Sports in Evansville

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Evansville, Indiana
Evansville, Indiana
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Evansville is the home of three professional sports teams. The city is also the home to two National Collegiate Athletic Association collegiate teams.

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[edit] Teams in Evansville

Club League Sport Venue Established Championships
Evansville Otters Frontier League Baseball Bosse Field 1995 1 League Title; 5 Division Titles
Evansville IceMen Midwest Hockey League Hockey Swonder Ice Arena 2008
Ohio River Bearcats Midwest Football League Football Goebel Sports Complex 2008

[edit] Evansville Otters

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The Evansville Otters are a professional minor league baseball team based in Evansville. The team is part of the West Division of the Frontier League. The Otters have won one league title and five division titles since their inception in 1995. The team plays at Bosse Field, which has been used for minor league baseball since it opened in 1915 and is the third oldest ballpark used for professional baseball on a regular basis in the United States. The Otters were previously known as the Lancaster Scouts (1993–1994).

[edit] Evansville Ice Men

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The Evansville IceMen are a professional hockey team based in Evansville. The team is part of the Midwest Hockey League and will start their inaugural season in November 2008. The IceMen's home stadium is Swonder Ice Arena.

[edit] Ohio River Bearcats

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The Ohio River Bearcats are a semi-professional football team based in Evansville. The team is part of the Midwest Football League and their season runs from Mid-May to Late September 2008. The Ohio River Bearcat's home field is the Goebel Sports Complex.

[edit] College sports

Evansville has two universities that field teams for the NCAA: the University of Evansville (Purple Aces) and University of Southern Indiana (Screaming Eagles). The University of Evansville is a member of the Missouri Valley Conference and USI is a member of the Great Lakes Valley Conference.

[edit] Defunct professional teams

Evansville has had a long history with professional sports teams. Past professional organizations have included the NFL, Triple-A minor league baseball, arena football, and professional basketball.

Team Sport League Played Venue Championships
Evansville Riversides Baseball 1866- ?
Evansville Hoosiers Baseball 1889
Evansville Blackbirds Baseball 1895
Evansville River Rats Baseball Three-I League 1901- 1902
Evansville River Rats Baseball Central League 1903- 1910 Central League Title 1908, 1915
Evansville Strikers Baseball Central League 1911 None
Evansville Yankees Baseball 1912
Evansville River Rats Baseball Central League 1914- 1915 Bosse Field None
Evansville Evas Baseball Central League 1916- 1917 Bosse Field None
Evansville Black Sox Baseball Three-I League 1919 Bosse Field None
Evansville Evas Baseball Three-I League 1920- 1923 Bosse Field None
Evansville Crimson Giants Football National Football League 1921- 1922 Bosse Field None
Evansville Little Evas Baseball Three-I League 1924 Bosse Field None
Evansville Pocketeers Baseball Three-I League 1925 Bosse Field None
Evansville Hubs Baseball Three-I League 1926- 1931 Bosse Field None
Evansville Bees Baseball Three-I League 1938-1942 Bosse Field None
Evansville Braves Baseball Three-I League 1946- 1957 Bosse Field Three-I League Title 1946, 1948, 1956, 1957
Evansville Agogans Basketball National Professional Basketball League 1950-1951 Old Evansville Central High School Stadium None
Evansville White Sox Baseball Southern League 1966- 1968 Bosse Field None
Evansville Triplets Baseball American Association 1970- 1984 Bosse Field American Association Title 1972, 1975, 1979
Evansville Thunder Basketball Continental Basketball Association 1984-1986 Roberts Municipal Stadium None
Evansville Outlaws Baseball National Semi-Pro Baseball Association 1990- 2007 Various US Baseball Congress Semi-Pro World Series Champions 1997, 1998, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2007
Evansville Vipers Football Ohio Valley Football League 2000- 2007 Goebel Sports Complex None
Evansville BlueCats Football United Indoor Football 2003- 2007 Roberts Municipal Stadium None
Evansville Express Football National Women's Football Association 2004- 2005 Goebel Sports Complex None

[edit] Events hosted

Evansville has hosted the Thunder on the Ohio hydroplane boat race since 1978. Thunder on the Ohio is known as the "Daytona 500 of boat racing" and is held the last weekend in June. Thunder on the Ohio is the first official race of the American Boat Racing Association season. The race has occasionally been broadcast on ESPN and the SPEED (TV channel).

[edit] Famous Evansville athletes

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