., the Evansville Otters fell to the Southern Illinois Miners 6-1 Saturday night at Rent One Park.
READ MORERECAP: OTTERS COME UP ONE RUN SHY OF MINERS
In the annual Jacob’s Village benefit exhibition game Friday night at Bosse Field, the Miners were able to edge the Otters by one run, winning 3-2.
READ MORERECAP: FREEDOM PULLS AWAY LATE FROM OTTERS IN EXHIBITION
The Evansville Otters came within one run of the Florence Freedom at one point in Thursday’s exhibition, but the Freedom pulled away with a three-run sixth inning to defeat the Otters 7-3.
READ MORERECAP: OTTERS AND FREEDOM PLAY TO 4-4 TIE IN EXHIBITION GAME
The Evansville Otters and Florence Freedom had their first taste of competition Wednesday at Bosse Field, playing to a 4-4 tie in a 10-inning exhibition.
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