On Monday night the Evansville Otters won their second Frontier League championship in team history, defeating the River City Rascals in the fifth game (of a best-of-five series) by a final score of 1-0. The Otters last won the Frontier League championship a decade earlier, winning the 2006 league title.
Here are recaps and links of interest with photos and video clips from the final game of the 2016 Frontier League season:
- From the Frontier League website
- From the Otters official website
- Official Facebook page for the Otters (includes pictures from game)
- Instagram photo from the Otters official page (holding championship banner)
- Local news station recap with video from championship game
On the same night, the Winnipeg Goldeyes won the 2016 American Association championship. It is the second American Association championship for the team (previous was 2012), and it is the third season title in team history. The Goldeyes won their first championship in 1994, during the team’s first season in the Northern League.
The Goldeyes defeated the Wichita Wingnuts by a final score of 11-4 in the deciding game five for the league title. Here are links to recaps, images and video clips of interest:
- From American Association website
- From the Goldeyes official website
- At the time of this post, the archived video from the game has not yet been posted on the American Association’s video website. When it does you can go here to see the replay (click here)
- CTV News (Winnipeg) article about the championship victory
- Official Goldeyes Facebook page with photos from the championship game
- No video yet added to the official YouTube channel for the Goldeyes, but when it does you will see the Goldeyes’ video footage at this link (click here)
Both teams have been added to the list of historical independent baseball league champions (since 1993) on this page:
Only the Atlantic League, and the newly-formed Desert League, are still playing. Their respective champions will be added to the list of historical champions when their playoff seasons conclude.
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