Evansville Pioneers/Purple Aces baseball, 1924–1926

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American college baseball seasons

The Evansville Pioneers/Purple Aces baseball program's first three official seasons of competition were from 1924 to 1926, representing Evansville College – now the University of Evansville – as an independent. The school discontinued the baseball program from 1927 to 1945 before reviving it in 1946.

1924

1924 Evansville Pioneers baseball
Conference	Independent
Record	3–7
Head coach	John Harmon (1st season)
Seasons1925 →

The 1924 Evansville Pioneers baseball team represented Evansville College – now the University of Evansville – as an independent during the 1924 NCAA baseball season. John Harmon coached the team in his first season at Evansville.

Date	Opponent	Location	Score
April 19	at Evansville Eagles (exhibition)	Evansville, IN	L 6–8
April 23	at Bethel	Russellville, KY	W 5–4
April 24	at Bethel	Russellville, KY	L 0–5
April 25	at Southwestern Presbyterian	Memphis, TN	L 4–11
April 26	at Southwestern Presbyterian	Memphis, TN	L 1–5
May 3	Union Christian	Evansville, IN	W 10–4
May 14	Southwestern Presbyterian	Evansville, IN	L 3–7
May 15	Southwestern Presbyterian	Evansville, IN	L 3–6
May 30	at Oakland City	Oakland City, IN	W 7–5
May 31	at Oakland City	Oakland City, IN	L 1–5
June 7	Oakland City	Evansville, IN	L 1–3

1925

1925 Evansville Pioneers baseball
Conference	Independent
Record	5–1
Head coach	John Harmon (2nd season)
Seasons← 1924 1926 →

The 1925 Evansville Pioneers baseball team represented Evansville College – now the University of Evansville – as an independent during the 1925 NCAA baseball season. John Harmon coached the team in his second season at Evansville.

Date	Opponent	Location	Score
--	L & N (exhibition)	Evansville, IN	L 3–8
--	Murray State	--	W 6–3
--	Pasco	--	W 6–5
--	Grahams	--	L 10–12
--	Oakland City	--	W 5–4
--	Southwestern	--	W 5–3
--	Oakland City	--	W 4–3

1926

1926 Evansville Purple Aces baseball
Conference	Independent
Record	4–10
Head coach	John Harmon (3rd season)
Seasons← 19251946 →

The 1926 Evansville Purple Aces baseball team represented Evansville College – now the University of Evansville – as an independent during the 1926 NCAA baseball season. John Harmon coached the team in his third season at Evansville. This was the first season in which Evansville used the nickname of Purple Aces. Following the end of the 1926 season, Evansville College discontinued the program until it was revived in 1946.

Date	Opponent	Location	Score
--	Bethel	--	L 3–8
--	Bowling Green (JV)	--	L 3–6
--	Bowling Green (JV)	--	W 8–7
--	Bowling Green (JV)	--	L 4–24
--	Bowling Green (JV)	--	L 4–5
--	Oakland City	--	L 1–2
--	Oakland City	--	L 4–9
--	Oakland City	--	L 5–6
--	DePauw	--	L 2–17
--	Bowling Green (JV)	--	L 3–5
--	Bryson	--	W 3–2
--	Bryson	--	W 13–8
--	East Tennessee Normal	--	L 3–9
--	East Tennessee Normal	--	W 10–3

References

^ "The First Nine: The Story of the 1924 Evansville Baseball Team". gopurpleaces.com. Retrieved September 23, 2024.

External links

Evansville baseball

v t e Evansville Purple Aces baseball
Venues	Bosse Field (1985–1998) German American Bank Field at Charles H. Braun Stadium (1999–present)
Rivals	Indiana State
People	Head coaches Players MLB draftees
Seasons	List of seasons 1924 1925 1926 1927–1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
College World Series appearances in italics

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