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Otters announce coaching staff for 30th Season
Otters announce coaching staff for 30th Season
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – The Evansville Otters are pleased to announce that Field Manager Andy McCauley has completed his coaching staff for the 2025 season, including the new additions of TJ Zarewicz and Dan Rohn.
“TJ and Dan will bring quality experience to our coaching staff and I can’t wait to see how they can help us succeed this year,” McCauley said. “I look forward to working with our entire coaching staff to continue the winning culture here in Evansville.”
2025 Coaching Staff:
Andy McCauley – Field Manager
Max Peterson – Pitching Coach
TJ Zarewicz – Hitting Coach
Billy Easley – 1st Base Coach
Boots Day – Bench Coach
Dan Rohn – Spring Training Instructor
Bobby Segal, Phil Britton, JR Seymour, Rob Watson – Assistant Coaches
McCauley enters his 15th season at the helm of Otters’ baseball. He begins 2025 with a 676-617 record as Otters manager. Across his 18 years in the Frontier League (managed Kalamazoo and London prior to Evansville), McCauley has accumulated 805 regular season wins, just three wins behind current Joliet manager Mike Pinto for most all-time in Frontier League history.
Max Peterson returns in 2025 as pitching coach, his 11th season with the Otters. Since he joined the team, Evansville has had 27 pitchers move to the affiliated ranks under Peterson’s leadership. In 2019, Peterson won the Darren Bush Frontier League Coach of the Year Award as the Otters’ pitching staff put up a franchise single season record 868 strikeouts.
TJ Zarewicz joins the Otters in 2025 as the team’s new hitting coach. In 2024, Zarewicz was the hitting coach for the East Division’s New York Boulders. Prior to New York, he served as the bench coach for the Lincoln Saltdogs of the American Association for three seasons. In 2022, Zarewicz was also an associate pro scout for the Pittsburgh Pirates.
“First, I would like to thank Andy McCauley and the Evansville Otters for the opportunity to join such a historic ball club,” Zarewicz said. “I am extremely grateful and very excited for the chance to make a positive impact on the team and within the Evansville community. Go Otters!”
Billy Easley re-joins the staff for 2025, his fifth season in Evansville. With the Otters, Easley has served as first base coach and working with the Otters’ catchers.
Charles “Boots” Day returns in 2025 in a bench coach role. Day was the Otters’ first field manager in 1995 and continues to help the Otters coaching staff. Serving as a spring training instructor for the last few years, Day has helped the coaching staff make the final cuts to the roster each year in Spring Training. During his playing career, Day was a member of the Evansville Triplets before playing in the major leagues from 1969-1974.
Dan Rohn, another new addition to the coaching staff in 2025, joins the Otters’ staff with a host of baseball experience. After a 12-year playing career, including three stints in the majors with Chicago and Cleveland, Rohn began his managerial career in 1991, overseeing the Twins’ Gulf Coast League team. Over the next 30 years, Rohn managed at nearly every level, including nine years at the Triple-A level. In 2014, Rohn began a five-year managerial stint with the Frontier League’s Traverse City Beach Bums. Rohn also managed the Lake Erie Crushers in 2021.
“I’m excited about coming down for spring training and helping the young lads in the infield and help create a winning atmosphere for the Evansville Otters for the upcoming season,” Rohn said.
Rounding out the coaching staff, Bobby Segal, Phil Britton, JR Seymour and Rob Watson all return in 2025 in assistant coaching roles.
The Evansville Otters are excited to welcome fans back to Bosse Field in 2025 for the 30th season of Otters baseball! Season ticket and group ticket packages are on sale now. Call (812) 435-8686 for more information. Individual game tickets will go on sale in the coming weeks.
The Evansville Otters are the 2006 and 2016 Frontier League champions.
The Otters play all home games at historic Bosse Field, located at 23 Don Mattingly Way in Evansville, Ind. Stay up to date with the Evansville Otters by visiting evansvilleotters.com, or follow the Otters on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
For more information, visit evansvilleotters.com or call (812) 435-8686.
Agenda for Evansville City Council Meeting March 10, 2025
MARCH 10, 2025
5:30 P.M.
AGENDA
| I. | INTRODUCTION |
03-10-2025 Agenda Attachment:
| II. | APPROVAL OF MEETING MEMORANDUM |
2-24-2025 Memo Attachment:
| III. | REPORTS AND COMMUNICATIONS |
| IV. | SPECIAL ORDERS OF THE DAY |
| V. | CONSENT AGENDA: FIRST READING OF ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS |
A. ORDINANCE G-2025-06 An Ordinance to Vacate All That Part of Illinois Street Not Previously Vacated Lying Between Roelker’s Subdivision of Blocks 3 and 4 of Sharpe’s Enlargement To the City of Evansville, Lying East of Mary Street and West of Harriet Street and a Twelve-Foot Alley Lying in Roelker’s Subdivision of Blocks 3 and 4 of Sharpe’s Enlargement Located and Running South from Illinois Street to Division Street Sponsor(s): Brinkmeyer Discussion Led By: Public Works Chair Koehler Lindsey Discussion Date: 3/31/2025 Notify: Chris Wischer, Stoll Keenon Odgen PLLC G-2025-06 Attachment:
B. ORDINANCE G-2025-07 An Ordinance Authorizing the Issuance and Sale of the City of Evansville, Indiana, Economic Development Refunding Revenue Bonds, Series 2025 (Downtown Convention Hotel Project) for the Purpose of Refunding Certain Economic Development Revenue Bonds, Approving and Authorizing Other Actions in Respect Thereto, and All Matters Related Thereto Sponsor(s): Allen Discussion Led By: Finance Chair Allen Discussion Date: 3/31/2025 Notify: Marco DeLucio, ZSWS G-2025-07 Attachment:
C. ORDINANCE G-2025-08 An Ordinance Granting A Certificate of Convenience and Necessity for the Operation of Taxicabs for the Year 2025 (Diamond Transportation Taxi LLC) Sponsor(s): Carothers Discussion Led By: ASD Chair Carothers Discussion Date: 3/31/2025 Notify: Shelia Stanley, Diamond Transporation Taxi LLC G-2025-08 Attachment:
D. ORDINANCE F-2025-03 An Ordinance of the Common Council of the City of Evansville Authorizing Transfers of Appropriations, Additional Appropriations and Repeal and Re-Appropriation of Funds for Various City Funds Sponsor(s): Allen Discussion Led By: Finance Chair Allen Discussion Date: 3/31/2025 Notify: Robert Gunter, Controller F-2025-03 Attachment:
E. ORDINANCE R-2025-05 An Ordinance to Rezone Certain Real Estate in the City of Evansville, State of Indiana, More Commonly Known as 624 and 628 E Virginia St Owner: JBMD Corporation Inc Requested Change: R2 & C1 to C2 Ward: 4 Carothers Representative: Matt Lehman, RLehman & Son Consulting R-2025-05 Attachment:
F. ORDINANCE R-2025-06 An Ordinance to Rezone Certain Real Estate in the City of Evansville, State of Indiana, More Commonly Known as 1031 Mount Auburn Rd Owner: Shellback Realty LLC Requested Change: M2 to M1 Ward: 6 Brinkmeyer Representative: Matt Lehman, RLehman & Son Consulting R-2025-06 Attachment:
G. ORDINANCE R-2025-07 An Ordinance to Rezone Certain Real Estate in the City of Evansville, State of Indiana, More Commonly Known as 2, 4, 6, 61, 8, 10, 12, 14 and 16 Read St Owner: Fuzzy Dice LLC Requested Change: R5 to C4 w/UDC Ward: 6 Brinkmeyer Representative: Bret A Sermersheim, Morley R-2025-07 Attachment:
| VI. | COMMITTEE REPORTS |
| VII. | REGULAR AGENDA: SECOND READING OF ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS |
A. ORDINANCE G-2025-05 An Ordinance Amending Ordinance G-2025-04 Establishing a Designated Outdoor Refreshment Area (“DORA”) Pursuant to I.C. 7.1-3-31, Et. Seq Sponsor(s): Allen, Carothers, Heronemus, Trockman Discussion Led By: ASD Chair Carothers Discussion Date: 3/10/2025 Notify: Adam Trinkel, Downtown Evansville G-2025-05 Attachment:
B. ORDINANCE F-2025-02 An Ordinance of the Common Council of the City of Evansville Authorizing Transfers of Appropriations, Additional Appropriations and Repeal and Re-Appropriation of Funds for Various City Funds Sponsor(s): Allen Discussion Led By: Finance Chair Allen Discussion Date: 3/10/2025 Notify: Robert Gunter, Controller F-2025-02 Attachment:
| VIII. | RESOLUTION DOCKET |
| IX. | MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS |
A. THE NEXT MEETING of the Common Council will be Monday, March 31, 2025 at 5:30 p.m.
B. OPIOID SETTLEMENT FUNDS UPDATE; Joe Atkinson, City of Evansville Communications Director
C. ADDITIONAL MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS
| X. | COMMITTEE REPORTS |
| XI. | ADJOURNMENT |
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USI loses lead, falls to ORU, 9-8
USI loses lead, falls to ORU, 9-8
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TULSA, Okla. – University of Southern Indiana Baseball could not hold onto an early lead and fell to Oral Roberts University, 9-8, Friday evening at J.L. Johnson Stadium in Tulsa, Oklahoma. USI is 6-6 overall in 2025, while ORU goes 7-4 this year.
USI opened the game with a four-run first inning to lead 4-0. Junior rightfielder Patrick McLellan started the rally with a one-out triple and scored on a sac fly by junior designated hitter Cole Kitchens.
USI junior first baseman Kannon Coakley scored the second run on a RBI single by sophomore third baseman Parker Martin. Junior leftfielder BJ Banyon and sophomore second baseman Anthony Umbach finished the scoring with RBI singles.
The Screaming Eagles pushed the lead to 7-0 with three more in the second inning. McLellan extended the lead to 5-0 with a RBI-single, while the lead went 6-0 on a sac fly by Coakley. Junior shortstop Clayton Slack drove in the final run of the frame with the fifth RBI-single of the game.
ORU started to chip away at the margin with three runs in the bottom of the second and trailed, 7-3. The 7-3 score would stand until the bottom of the seventh when the Golden Eagles scored to close the gap to 7-4.
The Golden Eagles took their first lead of the game and pulled in front for good with a five-run eighth, 9-7. Kitchens pulled the Screaming Eagles back to within one run, 9-8, with his second home run of the season.
Slack would give the Screaming Eagles a chance with a one-out single and advanced to second on a passed ball, but would be stranded at second as ORU closed out the 9-8 final score.
At the plate, USI had five players with two hits each and was led by Martin. Martin was two-for-five with two RBIs.
On the mound, sophomore right-hander Aaron Rubio took the loss in relief. Rubio (1-1) allowed four runs on four hits in one-third of an inning of work.
USI junior right-hander Andres Gonzalez started and received a no-decision. Gonzalez allowed three runs, one earned, on three hits and three walks. He also struck out four in four innings of work.
Up Next for the Eagles:
USI and ORU continue the series Saturday at 2 p.m. before the squads complete the three-game set Sunday at 1 p.m.
Due to the ever-changing weather in March, USI encourages fans to watch for potential schedule changes on USIScreamingEagles.com, X, and Facebook.
THUNDERBOLTS POINT STREAK ENDS IN KNOXVILLE
THUNDERBOLTS POINT STREAK ENDS IN KNOXVILLE
Knoxville, Tn.: After earning points in seven consecutive games going into the weekend, the streak hit its’ end with a 2-0 shutout defeat in Knoxville on Friday night. The Thunderbolts’ next home game will be on Sunday, March 9th against the Huntsville Havoc at 3:05pm CT.
The first two periods went without a goal and almost without a penalty, the first period an evenly played one between the two teams and the second period more in Knoxville’s favor. In the third period, Evansville outshot the Ice Bears 21-12, but luck was not on Evansville’s side as Anthony Cinato scored for Knoxville at 1:41, and Dawson McKinney put the game out of reach at 2-0 with 2:20 remaining in the third period. In goal, Cole Ceci finished with 44 saves on 46 shots on goal. The Thunderbolts and Ice Bears do not meet again this regular season.
Individual game tickets and group packages are on sale for the 2024-25 season. Season tickets for the 2025-26 season are on sale now. Call 812-422-BOLT(2658) or visit our website (www.evansvillethunderbolts.
About Evansville Thunderbolts: The Evansville Thunderbolts is the area’s only professional hockey team. The Thunderbolts are a proud member of the SPHL. The team is owned and operated by VW Sports, L.L.C, a subsidiary of VenuWorks, Inc. www.evansvillethunderbolts.com
UE baseball matches season-high in hits but falls in extras at Central Arkansas
UE baseball matches season-high in hits but falls in extras at Central Arkansas
The Purple Aces had two players with three hits on the afternoon
CONWAY, Ark. – The University of Evansville baseball team took the Central Arkansas Bears into extra innings in the series opener but didn’t find the winning run in the 11-10 loss.
The Purple Aces came back from an early six-run deficit at Bear Stadium as the game went into an extra 10th inning. UE’s offense didn’t have quite enough juice to score the winning 11th run in extras. But Evansville tied a season-high 16 hits in Friday’s game as senior right fielder Harrison Taubert (Casper, Wyo. / Northeast CC) and redshirt junior infielder Kevin McCormick (Orland Park, Ill. / St. Laurence HS) had three hits each.
“It’s tough to lose your starter after the first inning on Friday, but our offense showed a lot of fight to regain the lead,” said Head Coach Wes Carroll after the game. “But we couldn’t find a way to win another close game. [RHP Owen] Byberg needs to give us a good start to get back in this series tomorrow.”
The Aces struck first in the slugfest on Friday as senior center fielder Ty Rumsey (Evansville, Ind. / North HS) hit a lead-off double into left center. Taubert followed up Rumsey’s double with a single to put runners at the corners. In the next at-bat, Taubert stole second base while UE added two outs. Evansville was able to connect on another hit in the first inning as shortstop Drew McConnell (Blue Springs, Mo. / Blue Springs HS) had a long single to left field, scoring Rumsey and Taubert to give the Aces an early 2-0 lead.
But Central Arkansas was able to answer back immediately in the bottom of the first. The Bears scored five runs on five hits and an error to take a three-run lead. That lead was then extended in the bottom of the second with a three-run homer to make it an 8-2 game for Central Arkansas early.
UE began chipping away at the Bears’ six-run lead over the next five innings. In the top of the third Evansville scored a run as Taubert was brought home for the second time on a single to left field by designated hitter Matt Flaherty (Lake Zurich, Ill. / Bellarmine). The Aces added two more runs in the top of the fourth as Taubert hit a double with the bases loaded for the second game in a row scoring infielders Ben Stuart (Mason, Ohio / William Mason HS) and Drew Howard (Ferdinand, Ind. / Forest Park HS).
With the game deficit down to only three runs, UE’s offense kept pushing in the top of the fifth. Flaherty led off the inning with a single and advanced to second on a groundout in the next at-bat. He then scored Evansville’s first run of the fifth on an RBI single from catcher Evan Waggoner (Bedford, Ind. / Bedford North Lawrence HS). The Aces soon had the bases loaded for the second inning in a row as their next two batters were hit by a pitch and walked. Howard hit a sacrifice fly to right field with the bases loaded, scoring Waggoner to make it a one-run game.
Central Arkansas was able to add a run in the bottom of the fifth as their fastest runner scored from second base on a long single. The Bears’ two-run lead didn’t last long as UE erased the deficit in the top of the sixth. Evansville began the inning with a single for Taubert followed by a double from outfielder Jake McGhee (Felton, Mo. / Christian Brothers Academy) scoring the team’s eighth run.
The Aces’ next two batters hit into outs in the outfield. But it was Waggoner who connected on his second hit of the day with a double to right center, scoring McGhee for the tying run. Central Arkansas switched pitchers after the double and got the last out of the half-inning. UE kept the Bears from scoring in the bottom of the sixth heading into the seventh tied.
Evansville had another inning where its first two batters had hits to put runners into scoring position. The Aces scored the go-ahead run on their next at-bat as Rumsey ground out to second base, sending McCormick across home plate. After trailing by six runs UE headed into the bottom of the seventh leading by a run at 10-9.
Central Arkansas was able to find the tying run in only two at-bats in the bottom of the seventh. After the tying run scored, Evansville’s defense and relief pitcher Max Hansmann (Elmhurst, Ill. / York HS) locked in for three straight outs. Neither team found the winning run in the next two innings forcing the game into extras.
McGhee walked to start the 10th inning putting a runner on base early. But a strikeout followed by a double play quickly ended the top of the inning for the Aces offense. The Bears also had a walk to start the bottom of the 10th. Their first batter was soon at third base on a hit followed by a sacrifice bunt. Central Arkansas ended the game on the next play as the fourth batter of the inning singled to left center, scoring the winning 11th run.
Closing pitcher Kellen Roberts (Monroe, Mich. / Monroe HS) was charged with the loss. In total UE used five pitchers on Friday with freshman right-hander RJ James (Toronto, Ontario) having the longest outing with three innings of work. On the mound Evansville’s pitchers combined for 17 hits, 10 earned runs, eight walks, and seven strikeouts. Hansmann recorded the most Ks for the Aces with three in two innings of work.
All nine of UE’s starting lineup had at least a hit on Friday while five players had multiple hits. Taubert and McCormick were the only two batters with three hits while Rumsey, Flaherty, and Waggoner had two each. Three batters had two RBIs on the day while Taubert added two more stolen bases to his season total.
Evansville’s second game against the Bears has been moved up to a 1 p.m. start due to projected rain in the forecast. The Aces will look to even the series with junior right-hander Owen Byberg (Barrie, Ontario) expected to start on the mound.
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USI’s OVC tournament run ends in semifinal round Friday
USI’s OVC tournament run ends in semifinal round Friday
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – University of Southern Indiana Women’s Basketball dug deep and battled to the wire in Friday’s Ohio Valley Conference Championship Tournament semifinal against Tennessee Tech University, but the Screaming Eagles’ OVC tournament run came to an end in an 88-78 final against the Golden Eagles from Ford Center in downtown Evansville.
The fifth-seeded Screaming Eagles finished their tournament run with a record of 22-12 (12-8 OVC). Top-seeded Tennessee Tech won its 16th straight game on Friday to improve to 25-5 overall (18-2 OVC). The Golden Eagles advanced to the tournament championship game on Saturday where they will face the winner of the other semifinal game between no. 7 seed Western Illinois University and no. 2 seed Lindenwood University.
In Friday’s contest, Southern Indiana continued its offensive attack from the first two rounds, pounding the ball inside to graduate forward Meredith Raley on a pair of occasions to take an early 6-4 lead three minutes into the game. It remained a two-point lead past the halfway point of the first quarter. Despite a couple of made jumpers by senior guard Vanessa Shafford, Tennessee Tech made the final surge of the first to take a 16-14 lead to the second period.
After a Raley layup seconds into the second quarter knotted the game up at 16, Southern Indiana went cold over the next three-plus minutes into a timeout and the Golden Eagles went ahead 23-16. Key production by USI’s bench in the middle of the second kept USI within striking distance. After Tennessee Tech built its lead to nine, the attacking combination of Raley and sophomore forward Chloe Gannon whittled the deficit down to five, 36-31, in the final minutes of the first half. However, a three in the final seconds put Tennessee Tech up 39-31 going into halftime.
Tennessee Tech increased its lead to 12 early in the second half, but USI also came out of the halftime locker room fighting. After missing the first field-goal attempt of the half, USI made five straight shots to shrink the gap to five, 47-42, with 6:32 left in the third. Raley continued to lead the USI charge, connecting for four of USI’s field goals in the middle of the period. After 10 first-half points, Raley tallied 13 in the third quarter. Trailing by only three, 49-46, at the 4:31 mark, the Screaming Eagles trimmed the rest of the difference to tie the game 52-52 and then took the lead on a layup by sophomore guard Sophia Loden with a minute to go in the third. The Golden Eagles hit three free throws in the closing seconds to take a 57-54 advantage to the fourth quarter.
Junior guard Ali Saunders opened the fourth quarter with a three-point play and a following huge corner triple from Loden catapulted the Screaming Eagles back ahead, 60-57, seconds into the frame. Tennessee Tech later proceeded to regain a four-point lead off back-to-back threes. USI answered out of a timeout to tie the game again at 67. The two sides went back and forth on chances at the free-throw line. After another Raley basket made it a one-point game, 75-74, with three minutes to go, Tennessee Tech went on a 7-0 run into the final two minutes and sealed the win at the free-throw line.
Southern Indiana shot 51 percent (28-55) from the floor and 3-10 from beyond the arc. USI went for 61 percent (19-31) at the free-throw line. USI registered less than 10 turnovers for the second time this season. USI outscored Tennessee Tech 48-30 in the paint.
Raley matched a career-high 29 points on 12-18 shooting and 5-5 at the foul line. Raley previously set her career mark earlier this season on January 9 at Southeast Missouri State University. Raley also pulled down nine rebounds on Friday. Saunders posted 12 points and dished out seven or more assists for the third straight game.
During the tournament, Raley shot a blistering 78.1 percent from the floor (25-32) across the three games played. Raley’s field goal percentage is an OVC tournament-best since 1999-2000. The previous best since the turn of the century was Rachel Galligan of Eastern Illinois, who was 28-39 for 71.8 percent in three games in 2008-09.
For Tennessee Tech, the Golden Eagles also shot 51 percent (26-51) overall and were 8-18 for 44 percent from three. Tennessee Tech drained 93 percent (28-30) from the charity stripe and won the rebounding battle, 34-27. Tennessee Tech had six players finish in double figures, led by senior forward Taris Thornton’s 20 points.
Following a second consecutive OVC tournament berth and appearance in the semifinal round, USI Women’s Basketball will wait and see if further postseason competition is in the cards for the Screaming Eagles.
Softball falls to Stonehill in weekend opener
Softball falls to Stonehill in weekend opener
Aces back in action with two games on Saturday
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Stonehill pitcher Laurel Donovan tossed a no-hitter to lead her team to a 1-0 win over the University of Evansville softball team on Friday afternoon at Knights Field.
In the top of the first, the Skyhawks scored what would end up being the lone run of the game. They scored their run on one hit while seeing two batters walk and one reach on a hit-by-pitch. Purple Aces starter Kate Ridgway got out of a bases-loaded jam with a strikeout to limit the damage.
An inning later, Stonehill stranded two batters as Ridgway once again was effective in keeping it a 1-0 game. Niki Bode was the first baserunner for UE, reaching on a walk in the second while Jess Willsey reached on an error and Brooke Voss walked in the bottom of the fourth.
Down to their final three outs, Evansville looked for a late rally as Morgan Adams reached on a 1-out walk. Unfortunately, a fly out and strikeout ended the game with Stonehill taking the 1-0 win. Ridgway was tagged with the loss. In 4 1/3 innings, she allowed a run on three hits while walking four batters. She finished with four strikeouts. Gracie Hollingsworth pitched 2 2/3 scoreless frames.
On Saturday, the Aces look to rebound with a rematch versus the Skyhawks and a game against Ball State.
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