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NOTABLE OTTERS TEAMS INAUGURAL 1995 TEAM 2006 LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM 2016 LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM Old National Bank proudly supports the Evansville Otters, our hometown team! oldnationalbank | 800-731-2265 Evansville Otters Fans, 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 Frontier League is grateful to you for your support and to the Evansville community as professional baseball 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 Bosse Field. Since our teams last competed, the Frontier League has been named as a Partner League to Major League Baseball. This designation honors our longevity and past successes in providing players the opportunity along their journey to the highest levels of professional baseball. 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 run 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. Still sitting the bench with your digital marketing? Let's get you in the game. Local marketing, simplified. Learn more at localiq.com SEASON TICKET PACKAGES 2021 TICKET INFORMATION OTTERS INSIDER OTTERS UNVEIL NEW LOGO BRANDING IN 2021 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 Downtown Evansville. 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. “The biggest differences with our new logo are that it is brighter and has fueled by makeitcountTM Join Today for a Grand Slam of Savings! Every Gallon. 5¢ OFF Every Day. SIGN UP TODAY! Download the MakeItCount™ app Proud Sponsor of Evansville Otters Baseball OTTERS TRIVIA Who holds the Otters’ all-time re- cord in strikeouts 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 Double-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, catcher, ville Otters. outfielder, 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 home run 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 Chicago Cubs 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.