# 2025 Evansville Purple Aces baseball team

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 | Pick | Player | Position | Team |
| Undrafted | Undrafted | Kip Fougerousse | 3B | None |
| Undrafted | Undrafted | Mark Shallenberger | OF | None |
| Undrafted | 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

Preseason All-MVC Team :
| Player | No. | Position | Class |

### Coaches poll
## Personnel
### Starters

Starting Lineup :
| Pos. | No. | Player | Year |
Weekend Pitching Rotation :
| Day | No. | Player | Year |

### Coaching staff
## Schedule and results

2025 Evansville Purple Aces game log: 0–2 :
Regular season: 0–2 :
February: 0–2 :
| Date | Site city, state | Opponent$^#$ | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Overall record | MVC record |
| 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 | Opponent$^#$ | Overall record | MVC record |
| 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. 18 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 | Opponent$^#$ | Overall record | MVC record |
| 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 | Opponent$^#$ | Overall record | MVC record |
| 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 |

## Rankings

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