2000 Evansville Otters Roster
Team Record: 45-38
Finished 2nd in the FL's West Division
Manager: Greg Tagert (45-38)
Location: Evansville, Indiana
Ballpark: Bosse Field
Attendance: 78,126, Avg. 1,953 in 40 home dates
Playoffs - Evansville Otters 2 games, River City Rascals 0
Finals - Johnstown Johnnies 3 games, Evansville Otters 1
The Evansville Otters of the Frontier League ended the 2000 season with a record of 45 wins and 38 losses, finishing second in the league's West Division.
The Otters topped the league with just 356 runs allowed. Evansville scored 410 runs. Matt Faulken drove in 52 runs and topped all qualifying hitters on the roster by connecting at a .322 clip. Cliff Brand led the team with 7 wins, while Jeffrey Blitstein earned a 2.88 ERA, best among regular hurlers.
George Sherrill played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Evansville Otters to do so.
Greg Tagert served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Anderson | L | R | January 18, 1977 | 5'11" | 190 | Duluth, MN US |
| John Ballon | R | R | April 21, 1978 | 6'1" | 205 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Paul Bartolucci | S | R | December 2, 1976 | 5'7" | 170 | Thousand Oaks, CA US |
| Jeffrey Blitstein | R | R | October 21, 1975 | 6'2" | 190 | Burbank, CA US |
| Jeff Bowman | L | R | May 14, 1976 | 6'0" | 190 | |
| Cliff Brand | R | R | December 12, 1976 | 6'2" | 205 | |
| Todd Brown | R | R | July 18, 1975 | 6'0" | 200 | Houma, LA US |
| Mike Chaney | S | L | October 3, 1974 | 6'3" | 200 | Cincinnati, OH US |
| Andrew Clements | L | R | November 24, 1975 | 6'2" | 192 | Vancouver, BC CA |
| Rodney Clifton | R | R | November 7, 1976 | 6'2" | 195 | Elgin, IL US |
| Jose Colon | R | R | January 25, 1976 | 6'2" | 205 | New York, NY US |
| Jason Copeland | R | R | September 21, 1976 | 6'1" | 210 | Southgate, MI US |
| Dustin Delucchi | L | L | December 23, 1977 | 6'0" | 190 | San Francisco, CA US |
| Nick Dumas | S | R | December 1, 1976 | 6'0" | 175 | |
| Matt Faulken | L | R | November 7, 1976 | 6'1" | 205 | St. Paul, MN US |
| Joe Gerber | L | L | August 27, 1978 | 6'2" | 220 | Portland, OR US |
| Casey Glynn | R | R | December 21, 1975 | 6'0" | 190 | |
| Chad Goff | R | R | April 24, 1976 | 6'3" | 175 | Jackson, TN US |
| Pat Hannon | L | R | September 24, 1977 | 6'4" | 225 | San Antonio, TX US |
| Tony James | R | R | May 16, 1976 | 5'10" | 180 | Ipswich, Suffolk GB |
| Kyle Kawabata | R | R | January 2, 1974 | 6'0" | 195 | Honolulu, HI US |
| Brent Kelley | R | R | March 28, 1976 | 6'1" | 175 | Texarkana, TX US |
| Derrick Levingston | L | L | May 18, 1977 | 5'10" | 225 | Oakland, CA US |
| Bart Lindsey | L | L | August 14, 1978 | 6'1" | 185 | Russellville, AL US |
| Derek Lopez | R | R | June 9, 1977 | 6'2" | 185 | |
| Matt Matejcek | R | R | July 23, 1976 | 6'2" | 225 | |
| Brandon Mattingly | R | R | September 28, 1977 | 5'9" | 185 | Las Vegas, NV US |
| Andy Miller | R | R | June 14, 1977 | 6'0" | 160 | |
| Anthony Molina | L | R | January 6, 1978 | 5'11" | 195 | |
| Mike Peerman | R | R | August 7, 1977 | 6'2" | 205 | Evansville, IN US |
| Dan Planck | R | L | January 9, 1978 | 6'1" | 180 | |
| Chad Post | R | R | December 21, 1976 | 6'0" | 193 | |
| Jeremy Sanders | R | R | February 11, 1977 | 6'2" | 210 | |
| Rob Santoro | R | R | February 25, 1978 | 5'8" | 170 | |
| George Sherrill | L | L | April 19, 1977 | 6'0" | 225 | Memphis, TN US |
| Mark Short | R | R | December 13, 1977 | 6'2" | 220 | |
| Matt Silcock | R | R | January 11, 1977 | 5'11" | 190 | Salt Lake City, UT US |
| Matt Smith | R | R | October 17, 1975 | 6'4" | 195 | Lincoln, IL US |
| Nick Stelzner | R | R | March 1, 1978 | 5'11" | 175 | Long Beach, CA US |
| Jeremiah Tipton | R | R | April 11, 1976 | 5'11" | 210 | Galesburg, IL US |
| Brad Tucker | R | R | November 11, 1976 | 6'2" | 200 | Fresno, CA US |
| Michael Waugh | R | R | December 19, 1976 | 6'1" | 190 | Mission Viejo, CA US |
| Matt Wheeler | R | R | November 4, 1975 | 6'0" | 188 | Hollywood, CA US |
Average attendance is based upon the number of actual home dates where known (most leagues from 1992 and later). Where the number of home dates is not known, the average is calculated using half the team's total games.
