2002 Evansville Otters Roster

Frontier League (FL) - Independent
Team Record: 33-51
Finished 6th in the FL's West Division
Manager: Greg Jelks (33-51)
Location: Evansville, Indiana
Ballpark: Bosse Field
Attendance: 88,585, Avg. 2,109 in 42 home dates
2002 Evansville Otters Statistics

The Evansville Otters of the Frontier League ended the 2002 season with a record of 33 wins and 51 losses, finishing sixth in the league's West Division.

The Otters scored 373 runs and yielded 456 runs. John Edwards led Evansville with 10 home runs and drove in 45 runs, while leading hitters with significant playing time by connecting at a .308 clip. Brad Purcell and Tony Stutz topped the team with 5 wins each, and Nolan Fry earned a 3.93 ERA, best among qualifying pitchers. Greg Jelks served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
A. J. AmpiRLDecember 21, 19786'1"215Red Bluff, CA US
Matt BelfantiLLJuly 24, 19796'1"200Walnut Creek, CA US
Sean BoeschRRJanuary 4, 19766'4"210
Louis CarmonaRRSeptember 9, 19785'10"170
Condor CashRRSeptember 22, 19796'2"200Toccoa, GA US
Brent ChampionRROctober 31, 19796'2"210Blytheville, AR US
Charles ChatmanLRSeptember 18, 19775'10"180
Ted ChmielinskiRRDecember 7, 19776'1"200New York, NY US
Paul CiofroneLRJune 19, 19786'3"220Smithtown, NY US
Kevin CovingtonRRApril 18, 19786'1"190Gadsden, AL US
Gabby DelgadoSROctober 21, 19785'10"180Carolina, PR
Ryan DorseyRRAugust 29, 19816'1"160Fargo, ND US
John EdwardsRRJune 27, 19786'1"180Melbourne, Victoria AU
Steven FaulknerRRJune 2, 19806'3"200Nashville, TN US
George FisherLLMarch 14, 19765'11"160
Jeff ForbesLLAugust 28, 19806'2"190
Julius ForemanLRFebruary 18, 19795'8"160Millen, GA US
Nolan FryRLDecember 3, 19756'2"187Allentown, PA US
Paxton GardnerRRDecember 7, 19776'3"210Poughkeepsie, NY US
O. J. GarzaRRJune 21, 19785'11"190Laredo, TX US
David GriffinRRSeptember 5, 19805'11"175
Andrew HansonLLApril 12, 19796'1"205Portland, ME US
Wes HaydenLRSeptember 22, 19786'1"205
Brad HaynesLLJune 21, 19806'1"190Fayetteville, TN US
Jeremy HudsonRRMarch 15, 19806'7"210Atlanta, GA US
Ben JohanningLLMay 2, 19806'3"220Canton, OH US
Tim JonesLRSeptember 13, 19776'0"208Tustin, CA US
Clint KaedingRRJanuary 7, 19786'2"210Leavenworth, KS US
Jason KaneLRJuly 7, 19796'4"210Jersey City, NJ US
Brett LewisRRApril 11, 19796'4"210
Aaron LittleRRApril 27, 19786'4"190Paoli, IN US
Garet LuebbertSROctober 18, 19776'0"195
Jeremy MaddoxRRApril 5, 19796'3"235Berger, TX US
Michael MatthewsSRDecember 9, 19796'5"210Bowling Green, KY US
Ryan McDonaldRRJanuary 22, 19796'3"200Miami, FL US
Rich McGuireRRSeptember 21, 19806'2"210Long Island, NY US
Denny NewLLFebruary 15, 19786'3"200Dallas, TX US
Darin PhalinesRRMay 31, 19796'4"230
Pete PirmanRRJune 25, 19796'0"185
Brad PurcellRRMay 13, 19806'3"220Ipswich, Queensland AU
Jason RadwanRRNovember 11, 19776'1"210San Bernardino, CA US
Alan ReadySRAugust 5, 19776'1"220
Rob RendleApril 17, 1978
B. J. RichterRRApril 28, 19776'0"180
Terrence RoeLLMay 25, 19785'11"205
T. J. RunnellsRRFebruary 15, 19785'10"160Greeley, CO US
Eddie RussellRRJune 20, 19786'2"190San Francisco, CA US
Jimmy ShouldersRRJanuary 27, 19796'1"200Franklin, KY US
Nick StelznerRRMarch 1, 19785'11"175Long Beach, CA US
Nicholas SteppeLLMay 6, 19795'11"205Daytona Beach, FL US
Tony StutzRRAugust 10, 19806'4"225
Brendon ThomasRLFebruary 28, 19795'11"180
David TrujilloRRNovember 10, 19796'2"230Albuquerque, NM US
Daniel ValenzuelaRRDecember 3, 19796'0"185
Keronn WalkerSRAugust 29, 19786'2"215Chicago, IL US
Mark WelchRRJanuary 10, 19796'3"190

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.



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