 The Frontier League Has Named Evansville Otters Pitcher Max Duval Pitcher Of The Week.
Pointstreak, the official statistical provider of the Frontier League and the Independent Professional Baseball Federation, chooses the weekly award.
Duval earned the third league honor for Evansville this season after right-handed pitcher Shane Weedman was selected Pitcher of the Week earlier this year after his no-hit performance against Southern Illinois on May 13 in a 4-0 win against the Miners.
Dane Phillips was selected as the Player of the Week June 12 after he batted .519 with 13 RBIs June 6-11.
In earning the weekly award, Duval made two starts on the mound last week and went seven innings in both games.
Last Tuesday, Duval took a no-hitter into the seventh against Gateway in the Otters 6-3 win over the Grizzlies. It was his fourth win of the season and he posted nine strikeouts.
Duval followed that performance up by throwing a complete-game in a seven-inning contest against Southern Illinois in game one of Sunday’s doubleheader.
In Evansville’s 10-1 triumph over the Miners, Duval gave up an earned run off three hits and struck out 10.
Duval, a San Luis Obispo, Calif. native, came to Evansville last season after spending time with the Schaumburg Boomers (2014-15) and Frontier Greys (2015).
He was signed by the Arizona Diamondbacks’ organization midway through the 2016 season and he spent time with the Visalia Rawhide (A+), Kane County Cougars (A) and Hillsboro Hops (A-).
With the Otters, Duval is 9-3 with 109 strikeouts. This season, he is 5-2 after seven starts with a 2.94 ERA.
The Otters return to Bosse Field Friday for a three-game series against the Florence Freedom. Friday’s series opener at 6:35 p.m. is Edward Jones Night and will feature a postgame fireworks show. Saturday will be a doubleheader starting at 5:35 p.m., with two seven-inning games.
Tickets for both games are still available by visiting evansvilleotters.com or by calling 812-435-8686.
All three games will be streamed live on Otters Digital Network and over the air on 91.5 FM WUEV. Lucas Corley (play-by-play), Bill McKeon (analysis) and Preston Leinenbach will call the action.
The Evansville Otters are the 2006 and 2016 Frontier League champions. Group packages and single game tickets are now on sale. For more information, visit evansvilleotters.com or call 812-435-8686.
