The Evansville Otters have hired Bobby Segal as their new hitting coach.
Segal, a former catcher at Indiana University, is in his first season as hitting coach for the Otters and second year in professional baseball.
He and his family are ready for this opportunity in Evansville. “I would like to thank Andy McCauley and the Evansville Otters ownership for the chance to return to professional baseball in a community where the tradition is so rich. My focus on the day-to-day process will give the loyal ownership and community something they will be proud of. My family is excited to follow Andy’s winning brand of baseball and is grateful to become a part of Otter Ball,†said Segal.
As a collegiate hitting coach over the last nine seasons, Segal has helped his teams to a 338-159 (.680) overall record and 142-60 (.703) league mark.  While making stops at Union College (2008-09), Butler University (2010), Iowa Western College (2011), Tarleton State University (2012) and Wabash Valley College (2013-16), his teams have earned six national rankings and made five appearances in national postseason tournaments.
In his five summers as a manager and coach, Segal’s teams compiled a 215-125 (.632) overall record.  His clubs recorded three first-place finishes and two second-place efforts.  Segal managed in three All-Star Games and helped his teams to four playoff appearances.  His 2015 collegiate team, the Terre Haute Rex, captured a Prospect League championship.  His 2013 professional club, the Gary RailCats, won an American Association title.
Segal was named 2015 Prospect League Manager of the Year after the Rex went 47-17 overall and captured the organization’s first league championship.  After beginning the season with a 14-1 record, the nation’s eighth-ranked team set a league record for regular-season wins (43).  While Segal served as the third base and hitting coach in Gary, the 2013 RailCats registered a 64-43 record on their way to a league title.
Segal, a native of Indianapolis, has developed and guided 70 junior college student-athletes who have moved on to play at four-year institutions and 40 other players who have signed professional baseball contracts.
A three-year letterwinner and Academic All-Big Ten selection at Indiana, Segal earned a bachelor’s degree in sport management from IU in May 2006 and master’s degree in health and physical education from Union in May 2009.  He and his wife, the former Rachel Harvey, live with their son, Asher, in Oakland City, Ind.
The Otters open the 2016 season at home against the Schaumburg Boomers on Friday, May 13, at 6:35 p.m. Tickets are on sale now by calling (812) 435-8686.
