Evansville Purple Aces baseball
# Evansville Purple Aces baseball

The Evansville Purple Aces baseball team represents the University of Evansville, which is located in Evansville, Indiana. The Purple Aces are an NCAA Division I college baseball program that competes in the Missouri Valley Conference. They began competing in Division I in 1978 and joined the Missouri Valley Conference in the 1995 season. The Evansville Purple Aces play all home games on campus at Charles H. Braun Stadium.

## Conference membership history

* 1951–1976: Indiana Collegiate Conference
* 1981–1994 Midwestern Collegiate Conference
* 1995–present Missouri Valley Conference

## Charles H. Braun Stadium

Charles H. Braun Stadium is a baseball stadium on the Evansville campus in Evansville, Indiana that seats 1,200 people.

## Head coaches

Records taken from the 2018 Evansville Purple Aces baseball media guide.

| Season | Coach | Years | Record | Pct. |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1924–1926 | John Harmon | 3 | 12–19 | .387 |
| 1946 | Emerson Henke | 1 | 0–5 | .000 |
| 1947–1966 | Don Ping | 20 | 93–119–5 | .440 |
| 1967–1969 | Dave Daviess | 3 | 16–24–1 | .402 |
| 1970–1974 | Wayne Boultinghouse | 5 | 80–66–2 | .547 |
| 1975–1976 | Bob Hodges | 2 | 38–30 | .559 |
| 1977–1978 | Mike Platt | 2 | 35–47 | .427 |
| 1979 | Gary Crum | 1 | 4–27 | .129 |
| 1980–2002 | Jim Brownlee | 23 | 680–565–4 | .546 |
| 2003–2006 | Dave Schrage | 4 | 130–108 | .546 |
| 2007–2008 | David Seifert | 2 | 49–65 | .430 |
| 2009–present | Wes Carroll | 14 | 352–384 | .478 |
| Totals | 12 coaches | 80 seasons | 1,489–1–1,459–12 | .505 |

## Awards and honors

### All-Americans

| Year | Position | Name | Team | Selector |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1988 | P | Andy Benes | 1st | ABCA |
| 1988 | P | Andy Benes | 1st | BA |
| 1988 | P | Andy Benes | 1st | CB |
| 1991 | P | John MacCauley | 3rd | ABCA |
| 1993 | OF | Marty Watson | 2nd | ABCA |
| 1996 | SS | Jamey Carroll | 3rd | ABCA |
| 2000 | P | Ryan Miller | 3rd | CB |
| 2002 | P | Steve Obenchain | 3rd | ABCA |
| 2011 | UTL | Cody Fick | 1st | ABCA |
| 2011 | UTL | Cody Fick | 2nd | CB |
| 2012 | SS | Eric Stamets | 3rd | CB |
| 2014 | P | Kyle Freeland | 2nd | ABCA |
| 2014 | P | Kyle Freeland | 1st | BA |
| 2014 | P | Kyle Freeland | 3rd | CB |
| 2015 | OF | Kevin Kaczmarski | 2nd | ABCA |
| 2015 | OF | Kevin Kaczmarski | 2nd | BA |
| 2015 | OF | Kevin Kaczmarski | 1st | CB |

### Freshman First-Team All-Americans

| Year | Position | Name | Selector |
| - | - | - | - |
| 2003 | DH | Erik Lis | CB |
| 2004 | DH | Pat Tumilty | CB |
| 2008 | OF | Greg Wallace | CB |
| 2010 | SS | Eric Stamets | CB |
| 2012 | OF | Kevin Kaczmarski | CB |

### Midwestern Collegiate Conference Player of the Year

| Year | Position | Name |
| - | - | - |
| 1985 | UN | Pat Heck |
| 1988 | P | Andy Benes |
| 1991 | P | John MacCauley |
| 1992 | OF | Pat Schulz |

### Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Year

| Year | Position | Name |
| - | - | - |
| 2015 | OF | Kevin Kaczmarski |

### Midwestern Collegiate Conference Coach of the Year

| Year | Name |
| - | - |
| 1985 | Jim Brownlee |
| 1988 | Jim Brownlee |
| 1991 | Jim Brownlee |

### Missouri Valley Conference Coach of the Year

| Year | Name |
| - | - |
| 2000 | Jim Brownlee |
| 2006 | Dave Schrage |
| 2014 | Wes Carroll |

### Missouri Valley Conference Freshman of the Year

| Year | Position | Name |
| - | - | - |
| 2010 | SS | Eric Stamets |

Taken from the 2018 Evansville Purple Aces baseball media guide. Updated March 11, 2020.

