en 2025 Evansville Purple Aces baseball team

2025 Evansville Purple Aces baseball
2025 Evansville Purple Aces baseball
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Record	0–0 (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 →

2025 Missouri Valley Conference baseball standings
v t e	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

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

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
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

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: August 28, 2024

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

References

External links

Evansville baseball