Local Baseball Fans Rally To Create Owensboro Frontier League Team
The Evansville Otters are the oldest current team in the Frontier League. Owensboro, Kentucky may soon be home to the youngest. It will be if a group of local baseball fans have their way. Yes! Professional baseball could be on its way to town.
Evansville inherited its baseball team from Lancaster, Ohio back in 1995. Since that time, the beloved Otters have called the legendary Bosse Field home and the team has won two league championships- back in 2006 and 2016. The team has also sent over 50 of its players up the ranks to the MLB. The Owensboro Baseball Committee is hoping to bring that kind of action here.
That committee is chaired by Kenneth Burns, who's joined by a handful of local fans looking to explore the possibility of building a Frontier League stadium here in Owensboro that would be multi-purpose. First and foremost, it would be the home of Owensboro's own professional baseball team. It would also present an opportunity to host concerts, festivals, and more.
The Owensboro Baseball Committee has already begun talks with Frontier League officials. Members have also had preliminary discussions with city and county officials to discuss the economic feasibility and potential impacts. For more information about the idea and efforts to make the vision a reality, you can visit the website www.owensborobaseball.com.
As for the Evansville Otters, they're gearing up for their 2026 season, which gets underway on Thursday, May 7th.
READ MORE: Free Tickets Offered for Evansville Otters Opening Night
The team also just announced an exciting new partnership with Lic's Deli & Ice Cream, who will be providing hamburger and hotdog buns to the Otters concession stands. The Tristate restaurant chain will also be providing their incredible ice cream, including a brand new flavor called Otterly De-LIC-ious!
READ MORE: New Evansville Otters Partnership Brings Lic's Ice Cream to Bosse Field
By the way, if you're keeping score, we have already have a Lic's location here in Owensboro. Just sayin'! It may be time to "Play Ball!"
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