OTTERS MYERS PLAYER OF THE WEEK, Y'ALLS SPIVEY PITCHER OF THE WEEK.
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – The Frontier League announced Monday afternoon that Evansville Otters outfielder Noah Myers has been named the Player of the Week. Across the last week, Myers has hit for a .455 average (10 for 22) with 10 runs scored, 11 RBIs and five stolen bases. In Thursday, August 17th game in Florence, he went 4-for-4 with three doubles, seven RBIs and a pair of walks. Myers, a rookie out of Tilbury, Ontario, hit the ground running in 2023, picking up hits in 15 of his first 17 games as an Otter. As the season has progressed, Myers has continued to impress with his defense, speed and offensive production, earning himself an All-Star Game appearance as well. The Otters return to Bosse Field for their final regular season homestand this week as the Joliet Slammers and Florence Y'alls come to town. Tuesday is a Fifth Third Bank Family Night and includes a Bag Cooler Giveaway from Indiana 811.
FLORENCE, KY – The Florence Y'alls, presented by Towne Properties, are proud to announce that RHP Carter Spivey has been named this week's Frontier League Pitcher of the Week. It is the first weekly award recognition of Spivey's professional career.
Spivey made a pair of starts this week, one each against Evansville and Joliet. Both registered as quality starts. On Tuesday, Spivey shut out Evansville over six innings and struck out seven. He has not allowed a single run against the Otters this season over 13 innings (two starts) and is in line to pitch against the Otters again this weekend at Bosse Field.
Spivey pitched again on Sunday on the road and held Joliet to two unearned runs on four hits and no walks over seven 2/3 innings, carrying a perfect game into the seventh inning. He ended up taking a tough-luck loss.
All told, Spivey on the week pitched 13 2/3 innings, surrendering just two unearned runs on nine hits and a single walk. He struck out 12 batters over the two starts. Spivey, who has gone at least six innings in four of his six starts with the Y'alls this season, has a cumulative record of 2-1 with a 3.57 ERA.
This honor is certainly not the first for Spivey, who had a decorated career at East Carolina University before signing with Florence this summer. The righty was twice named an All-AAC selection and entered this past spring as a preseason All-American. Spivey was named the AAC Pitcher of the Year and a Collegiate Baseball Third-Team All-American in 2022, going 8-0 with a 2.83 ERA. ECU is a perennial top-25 team, making frequent trips to the NCAA Regional and Super Regional.
Spivey is the second Y'all to win a Frontier League weekly award this season, joining Brennan Price who won Player of the Week in July.
Florence is back at home Tuesday-Thursday this week for the first of two remaining home series. The Y'alls take on Lake Erie tomorrow, August 22, at 6:31 PM at Thomas More Stadium. It is a $2 Tuesday night, meaning game tickets, hot dogs, soda, popcorn, and ice cream cones are all just two dollars each. Wednesday night is Bark in the Park and Dollar Dog Night, and Thursday is Thirsty Thursday and Cincinnati Cyclones Night. The home slate wraps up next week Tuesday-Thursday versus Schaumburg.
