2025 Evansville Purple Aces baseball team

2025 Evansville Purple Aces baseball
2025 Evansville Purple Aces baseball
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Record	0–2 (0–0 MVC)
Head coach	Wes Carroll (17th season);
Hitting coach	Matt Wollenzin (3rd season)
Pitching coach	Jarrett Blunt (1st season)
Home stadium	Charles H. Braun Stadium
	Seasons ← 2024 2026 →

Last updated February 17, 2025

2025 Missouri Valley Conference baseball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Murray State ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	2	–	0	1.000
Indiana State ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	1	–	1	.500
Missouri State ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	1	–	1	.500
Southern Illinois ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	1	.000
Belmont ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	2	.000
Bradley ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	2	.000
Evansville ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	2	.000
Illinois State ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	2	.000
UIC ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	2	.000
Valparaiso ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	2	.000

† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of February 15, 2025^[1] Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2025 Evansville Purple Aces baseball team will represent the University of Evansville during the 2025 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Purple Aces will play their home games at Charles H. Braun Stadium.

Previous season

The Purple Aces finished the 2024 season with a trip to the NCAA Knoxville Super Regional, winning one out of three games before being eliminated. Before that, Evansville won its first-ever NCAA Regional title while also winning the MVC Tournament. For the season, Evansville compiled a record of 39–26 and finished third in the MVC with a 17–10 mark.

Offseason

Coaching changes

The following coaches left the program:

Pitching coach and recruiting coordinator Tyler Shipley left for the director of pitching development position with Dallas Baptist.

The following coaches were hired:

Brendan Hord was hired as a graduate assistant.

The following coaches were promoted:

Graduate assistant Jarrett Blunt was promoted to pitching coach.
Volunteer assistant Griffin McCormick was promoted to assistant coach.
Hitting coach Matt Wollenzin was promoted to hitting coach and recruiting coordinator.

Departures

2024 MLB Draft

Round	Player	Position	Team
Undrafted	Kip Fougerousse	3B	None
Undrafted	Mark Shallenberger	OF	None
Undrafted	Simon Scherry	SS	None

Outgoing transfers

RHP Matt Maloney transferred to Western Michigan.
LHP Jack Taczy entered the transfer portal.

Retirements

C Brendan Hord
UTL Chase Hug
LHP Jace Kressin
LHP Donovan Schultz
3B Brent Widder

Other

RHP Shane Harris signed with the Evansville Otters of the Frontier League (FL).
RHP Jakob Meyer signed with the Evansville Otters of the Frontier League (FL).
RHP Nick Smith signed with the Missoula PaddleHeads of the Pioneer League (PL).

Additions

Recruiting class

The following players signed National Letter of Intents to play for Evansville in 2025.

Player	Hometown	High School
Pitchers
Isaac Boss	Weldon Spring, Missouri	Westminster Christian Academy (MO)
Jack Clevidence	Ankeny, Iowa	Ankeny (IA)
RJ James	Toronto, Ontario	Sir John A. Macdonald (ON)
Luc Lawler	Naperville, Illinois	Benet Academy (IL)
Conner Vander-Luitgaren	Bargersville, Indiana	Center Grove (IN)
Jack Wills	Shelbyville, Kentucky	Shelby County (KY)
Hitters
Davis Campbell	Liberty Township, Ohio	Cincinnati Country Day (OH)
Drew McConnell	Blue Springs, Missouri	Blue Springs (MO)
Mason McCue	Bourbonnais, Illinois	Bishop McNamara (IL)
Jake McGhee	Fenton, Missouri	Christian Brothers College (MO)
Ryan Seddon	Joliet, Illinois	St. Laurence (IL)
Cannon Vandever	Avon, Indiana	Avon (IN)

Incoming transfers

RHP Owen Byberg transferred in from Frontier.
3B Cole Iantomasi transferred in from Jefferson.
C Matt Flaherty transferred in from Bellarmine.
LHP Sam Sandy transferred in from Frontier.

New walk-ons

None

Preseason

Preseason MVC awards and honors

Player	No.	Position	Class
Preseason All-MVC Team

Coaches poll

**MVC Coaches' Poll**
Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

Personnel

Roster

2025 Evansville Purple Aces baseball team

Players

Coaches

#	Pos.	Name	B/T	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Home town
0	C	Kaleb Wilkey	R/R	5 ft 9 in(1.75 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	Lincoln-Way West HS	Manhattan, IL
1	OF	Aaron Nehls	R/R	5 ft 10 in(1.78 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	So	North HS	Evansville, IN
2	OF	Ty Rumsey	L/R	5 ft 11 in(1.8 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Sr	North HS	Evansville, IN
3	INF	Drew McConnell	L/R	5 ft 11 in(1.8 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Blue Springs HS	Blue Springs, MO
4	INF	Mason McCue	L/R	5 ft 9 in(1.75 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Bishop McNamara HS	Bourbonnais, IL
5	INF	Drew Howard	R/R	5 ft 11 in(1.8 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jr	Forest Park HS	Ferdinand, IN
7	INF	Cal McGinnis	L/R	5 ft 10 in(1.78 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Sr	Bradley	Kimberly, WI
8	OF	Charlie Longmeier	L/L	5 ft 7 in(1.7 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Seymour HS	Seymour, IN
9	OF	Ryan Seddon	L/L	5 ft 11 in(1.8 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	St. Laurence HS	Joliet, IL
10	LHP	Jack Wills	L/L	5 ft 9 in(1.75 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Fr	Shelby County HS	Shelbyville, KY
11	OF	Jake McGhee	L/L	5 ft 7 in(1.7 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Christian Brothers College HS	Fenton, MO
12	RHP	Ethan Bell	R/R	6 ft 1 in(1.85 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	RS Jr	Southridge HS	Huntingburg, IN
13	RHP	Jack Clevidence	R/R	6 ft 0 in(1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Ankeny HS	Ankeny, IA
14	INF	Ben Stuart	R/R	6 ft 3 in(1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sr	William Mason HS	Mason, OH
15	RHP	Max Hansmann	R/R	6 ft 1 in(1.85 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	York Community HS	Elmhurst, IL
16	LHP	Kenton Deverman	L/L	6 ft 1 in(1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Fort Zumwalt West HS	Dardenne Prairie, MO
17	RHP	Isaac Boss	R/R	6 ft 3 in(1.91 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Westminster Christian Academy	Weldon Spring, MO
18	RHP	RJ James	R/R	5 ft 10 in(1.78 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Sir John A. Macdonald HS	Toronto, ON
19	INF	Cannon Vandever	R/R	6 ft 2 in(1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Avon HS	Avon, IN
20	RHP	Drew Fieger	R/R	6 ft 1 in(1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	Lincoln Trail CC	Fort Mitchell, KY
21	OF	Harrison Taubert	R/R	6 ft 0 in(1.83 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sr	Northeast CC	Casper, WY
24	LHP	Kevin Reed	L/L	5 ft 9 in(1.75 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Martinsville HS	Martinsville, IN
25	C	Evan Waggoner	L/R	6 ft 2 in(1.88 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sr	Bedford North Lawrence HS	Bedford, IN
26	RHP	Luc Lawler	R/R	5 ft 10 in(1.78 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Benet Academy	Naperville, IL
27	INF	Cole Iantomasi	R/R	6 ft 0 in(1.83 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jr	Jefferson College	Whitby, ON
29	RHP	Kellen Roberts	R/R	5 ft 10 in(1.78 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	Monroe HS	Monroe, MI
31	LHP	Jacob Jarvis	L/L	6 ft 2 in(1.88 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Sr	Jefferson CC	Farmington, MO
32	C	Matt Flaherty	R/R	6 ft 0 in(1.83 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Gr	Bellarmine	Lake Zurich, IL
34	RHP	Andrew Dusablon	R/R	6 ft 1 in(1.85 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	RS Jr	Cypress CC	Palmdale, CA
35	RHP	Owen Byberg	R/R	6 ft 0 in(1.83 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	Frontier CC	Barrie, ON
36	RHP	Elias Hachem	R/R	6 ft 4 in(1.93 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Jr	Mount Carmel HS	Oak Park, IL
37	LHP	Sam Sandy	L/L	6 ft 2 in(1.88 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Frontier CC	Athens, AL
39	RHP	Conner Vander-Luitgaren	R/R	6 ft 2 in(1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Center Grove HS	Bargersville, IN
40	RHP	Parker MacCauley	L/R	6 ft 3 in(1.91 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	RS Jr	Tennessee Tech	Paducah, KY
41	C	Chance Bentley	R/R	5 ft 10 in(1.78 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	So	Connersville HS	Connersville, IN
44	INF	Kevin McCormick	L/R	6 ft 1 in(1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	RS Jr	St. Laurence HS	Orland Park, IL
45	INF	Brodie Peart	R/R	6 ft 3 in(1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	Peoples Christian Academy	Markham, ON

Head coach

Wes Carroll (Evansville)

Assistant coach(es)

Matt Wollenzin (Austin Peay)
Jarrett Blunt (Evansville)
Griffin McCormick (Sacramento State)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: February 14, 2025

Starters

Starting Lineup
Pos.	No.	Player	Year

Weekend Pitching Rotation
Day	No.	Player	Year

Coaching staff

2025 Evansville Purple Aces coaching staff
Name	Position	Season at Evansville
Wes Carroll	Head coach	17th
Matt Wollenzin	Hitting coach/recruiting coordinator	3rd
Jarrett Blunt	Pitching coach	2nd
Griffin McCormick	Assistant coach	2nd
Brendan Hord	Graduate assistant	1st
Eric Harcourt	Athletic trainer	5th

Schedule and results

2025 Evansville Purple Aces game log: 0–2

Regular season: 0–2

February: 0–2
Date	Site city, state	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Overall record	MVC record	Ref.
February 14	Gary Hogan Field Little Rock, AR		at Little Rock*	4–5	Royal (1–0)	Roberts (0–1)	—	0–1	0–0
February 14	Gary Hogan Field Little Rock, AR		at Little Rock*	1–5	Bunting (1–0)	Deverman (0–1)	—	0–2	0–0
February 16	Gary Hogan Field Little Rock, AR		at Little Rock*					–	–
February 18	Dugan Field Nashville, TN		at Lipscomb*					–	–
February 21	Charles H. Braun Stadium Evansville, IN		vs. Southern Indiana*					–	–
February 22	USI Baseball Field Evansville, IN		at Southern Indiana*					–	–
February 23	Charles H. Braun Stadium Evansville, IN		vs. Southern Indiana*					–	–
February 25	Kentucky Proud Park Lexington, KY		at Kentucky*					–	–
February 28	Taylor Stadium Columbia, MO		at Missouri*					–	–

March: 0–0
Date	Site city, state	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Overall record	MVC record	Ref.
March 1	Taylor Stadium Columbia, MO		at Missouri*					–	–
March 1	Taylor Stadium Columbia, MO		at Missouri*					–	–
March 2	Taylor Stadium Columbia, MO		at Missouri*					–	–
March 4	Hawkins Field Nashville, TN		at No. 16 Vanderbilt*					–	–
March 7	Bear Stadium Conway, AR		at Central Arkansas*					–	–
March 8	Bear Stadium Conway, AR		at Central Arkansas*					–	–
March 9	Bear Stadium Conway, AR		at Central Arkansas*					–	–
March 11	Capaha Field Cape Girardeau, MO		at Southeast Missouri State*					–	–
March 12	Roy E. Lee Field at Simmons Baseball Complex Edwardsville, IL		at SIU Edwardsville*					–	–
March 14	Joe Lee Griffin Stadium Homewood, AL		at Samford*					–	–
March 15	Joe Lee Griffin Stadium Homewood, AL		at Samford*					–	–
March 16	Joe Lee Griffin Stadium Homewood, AL		at Samford*					–	–
March 18	Bart Kaufman Field Bloomington, IN		at Indiana*					–	–
March 21	Reagan Field Murray, KY		at Murray State					–	–
March 22	Reagan Field Murray, KY		at Murray State					–	–
March 23	Reagan Field Murray, KY		at Murray State					–	–
March 25	Charles H. Braun Stadium Evansville, IN		vs. Western Kentucky*					–	–
March 28	Charles H. Braun Stadium Evansville, IN		vs. Valparaiso					–	–
March 29	Charles H. Braun Stadium Evansville, IN		vs. Valparaiso					–	–
March 30	Charles H. Braun Stadium Evansville, IN		vs. Valparaiso					–	–

April: 0–0
Date	Site city, state	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Overall record	MVC record	Ref.
April 1	Charles H. Braun Stadium Evansville, IN		vs. Southeast Missouri State*					–	–
April 4	Les Miller Field at Curtis Granderson Stadium Chicago, IL		at UIC					–	–
April 5	Les Miller Field at Curtis Granderson Stadium Chicago, IL		at UIC					–	–
April 6	Les Miller Field at Curtis Granderson Stadium Chicago, IL		at UIC					–	–
April 8	Charles H. Braun Stadium Evansville, IN		vs. Butler*					–	–
April 11	Duffy Bass Field Normal, IL		at Illinois State					–	–
April 12	Duffy Bass Field Normal, IL		at Illinois State					–	–
April 13	Duffy Bass Field Normal, IL		at Illinois State					–	–
April 17	Charles H. Braun Stadium Evansville, IN		vs. Indiana State					–	–
April 18	Charles H. Braun Stadium Evansville, IN		vs. Indiana State					–	–
April 19	Charles H. Braun Stadium Evansville, IN		vs. Indiana State					–	–
April 22	Nick Denes Field Bowling Green, KY		at Western Kentucky*					–	–
April 25	Hammons Field Springfield, MO		at Missouri State					–	–
April 26	Hammons Field Springfield, MO		at Missouri State					–	–
April 27	Hammons Field Springfield, MO		at Missouri State					–	–
April 29	Charles H. Braun Stadium Evansville, IN		vs. Indiana					–	–

May: 0–0
Date	Site city, state	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Overall record	MVC record	Ref.
May 2	Charles H. Braun Stadium Evansville, IN		vs. Belmont					–	–
May 3	Charles H. Braun Stadium Evansville, IN		vs. Belmont					–	–
May 4	Charles H. Braun Stadium Evansville, IN		vs. Belmont					–	–
May 6	USI Baseball Field Evansville, IN		at Southern Indiana*					–	–
May 9	Itchy Jones Stadium Carbondale, IL		at Southern Illinois					–	–
May 10	Itchy Jones Stadium Carbondale, IL		at Southern Illinois					–	–
May 11	Itchy Jones Stadium Carbondale, IL		at Southern Illinois					–	–
May 15	Charles H. Braun Stadium Evansville, IN		vs. Bradley					–	–
May 16	Charles H. Braun Stadium Evansville, IN		vs. Bradley					–	–
May 17	Charles H. Braun Stadium Evansville, IN		vs. Bradley					–	–

Postseason: 0–0

Missouri Valley Conference Tournament: 0–0
Date	Site city, state	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Overall record	MVCT record	Ref.
May 20–24	Duffy Bass Field Normal, IL		vs. TBA					–	–

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.

2025 MVC baseball game results Source: 2025 MVC baseball game results
Team	W–L	BEL	BRA	UE	ILSU	INSU	MSU	MUR	SIU	UIC	VAL	Team	Conf	SR	SW
BEL	0–0		0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	BEL		0–0	0–0
BRA	0–0	0–0		0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	BRA		0–0	0–0
UE	0–0	0–0	0–0		0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	UE		0–0	0–0
ILSU	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0		0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	ILSU		0–0	0–0
INSU	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0		0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	INSU		0–0	0–0
MSU	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0		0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	MSU		0–0	0–0
MUR	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0		0–0	0–0	0–0	MUR		0–0	0–0
SIU	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0		0–0	0–0	SIU		0–0	0–0
UIC	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0		0–0	UIC		0–0	0–0
VAL	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0		VAL		0–0	0–0
Team	W–L	BEL	BRA	UE	ILSU	INSU	MSU	MUR	SIU	UIC	VAL	Team	Conf	SR	SW

Updated for entire regular season.

Batting

Player	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS

Team totals	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.0	.0	.0	.0

Pitching

Player	G	GS	IP	W	L	SV	ERA	H	2B	3B	HR	R	ER	BB	HBP	SO

Team totals	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Awards and honors

Rankings

Ranking movements
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
Coaches' ^[2]		*
Baseball America ^[3]
NCBWA†^[4]

† 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.

2025 MLB Draft

References

↑ "Missouri Valley Conference". mvc-sports.com. Retrieved February 15, 2025.
↑ "NCAA Baseball Coaches Poll | USA Today Sports". USA TODAY.
↑ "College Baseball Top 25 Rankings". www.baseballamerica.com. February 14, 2025.
↑ "NCBWA > News > Top 30 Poll". www.sportswriters.net.

External links

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[1] "Missouri Valley Conference". mvc-sports.com. Retrieved February 15, 2025.

[2] "NCAA Baseball Coaches Poll | USA Today Sports". USA TODAY.

[3] "College Baseball Top 25 Rankings". www.baseballamerica.com. February 14, 2025.

[4] "NCBWA > News > Top 30 Poll". www.sportswriters.net.

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2025 Evansville Purple Aces baseball team

Contents

Previous season

Offseason

Coaching changes

Departures

2024 MLB Draft

Outgoing transfers

Retirements

Other

Additions

Recruiting class

Incoming transfers

New walk-ons

Preseason

Preseason MVC awards and honors

Coaches poll

Personnel

Roster

Starters

Coaching staff

Schedule and results

Statistics

Record vs. conference opponents

Batting

Pitching

Awards and honors

Rankings

2025 MLB Draft

References

External links