Missouri Valley NCAA Division I baseball team
Evansville Purple Aces Founded 1924 Conference history Indiana Collegiate Conference (1951–1976)Midwestern Collegiate Conference (1981–1994)University University of Evansville Head coach Wes Carroll Conference Missouri Valley Conference Location Evansville, Indiana Home stadium Charles H. Braun Stadium Nickname Purple Aces Colors Purple, white, and orange[ 1] 2024 Division II : 1975, 1976 Division I : 1988, 2000, 2006, 2024MCC : 1988, 1990 MVC : 2006, 2024ICC : 1951, 1975, 1976 MCC : 1988 MVC : 2006, 2014
The Evansville Purple Aces baseball team represents the University of Evansville , which is located in Evansville, Indiana . The Purple Aces are an NCAA Division I college baseball program that competes in the Missouri Valley Conference . They began competing in Division I in 1978 and joined the Missouri Valley Conference in the 1995 season. The Evansville Purple Aces play all home games on campus at Charles H. Braun Stadium .
[ edit ] The first officially sanctioned Evansville College baseball team was formed in 1924. John Harmon was hired as the first head coach of the then-Evansville College Pioneers. Their first game was against Bethel College that led to a 5–4 Pioneers victory, marking their first in school history. The Pioneers would finish their inaugural season with a 3–6 record. Harmon would lead the Pioneers to a 5–2 record the following season, their first winning season in school history. In 1926, the "Pioneers" nickname was switched to the "Aces" with popular support. During the same year, the team regressed to 4–10. This was also the last season before the college discontinued the program.
Evansville in the NCAA Tournament [ edit ] Conference membership history [ edit ] Charles H. Braun Stadium [ edit ] Charles H. Braun Stadium is a baseball stadium on the Evansville campus in Evansville, Indiana that seats 1,200 people.[ 2]
Records taken from the 2018 Evansville Purple Aces baseball media guide.[ 2]
Season Coach Years Record Pct. 1924–1926 John Harmon 3 12–19 .387 1946 Emerson Henke 1 0–5 .000 1947–1966 Don Ping 20 93–119–5 .440 1967–1969 Dave Daviess 3 16–24–1 .402 1970–1974 Wayne Boultinghouse 5 80–66–2 .547 1975–1976 Bob Hodges 2 38–30 .559 1977–1978 Mike Platt 2 35–47 .427 1979 Gary Crum 1 4–27 .129 1980–2002 Jim Brownlee 23 680–565–4 .546 2003–2006 Dave Schrage 4 130–108 .546 2007–2008 David Seifert 2 49–65 .430 2009–present Wes Carroll 14 352–384 .478 Totals 12 coaches 80 seasons 1,489–1–1,459–12 .505
Freshman All-Americans [ edit ] Year Player Position Selector(s) 1998 Wes Carroll 2B CB–HM 1999 Preston Larrison P BA–2; CB–HM Vince Serafin UTL BA–3 2001 Mike Serafin 3B CB–HM 2002 Anthony Albano OF CB–HM 2003 Erik Lis DH CB–1 2004 Pat Tumilty DH CB–1 2008 Greg Wallace OF CB–1 2010 Eric Stamets SS CB–1; NCBWA–1; PB–2 2012 Kevin Kaczmarski OF CB–1 2024 Kenton Deverman P BA–1; D1B–1; NCBWA–2
UE Athletics Hall of Fame members [ edit ] Inducted Name Position Years 1973 Don Ping HC 1974 John Harmon HC, AD 1923–1930 1976 Wayne Boultinghouse 3B, HC 1962–1964, 1970–1974 1987 Quentin Merkel 1992 Pat Heck P 1994 Andy Benes P 1998 Rob Maurer 1B 2001 Sal Fasano C 2003 Tige Chiesa OF 2004 Jim Brownlee HC 1980–2002 Jamey Carroll SS 1993–1996 2014 John MacCauley III P 1989–1992 2015 Ryan Miller P 2017 Willie Glen P
Midwestern Collegiate Conference Player of the Year [ edit ] Year Position Name 1985 UN Pat Heck 1988 P Andy Benes 1991 P John MacCauley 1992 OF Pat Schulz
Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Year [ edit ] Midwestern Collegiate Conference Coach of the Year [ edit ] Missouri Valley Conference Coach of the Year [ edit ] Missouri Valley Conference Freshman of the Year [ edit ] Taken from the 2018 Evansville Purple Aces baseball media guide.[ 2]
Venues People Seasons National Championships in bold ; College World Series appearances in italics
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