Evansville Purple Aces baseball

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.

Evansville Purple Aces
2024 Evansville Purple Aces baseball team
Founded1924
Conference historyIndiana Collegiate Conference (1951–1976)
Midwestern Collegiate Conference (1981–1994)
UniversityUniversity of Evansville
Head coachWes Carroll (16th season)
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
LocationEvansville, Indiana
Home stadiumCharles H. Braun Stadium
(Capacity: 1,200)
NicknamePurple Aces
ColorsPurple, white, and orange[1]
     
NCAA regional champions
2024
NCAA Tournament appearances
1975, 1976, 1988, 2000, 2006, 2024
Conference tournament champions
1988, 1990, 2006, 2024
Regular season conference champions
1951, 1975, 1976, 1991, 2006, 2014

History

1924–1926: Early years

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.

Conference membership history

Charles H. Braun Stadium
Main article: Charles H. Braun Stadium

Charles H. Braun Stadium is a baseball stadium on the Evansville campus in Evansville, Indiana that seats 1,200 people.[2]

Head coaches

Records taken from the 2018 Evansville Purple Aces baseball media guide.[2]

Season Coach Years Record Pct.
1924–1926John Harmon312–19.387
1946Emerson Henke10–5.000
1947–1966Don Ping2093–119–5.440
1967–1969Dave Daviess316–24–1.402
1970–1974Wayne Boultinghouse580–66–2.547
1975–1976Bob Hodges238–30.559
1977–1978Mike Platt235–47.427
1979Gary Crum14–27.129
1980–2002Jim Brownlee23680–565–4.546
2003–2006Dave Schrage4130–108.546
2007–2008David Seifert249–65.430
2009–presentWes Carroll14352–384.478
Totals 12 coaches 80 seasons 1,489–1–1,459–12 .505

Awards and honors

All-Americans
YearPositionNameTeamSelector
1988PAndy Benes1stABCA
BA
CB
1991PJohn MacCauley3rdABCA
1993OFMarty Watson2ndABCA
1996SSJamey Carroll3rdABCA
2000PRyan Miller3rdCB
2002PSteve Obenchain3rdABCA
2011UTLCody Fick1stABCA
2ndCB
2012SSEric Stamets3rdCB
2014PKyle Freeland2ndABCA
1stBA
3rdCB
2015OFKevin Kaczmarski2ndABCA
2ndBA
1stCB

Freshman First-Team All-Americans
YearPositionNameSelector
2003DHErik LisCB
2004DHPat TumiltyCB
2008OFGreg WallaceCB
2010SSEric StametsCB
2012OFKevin KaczmarskiCB

Midwestern Collegiate Conference Player of the Year
YearPositionName
1985UNPat Heck
1988PAndy Benes
1991PJohn MacCauley
1992OFPat Schulz

Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Year
YearPositionName
2015OFKevin Kaczmarski

Midwestern Collegiate Conference Coach of the Year
YearName
1985Jim Brownlee
1988Jim Brownlee
1991Jim Brownlee

Missouri Valley Conference Coach of the Year
YearName
2000Jim Brownlee
2006Dave Schrage
2014Wes Carroll

Missouri Valley Conference Freshman of the Year
YearPositionName
2010SSEric Stamets
YearPositionName
2024PKenton Deverman

Taken from the 2018 Evansville Purple Aces baseball media guide.[2] Updated March 11, 2020.

See also

References
  1. Missouri Valley Conference Style Guide (PDF). August 29, 2022. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
  2. "2018 Evansville Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). www.gopurpleaces.com. University of Evansville. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
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