Missouri Valley NCAA Division I baseball team
Evansville Purple Aces |
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Founded | 1924 |
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Conference history | Indiana Collegiate Conference (1951–1976) Midwestern Collegiate Conference (1981–1994) |
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University | University of Evansville |
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Head coach | Wes Carroll (16th season) |
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Conference | Missouri Valley Conference |
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Location | Evansville, Indiana |
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Home stadium | Charles H. Braun Stadium (Capacity: 1,200) |
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Nickname | Purple Aces |
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Colors | Purple, white, and orange[1] |
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1975, 1976, 1988, 2000, 2006 |
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1988, 1990, 2006 |
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1951, 1975, 1976, 1991, 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.
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]
Head coaches[edit]
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 |
Awards and honors[edit]
All-Americans[edit]
Year | Position | Name | Team | Selector |
1988 | P | Andy Benes | 1st | ABCA |
BA |
CB |
1991 | P | John MacCauley | 3rd | ABCA |
1993 | OF | Marty Watson | 2nd | ABCA |
1996 | SS | Jamey Carroll | 3rd | ABCA |
2000 | P | Ryan Miller | 3rd | CB |
2002 | P | Steve Obenchain | 3rd | ABCA |
2011 | UTL | Cody Fick | 1st | ABCA |
2nd | CB |
2012 | SS | Eric Stamets | 3rd | CB |
2014 | P | Kyle Freeland | 2nd | ABCA |
1st | BA |
3rd | CB |
2015 | OF | Kevin Kaczmarski | 2nd | ABCA |
2nd | BA |
1st | CB |
Freshman First-Team All-Americans[edit]
Year | Position | Name | Selector |
2003 | DH | Erik Lis | CB |
2004 | DH | Pat Tumilty | CB |
2008 | OF | Greg Wallace | CB |
2010 | SS | Eric Stamets | CB |
2012 | OF | Kevin Kaczmarski | CB |
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] Updated March 11, 2020.
See also[edit]
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