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As you read this, our communities are emerging from the very long shadow cast by the pandemic. Life as we know it is returning to normal but not without a great sense of loss - and gratitude. The is grateful to you for your support and to the Evansville community as professional makes its long-awaited return, and the game once again plays a role in nationwide healing by providing fans with fun, excitement, and wholesome family entertainment. We have a new resolve to deliver all of that during each of your visits to .

Since our teams last competed, the Frontier League has been named as a Partner League to . This designation honors our longevity and past successes in providing players the opportunity along their journey to the highest levels of . It also strengthens our collective efforts to grow the game and extends our reach to engage younger fans.

Our league has also grown. In fact, we are the largest of MLB’s four Partner Leagues with a footprint that captures our legacy teams in the Midwest and now teams in the East and to the North in Canada! Cities like Chicago, Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Quebec, and New York City are all a long home away from communities that we call home, making accessibility easy for MLB scouts and value to our partners and sponsors even more significant.

I am very grateful to lead the Frontier League of Professional Baseball into a new phase of growth and opportunity. You have our commitment that we will build upon the brand of our league, which means, most importantly, that we will be obsessively focused on providing you, our fans, with the very best experiences possible at our ballparks. It also means that more players that you watch right here in a Otters uniform will display the talent and the will to reach the big leagues. Through this early date in the season, we have seen a record number of player contracts purchased by Major League Baseball teams.

The future is very bright and on behalf of our league ownership and hard-working staff at all our ballclubs, we welcome you back to the joy of Frontier League baseball.

Sincerely,

Jon C. Danos Chief Executive Officer Frontier League of Professional Baseball FRONTIER LEAGUE INFO FIND US IN THE PRODUCE SECTION OF YOUR LOCAL GROCERY STORE. HAMPTONFARMS.COM OTTERS INSIDER BOSSE FIELD HAS A NEW LOOK IN 2021!

During the offseason, Bosse Field underwent some inter- nal and external renovations. Projects included new LED lighting in the grandstand and tunnel areas, new brick walls behind home plate and on the first base side of the field, and an updated interior design for the Otters Gift Shop.

Fans get to see the action on the field better than ever before! The field lights at Bosse Field will be all LED lights, meaning better and brighter lighting on the field. Plus, fans are in for quite the light show, as the LED field lights will be synced to music and will flash during Otters home runs, Neil Diamond’s ‘Sweet Caroline,’ and for Otters wins!

There is a whole new way of experiencing a game at Bosse Field, as our Ottervision video board received a significant upgrade. The video board and scoreboard at Bosse Field is now an all digital, LED display courtesy of WatchFire. The 20×36 video board display allows new opportunities for capturing the game experience, sponsor advertising, and Ottervision video production.

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The Evansville Otters unveiled a collection of newly designed logos on more contrast, the lines are not as harsh and are smoother, and of course, March 16, 2021, giving the baseball team a fresh, rebranded look heading our new Otter,” Otters director of communications Preston Leinenbach said. into the 2021 Frontier League championship season. “We feel our fans will connect more with this otter mascot logo. Plus, the Evansville script represents our goal to illustrate that the Otters are Evans- The Otters franchise announced its logo rebranding in March at the Old ville’s professional baseball team.” National Bank building along Riverside Dr. in . The Otters also revealed new secondary wordmarks, “E” insignias, and an “This is an exciting time for the Otters franchise, coming off our 25th anni- alternate sub logo. versary in 2019, Bosse Field’s renovations in 2020, and now, new branding heading into the Otters’ return to the field in 2021,” Otters president John The Otters stated the franchise set out to develop a new brand that would Stanley stated. “Now seemed like the perfect time to refresh some things.” respectfully honor Evansville’s baseball history. The club also wanted to communicate the values that are important to the organization: providing The new primary logo features updated, brighter color variations of the affordable, safe fun for every demographic, representing the city of Evans- Otters’ traditional red and blue scheme, while also adding a light, watery ville, and reflecting the organization’s priority of the community. blue and a warm, white hide. “Evansville has over 100 years’ worth of baseball history, and we believe The main logo also introduced a new typography, showcasing an emphasis this new logo celebrates that history, while also reflecting that the Otters on “Evansville” in the visual to signify the dedication to community and lo- are Evansville’s team,” Otters general manager Travis Painter said. cal team pride. Plus, the wordmarks present a contemporary, custom script that pays homage to baseball’s classic typeface. “2021 is going to be a big, exciting season for the Otters, in addition to starting a new era for the Frontier League with 16 teams,” Stanley said. “We The otter mascot in the team logo also received an updated look, displaying cannot wait to see everyone at the ballpark this summer!” a serious game face, but with soft curves and a two-dimensional style to make him friendly and fun – in the true spirit of an otter.

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Who holds the Otters’ all-time re- cord in with 331? A) Preston Olson B) Matt Zielinski C) Tyler Vail D) Andre Simpson

1How many players did the Otters have signed to MLB affiliated orga- nizations from the 2019 roster? A) 7 B) 5 C) 6 2D) 4 After Ryan Long’s MVP season in 2019, how many total Otters have earned the MVP honor? A) 4 B) 2 C) 1 D) 3 3Entering the 2020 season, how many total hits does John Schultz have in his Otters’ career? A) 447 B) 458 C) 437 D) 426 4 Answers: A) 2017 A) 7 • 3. D) 3 4. B) 458 5. • 2. Vail Tyler 1. C) What year did the Otters become the first Frontier League fran- chise to reach 1,000 wins? A) 2017 B) 2015 Find more Otters statistics at C) 2016 evansvilleotters.com/team-statistical-database 5D) 2018 OTTERS INSIDER OTTERS MOURNING THE PASSING OF FORMER PLAYER JEFF GOLDBACH

The Evansville Otters are mourning the passing of former player and tristate amond Jaxx of the Southern League in 2001 with the Cubs organization. He native Jeff Goldbach, who passed away in March at the age of 41. then later returned to the -A level in 2003 with the Frisco RoughRid- ers of the Texas League with the Texas Rangers organization. Goldbach played for the Otters from 2005-06, leading the way for Evans- ville toward the 2006 Frontier League Championship. Goldbach spent time with the Fargo-Moorhead Redhawks and the Joliet Jackhammers of the defunct Northern League before coming to the Evans- Goldbach was a versatile player who split time as a first baseman, , ville Otters. , and designated hitter. Overall, with the Evansville Otters, Goldbach batted .319, and known for his power, finished his Otters career The late Greg Jelks was Goldbach’s manager with the Otters in 2005-06. with 36 home runs. Goldbach also totaled 133 RBIs, 100 runs, and 72 extra-base hits in his two seasons with Evansville. The Otters family expresses their condolences to the entire Goldbach family. Goldbach is fifth on the Otters’ all-time list with 36. He is top-ten all-time in RBIs with 133 and first all-time with a .576 slugging percent- age.

Goldbach’s 19 home runs in 2005 sits fourth in the Otters’ single-season record books, and his .339 average that season is good for third. He also had the fourth-most hits in single-season history with 108. In 2005, he slugged .674.

The Princeton, Ind. native was a standout player at Princeton Community High School. Goldbach was drafted out of high school by the organization in the 2nd round of the 1998 MLB June Amateur Draft.

The power hitter reached as high as Double-A with the West Tennessee Di-

BOSSE FIELD INFO

ADVANCE TICKET SALES Advance tickets may be purchased in person at the Otters office Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and on Saturday/Sunday (provided the Otters play at home). Tickets may also be purchased online at evansvilleotters.com or by phone using Visa, MasterCard, American Express, or Discover.\

ATM The Otters have a Heritage Federal Credit Union ATM located inside the tunnel of the main entrance.

AUTOGRAPHS Players will be available immediately after the game to sign autographs near the home dugout on the first base side of the concourse.

BEER Beer is available on the concourse, in the picnic vending areas, and from waiting vendors. law prohibits the sale of alcohol to or the consumption of alcohol by minors. The Evans- ville Otters reserve the right to refuse service to any individual without notice. Please drink responsibly.

BROKEN WINDSHIELDS Fans are welcome to park in the Bosse Field parking lot at no cost or on the adjacent streets (as allowed by law). However, fans who park in an area where may inflict damage to their automobile do so at their own risk. The Evansville Otters are not liable for any damage to automobiles while parked in the Bosse Field parking lot or on the street.

CREDIT CARDS The Evansville Otters accept American Express, Discover, VISA, and MasterCard at the ticket office, gift shop, and all concession stands.

FIRST AID & SAFETY The first aid station is located in the main office at the Main Gate. Representatives of the Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Department are on duty patrolling the stadium during the game to fans.

FOOD AND BEVERAGE CARRY-INS Frontier League rules prohibits fans from bringing any cooler, cans, bottles, food, or beverages into Bosse Field.

FOUL BALL Fans are welcome to keep any ball that is or thrown into the stands during the game. However, any ball or bat entering the stands can be dangerous, and fans should be alert at all time.

GATES OPEN Gates open 65 minutes before game time.

GIFT CERTIFICATES Gift certificates are available in the Otters Front Office.

GIFT SHOP The gift shop is located across from the office at the Main Gate. Official Otters hats, Bosse Field shirts, and other souvenirs are available only at the Otters gift shop at Bosse Field. The gift shop is open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on non-game days and from 9 a.m. through the end of the game on game days.

LOST AND FOUND All found items are to be taken to the Otters Front Office at the Main Gate. Call (812) 435-8686 to see if your lost item has been found.

PRESS BOX Fans are not permitted to enter the press box. Special announcements such as birthdays and anniversaries may be purchased by the end of the 2nd inning at the Front Office.

RAIN CHECKS If you have tickets from a rain out date, those tickets are now rain checks which may be exchanged for any remaining regular season game this season, based on availability. Tickets may be exchanged in the Front Office. No rain checks will be offered if five innings have been completed or if the Otters are ahead after 4 1/2 innings of play. No refunds will be given.

RESTROOMS Restrooms are located under the stands near the first base and third base concession stands.

SMOKING Pursuant to city ordinance, smoking is not permitted in the stadium. You can find a smoking area outside the gates on the first and third base side of the concourse.

SOCIAL MEDIA The Otters are very involved in social media. You can follow us on twitter @EvilleOtters, like us on Facebook.com/EvansvilleOtters or follow us on Instagram @evansvilleotters.

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The Frontier League announced today after 27 years as After graduating from Southern Illinois University Edwards- Commissioner, Bill Lee will be retiring and assuming the ville with a degree in Mass Communications, Lee played in role of “Commissioner Emeritus” effective March 1, 2021. the Atlanta Braves organization and the independent Lone Lee has served as Commissioner of the Frontier League Star League. He then worked for the Birmingham Barons since 1994 and will continue to serve as a consultant for as their Assistant General Manager and Public Relations the League and attend numerous League functions. Director before moving on to become the General Manager of the Chattanooga Lookouts. “It has been my honor to serve the Frontier League for more than a quarter of a century,” Lee stated. “It is very gratify- While with the Lookouts, Lee was the Southern League’s Ex- ing to see how the League has grown to 16 teams and has ecutive of the Year in 1989. Just before joining the Frontier a partnership with Major League Baseball. I will always League, he was the Vice-President of Sales and Marketing treasure the many relationships that were formed over the for the Seattle Thunderbirds Hockey Club in the Western years with League staff, owners, front office members, Hockey League. Lee was chosen as Marketing Executive of managers, coaches, umpires, media, broadcasters and the Year of that League in 1991. other members of our industry. I mostly want to thank all of the players and fans that truly built the League.” The Frontier League will begin a search for a replacement immediately. “Bill Lee has done an outstanding job managing and grow- ing the Frontier League,” stated League President John Stanley. “The League owes a tremendous debt of gratitude to Bill for his 27 years of service, and it’s safe to say the League would not exist in it’s present form without Bill’s leadership and hard work.” Put me in coach, I’m ready to !

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OTTERS INSIDER OTTERS RELIEVER OPP SIGNED BY METS

The Evansville Otters have announced that former Otters Cam Opp has signed with the training. New York Mets Organization. “The last competitive pitch I threw was in an Otters jersey, and like most baseball players, Cam Opp, from Enterprise, Ala., signed and joined the Otters in July 2019 for his first profes- 2020 was a year away from the field for the most part due to COVID-19,” Opp said. sional stint in baseball. Opp mentioned he was able to piece together a baseball offseason to stay ready and in game The left-hander went 4-2 with a 2.70 ERA, recording two saves, and striking out 35 in 26.2 shape. He was supported by the Army and the World Class Athlete Program, moving through and 21 appearances for the Otters. Texas, Colorado, and most recently North Carolina, which has provided facilities and an envi- ronment where he can work to get better each day. “I am looking forward to competing at the next level and pushing myself further than I have before,” Opp said. “It was honestly a pleasure to have Cam, as his work ethic, discipline, respect for staff and teammates, and appreciation of the opportunity were exemplary,” McCauley said. “Cam has above-average velocity from the left side with a sharp cutter, slider combination,” Otters manager Andy McCauley said. “He also threw a curveball that was tough to time up with “We wish Cam the best of luck with the Mets organization.” his other pitches.” “Throughout 2020, the 2019 season with Evansville came to mind often,” Opp said. “I will Opp had 16 appearances not allowing an and had 12 outings recording multiple always remember that team, and I look forward to keeping a lot of the relationships I made with strikeouts out of the bullpen. the staff and players throughout the organization.”

“Cam made a huge impact as a rookie stepping into the setup role, and with the number of Opp is the seventh Otters player from the 2019 season to be signed to an affiliated organiza- that got picked up last year, we needed younger guys to step up,” McCauley said. tion and sixth pitcher from the 2019 pitching staff. He is the third player from the 2019 roster to sign with the Mets. “With the new three-batter minimum rule, left-handed pitchers like Cam will be in more de- mand, and especially because he was dominant against left-handed and right-handed hitters.” “It goes without saying that Mr. Bussing’s commitment has allowed me to acquire and retain the best coaching staff in all of minor league baseball,” McCauley said. “All three assistants Opp came to the Otters following his senior season at the U.S Military Academy at West Point, – Boots (Day), Bobby (Segal), and now Max (Peterson) - have won the prestigious Darren Bush pitching for the Army Black Knights. In 2019 for the Black Knights, Opp was 5-1 in 24 appear- Frontier League Coach of the Year award, and all three were well deserved.” ances with a 3.65 ERA. He recorded 51 strikeouts in 44.1 innings pitched. McCauley also said having the history and proven ability of his coaching staff to get players “I’ve never had a player from the U.S military academies, U.S.M.A. or U.S.N.A., but hopefully signed into affiliated baseball helps recruit new players to Evansville. with new regulations we will be able to give these exceptional student-athlete patriots an opportunity to compete past their eligibility,” McCauley said. The Otters have sent 81 players to affiliated organizations out of Evansville.

Following the 2019 Frontier League season, Opp rejoined the Army to resume his military SEASON STATISTICAL LEADERS HITTING STATS

BATTING AVERAGE (MIN. 200 AB) TRIPLES STOLEN BASES .354 Josh Allen 2016 9 Josh Allen 2016 50 Joe Spiers 2011 .353 Jeremy Coronado 2001 8 John Schultz 2013 38 Chris Cosbey 2001 .339 Jeff Goldbach 2005 7 David Robinson 1997 34 Bernard Caston 1997 .338 Dane Phillips 2017 7 Ryan Long 2018 33 Rolando Gomez 2016 .336 Carlos Brackley 2004 6 Frank Martinez 2013 31 Jeremy Coronado 2001 .336 Eric Joseph 1998 6 Runey Davis 2012 31 Bart Nielsen 1995 .333 John Schultz 2015 6 Jason Clark 1998 29 Kyle Smith 2007 .332 Franz Yuen 1995 6 Josh Allen 2017 29 Josh Allen 2016 .330 C.J. Henry 2013 5 Adam Heffron 2006 28 Jason Clark 1999 .325 Brian Foster 1999 5 Eric Joseph 1997 27 Dale Mueller 2006 .324 Marty Watson 1996 5 Franz Yuen 1995

HOME RUNS HITS TOTAL BASES 23 Shayne Houck 2014 123 Josh Allen 2016 243 John Schultz 2015 23 Jeff Gardner 2017 122 Dane Phillips 2017 203 Dane Phillips 2017 21 Chris Sweeney 2014 118 John Schultz 2015 202 Josh Allen 2016 19 Jeff Goldbach 2005 108 Jeff Goldbach 2006 197 Shayne Houck 2014 18 Brian Foster 1999 108 Denver Stuckey 2004 189 Chris Sweeney 2015 17 Frank Meade 2009 107 Shayne Houck 2014 183 Jeff Gardner 2017 16 Chris Sweeney 2015 107 Josh Allen 2017 182 Jeff Goldbach 2006 16 Jeff Goldbach 2006 106 Nick Schwaner 2013 176 Josh Allen 2017 15 John Schultz 2015 105 Jeremy Coronado 2001 175 Ryan Long 2019 15 Vinnie Scarduzio 2010 102 3 tied 168 Matt Edwards 2006 15 Josh Allen 2017 AT-BATS RUNS SLUG. PERCENTAGE (MIN. 200 AB) 385 Denver Stuckey 2005 83 Josh Allen 2017 .674 Jeff Goldbach 2005 372 Denver Stuckey 2004 75 Josh Allen 2016 .582 Josh Allen 2016 361 Dane Phillips 2017 71 Frank Scott 2005 .578 Brian Foster 1999 358 Frank Martinez 2013 68 Denver Stuckey 2004 .577 Chris Sweeney 2014 358 David Cronin 2019 66 Marty Watson 1995 .564 Shayne Houck 2014 354 John Schultz 2015 66 John Schultz 2015 .562 Dane Phillips 2017 353 Jeff Goldbach 2006 65 Dane Phillips 2017 .546 Jeff Gardner 2017 352 Nick Schwaner 2013 65 David Cronin 2019 .545 David Robinson 1997 351 Keith Grieshaber 2019 63 John Schultz 2013 .543 John Edwards 2002 350 2 tied 61 4 tied .536 John Schultz 2015

DOUBLES RBI HIT-BY-PITCH 34 Josh Allen 2016 86 Jeff Gardner 2017 21 Josh Allen 2015 33 Dane Phillips 2017 78 Ryan Long 2019 18 Juan Downing 2003 28 John Schultz 2015 73 Brian Foster 1999 14 Keith Grieshaber 2019 26 Ryan Long 2019 69 Jeff Goldbach 2006 13 Steve Martin 2004 26 Matt Edwards 2006 66 Dane Phillips 2017 12 Yugi Nurei 2001 26 Marty Watson 1996 66 Shayne Houck 2014 12 Hunter Cullen 2019 23 Nick Schwaner 2012 64 Jeff Goldbach 2005 11 Josh Allen 2016 22 John Schultz 2013 63 Travis Harrison 2018 11 Shayne Houck 2014 22 DeAngelo Mack 2012 61 Nick Schwaner 2013 11 Matt Edwards 2006 22 Jason Radwan 2003 61 Jason Radwan 2003 11 Josh Allen 2017 21 6 tied 61 John Schultz 2017 11 Alejandro Segovia 2017 SEASON STATISTICAL LEADERS PITCHING STATS GAMES PITCHED GAMES STARTED COMPLETE GAMES 55 Patrick Crider 2011 20 Matt Zielinski 2013 8 Jarod Smith 1996 50 Kyano Cummings 2017 20 Adam Rogers 2008 5 Matt Zielinski 2013 47 Ken Frosch 2016 20 Ben Foster 2005 5 Grant Williams 2004 47 Connor Little 2015 20 Jeremy Lewis 2004 5 Jeff Blitstein 2000 42 Scott Weismann 2013 20 Trevor Walch 2015 4 Justin Jordan 2007 42 Nick Utley 2008 20 Austin Nicely 2018 4 Chris Pillsbury 2005 41 Tyler Thompson 2016 20 Jake Welch 2019 4 Nolan Fry 2001 41 Mike Bille 2006 20 Tyler Beardsley 2019 4 Dan Guehne 1995 38 3 tied 19 6 tied 4 Randy Wynne 2018 3 12 tied

INNINGS PITCHED LOSSES WINS 141.1 Ben Foster 2005 11 John Ducey 2009 10 Grant Williams 2004 134.2 Jeremy Lewis 2004 11 Chris Peters 2010 10 Tod Ewasko 2003 134.1 Randy Wynne 2018 9 Matt Crim 2012 10 Matt Silcock 1999 133.1 Trevor Walch 2015 9 Jimmy Conroy 2007 9 Will Oliver 2015 130.1 Grant Williams 2004 9 Jason Kalbrener 1998 9 Matt Zielinski 2013 130.0 Tyler Beardsley 2019 9 Dustin Renfrow 2009 9 Ben Foster 2005 129.0 Jake Welch 2019 9 Randy Wynne 2018 9 Jeremy Lewis 2004 126.2 Adams Rogers 2008 8 Justin Jordan 2007 9 Preston Olson 2014 124.1 Matt Zielinski 2013 8 Jake Haggerty 2007 9 Tom Miller 2001 123.2 Justin Jordan 2007 8 Bryce Morrow 2012 9 Shane Smuin 2001 8 Trevor Walch 2015 9 Randy Wynne 2018 8 Tyler Beardsley 2018 9 Tyler Beardsley 2019 ERA (min. 65 IP) SAVES STRIKEOUTS 1.19 Connor Little 2015 25 Edgar Lopez 2015 138 Andre Simpson 2005 1.22 Kyano Cummings 2017 23 Randy McCurry 2016 127 Jake Welch 2019 1.59 Will Oliver 2015 22 Eric Massingham 2012 120 Jeremy Lewis 2004 2.27 Max Duval 2017 21 Eric Massingham 2011 119 Grant Williams 2004 2.47 Jeremy Lewis 2004 20 Mike Bille 2006 116 Tyler Beardsley 2019 2.56 Tyler Beardsley 2019 19 Mitchell Aker 2018 114 Matt Zielinski 2013 2.67 Efrain Nieves 2015 18 Taylor Wright 2019 114 Randy Wynne 2018 2.70 Matt Silcock 1999 17 Randy McCurry 2017 113 Max Duval 2017 2.71 Chris Pillsbury 2006 16 Kyle May 1999 109 Jeff Leystra 1996 2.73 Cliff Brand 2001 15 Mike Bille 2007 108 Ben Foster 2005

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The Evansville Otters, a member team of the Frontier ship arrangement with Major League Baseball,” Otters League, a Professional Baseball League of 14 teams President John Stanley said. “The relationship with MLB is throughout the U.S. and Canada, today announced they are a first for the Frontier League and the Otters. Initially, there now a Partner League of Major League Baseball (MLB). will be several opportunities to partner on community-re- lated baseball promotions that will benefit the Otters and “We welcome the Frontier League as a Partner League and the community. It is pleasing to know that MLB chose only look forward to working with them toward our shared goal three Independent Leagues to be in the partnership group. of expanding the geographic reach of baseball,” said Mor- There is excitement surrounding this partnership through- gan Sword, Executive Vice President of Baseball Economics out the baseball world and we are anxious to get started & Operations, MLB. with MLB.”

“The Frontier League is thrilled to become an official “The announcement of a new partnership, coming on the Partner League with Major League Baseball, signifying heels of our merger with the Can-Am League, reaffirms our perhaps the greatest watershed moment and milestone in commitment to the Tri-State community,” Otters owner Bill our League history to date,” said Bill Lee, Commissioner of Bussing said. the Frontier League. “Needless to say, this new association enables us to extend the fan experience and expand the The Frontier League, as a designated MLB Partner League, great game of baseball in all of our markets in the United will collaborate with MLB to jointly discuss marketing and States and Canada.” promotional initiatives to grow, expand, and enhance the game of baseball. “The Evansville Otters are thrilled to now have a partner- CAREER STATISTICAL LEADERS HITTING STATS

BATTING AVERAGE (MIN. 200 AB) GAMES HOME RUNS Jeremy Coronado .354 John Schultz 420 Chris Sweeney 51 Brian Foster .333 Josh Allen 347 John Schultz 42 C.J. Henry .330 Chris Sweeney 271 Josh Allen 38 Marty Watson .324 Nik Balog 270 Jeff Gardner 38 Joe Spiers .323 Frank Scott 252 Jeff Goldbach 36 Matt Faulken .322 Denver Stuckey 248 Shayne Houck 32 Bernard Caston .321 Greg Alexander 243 Ryan Long 28 Kevin Johnson .320 Ryan Long 233 Nick Schwaner 27 Jason Clark .320 Jeff Gardner 230 Brian Foster 25 Jeff Goldbach .319 O.J. Garza 222 Dane Phillips 25

RBI STOLEN BASES AT-BATS John Schultz 207 Josh Allen 76 John Schultz 1,560 Josh Allen 171 Jason Clark 51 Josh Allen 1,222 Jeff Gardner 170 Joe Spiers 50 Nik Balog 989 Chris Sweeney 158 Frank Scott 47 Denver Stuckey 976 Greg Alexander 148 David Robinson 44 Chris Sweeney 967 Ryan Long 144 Todd Brown 43 Greg Alexander 894 David Robinson 139 Eric Joseph 42 Ryan Long 875 Jeff Goldbach 133 Chris Cosbey 38 Frank Scott 860 Nik Balog 124 Greg Alexander 37 Jeff Gardner 824 Dane Phillips 122 Steve Martin 37 O.J. Garza 789

HITS RUNS DOUBLES John Schultz 458 John Schultz 280 John Schultz 90 Josh Allen 374 Josh Allen 261 Josh Allen 70 Nik Balog 275 Frank Scott 176 David Robinson 53 Denver Stuckey 270 David Robinson 169 Chris Sweeney 53 Ryan Long 253 Chris Sweeney 155 Dane Phillips 53 Chris Sweeney 248 Ryan Long 148 Nik Balog 47 Greg Alexander 245 Greg Alexander 146 Ryan Long 47 David Robinson 229 Denver Stuckey 142 Jeff Gardner 47 Jeff Gardner 219 Nik Balog 128 Greg Alexander 43 O.J. Garza 216 Jeff Gardner 126 Nick Schwaner 43

TRIPLES CAUGHT STEALING TOTAL BASES Josh Allen 19 Frank Scott 24 John Schultz 710 John Schultz 18 Josh Allen 23 Josh Allen 596 Ryan Long 12 David Robinson 18 Chris Sweeney 458 David Robinson 10 John Schultz 17 Ryan Long 408 Jason Clark 10 Eric Joseph 16 Jeff Gardner 386 Eric Joseph 10 Juan Downing 14 Nik Balog 384 Ryan Long 7 Denver Stuckey 13 David Robinson 374 Frank Martinez 6 O.J. Garza 13 Greg Alexander 372 C.J. Henry 6 Jeremy Coronado 13 Dane Phillips 339 Runey Davis 6 Joe Spiers 12 Nick Schwaner 338 Greg Alexander 6 Zack Pace 12 Adam Heffron 6 Todd Brown 12 Paul Bartolucci 12 CAREER STATISTICAL LEADERS PITCHING STATS GAMES PITCHED GAMES STARTED WINS Patrick Crider 133 Tyler Vail 60 Tyler Vail 23 Eric Massingham 106 Andre Simpson 52 Andre Simpson 21 Ryan Burnau 95 Matt Zielinski 45 Preston Olson 21 Rob Murphy 93 Preston Olson 44 Matt Zielinski 18 Kyano Cummings 82 Trevor Walch 42 Trevor Walch 16 Mike Bille 79 Austin Nicely 36 Hunter Ackerman 15 Nick Stelzner 76 Chris Pillsbury 35 Jeff Leystra 15 Kyle Pawelczyk 75 Jeremy Lewis 34 5 tied 14 Nick Utley 75 Brent Kelley 33 Anthony Del Prete 74 Jake Haggerty 32

LOSSES W-L PERCENTAGE (min. 5) ERA (min. 30 ip) Andre Simpson 17 Rober Ramer .909 Taylor Wright 0.92 Trevor Walch 17 Amad Stephens .909 Dan Blewett 1.06 Tyler Vail 17 Patrick McGuff .889 Kyano Cummings 1.22 Matt Zielinski 16 Grant Williams .833 Patrick McGuff 1.25 Hunter Ackerman 15 Mark Short .800 Brandyn Sittinger 1.42 Kyle Barry 14 Max Duval .800 David Cerminaro 1.53 Justin Jordan 13 Shane Smuin .750 Connor Little 1.67 Dustin Renfrow 13 Kyle May .727 A.J. Ampi 1.74 5 tied 12 Rob Murphy .727 Eric Massingham 1.78 Tod Ewasko .714 3 tied 1.85 Brad Purcell .714 HIT BATSMEN SAVES STRIKEOUTS Tyler Vail 31 Eric Massingham 70 Tyler Vail 331 Andre Simpson 26 Randy McCurry 40 Andre Simpson 303 Brent Kelley 26 Mike Bille 35 Preston Olson 237 Bryce Morrow 20 Edgar Lopez 25 Matt Zielinski 226 Chris Pillsbury 18 Amad Stephens 25 Trevor Walch 215 Ben Foster 18 Kyle May 24 Jeff Leystra 205 Jeremy Schlee 18 Justin Smith 19 Hunter Ackerman 202 Trevor Walch 18 Mitchell Aker 19 Jeremy Lewis 191 Shane Weedman 18 Taylor Wright 18 Chris Pillsbury 181 Jake Haggerty 16 Ryan Burnau 16 Luc Rennie 177 Jeremy Lewis 16

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OttersTV and Zane Clodfelter caught up with Bill Bussing from the Evansville Otters ownership group championship team, the first in franchise history. to unveil Bussing’s All-Otters Team. The third base position was a tough selection for Bussing, as the Otters have had two league MVPs Bussing’s All-Otters Team selections consisted of Otters’ players from 2001, when his family took at that position in Shayne Houck and Ryan Long. ownership of the Otters franchise, to the present. Selections were made position-by-position. Bussing selected Houck (2014-15) as the third baseman on his All-Otters Team. Houck finished with Starting in the outfield, Bussing made the following selections: a batting average above .300 at .303 in his Otters’ career, while also racking up 32 home runs, 103 RBIs, and a .917 OPS during his time in Evansville. Houck also led Evansville in 2014 back to the - Jeff Gardner (2016-18), in right field, batted .266 with 38 home runs, 170 RBIs, and recorded a postseason for the first time since 2006. .823 OPS in his Otters’ career. 23 of Gardner’s 38 home runs came in 2017, which tied the fran- chise’s single-season record. At catcher, Bussing selected Princeton and Gibson County native Jeff Goldbach (2005-06). Gold- bach recorded a .319 batting average, 36 home runs, 133 RBIs, and a .952 OPS in his career with - Chris Sweeney (2014-17), in centerfield, had a .256 batting average with an Otters’ career record the Otters. Goldbach led Evansville to the 2006 league championship with his performance that of 51 home runs. He also accumulated 158 RBIs and an .800 OPS with the Otters. season.

- John Schultz (2013-17), in left field, has a career batting average of .294 with the Otters and a ca- After much consideration, Bussing selected Tyler Vail (2015-16, 2018-present) as the starting reer record of 207 RBIs. Schultz has posted an .839 OPS with 42 home runs with the Otters. Schultz pitcher on his All-Otters Team. Vail has made 60 starts so far in his Otters’ career, earning 23 wins in is also the franchise’s all-time hits leader with 458. 364.1 innings pitched with 331 strikeouts. All four statistical totals are career records in the Otters’ record books. Vail is coming off his best year in an Evansville uniform in 2019. All three were starters during the 2016 Frontier League Championship Series, where the Otters earned the second league championship in franchise history. The former Otters’ closer Eric Massingham (2011-14) was Bussing’s selection as a . Massingham is the Frontier League’s and Otters’ all-time saves leader with 70 saves. He posted a Bussing selected Nik Balog (2014-16) as the first baseman on his All-Otters Team. Balog batted 1.78 ERA with 137 strikeouts in 106 appearances in his years with Evansville. .278 with 20 home runs and 124 RBIs, while earning a .723 OPS in his time with the Otters. Balog was also a fine defensive first baseman. With a designated hitter position in the Frontier League, Bussing selected Greg Alexander (2009- 11) as the DH on his All-Otters Team. Alexander batted .274 with 24 home runs, 148 RBIs, and a Bussing made the following selections as his double play combo in the middle infield: .768 OPS in his career with the Otters. Alexander was known for his professionalism during losing seasons with the Otters and his ability to hit in the clutch. Alexander was a member of the 2011 club - Josh Allen (2014-17), at second base, finished his Otters’ career with a .306 batting average, 38 when current field manager Andy McCauley was in his first full year guiding the franchise. home runs, 171 RBIs, and a .905 OPS. Allen was the Frontier League’s Most Valuable Player in 2016 when the Otters’ won a league championship. Allen also had several walk-off, game-winning hits in The preceding are the selections on the lineup card for Bill Bussing’s All-Otters Team. his career with the Otters. To watch the full OttersTV segment featuring Bill Bussing’s All-Otters Team selections, go to the - Brian McKenna (2004-06), at shortstop, had a .265 batting average, 15 home runs, 92 RBIs, Otters’ Youtube channel. and a .710 OPS in his Otters’ career. McKenna was a member of the Otters’ 2006 Frontier League Love of the game begins at home. For over 35 years, Ruoff has helped people discover, finance and move into their homes with confidence. With every closing, we’re opening doors.

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For more information, call (812) 435-8686 or stop by the Otters front office at Bosse Field. 2020 SEASON RECAP FRONTIER LEAGUE CANCELS 2020 CHAMPIONSHIP SEASON DUE TO COVID-19 PANDEMIC In a year unlike any other, 2020 forced the Frontier League to act Evansville Otters’ 2020, as the franchise was coming off its fourth consec- in a way it had never done before in the League’s 28 seasons. After hold- utive postseason appearance in 2019. ing out hope and postponement, the Frontier League canceled the 2020 championship season due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The Frontier League was heading into the 2020 season with a lot momentum following a merger with the former independent Can-Am League during the offseason to expand Frontier League’s team mem- bership to 14 organizations. The new geographical map of the League stretched from the Mississippi River in Illinois to the Atlantic Ocean near New York and New Jersey and running from the Ohio River along Indiana and Kentucky to the St. Lawrence Seaway in Canada. The Frontier League’s expansion allowed for new opportunities across the different markets and new competition, while making the Fron- tier League the largest and longest running of the modern independent professional baseball leagues in North America. However, on March 11, the sports world started its shutdown as the uncertainty surrounding the unprecedented pandemic took over. The NBA season, MLB Spring Training, NHL season, college athletics, and Many players from the 2019 roster had signed to come back to more came to a halt. Even though the hope at the time was to resume the Otters in 2020, including the Otters’ all-time strikeouts and wins lead- sports and start the Frontier League season on time in May, that was not er on the mound Tyler Vail. Also re-signing for 2020 was Tyler Beardsley, the case. Drew Beyer, Anthony Arias, Abraham Almonte, Trace Norkus, and Brandon The entire webs and flows of society also stopped due to shut- Wilkes from the pitching staff. Tanner Cable, an Otters’ pitcher in 2018, downs as well as self-quarantining and isolation. The government at all was also signed to the team for 2020. In the field, the Otters signed out- levels and health departments issued guidelines and mandates to follow fielders Elijah MacNamee and Keith Grieshaber to re-join the club, while to reduce the impact of the Coronavirus and slow its spread. Sanitation, also having infielders David Cronin, Tanner Wetrich, and Jacob Adams social distancing, and wearing masks became the norm in 2020, but the slated to come back in 2020. Catcher Dakota Phillips had also signed to risks involved were too great to conduct a Frontier League season. return in 2020. League officials and owners reviewed numerous alternatives to The biggest player news from the offseason heading into 2020 play in 2020, but in the long run, unresolved regulatory and health issues was the news of outfielder John Schultz announcing he was coming out made playing unfeasible. The seven states where franchises are located of retirement to re-join the Otters, as the Frontier League had changed (and the country of Canada) chose vastly different ways of handling the its rules and increased the playing age of some roster players. Schultz is pandemic, and that dilemma impacted the league’s ability to play as a three-time Frontier League All-Star, led the Otters to the 2016 league a single unit. The health of the players, fans, employees, vendors, and championship, and had his number four jersey retired at the end of 2017. others upon whom the League relies on to create an entertaining season Schultz holds career franchise records in games played (420), RBIs (207), is always of the utmost importance, and the risk for crowds was a primary at-bats (1,560), hits (458), runs (280), doubles (90), total bases (710), factor. and walks (219). The Evansville Otters were also excited about the organization’s With the Frontier League’s 2020 season canceled, some Otters momentum heading into a 2020 season, as historic Bosse Field under- found other opportunities to compete in 2020. Dakota Phillips played in went major renovations and upgrades during the offseason. The 105-year- Sugar Land, Texas, former Otters like Josh Allen and Ryan Long played in old ballpark received a new brick wall backstop and along the first base the American Association, and former Otters’ closer Taylor Wright contin- line, new LED field lights to brighten the playing area, a larger LED video- ued his stint with the Somerset Patriots of the Atlantic League. Many other board to replace the scoreboard and smaller videoboard, a new heating former Otters and some of the new 2020 Otters’ signees found playing and air system across the interior rooms of the ballpark, improved LED opportunities elsewhere. lighting and ceiling fans in the grandstand, LED lighting along the outer Even though the 2020 Frontier League championship season was concourse, an extended protective netting for safety further down the first canceled, a lot of excitement went into a hopeful 2021 season, including and third base lines, and had some touch-up work done to the outer brick the granted membership to Ottawa as the 15th team in the League and facade. All of those upgrades followed up a newly installed sound system the announced partnership between the League and MLB. Following the the year before. The improvements allow the Otters to host a variety of disappointment in 2020, the Otters looked forward to 2021 with a lot of events at Bosse Field, besides baseball, for people to enjoy themselves plans for the enjoyment of the fans. with the unique backdrop of Bosse Field. On the field, there was a lot of excitement and anticipation for the McMahon Exterminating, Inc. (812) 475-1100 www.mcmahoncan.com WATCH THE OTTERS

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