Aug. 19, 2008, Evansville, Ind. – Evansville welcomed in the Midwest Sliders to start a six game home stand, and the Sliders clutch hitting helped them to a 6-3 victory on Tuesday night at Bosse Field.

The Sliders never trailed in the game, scoring five out of their six runs with two outs. They opened up the game with one run in the first inning and tacked on three runs in the second. The Otters were able to climb back into the game as two runs came in on a second inning home run by Issac Omura; Evansville cut the lead to 4-3 on a Nick Jaros RBI single in the sixth but that was as close as they would get.

Former Evansville Purple Ace Kai Tuomi (2-3) started the game and settled down after the first two innings, throwing six while striking out five. Sliders’ pitcher Kyle Kearcher (6-5) was terrific on the mound allowing only five hits, striking out 10 in seven innings.

Evansville heads back to the field for game two on Wednesday night with first pitch slated for 7:05 CDT on dollar hot dog night at Bosse Field.

August 18, 2008, Evansville, Ind. – Every game this next home stand for the Evansville Otters is loaded with events that you will not want to miss.

Tuesday the Principal Financial Group Family Fun Fest comes to Bosse Field. The fun fest is the most extensive traveling baseball festival in history, featuring over 20 baseball themed attractions from a minor league baseball museum to batting and pitching cages to inflatables and video games. The Principal Financial Group Family Fun Fest begins at 4:00 before the 7:05 game between the Otters and Midwest Sliders.

On Wednesday it's Seniors Night Out, sponsored by Welborn Health Plans. The Otters will have dollar hotdog night at Bosse Field. Fans can purchase hotdogs for just one dollar (limit five per order) at the first and third base concession stands inside Bosse Field.

The next night will be Thirsty Thursday and the second Working Distributors Customer Appreciation Night with dollar beers being served throughout the evening.

Friday night is Ivy Tech Night and the conclusion of the RC Cola Top-Down Giveaway when one lucky fan will walk away with a brand new Ford F150 truck along with an ATV.

Saturday is Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Awareness Night. The Otters will be playing the game in pink jerseys that will be auctioned off throughout the evening to help raise funds for cancer research. The first 1,000 women in the ballpark will receive a pink lunch bag courtesy of Accuride.

Sunday afternoon’s 1:05 game features a small business expo at Bosse Field where local small business owners can show off their wears throughout the game.

Tickets to any of these nights can be purchased at the Otters ticket office or by calling 812-435-8686.

Aug. 17, 2008, Marion, Ill. – Evansville faced the top pitchers in the Frontier League and Ryan Bird (13-3) was everything he was billed to be, striking out 10 in eight innings of work while getting 11 runs in support as the Otters fall 11-4.

The Miners plated three runs in the first and third innings providing all the offense that Bird would need. Dustin Renfrow allowed the final four runs for the Miners in the eighth inning, but the Otters would continue to battle in the ninth, with the first five reaching, which included an RBI double from Ryan Bethel in his final at-bat for the Otters. Isaac Omura and Nick Salotti followed with RBI singles themselves, but the hole was too deep for the Otters, who fall to 35-46 on the season.

After a day off Monday, Evansville begins a six-game home stand starting with the Midwest Sliders Tuesday night as the Principle Financial Group Family Fun Fest come to Bosse Field. The most extensive traveling baseball festival in history starts at 4:05 Tuesday afternoon before the 7:05 first pitch against the Sliders.

August 14, 2008, Evansville, Ind. – The Evansville Otters will be hosting dollar hotdog night on Wednesday, August 20th. The night, presented by Farmland, will allow fans to purchase hotdogs (limit of five per order) at the inside concession stands throughout the game. The Otters will host the Midwest Sliders that night, with game time set for 7:05 CDT.