Evansville Otters

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Evansville Otters

Founded	1993
League	Frontier League 1993-present
Team History	Lancaster Scouts 1993-1994 Evansville Otters 1995-present
Ballpark	Bosse Field
Based in	Evansville, Indiana
Team Colors	navy blue, maroon
Owner	Bussing Family
Manager	Jeff Pohl
Championships	1 (2006)
Division Titles	2 (1997, 1999)
Dancers	Otter Belles
Broadcasters	Ben Sperry
Local Media	WUEV 91.5 FM

The Evansville Otters are a minor league baseball team which plays in Evansville, Indiana. The team is a member of the Independent Frontier League, and is associated with no Major League Baseball team.

The team plays at Bosse Field, which has been used for minor league baseball since it opened in 1915.

The Otters are the current champions of the Frontier League after winning the 2006 title.

They were previously known as the Lancaster Scouts (1993-1994).

1 History
2 Season-by-season records
3 References
4 External links

[edit] History

Otters previous logo

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. 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 team to larger cities, many of which have built new ballparks, leading to the increased stability and success of the league in recent years.

[edit] Season-by-season records

Lancaster Scouts (Frontier League)
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.
Evansville Otters (Frontier League)
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.
Lancaster	47-72	.395
Playoffs	2-3	.400		1 Playoff Appearance. 0 Championships.
Evansville	522-489	.516
Playoffs	17-19	.472		2 Division Titles. 7 Playoff Appearances. 1 Championship.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

Evansville Otters

Frontier League
Central Division: Kalamazoo Kings \| Rockford RiverHawks \| Traverse City Beach Bums \| Windy City ThunderBolts East Division: Chillicothe Paints \| Florence Freedom \| Slippery Rock Sliders \| Washington Wild Things West Division: Evansville Otters \| Gateway Grizzlies \| River City Rascals \| Southern Illinois Miners