Versatile infielder Louis Ott was signed by the RailCats before the start of the 2010 season.

Ott, 25, has reached as high as Double-A in his career and brings a knack for getting on base and the ability to play a number of positions to the 2010 ‘Cats.  A switch-hitter, Ott boasts a .360 lifetime on-base percentage and has played at least 25 career games at second base, third base and shortstop, and has even played 11 games in the outfield and catcher 10 times.

Ott is coming off his best professional season in 2009, batting .280 in 64 games for the Florida Marlins High-A affiliate in the Florida State League.  Ott collected 61 hits and walked 39 times in 264 plate appearances for the Jupiter Hammerheads, good for a career-best .388 on-base percentage.

Drafted in the 13th Round of the 2005 Major League Entry Draft by the Detroit Tigers, Ott made his professional debut later that season by hitting .231 in 32 games for the Tigers Gulf Coast League affiliate.  Ott slowly climbed the organizational ladder for the Tigers and produced sound numbers at each stop, posting an on-base percentage above .363 in 2006 and 2007, then reaching Erie (AA) for seven games in 2008.

Ott attended Sacramento City College for two seasons before beginning his professional career.  A native of Peteluma, California, Ott now makes his home in the same town as another switch-hitting RailCats infielder, Jay Pecci.