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Draft:2025 Evansville Purple Aces baseball team

2025 Evansville Purple Aces baseball
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record0–0 (0–0 MVC)
Head coach
Hitting coachMatt Wollenzin (3rd season)
Pitching coachJarrett Blunt (1st season)
Home stadiumCharles H. Braun Stadium
Seasons
← 2024
2026 →
2025 Missouri Valley Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Belmont  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   –
Bradley  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   –
Evansville  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   –
Illinois State  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   –
Indiana State  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   –
Missouri State  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   –
Murray State  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   –
Southern Illinois  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   –
UIC  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   –
Valparaiso  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   –
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of August 27, 2024
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

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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

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Coaching changes

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The following coaches left the program:

The following coaches were hired:

The following coaches were promoted:

Departures

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2024 MLB Draft

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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

Outgoing transfers

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Retirements

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

Other

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Additions

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Recruiting class

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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

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  • 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

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Personnel

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Roster

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2025 Evansville Purple Aces baseball team
Players Coaches
# Pos. Name B/T Height Weight Year Previous school Home town
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
4 INF Drew Howard R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Forest Park HS Ferdinand, IN
5 INF Kevin McCormick L/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Jr St. Laurence HS Orland Park, IL
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
12 RHP Ethan Bell R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) RS Jr Southridge HS Huntingburg, IN
14 INF Ben Stuart R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr William Mason HS Mason, OH
15 RHP Max Hansmann R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 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
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) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Bedford North Lawrence HS Bedford, IN
26 INF Brodie Peart R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Peoples Christian Academy Markham, ON
27 RHP Matt Maloney R/R 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Southwestern Illinois CC Mokena, IL
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
34 RHP Andrew Dusablon R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) RS Jr Cypress CC Palmdale, CA
36 RHP Elias Hachem R/R 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr Mount Carmel HS Oak Park, IL
38 C Kaleb Wilkey R/R 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Lincoln-Way West HS Manhattan, IL
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
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  •   Injured
  •   Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: August 28, 2024

Starters

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Coaching staff

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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

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