FORMER LEAGUE MVP JOSH ALLEN RETURNS TO THE OTTERS
Evansville, Ind. – The Evansville Otters have signed INF Josh Allen for the Frontier League Championship Series. Allen, who hails from Fort Meade, FL, was a member of the Evansville Otters' 2016 Frontier League Championship team while winning the League's MVP award. He takes the roster spot of INF Austin Bost. Bost, who had not played since the end of the regular season, was officially ruled out for the Championship Series by the Otters' medical staff. He began his tenure in Evansville in 2014, directly after his career at the University of West Florida. He hit for a .290 average in his rookie year, with 30 RBIs and five home runs. In his five seasons with the Otters, Allen has a .307 average, with 185 RBIs, 41 home runs and 77 stolen bases. His .354 batting average in 2016 is the highest in Otters' single season history. He also has the most triples, hits, doubles and hit-by-pitches in Otters' single season history. He is in the top five of nearly every Otters' offensive career statistics, including the most stolen bases in an Otters career. The Frontier League Championship Series kicks off tonight at 6:05 p.m. CT in Quebec City, Quebec. The Otters invite the public to their official watch party at Doc's Sports Bar at 1305 Stringtown Rd. in Evansville.
