Ottawa Titans return home in hopes of winning Frontier League Championship
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Summary
- Ottawa Titans host the Evansville Otters in a decisive Frontier League Championship series.
- The best-of-five final is tied 1-1, with games three to five set at Ottawa Stadium.
- Attendance records and steady growth underscore significant community support for the Titans’ playoff run.
The Ottawa Titans are aiming for a crowning achievement in a season already filled with record-setting fanfare.
The Titans are seeking their first-ever Frontier League title, facing the Evansville Otters in the best-of-five finals.
The series is tied 1-1 following the opening two games in Evansville. The Titans won game two 11-1 after dropping the series opener 6-0.
When are the Frontier League Championship games in Ottawa?
Games 3 and 4 will be played at Ottawa Stadium on Friday and Saturday, respectively. Game 5, if necessary, is also scheduled for Sunday in Ottawa.
The Titans are on the verge of selling out the 10,300-seat park for game three, breaking their own league attendance playoff record set in the first round of the playoffs only 2 weeks ago.
How the Ottawa Titans reached their first league final
“It has been a phenomenal season,” said Titans general manager Martin Boyce. “On the baseball side of things, it’s everything we could have hoped for.”
The Titans finished the regular season with a 57-44 record. They went undefeated in the opening two rounds of the playoffs. They swept the New Jersey Jackals in the best-of-three wild card series and then rolled over the New York Boulders in the best-of-five Atlantic Conference championship series.
It’s the first time the Titans have advanced to the league final. The organization joined the Frontier League in 2020 but didn’t start playing until 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Record-setting crowds at Ottawa Stadium
Beyond the on-field success, the Titans have also established a winning formula off the field, reversing years of failed attempts by other teams to establish a minor-league baseball foothold in Ottawa.
The Titans set a Frontier League regular-season attendance record of 10,278 for their season opener in May. They drew 7,912 in their first playoff game versus New Jersey.
Their regular-season average of 2,475 represents steady growth from the previous two seasons. Total attendance was 116,302 in the 2026 regular season, up from 99,004 in 2025 and 94,140 in 2024.
What's driving the Titans' success
“The real key is that we’ve seen consistency in the front office,” said Boyce. “Our full-time year-round staff has been with us for a long time.”
Boyce says that having the same faces at all levels of the organization means the team has a track record of knowing what works and what doesn’t sell to the community.
“We get better at what we do,” he said. “When new players arrive, it’s seamless. There are fewer variables.”
Boyce always believed it was possible to enjoy the type of success the Titans are having, but acknowledges it came faster than he might have imagined several years ago.
He’s optimistic that the Titans can grow even further in the future. Fans who came out to a game or two this season may be interested in buying a ticket package in the future.
Frontier League honours the Titans with Commissioner's Award
In early September, the Titans received the Commissioner’s Award of Excellence from the Frontier League. Field manager Bobby Brown has been at the helm since the franchise started. He battled through early-season injuries before the club found its groove in July.
The Titans eventually finished in the Top 5 in both runs scored and fewest runs allowed.
What happened in games 1 and 2 against Evansville
Still, defeating Evansville won’t be easy.
The Otters won the series opener 6-0 at Bosse Field in Indiana, perhaps best known as the stadium where A League of Their Own was filmed.
The Titans responded impressively in game two, crushing the Otters’ pitching staff. The Titans had 13 hits in the victory; designated hitter Caleb Burr hit a grand slam home run, the first in Titans playoff history. Second baseman Jackie Urbaez also had three hits. Burr and left fielder Myles Smith each scored twice.
Starting pitcher Alfredo Villa picked up his third playoff victory for the Titans, allowing only five hits in seven innings.
It sets up a fun festival this weekend for the Titans’ ever-expanding fan base.
“Boy, it would be exciting to win it all,” Boyce said.
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