2025 Evansville Purple Aces baseball team

2025 Evansville Purple Aces baseball
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record16–37 (10–17 MVC)
Head coach
Hitting coachMatt Wollenzin (3rd season)
Pitching coachJarrett Blunt (1st season)
Home stadiumCharles H. Braun Stadium
2025 Missouri Valley Conference baseball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Murray State  ‍†‍‡‍y 17 – 8   .680 42 – 14   .750
Missouri State  ‍†‍‍ 17 – 8   .680 30 – 25   .545
Southern Illinois  ‍‍‍ 16 – 11   .593 37 – 20   .649
UIC  ‍‍‍ 16 – 11   .593 22 – 33   .400
Illinois State  ‍‍‍ 15 – 12   .556 28 – 28   .500
Belmont  ‍‍‍ 13 – 14   .481 26 – 34   .433
Indiana State  ‍‍‍ 12 – 15   .444 24 – 31   .436
Bradley  ‍‍‍ 12 – 15   .444 16 – 35   .314
 ‍‍‍ 10 – 17   .370 17 – 37   .315
Valparaiso  ‍‍‍ 5 – 22   .185 10 – 40   .200
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 2, 2025[1]
Rankings from D1Baseball

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

Previous season

Main article: 2024 Evansville Purple Aces baseball team

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:

The following coaches were hired:

The following coaches were promoted:

Departures

2024 MLB Draft

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

Retirements

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

Other

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

Starting pitcher Kenton Deverman was named to the Preseason All-MVC Team[2]

Preseason All-MVC Team
Player No. Position Class
Kenton Deverman 16 SP Sophomore

Coaches poll

The MVC baseball coaches' poll was released on March 17, 2025.[2]

MVC Coaches' Poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Missouri State 90 (5)
2 Southern Illinois 86 (4)
3 Murray State 84 (1)
4 Illinois State 72
T5 Evansville 49
T5 Indiana State 49
7 UIC 46
T8 Belmont 39
T8 Bradley 39
10 Valparaiso 19

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
Assistant coach(es)
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: 10–18
Regular season: 10–18
February: 2–6
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* 1–118 Cline (1–0) Reed (0–1) — 0–3 0–0
February 18 Dugan Field
Nashville, TN 		at Lipscomb* 10–1113 O'Brien (1–0) Clevidence (0–1) — 0–4 0–0
February 23 Charles H. Braun Stadium
Evansville, IN 		vs. Southern Indiana* 1–9 Kimball (2–0) Deverman (0–2) Rubio (2) 0–5 0–0
February 23 USI Baseball Field
Evansville, IN 		at Southern Indiana* 13–07 Reed (1–1) Gonzalez (0–1) — 1–5 0–0
February 25 Kentucky Proud Park
Lexington, KY 		at Kentucky* 3–24 Harris (1–0) James (0–1) — 1–6 0–0
February 28 Taylor Stadium
Columbia, MO 		at Missouri* 7–6 Deverman (1–1) Vaughn (1–1) Roberts (1) 2–6 0–0
March: 7–12
Date Site
city, state		 Rank# Opponent# Score Win Loss Save Overall
record		 MVC
record		 Ref.
March 1 Taylor Stadium
Columbia, MO 		at Missouri* 2–6 Libbert (1–1) Byberg (0–1) Green (1) 2–7 0–0
March 1 Taylor Stadium
Columbia, MO 		at Missouri* 7–177 Drew (2–0) James (0–2) — 2–8 0–0
March 2 Taylor Stadium
Columbia, MO 		at Missouri* 9–5 Reed (2–1) Lucas (0–1) Roberts (2) 3–8 0–0
March 4 Hawkins Field
Nashville, TN 		at No. 18 Vanderbilt* Canceled
March 7 Bear Stadium
Conway, AR 		at Central Arkansas* 10–1110 Alexander (2–1) Roberts (0–2) — 3–9 0–0
March 8 Bear Stadium
Conway, AR 		at Central Arkansas* 6–5 Hachem (1–0) Macrae (0–3) Roberts (3) 4–9 0–0
March 9 Bear Stadium
Conway, AR 		at Central Arkansas* 8–0 Reed (3–1) Velasquez (0–1) — 5–9 0–0
March 11 Capaha Field
Cape Girardeau, MO 		at Southeast Missouri State* 6–177 White (1–0) James (0–3) — 5–10 0–0
March 12 Roy E. Lee Field at Simmons Baseball Complex
Edwardsville, IL 		at SIU Edwardsville* 11–12 Davis (1–1) Fieger (0–1) — 5–11 0–0
March 14 Joe Lee Griffin Stadium
Homewood, AL 		at Samford* 4–10 Riggins (2–1) Byberg (0–2) — 5–12 0–0
March 14 Joe Lee Griffin Stadium
Homewood, AL 		at Samford* 2–67 Keshock (3–0) Wills (0–1) — 5–13 0–0
March 16 Joe Lee Griffin Stadium
Homewood, AL 		at Samford* 1–137 Blasche (2–0) Reed (3–2) — 5–14 0–0
March 18 Bart Kaufman Field
Bloomington, IN 		at Indiana* 4–7 Holderfield (1–0) Fieger (0–2) Haas (1) 5–15 0–0
March 21 Reagan Field
Murray, KY 		at Murray State 6–5 Hansmann (1–0) Lyke (2–1) Peart (1) 6–15 1–0
March 22 Reagan Field
Murray, KY 		at Murray State 15–10 Fieger (1–2) Wajda (2–3) — 7–15 2–0
March 22 Reagan Field
Murray, KY 		at Murray State 5–9 Zentko (2–1) Byberg (0–3) — 7–16 2–1
March 25 Charles H. Braun Stadium
Evansville, IN 		vs. Western Kentucky* 3–13 Penn (2–0) Fieger (1–3) — 7–17 2–1
March 28 Charles H. Braun Stadium
Evansville, IN 		vs. Valparaiso 7–3 Deverman (2–2) Lockwood (2–4) Hansmann (1) 8–17 3–1
March 29 Charles H. Braun Stadium
Evansville, IN 		vs. Valparaiso 6–11 Deliyannis (3–2) Reed (3–3) — 8–18 3–2
March 30 Charles H. Braun Stadium
Evansville, IN 		vs. Valparaiso 5–4 MacCauley (1–0) Guazzo (0–1) — 9–18 4–2
April: 1–0
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* 7–6 Willis (1–1) Kranawetter (1–1) — 10–18 4–2
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 – –
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 2–4 0–0 0–0 1–2 0–0 1–2 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 BEL 0–2 0–0
BRA 0–6 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–3 0–0 0–3 0–0 0–0 BRA 0–2 0–2
UE 4–2 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 2–1 0–0 0–0 2–1 UE 2–0 0–0
ILSU 4–2 2–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 2–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 ILSU 2–0 0–0
INSU 4–2 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 2–1 2–1 INSU 2–0 0–0
MSU 5–1 2–1 3–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 MSU 2–0 1–0
MUR 2–4 0–0 0–0 1–2 1–2 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 MUR 0–2 0–0
SIU 5–1 0–0 3–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 2–1 0–0 SIU 2–0 1–0
UIC 2–4 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–2 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–2 0–0 UIC 0–2 0–0
VAL 2–4 0–0 0–0 1–2 0–0 1–2 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 VAL 0–2 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

See also: 2025 NCAA Division I baseball rankings
Ranking movements
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
Coaches'[3]*
Baseball America[4]
NCBWA†[5]

† 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

  1. ^ "Missouri Valley Conference". mvc-sports.com. Retrieved March 24, 2025.
  2. ^ a b "MVC Releases Preseason Poll and All-Conference Team". Missouri Valley Conference. March 17, 2025. Retrieved April 1, 2025.
  3. ^ "NCAA Baseball Coaches Poll | USA Today Sports". USA TODAY.
  4. ^ "College Baseball Top 25 Rankings". www.baseballamerica.com. February 14, 2025.
  5. ^ "NCBWA > News > Top 30 Poll". www.sportswriters.net.
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