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Evansville Otters Gameday Notes Evansville Otters Media Relations Department River City Rascals (55-40) AT: Evansville Otters (48-47) 2nd Place, Frontier League West, 5 GB 4th Place, Frontier League East, 14 GB September 6th, 2015 - 5:05 pm CDT Bosse Field--Evansville, IN Home Game #52 (#3 of 3 on Homestand) Otters Need a Win and a Florence Loss to Make Playoffs Truck Give-a-Way Night RHP Rob Stone (0-0, 5.14) vs. RHP Brett Marshall (5-2, 2.62) Radio Information: WUEV 91.5 F.M. Media Relations/Play by Play: Mike Radomski & Jake Donnelly YOU OTTER KNOW... “WHAT HAD HAPPENED?” SPLISH & SPLASH: OTTERS MAKING NOISE Tyler Vail had another solid outing for the Otters, but it --John Schultz is climbing up the Otters All-Time Leadboards in the following categories: was one bad inning that did him in yet again, and again it -Leader in Hits (295), Doubles (58), Triples (14), Total Bases (464), Runs (176), was the third. He allowed three runs in the frame, with the Games Played (256) & At Bats (979), 2nd in Walks (134), 5th in Home runs last coming on a hot shot off of the glove of the shortstop (27), 7th in RBI (117), 3rd in Strike-outs (164) Rolando Gomez to give the Rascals a 3-0 lead. The Otters --Schultz has reached in 14 straight: 2 HRs, 4 doubles, 9 runs scored, and 6 RBI scored two in the bottom of the fourth inning thanks to --Chris Sweeny Became the Home Run King with his 37th career home run in the 7th on 9/4 Dane Phillips and Chris Elder to bring the deficit down --Nik Balog has driven in 14 in his last 14 games with 3 Home Runs. Multi-RBI games 5 times to one. Connor Little picked up eight outs in his outing to --Andy McCauley’s All-Time Record as a manager is 790-818 keep it close and Edgar Lopez stranded two runners in the --McCauley’s Frontier League Manager Record is 394-373, which is sixth All-Time --Andy’s 268 wins as an Otters manager are most All-Time ninth, but the Otters couldn’t get to the Rascals bullpen, -He tied and broke the record in the doubleheader sweep vs. Windy City on 7/1 eventually losing 3-2. --The Otters are 29-22 at home and 25-19 against the West this season Otters 2nd Half Schedule/Results --The Otters are 38-16 when scoring first and 20-20 when scoring second Date Opponent Time/Result --When the Otters are down in the final three innings, they are 8-36 on the season 7/17 JOLIET SLAMMERS W 9-8 -Last comeback victory: 8/23 vs. RC. Josh Allen 3-Run HR in eighth in 11-9 win 7/18 JOLIET SLAMMERS W 4-2 --Longest Win Streak of the season is 7 (2x): 5/19-5/26 and 7/10-7/21 (All-Star Break) 7/19 JOLIET SLAMMERS W 6-4 --Longest Losing Streak of the season is 5 (their current streak) 9/1-->9/5 (3 vs. NOR +2 vs. 7/21 @ TRAVERSE CITY W 6-0 RC) 7/22 @ TRAVERSE CITY L 4-3 7/23 @ TRAVERSE CITY W 6-2 --The Otters have the most wins in Frontier League History with 908 (#900, 5-0 vs. SCH 8/16) 7/24 WASHINGTON W 8-1 --The All Time Record for the Otters against the Rascals is 76-90 (2-3 this year) 7/25 WASHINGTON W 8-4 “SWING BATTER BATTER BATTER!” BULLPEN; YOU SO TRENDY 7/26 WASHINGTON W 1-0 7/28 @ GATEWAY W 16-14 (13) -Last Four Hit game: Dane Phillips (7/4) -The Otters are 56-0 with the lead in the last 2 INN 7/29 @ GATEWAY L 9-7 -Last Four RBI game: Dane Phillips (8/11) -Two leads given up, 7/28 & 8/19 7/30 @ GATEWAY W 9-3 -Last Five RBI game: Chris Sweeney (7/30) -Connor Little is now 12/13 in holds (2/2 in saves) 7/31 @ SOUTHERN ILLINOIS L 2-1 -Last multi-HR game: Kurt Wertz Jr. vs. Rockford -Sports a 88 to 11 K to BB ratio (3 IBBs) 8/1 @ SOUTHERN ILLINOIS W 9-4 on 8/12 in an Otters 4-3 win -Has stranded 24 of 27 inherited 8/2 @ SOUTHERN ILLINOIS L 3-2 -Last Otter Multi-SB game: J. Allen (8/22 vs RC) runners. 39Ks in his last 26.2 IP 8/5 FRONTIER GREYS (DH) 2L 5-1/2-1 8/6 FRONTIER GREYS W 7-1 -Last 2-Triple game: Chris Sweeney, 6/5 @ Joliet - 0 ERs last 13.1 IP, 1R (1ER) last 25.1IP 8/7 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS W 5-4 (12) -Last Straight Steal of Home: Josh Allen 7/10 vs. -Edgar Lopez is 1st in single season & T-3rd All- 8/8 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS L 7-2 LEC Time in saves with 25 (all this year) 8/9 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS L 3-2 (11) -Struck out 94 times in last ten games -One blown save this season, 7/26 vs. Gateway 8/11 @ ROCKFORD W 8-1 8/12 @ ROCKFORD W 4-3 UPCOMING PROBABLES: 8/13 @ ROCKFORD L 7-6 8/14 SCHAUMBURG L 7-4 Monday: Tuesday: Wednesday: 8/15 SCHAUMBURG W 4-1 Evansville Evansville Evansville 8/16 SCHAUMBURG W 5-0 8/19 ROCKFORD W 4-3 Off Day TBA Off Day 8/20 ROCKFORD (DH) 2L 5-1/5-2 8/21 @ RIVER CITY L 8-7 8/22 @ RIVER CITY W 5-3 8/23 @ RIVER CITY W 11-9 8/26 FRONTIER GREYS (DH) 2W 1-0/4-3 @ TBD: @ TBD: @ TBD: 8/27 FRONTIER GREYS W 4-1 Off Day TBA Off Day 8/28 @ WASHINGTON W 11-2 8/29 @ WASHINGTON L 7-2 8/30 @ WASHINGTON W 6-5 9/1 @ NORMAL L 4-3 9/2 @ NORMAL L 6-0 Projected Game Time Weather: Projected Game Time Weather: Projected Game Time Weather: 9/3 @ NORMAL L 4-3 Off Day TBD Off Day 9/4 RIVER CITY L 10-2 9/5 RIVER CITY L 3-2 9/6 RIVER CITY 5:05 P.M. Off Day TBD Off Day FRONTIER LEAGUE PLAYOFFS Evansville Otters media contact: Jake Donnelly Office: (812) 435-8686 Cell: (860) 614-1758 Evansville Otters 1st Half Schedule/Results Date Opponent Time/Result FRONTIER LEAGUE 5/15 TRAVERSE CITY PPD (5/16) 5/16 TRAVERSE CITY (DH) W/L 1-4/3-1 STANDINGS 5/17 TRAVERSE CITY L 6-3 5/19 @ WASHINGTON W (10) 7-6 5/20 @ WASHINGTON W 5-2 5/21 @ WASHINGTON W 5-3 5/22 FLORENCE W 10-1 5/23 FLORENCE W 4-3 5/24 FLORENCE W 8-4 5/26 @ LAKE ERIE W 7-0 5/27 @ LAKE ERIE L (10) 5-4 5/28 @ LAKE ERIE W 6-2 5/29 @ WINDY CITY W 7-0 5/30 @ WINDY CITY PPD (5/31) 5/31 @ WINDY CITY 2L 3-4/1-6 6/3 GATEWAY (DH) 2W 5-4/5-1 6/4 GATEWAY L 13-3 6/5 @ JOLIET W 9-2 6/6 @ JOLIET W 8-2 6/7 @ JOLIET W 7-4 6/10 NORMAL (DH) 2W 9-4/4-0 6/11 NORMAL L 7-2 6/12 @ SOUTHERN ILL. L 3-0 6/13 @ SOUTHERN ILL. L 4-3 6/14 @ SOUTHERN ILL. W 7-3 6/17 WINDY CITY L 6-5 6/18 WINDY CITY (DH) W/L 1-0/2-6 6/19 TRAVERSE CITY PPD (6/20) 6/20 TRAVERSE CITY W/L 6-2/0-1 6/21 TRAVERSE CITY L 4-2 6/23 FRONTIER GREYS W 10-4 2015 EVANSVILLE OTTERS MANAGER 6/24 FRONTIER GREYS W 1-0 Andy McCauley 6/25 FRONTIER GREYS L 7-1 6/26 @ LAKE ERIE W 3-1 2014 Frontier League Manager of the Year 6/27 @ LAKE ERIE W 4-2 6/28 @ LAKE ERIE L 4-3 6th Season 7/1 WINDY CITY (DH) 2W 1-0/4-3 McCauley is in his sixth season managing the Otters. In every season thus far 7/2 WINDY CITY W 5-2 with the Otters, McCauley has improved the team’s win record; the three most re- 7/3 @ SCHAUMBURG L 4-3 7/4 @ SCHAUMBURG W 8-5 cent seasons have seen the Otters win 54, 51, and 45 games respectively, and last 7/5 @ SCHAUMBURG L 7-5 year was named the Rogers Hanners Manager of the Year. That was McCauley’s 7/8 @ FLORENCE W 4-2 (7) second time winning the Manager of the Year award as he was named manager 7/9 @ FLORENCE (DH) W/L 4-2, 2-3 7/10 LAKE ERIE W 8-2 of the year in 1999 when he steered the London Werewolves to a 54-30 record. 7/11 LAKE ERIE W 7-5 This is his third stint in the league as a manager. He first joined the league as a 7/12 LAKE ERIE W 6-1 manager in the Frontier League back in 1998 with the Kalamazoo Kodiaks before 7/15 ALL STAR GAME @ SCHAUMBURG stopping in London, Ontario with the Werewolves. 2015 EVANSVILLE OTTERS COACHING STAFF Charles “Boots” Day Max Peterson Dalphie Correa Bench Coach Pitching Coach Hitting Coach 4th Season 2nd Season 1st Season Day, 67, is in his fourth season as the Otters hitting Peterson, 25, is back as the Otters pitching coach af- Dalphie Correa is no stranger to Independent Baseball coach.