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American college baseball season
2024 Evansville Purple Aces baseball
MVC Tournament champions
NCAA Greenville Regional champions
NCAA Knoxville Super Regional, 1–2
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 23
Record39–26 (17–10 MVC)
Head coach
Hitting coachMatt Wollenzin (2nd season)
Pitching coachTyler Shipley (2nd season)
Home stadiumCharles H. Braun Stadium
Seasons← 20232025 →
2024 Missouri Valley Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Indiana State ‍†‍‍ 22 – 5 – 0   .815 44 – 15 – 0   .746
Murray State  ‍‍‍ 17 – 10 – 0   .630 37 – 20 – 0   .649
No. 16 Evansville ‍‍‡‍ 17 – 10 – 0   .630 39 – 26 – 0   .600
UIC  ‍‍‍ 16 – 11 – 0   .593 35 – 20 – 0   .636
Illinois State  ‍‍‍ 16 – 11 – 0   .593 30 – 27 – 0   .526
Southern Illinois  ‍‍‍ 12 – 15 – 0   .444 33 – 27 – 0   .550
Belmont  ‍‍‍ 12 – 15 – 0   .444 26 – 32 – 0   .448
Missouri State  ‍‍‍ 11 – 16 – 0   .407 23 – 34 – 0   .404
Valparaiso  ‍‍‍ 6 – 21 – 0   .222 14 – 38 – 0   .269
Bradley  ‍‍‍ 6 – 21 – 0   .222 13 – 37 – 1   .265
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 8, 2024
Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2024 Evansville Purple Aces baseball team represented the University of Evansville as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference during the 2024 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Purple Aces played their home games at Charles H. Braun Stadium.

Previous season

The Purple Aces finished the 2023 season with a trip to the MVC Championship Game against Indiana State, winning one out of two games before being eliminated. For the season, Evansville compiled a record of 37–24 and finished fourth in the MVC with a 15–12 mark.

Offseason

Coaching changes

The following coaches left the program:

  • Volunteer assistant Evan Berkey left to play for the Ottawa Titans.

The following coaches were hired:

  • Griffin McCormick was hired as a volunteer assistant.
  • Jarrett Blunt was hired as a graduate assistant.

Departures

2023 MLB Draft

Main article: 2023 Major League Baseball draft
Round Pick Player Position Team
Undrafted Mark Shallenberger OF None

Outgoing transfers

Retirements

  • RHP Jarrett Blunt
  • UTL Danny Borgstrom
  • LHP Tyler Denu
  • 2B Brendon Herrin
  • RHP John MacCauley
  • C Max Malley
  • LHP Michael Parks
  • RHP Garrett Presko
  • UTL Eric Roberts
  • RHP Ryan Schneider

Other

Additions

Recruiting class

The following players signed National Letter of Intents to play for Evansville in 2024.

Player Hometown High School
Pitchers
Kenton Deverman Dardenne Prairie, Missouri Fort Zumwalt West (MO)
Kevin Reed Paragon, Indiana Martinsville (IN)
Kellen Roberts Monroe, Michigan Monroe (MI)
Hitters
Chance Bentley Connersville, Indiana Connersville (IN)
Charlie Longmeier Seymour, Indiana Seymour (IN)
Aaron Nehls Newburgh, Indiana Evansville North (IN)
Brodie Peart Markham, Ontario Peoples Christian Academy (ON)

Incoming transfers

New walk-ons

  • C Kaleb Wilkey

Preseason

Preseason MVC awards and honors

First baseman Chase Hug was named to the Preseason All-MVC Team.

Preseason All-MVC Team
Player No. Position Class
Chase Hug 11 1B Graduate

Coaches poll

The MVC baseball coaches' poll was released on February 6, 2024.

MVC Coaches' Poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Indiana State 95 (8)
2 Missouri State 89 (1)
3 Evansville 81 (1)
4 Murray State 67
5 Southern Illinois 63
6 Belmont 40
7 Illinois State 39
8 UIC 34
9 Valparaiso 22
10 Bradley 20

Personnel

Roster

2024 Evansville Purple Aces baseball team
Players Coaches
# Pos. Name B/T Height Weight Year Previous school Home town
0 C Brendan Hord R/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Gr Kentucky Lexington, KY
1 OF Aaron Nehls R/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr North HS Evansville, IN
2 OF Ty Rumsey L/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jr North HS Evansville, IN
3 INF Brent Widder R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Gr Sheboygan North HS Sheboygan, WI
4 INF Drew Howard R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Forest Park HS Ferdinand, IN
5 INF Kevin McCormick L/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS So St. Laurence HS Orland Park, IL
7 INF Cal McGinnis L/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Bradley Kimberly, WI
8 OF Charlie Longmeier L/L 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Seymour HS Seymour, IN
9 INF Simon Scherry R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Heritage Hills HS Santa Claus, IN
10 LHP Jace Kressin L/L 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Gr Menomonie HS Menomonie, WI
11 UTL Chase Hug L/L 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Gr Olney Central CC Indianapolis, IN
12 RHP Ethan Bell R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) RS So Southridge HS Huntingburg, IN
14 INF Ben Stuart R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr William Mason HS Mason, OH
15 RHP Max Hansmann R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So York Community HS Elmhurst, IL
16 LHP Kenton Deverman L/L 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Fort Zumwalt West HS Dardenne Prairie, MO
17 RHP Shane Harris R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Sr Louisville Poseyville, IN
18 INF Kip Fougerousse R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Indiana Linton, IN
20 RHP Drew Fieger R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Lincoln Trail CC Fort Mitchell, KY
21 OF Harrison Taubert R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Northeast CC Casper, WY
24 LHP Kevin Reed L/L 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Martinsville HS Martinsville, IN
25 C Evan Waggoner L/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Bedford North Lawrence HS Bedford, IN
26 INF Brodie Peart R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Peoples Christian Academy Markham, ON
27 RHP Matt Maloney R/R 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Southwestern Illinois CC Mokena, IL
29 RHP Kellen Roberts R/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Monroe HS Monroe, MI
31 LHP Jacob Jarvis L/L 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Jefferson CC Farmington, MO
32 OF Mark Shallenberger L/L 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Gr Saint Louis Priory School St. Louis, MO
34 RHP Andrew Dusablon R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) RS So Cypress CC Palmdale, CA
35 RHP Nick Smith R/R 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Boonville HS Boonville, IN
36 RHP Elias Hachem R/R 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) So Mount Carmel HS Oak Park, IL
37 LHP Jack Taczy R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Cary-Grove HS Fox River Grove, IL
38 C Kaleb Wilkey R/R 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Lincoln-Way West HS Manhattan, IL
40 RHP Parker MacCauley L/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS So Tennessee Tech Paducah, KY
41 C Chance Bentley R/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Connersville HS Connersville, IN
42 LHP Donovan Schultz R/L 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Gr Kimberly HS Kimberly, WI
44 RHP Jakob Meyer R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Gr Columbus North HS Columbus, IN
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: June 8, 2024

Note: While listed above as a graduate student for NCAA eligibility purposes, Meyer is a fifth-year senior.

Starters

Starting Lineup
Pos. No. Player Year
C 0 Brendan Hord Graduate
1B 11 Chase Hug Graduate
2B 7 Cal McGinnis Junior
3B 3 Brent Widder Graduate
SS 9 Simon Scherry Senior
LF 32 Mark Shallenberger Graduate
CF 2 Ty Rumsey Junior
RF 21 Harrison Taubert Junior
DH 18 Kip Fougerousse Junior
Weekend Pitching Rotation
Day No. Player Year
Friday 42 Donovan Schultz Senior
Saturday 16 Kenton Deverman Freshman
Sunday 24 Kevin Reed Freshman

Coaching staff

2024 Evansville Purple Aces coaching staff
Name Position Season at Evansville
Wes Carroll Head coach 16th
Tyler Shipley Pitching coach/recruiting coordinator 2nd
Matt Wollenzin Hitting coach 2nd
Griffin McCormick Volunteer assistant 1st
Jarrett Blunt Graduate assistant 1st
Eric Harcourt Athletic trainer 4th

Schedule and results

2024 Evansville Purple Aces game log: 39–26
Regular season: 31–23
February: 4–4
Date Site
city, state 		Rank Opponent Score Win Loss Save Overall
record 		MVC
record 		Ref.
February 16 J. L. Johnson Stadium
Tulsa, OK 		at No. 26 Oral Roberts* 10–12 Ure (1–0) Harris (0–1) Patten (1) 0–1 0–0
February 17 J. L. Johnson Stadium
Tulsa, OK 		at No. 26 Oral Roberts* 14–3 Deverman (1–0) Fowler (0–1) — 1–1 0–0
February 18 J. L. Johnson Stadium
Tulsa, OK 		at No. 26 Oral Roberts* 7–6 Reed (1–0) Ruthardt (0–1) Meyer (1) 2–1 0–0
February 20 Charles H. Braun Stadium
Evansville, IN 		vs. Bellarmine* 16–6 Bell (1–0) Irwin (0–1) — 3–1 0–0
February 23 Maestri Field at Privateer Park
New Orleans, LA 		at New Orleans* 8–10 Tyson-Long (1–0) Meyer (0–1) Dennis (1) 3–2 0–0
February 24 Maestri Field at Privateer Park
New Orleans, LA 		at New Orleans* 2–3 (10) Blasick (1–0) Meyer (0–2) — 3–3 0–0
February 25 Maestri Field at Privateer Park
New Orleans, LA 		at New Orleans* 18–4 (8) Harris (1–1) Seroski (1–1) — 4–3 0–0
February 28 Hawkins Field
Nashville, TN 		at No. 13 Vanderbilt* 3–7 Ginther (1–0) Harris (1–2) — 4–4 0–0
March: 7–12
Date Site
city, state 		Rank Opponent Score Win Loss Save Overall
record 		MVC
record 		Ref.
March 1 Charles H. Braun Stadium
Evansville, IN 		vs. Purdue Fort Wayne* 18–5 Bell (2–0) Ayres (0–2) — 5–4 0–0
March 2 (1) Charles H. Braun Stadium
Evansville, IN 		vs. Purdue Fort Wayne* 3–11 Sabol (1–2) Smith (0–1) — 5–5 0–0
March 2 (2) Charles H. Braun Stadium
Evansville, IN 		vs. Purdue Fort Wayne* 16–3 (8) Deverman (2–0) Kuhns (0–2) — 6–5 0–0
March 3 Charles H. Braun Stadium
Evansville, IN 		vs. Purdue Fort Wayne* 10–9 Reed (2–0) Fine (0–2) Hansmann (1) 7–5 0–0
March 8 Dudy Noble Field
Starkville, MS 		at Mississippi State* 2–5 Dohm (3–0) Smith (0–2) Auger (2) 7–6 0–0
March 9 Dudy Noble Field
Starkville, MS 		at Mississippi State* 3–8 Stephen (2–1) Schultz (0–1) — 7–7 0–0
March 10 Dudy Noble Field
Starkville, MS 		at Mississippi State* 3–13 (8) Cijntje (3–0) Deverman (2–1) — 7–8 0–0
March 13 Charles H. Braun Stadium
Evansville, IN 		vs. Southeast Missouri State* 6–5 (10) Meyer (1–2) White (0–1) — 8–8 0–0
March 15 McLane Baseball Stadium
East Lansing, MI 		at Michigan State* 3–11 Dzierwa (2–1) Smith (0–3) — 8–9 0–0
March 16 McLane Baseball Stadium
East Lansing, MI 		at Michigan State* 5–3 (11) Meyer (2–2) Szczepanski (0–2) — 9–9 0–0
March 17 McLane Baseball Stadium
East Lansing, MI 		at Michigan State* 5–6 Pianto (1–0) Harris (1–3) Szczepanski (2) 9–10 0–0
March 19 Kentucky Proud Park
Lexington, KY 		at No. 21 Kentucky* 3–11 Cleaver (2–0) Bell (1–2) — 9–11 0–0
March 22 Charles H. Braun Stadium
Evansville, IN 		vs. Murray State 6–13 Vernon (4–1) Smith (0–4) — 9–12 0–1
March 23 Charles H. Braun Stadium
Evansville, IN 		vs. Murray State 6–7 Roulette (3–1) Harris (1–4) Holler (4) 9–13 0–2
March 24 Charles H. Braun Stadium
Evansville, IN 		vs. Murray State 5–6 (10) McNabb (2–0) Meyer (2–3) — 9–14 0–3
March 26 Charles H. Braun Stadium
Evansville, IN 		vs. SIU Edwardsville* 6–14 Martin (1–0) Meyer (2–4) — 9–15 0–3
March 28 Charles H. Braun Stadium
Evansville, IN 		vs. Southern Illinois 12–2 (8) Harris (2–4) Hansell (3–2) — 10–15 1–3
March 29 Charles H. Braun Stadium
Evansville, IN 		vs. Southern Illinois 6–10 Dermody (2–0) Hansmann (0–1) — 10–16 1–4
March 30 Charles H. Braun Stadium
Evansville, IN 		vs. Southern Illinois 11–10 (10) Smith (1–4) Harper (1–2) — 11–16 2–4
April: 14–3
Date Site
city, state 		Rank Opponent Score Win Loss Save Overall
record 		MVC
record 		Ref.
April 2 Charles H. Braun Stadium
Evansville, IN 		vs. Austin Peay* 13–6 Smith (2–4) Washington (0–1) — 12–16 2–4
April 5 E. S. Rose Park
Nashville, TN 		at Belmont 3–2 Deverman (3–1) Pryor (3–2) Harris (1) 13–16 3–4
April 6 E. S. Rose Park
Nashville, TN 		at Belmont 8–3 Schultz (1–1) Baratta (3–2) — 14–16 4–4
April 7 E. S. Rose Park
Nashville, TN 		at Belmont 0–12 (7) Ruzicka (3–3) Smith (2–5) — 14–17 4–5
April 9 Bulldog Park
Indianapolis, IN 		at Butler* 15–5 (7) Kressin (1–0) Finnigan (0–1) — 15–17 4–5
April 12 Charles H. Braun Stadium
Evansville, IN 		vs. Illinois State 9–1 Deverman (4–1) Mabee (4–2) — 16–17 5–5
April 13 Charles H. Braun Stadium
Evansville, IN 		vs. Illinois State 6–5 Meyer (3–4) Husak (2–2) — 17–17 6–5
April 14 Charles H. Braun Stadium
Evansville, IN 		vs. Illinois State 13–1 (7) Harris (3–4) Perry (4–4) — 18–17 7–5
April 16 Bart Kaufman Field
Bloomington, IN 		at Indiana* 5–4 Reed (3–0) Moffitt (1–2) Hansmann (2) 19–17 7–5
April 19 Dozer Park
Peoria, IL 		at Bradley 9–7 Deverman (5–1) Edders (4–5) Meyer (2) 20–17 8–5
April 20 Dozer Park
Peoria, IL 		at Bradley 6–1 Schultz (2–1) Lutz (2–6) — 21–17 9–5
April 21 Dozer Park
Peoria, IL 		at Bradley 7–2 Harris (4–4) Marks (0–4) — 22–17 10–5
April 23 Alexander Field
West Lafayette, IN 		at Purdue* Postponed (rain); Makeup: April 24
April 24 Alexander Field
West Lafayette, IN 		at Purdue* 6–10 Pratt (1–0) Reed (3–1) — 22–18 10–5
April 26 Charles H. Braun Stadium
Evansville, IN 		vs. Missouri State 4–1 Deverman (6–1) Thompson (5–1) — 23–18 11–5
April 27 Charles H. Braun Stadium
Evansville, IN 		vs. Missouri State 8–7 Schultz (3–1) Schaaf (2–2) Meyer (3) 24–18 12–5
April 28 Charles H. Braun Stadium
Evansville, IN 		vs. Missouri State 8–19 (7) Schissler (1–0) Harris (4–5) — 24–19 12–6
April 30 Capaha Field
Cape Girardeau, MO 		at Southeast Missouri State* 7–6 Hansmann (1–1) Miller (3–2) — 25–19 12–6
May: 6–4
Date Site
city, state 		Rank Opponent Score Win Loss Save Overall
record 		MVC
record 		Ref.
May 3 Emory G. Bauer Field
Valparaiso, IN 		at Valparaiso 13–1 (7) Deverman (7–1) Krier (1–6) — 26–19 13–6
May 4 Emory G. Bauer Field
Valparaiso, IN 		at Valparaiso 4–8 Jablonski (3–1) Fieger (0–1) Jakubowski (2) 26–20 13–7
May 5 Emory G. Bauer Field
Valparaiso, IN 		at Valparaiso 9–0 Harris (5–5) Konitzer (1–2) — 27–20 14–7
May 7 Charles H. Braun Stadium
Evansville, IN 		vs. Southern Indiana* 10–0 (7) Reed (4–1) Weihe (1–3) — 28–20 14–7
May 10 Bob Warn Field
Terre Haute, IN 		at No. 17 Indiana State 4–5 Pruitt (3–2) Harris (5–6) — 28–21 14–8
May 11 Bob Warn Field
Terre Haute, IN 		at No. 17 Indiana State 4–6 Davidson (3–1) Schultz (3–2) Gregersen (6) 28–22 14–9
May 12 Bob Warn Field
Terre Haute, IN 		at No. 17 Indiana State 7–6 Harris (6–6) Hayden (6–2) Meyer (4) 29–22 15–9
May 14 Raymond C. Hand Park
Clarksville, TN 		at Austin Peay* Cancelled (rain)
May 16 Charles H. Braun Stadium
Evansville, IN 		vs. UIC 4–5 (10) Millsap (3–0) Fieger (0–2) Lawler (12) 29–23 15–10
May 17 Charles H. Braun Stadium
Evansville, IN 		vs. UIC 9–3 Schultz (4–2) Hawkins (2–2) — 30–23 16–10
May 18 Charles H. Braun Stadium
Evansville, IN 		vs. UIC 8–2 Reed (5–1) Hawkins (2–3) — 31–23 17–10
Postseason: 8–3
Missouri Valley Conference Tournament: 4–0
Date Site
city, state 		Rank Opponent Score Win Loss Save Overall
record 		MVCT
record 		Ref.
May 22 Charles H. Braun Stadium
Evansville, IN 		(3) vs. (4) Illinois State
First Round 		17–6 (7) Harris (7–6) Donnison (0–3) — 32–23 1–0
May 24 Charles H. Braun Stadium
Evansville, IN 		(3) vs. (5) UIC
Second Round 		12–1 (7) Schultz (5–2) Bak (4–3) — 33–23 2–0
May 25 (1) Charles H. Braun Stadium
Evansville, IN 		(3) vs. (4) Illinois State
Semifinals 		17–7 (7) Harris (8–6) Chadwick (3–6) — 34–23 3–0
May 25 (2) Charles H. Braun Stadium
Evansville, IN 		(3) at (1) No. 17 Indiana State
Championship 		8–6 Deverman (8–1) Edmonson (5–2) Meyer (5) 35–23 4–0
NCAA Tournament – Greenville Regional: 3–1
Date Site
city, state 		Rank Opponent Score Win Loss Save Overall
record 		NCAAT
record 		Ref.
May 31 Clark–LeClair Stadium
Greenville, NC 		(4) at (1) No. 13 East Carolina
Regional Quarterfinals 		4–1 Deverman (9–1) Root (6–1) Harris (2) 36–23 1–0
June 1 Clark–LeClair Stadium
Greenville, NC 		(4) at (3) VCU
Regional Semifinals 		17–11 Schultz (6–2) Cosentino (3–2) — 37–23 2–0
June 2 Clark–LeClair Stadium
Greenville, NC 		(4) vs. (1) No. 13 East Carolina
Regional Final Game 1 		6–19 Norby (4–0) Reed (5–2) — 37–24 2–1
June 3 Clark–LeClair Stadium
Greenville, NC 		(4) vs. (1) No. 13 East Carolina
Regional Final Game 2 		6–5 Hansmann (2–1) Root (6–2) Harris (3) 38–24 3–1
NCAA Tournament – Knoxville Super Regional: 1–2
Date Site
city, state 		Rank Opponent Score Win Loss Save Overall
record 		NCAAT
record 		Ref.
June 7 Lindsey Nelson Stadium
Knoxville, TN 		(4) No. 16 at (1) No. 1 Tennessee
Super Regional Game 1 		6–11 Causey (13–3) Deverman (9–2) — 38–25 3–2
June 8 Lindsey Nelson Stadium
Knoxville, TN 		(4) No. 16 vs. (1) No. 1 Tennessee
Super Regional Game 2 		10–8 Meyer (4–4) Connell (4–1) Harris (4) 39–25 4–2
June 9 Lindsey Nelson Stadium
Knoxville, TN 		(4) No. 16 at (1) No. 1 Tennessee
Super Regional Game 3 		1–12 Sechrist (2–1) Reed (5–3) — 39–26 4–3
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Canceled/postponed      Bold = Evansville team member     * Non-conference game

Statistics

Record vs. conference opponents

Last two do not qualify for the conference tournament. Blank are not scheduled. Blue are home games, otherwise away.

2024 MVC baseball game results

Source: 2024 MVC baseball game results

Team W–L BEL BRA UE ILSU INSU MSU MUR SIU UIC VAL Team Conf SR SW
BEL 12–15 2–1 1–2 1–2 0–3 2–1 3–0 0–3 1–2 2–1 BEL 7th 4–5 1–2
BRA 6–21 1–2 0–3 2–1 0–3 1–2 0–3 1–2 0–3 1–2 BRA 10th 1–8 0–4
UE 17–10 2–1 3–0 3–0 1–2 2–1 0–3 2–1 2–1 2–1 UE 3rd 7–2 2–1
ILSU 16–11 2–1 1–2 0–3 1–2 3–0 1–2 3–0 2–1 3–0 ILSU 4th 5–4 3–1
INSU 22–5 3–0 3–0 2–1 2–1 2–1 2–1 2–1 3–0 3–0 INSU 1st 9–0 4–0
MSU 11–16 1–2 2–1 1–2 0–3 1–2 1–2 2–1 1–2 2–1 MSU 8th 3–6 0–1
MUR 17–10 0–3 3–0 3–0 2–1 1–2 2–1 2–1 1–2 3–0 MUR 2nd 6–3 3–1
SIU 12–15 3–0 2–1 1–2 0–3 1–2 1–2 1–2 0–3 3–0 SIU 6th 3–6 2–2
UIC 16–11 2–1 3–0 1–2 1–2 0–3 2–1 2–1 3–0 2–1 UIC 5th 6–3 2–1
VAL 6–21 1–2 2–1 1–2 0–3 0–3 1–2 0–3 0–3 1–2 VAL 9th 1–8 0–4
Team W–L BEL BRA UE ILSU INSU MSU MUR SIU UIC VAL Team Conf SR SW

Updated for entire regular season. Tie Brkrs: MUR>UE head to head. ILSU>UIC head to head. SIU>BEL head to head. VAL>BRA head to head.

Batting

Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
Kip Fougerousse 65 270 71 94 21 1 22 71 1 0 31 75 .348 .428 .678 1.106
Brendan Hord 62 198 51 48 19 0 9 44 0 0 39 63 .242 .378 .475 .853
Drew Howard 14 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 .000 .286 .000 .286
Chase Hug 39 126 30 35 11 0 6 31 2 1 35 34 .278 .446 .508 .954
Kevin McCormick 10 8 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 4 .125 .417 .125 .542
Cal McGinnis 52 198 38 69 14 2 6 39 1 0 16 22 .348 .394 .530 .924
Brodie Peart 40 122 20 33 5 0 2 17 2 2 11 28 .270 .328 .361 .689
Ty Rumsey 61 195 45 55 8 1 7 45 16 2 27 61 .282 .391 .441 .832
Simon Scherry 65 253 57 73 15 0 6 44 16 0 35 35 .289 .376 .419 .795
Mark Shallenberger 65 243 72 91 21 2 17 64 6 4 45 28 .374 .514 .687 1.201
Ben Stuart 6 5 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .400 .500 .600 1.100
Harrison Taubert 64 240 54 70 21 1 9 49 8 1 30 71 .292 .400 .500 .900
Evan Waggoner 32 70 11 19 2 0 0 9 0 0 16 17 .271 .416 .300 .716
Brent Widder 65 261 46 73 20 0 12 58 2 3 30 50 .280 .384 .494 .878
Kaleb Wilkey 26 46 7 6 1 0 0 5 0 0 6 16 .130 .259 .152 .411
Team totals 65 2,240 510 669 159 7 96 477 54 14 326 509 .299 .406 .504 .910

Pitching

Player G GS IP W L SV ERA H 2B 3B HR R ER BB HBP SO
Ethan Bell 8 0 14.2 2 1 0 3.68 7 2 1 0 6 6 8 3 19
Kenton Deverman 18 16 111.0 9 2 0 4.22 112 20 0 15 55 52 23 5 83
Drew Fieger 27 0 37.2 0 2 0 7.65 44 8 0 4 32 32 26 3 32
Elias Hachem 4 2 3.2 0 0 0 4.91 4 0 0 0 5 2 4 3 3
Max Hansmann 26 0 38.2 2 1 2 6.05 34 3 1 3 28 26 32 1 41
Shane Harris 27 6 75.1 8 6 4 3.82 70 19 0 4 39 32 31 4 72
Jacob Jarvis 3 0 3.0 0 0 0 12.00 4 1 0 0 4 4 3 0 2
Jace Kressin 18 0 19.2 1 0 0 6.41 17 4 0 1 15 14 9 5 22
Parker MacCauley 6 0 6.2 0 0 0 6.75 3 1 0 1 11 5 10 2 4
Jakob Meyer 30 0 46.0 4 4 5 6.07 36 11 1 3 34 31 24 11 50
Kevin Reed 17 15 58.2 5 3 0 7.98 77 13 1 19 56 52 28 6 40
Kellen Roberts 3 0 4.0 0 0 0 13.50 8 1 1 3 6 6 2 1 3
Donovan Schultz 17 17 90.2 6 2 0 6.15 101 28 3 18 64 62 34 5 74
Nick Smith 18 9 42.0 2 5 0 13.07 69 17 2 15 62 61 30 10 42
Team totals 65 65 551.2 39 26 11 6.17 586 128 10 86 418 378 264 59 487

Awards and honors

Evansville Purple Aces
Wes Carroll
Kenton Deverman
  • MVC Freshman of the Year
  • Baseball America Freshman All-American First Team
  • D1Baseball Freshman All-American First Team
  • NCBWA Freshman All-American Second Team
  • ABCA/Rawlings Midwest All-Region Second Team
  • NCAA Greenville Regional All-Tournament Team
  • All-MVC First Team
Kip Fougerousse
  • NCAA Greenville Regional Most Outstanding Player
  • ABCA/Rawlings Midwest All-Region First Team
  • MVC All-Tournament Team
Shane Harris
  • MVC Pitcher of the Week (May 6)
Brendan Hord
  • MVC All-Tournament Team
  • MVC Scholar-Athlete Second Team
Cal McGinnis
  • MVC Tournament Most Outstanding Player
  • MVC Scholar-Athlete Second Team
  • MVC Player of the Week (February 19)
Donovan Schultz
  • MVC Elite 17 Award
  • MVC Scholar-Athlete First Team
  • MVC Scholar-Athlete Spotlight (April 25)
Mark Shallenberger
  • D1Baseball All-American Second Team
  • ABCA/Rawlings All-American Third Team
  • ABCA/Rawlings Midwest All-Region First Team
  • NCAA Greenville Regional All-Tournament Team
  • All-MVC First Team
  • MVC Scholar-Athlete First Team
  • MVC Player of the Week (April 8 and April 29)
Simon Sherry
  • NCAA Greenville Regional All-Tournament Team
Harrison Taubert
  • MVC All-Tournament Team
Evan Waggoner
  • MVC Board of Directors Academic Excellence Award

Rankings

Main article: 2024 NCAA Division I baseball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516Final
Coaches'——*———————————————*23
Baseball America—————————————————*23
NCBWA†————————————————1615
D1Baseball—————————————————*16
Perfect Game————————————————*1611

† NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
* A new poll was not released for this week, so for comparison purposes, the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.

2024 MLB Draft

Main article: 2024 Major League Baseball draft
Round Pick Player Position Team
Undrafted Kip Fougerousse 3B None
Undrafted Mark Shallenberger OF None
Undrafted Simon Scherry SS None

Notes

  1. Shallenberger returned to Evansville after going undrafted in the 2023 Major League Baseball draft.

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