The Evansville Purple Aces baseball team represents the
University of Evansville
The University of Evansville (UE) is a private university in Evansville, Indiana. It was founded in 1854 as Moores Hill College. The university operates a satellite center, Harlaxton College, in Grantham, England.
UE offers more than 80 differ ...
, which is located in
Evansville, Indiana
Evansville is a city in, and the county seat of, Vanderburgh County, Indiana, United States. The population was 118,414 at the 2020 census, making it the state's third-most populous city after Indianapolis and Fort Wayne, the largest city in ...
. The Purple Aces are an
NCAA Division I
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college baseball
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program that competes in the
Missouri Valley Conference
The Missouri Valley Conference (also called MVC or simply "The Valley") is the third-oldest collegiate athletic conference in the United States. The conference's members are primarily located in the midwest.
History
The MVC was established ...
. 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
The Indiana Collegiate Conference (ICC) was a college athletic conference in the United States from 1951 to 1978. It consisted solely of schools in Indiana.
The charter members of the conference were Indiana State University, Butler University, ...
*1981–1994
Midwestern Collegiate Conference
The Horizon League is an 11-school collegiate athletic conference in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I, whose members are located in and near the Great Lakes region.
The Horizon League founded in 1979 as the Midw ...
*1995–present
Missouri Valley Conference
The Missouri Valley Conference (also called MVC or simply "The Valley") is the third-oldest collegiate athletic conference in the United States. The conference's members are primarily located in the midwest.
History
The MVC was established ...
Charles H. Braun Stadium
Charles H. Braun Stadium is a baseball
stadium
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on the Evansville campus in
Evansville, Indiana
Evansville is a city in, and the county seat of, Vanderburgh County, Indiana, United States. The population was 118,414 at the 2020 census, making it the state's third-most populous city after Indianapolis and Fort Wayne, the largest city in ...
that seats 1,200 people.
Head coaches
Records taken from the 2018 Evansville Purple Aces baseball media guide.
Awards and honors
All-Americans
Freshman First-Team All-Americans
Midwestern Collegiate Conference Player of the Year
Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Year
Midwestern Collegiate Conference Coach of the Year
Missouri Valley Conference Coach of the Year
Missouri Valley Conference Freshman of the Year
Taken from the 2018 Evansville Purple Aces baseball media guide.
See also
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List of NCAA Division I baseball programs
The following is a list of schools that participate in NCAA Division I baseball. In the 2022 season, 301 Division I schools competed. These teams compete to go to the 64-team Division I baseball tournament and then to Omaha, Nebraska, and Charles ...
References
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