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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
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Years
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Record
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Pct.
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1924–1926 |
John Harmon |
3 |
12–19 |
.387
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1946 |
Emerson Henke |
1 |
0–5 |
.000
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1947–1966 |
Don Ping |
20 |
93–119–5 |
.440
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1967–1969 |
Dave Daviess |
3 |
16–24–1 |
.402
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1970–1974 |
Wayne Boultinghouse |
5 |
80–66–2 |
.547
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1975–1976 |
Bob Hodges |
2 |
38–30 |
.559
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1977–1978 |
Mike Platt |
2 |
35–47 |
.427
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1979 |
Gary Crum |
1 |
4–27 |
.129
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1980–2002 |
Jim Brownlee |
23 |
680–565–4 |
.546
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2003–2006 |
Dave Schrage |
4 |
130–108 |
.546
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2007–2008 |
David Seifert |
2 |
49–65 |
.430
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2009–present |
Wes Carroll |
14 |
352–384 |
.478
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Totals
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12 coaches
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80 seasons
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1,489–1–1,459–12
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.505
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Awards and honors[edit]
All-Americans[edit]
Year |
Position |
Name |
Team |
Selector
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1988 |
P |
Andy Benes |
1st |
ABCA
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BA
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CB
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1991 |
P |
John MacCauley |
3rd |
ABCA
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1993 |
OF |
Marty Watson |
2nd |
ABCA
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1996 |
SS |
Jamey Carroll |
3rd |
ABCA
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2000 |
P |
Ryan Miller |
3rd |
CB
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2002 |
P |
Steve Obenchain |
3rd |
ABCA
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2011 |
UTL |
Cody Fick |
1st |
ABCA
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2nd |
CB
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2012 |
SS |
Eric Stamets |
3rd |
CB
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2014 |
P |
Kyle Freeland |
2nd |
ABCA
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1st |
BA
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3rd |
CB
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2015 |
OF |
Kevin Kaczmarski |
2nd |
ABCA
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2nd |
BA
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1st |
CB
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Freshman First-Team All-Americans[edit]
Year |
Position |
Name |
Selector
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2003 |
DH |
Erik Lis |
CB
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2004 |
DH |
Pat Tumilty |
CB
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2008 |
OF |
Greg Wallace |
CB
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2010 |
SS |
Eric Stamets |
CB
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2012 |
OF |
Kevin Kaczmarski |
CB
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Midwestern Collegiate Conference Player of the Year[edit]
Year |
Position |
Name
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1985 |
UN |
Pat Heck
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1988 |
P |
Andy Benes
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1991 |
P |
John MacCauley
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1992 |
OF |
Pat Schulz
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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]
References[edit]