Evansville Otters Signed Catcher Dylan Hamel And Right-Handed Pitcher Christian Meister


EVANSVILLE, Ind. – The Evansville Otters signed catcher Dylan Hamel and right-handed pitcher Christian Meister.Hamel, a Hendersonville, N.C. native, arrives in Evansville after playing for Appalachian State University from 2015-17.

“Dylan had a good showing at our Allentown camp earlier this year and followed it up with a good workout at the Frontier League camp,” Otters manager Andy McCauley said. “He’ll be competing for our backup catcher role.”

With Appalachian State, Hamel appeared in 32 games and had an on-base percentage of .284.

Meister, a Federal Way, Wash. native, was drafted in the 29th round of the 2015 MLB Amateur Draft by the Cleveland Indians organization out of Green River Community College.

In the Indians system from 2015-16, Meister appeared in 42 games and went 4-3 with a 4.10 ERA. He pitched 79 innings in affiliated baseball and struck out 58 batters.

“We heard some good reports from a workout Christian threw for the (San Diego) Padres,” McCauley said. “We are hoping he shows some of that in our camp.”

In other transaction news, Evansville traded draft pick Cody Clark to the Joliet Slammers for a player to be named later.

Evansville will celebrate Bosse Field’s Opening Night May 11 against the Washington Wild Things at 6:35 p.m.

The Evansville Otters are the 2006 and 2016 Frontier League champions. Group packages, season tickets and single game tickets are now on sale. Fan Fest will be held at Bosse Field on Saturday, beginning at 9 a.m. and lasting until noon.

For more information, visit evansvilleotters.com or call 812-435-8686.