2024 Evansville Purple Aces baseball team

The 2024 Evansville Purple Aces baseball team represented the University of Evansville as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference during the 2024 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Purple Aces played their home games at Charles H. Braun Stadium.

Previous season

The Purple Aces finished the 2023 season with a trip to the MVC Championship Game against Indiana State, winning one out of two games before being eliminated. For the season, Evansville compiled a record of 37–24 and finished fourth in the MVC with a 15–12 mark.

Offseason

Coaching changes

The following coaches left the program:

• Volunteer assistant Evan Berkey left to play for the Ottawa Titans.

The following coaches were hired:

• Griffin McCormick was hired as a volunteer assistant.
• Jarrett Blunt was hired as a graduate assistant.

Departures

2023 MLB draft

Outgoing transfers

• OF Blake Herrmann transferred to Oakland City.
• OF Kannon Stull transferred to Olney Central.
• OF Adam Euler transferred to Southern Indiana.
• UTL Caden Crawford transferred to Fort Lauderdale.
• RHP Nate Hardman transferred to Notre Dame.

Retirements

• RHP Jarrett Blunt
• UTL Danny Borgstrom
• LHP Tyler Denu
• 2B Brendon Herrin
• RHP John MacCauley
• C Max Malley
• LHP Michael Parks
• RHP Garrett Presko
• UTL Eric Roberts
• RHP Ryan Schneider

Other

• RHP Kieren Hall signed with the Perth Heat of the Australian Baseball League (ABL).
• LHP Willard Peterson was suspended.

Additions

Recruiting class

The following players signed National Letter of Intents to play for Evansville in 2024.

Incoming transfers

• RHP Andrew Dusablon transferred in from Cypress.
• RHP Drew Fieger transferred in from Lincoln Trail.
• LHP Jacob Jarvis transferred in from Jefferson.
• RHP Parker MacCauley transferred in from Tennessee Tech.
• RHP Matt Maloney transferred in from Southwestern Illinois.
• 2B Cal McGinnis transferred in from Bradley.
• OF Harrison Taubert transferred in from Northeast.

New walk-ons

• C Kaleb Wilkey

Preseason

Preseason MVC awards and honors

First baseman Chase Hug was named to the Preseason All-MVC Team.

Coaches poll

The MVC baseball coaches' poll was released on February 6, 2024.

Personnel

Roster

Note: While listed above as a graduate student for NCAA eligibility purposes, Meyer is a fifth-year senior.

Starters

Coaching staff

Schedule and results

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|-style="background: #ffdddd;" | February 16 | J. L. Johnson Stadium<br> | | align="left"| at No. 26 Oral Roberts* | 10–12 | Ure (1–0) | Harris (0–1) | Patten (1) | 0–1 | 0–0 | |-style="background: #ddffdd;" | February 17 | J. L. Johnson Stadium<br> | | align="left"| at No. 26 Oral Roberts* | 14–3 | Deverman (1–0) | Fowler (0–1) | — | 1–1 | 0–0 | |-style="background: #ddffdd;" | February 18 | J. L. Johnson Stadium<br> | | align="left"| at No. 26 Oral Roberts* | 7–6 | Reed (1–0) | Ruthardt (0–1) | Meyer (1) | 2–1 | 0–0 | |-style="background: #ddffdd;" | February 20 | Charles H. Braun Stadium<br> | | align="left"| vs. Bellarmine* | 16–6 | Bell (1–0) | Irwin (0–1) | — | 3–1 | 0–0 | |-style="background: #ffdddd;" | February 23 | Maestri Field at Privateer Park<br> | | align="left"| at New Orleans* | 8–10 | Tyson-Long (1–0) | Meyer (0–1) | Dennis (1) | 3–2 | 0–0 | |-style="background: #ffdddd;" | February 24 | Maestri Field at Privateer Park<br> | | align="left"| at New Orleans* | 2–3 | Blasick (1–0) | Meyer (0–2) | — | 3–3 | 0–0 | |-style="background: #ddffdd;" | February 25 | Maestri Field at Privateer Park<br> | | align="left"| at New Orleans* | 18–4 | Harris (1–1) | Seroski (1–1) | — | 4–3 | 0–0 | |-style="background: #ffdddd;" | February 28 | Hawkins Field<br> | | align="left"| at No. 13 Vanderbilt* | 3–7 | Ginther (1–0) | Harris (1–2) | — | 4–4 | 0–0 | |-

|- |-style="background: #ddffdd;" | March 1 | Charles H. Braun Stadium<br> | | align="left"| vs. Purdue Fort Wayne* | 18–5 | Bell (2–0) | Ayres (0–2) | — | 5–4 | 0–0 | |-style="background: #ffdddd;" | March 2 | Charles H. Braun Stadium<br> | | align="left"| vs. Purdue Fort Wayne* | 3–11 | Sabol (1–2) | Smith (0–1) | — | 5–5 | 0–0 | |-style="background: #ddffdd;" | March 2 | Charles H. Braun Stadium<br> | | align="left"| vs. Purdue Fort Wayne* | 16–3 | Deverman (2–0) | Kuhns (0–2) | — | 6–5 | 0–0 | |-style="background: #ddffdd;" | March 3 | Charles H. Braun Stadium<br> | | align="left"| vs. Purdue Fort Wayne* | 10–9 | Reed (2–0) | Fine (0–2) | Hansmann (1) | 7–5 | 0–0 | |-style="background: #ffdddd;" | March 8 | Dudy Noble Field<br> | | align="left"| at Mississippi State* | 2–5 | Dohm (3–0) | Smith (0–2) | Auger (2) | 7–6 | 0–0 | |-style="background: #ffdddd;" | March 9 | Dudy Noble Field<br> | | align="left"| at Mississippi State* | 3–8 | Stephen (2–1) | Schultz (0–1) | — | 7–7 | 0–0 | |-style="background: #ffdddd;" | March 10 | Dudy Noble Field<br> | | align="left"| at Mississippi State* | 3–13 | Cijntje (3–0) | Deverman (2–1) | — | 7–8 | 0–0 | |-style="background: #ddffdd;" | March 13 | Charles H. Braun Stadium<br> | | align="left"| vs. Southeast Missouri State* | 6–5 | Meyer (1–2) | White (0–1) | — | 8–8 | 0–0 | |-style="background: #ffdddd;" | March 15 | McLane Baseball Stadium<br> | | align="left"| at Michigan State* | 3–11 | Dzierwa (2–1) | Smith (0–3) | — | 8–9 | 0–0 | |-style="background: #ddffdd;" | March 16 | McLane Baseball Stadium<br> | | align="left"| at Michigan State* | 5–3 | Meyer (2–2) | Szczepanski (0–2) | — | 9–9 | 0–0 | |-style="background: #ffdddd;" | March 17 | McLane Baseball Stadium<br> | | align="left"| at Michigan State* | 5–6 | Pianto (1–0) | Harris (1–3) | Szczepanski (2) | 9–10 | 0–0 | |-style="background: #ffdddd;" | March 19 | Kentucky Proud Park<br> | | align="left"| at No. 21 Kentucky* | 3–11 | Cleaver (2–0) | Bell (1–2) | — | 9–11 | 0–0 | |-style="background: #ffdddd;" | March 22 | Charles H. Braun Stadium<br> | | align="left"| vs. Murray State | 6–13 | Vernon (4–1) | Smith (0–4) | — | 9–12 | 0–1 | |-style="background: #ffdddd;" | March 23 | Charles H. Braun Stadium<br> | | align="left"| vs. Murray State | 6–7 | Roulette (3–1) | Harris (1–4) | Holler (4) | 9–13 | 0–2 | |-style="background: #ffdddd;" | March 24 | Charles H. Braun Stadium<br> | | align="left"| vs. Murray State | 5–6 | McNabb (2–0) | Meyer (2–3) | — | 9–14 | 0–3 | |-style="background: #ffdddd;" | March 26 | Charles H. Braun Stadium<br> | | align="left"| vs. SIU Edwardsville* | 6–14 | Martin (1–0) | Meyer (2–4) | — | 9–15 | 0–3 | |-style="background: #ddffdd;" | March 28 | Charles H. Braun Stadium<br> | | align="left"| vs. Southern Illinois | 12–2 | Harris (2–4) | Hansell (3–2) | — | 10–15 | 1–3 | |-style="background: #ffdddd;" | March 29 | Charles H. Braun Stadium<br> | | align="left"| vs. Southern Illinois | 6–10 | Dermody (2–0) | Hansmann (0–1) | — | 10–16 | 1–4 | |-style="background: #ddffdd;" | March 30 | Charles H. Braun Stadium<br> | | align="left"| vs. Southern Illinois | 11–10 | Smith (1–4) | Harper (1–2) | — | 11–16 | 2–4 | |-

|-style="background: #ddffdd;" | April 2 | Charles H. Braun Stadium<br> | | align="left"| vs. Austin Peay* | 13–6 | Smith (2–4) | Washington (0–1) | — | 12–16 | 2–4 | |-style="background: #ddffdd;" | April 5 | E. S. Rose Park<br> | | align="left"| at Belmont | 3–2 | Deverman (3–1) | Pryor (3–2) | Harris (1) | 13–16 | 3–4 | |-style="background: #ddffdd;" | April 6 | E. S. Rose Park<br> | | align="left"| at Belmont | 8–3 | Schultz (1–1) | Baratta (3–2) | — | 14–16 | 4–4 | |-style="background: #ffdddd;" | April 7 | E. S. Rose Park<br> | | align="left"| at Belmont | 0–12 | Ruzicka (3–3) | Smith (2–5) | — | 14–17 | 4–5 | |-style="background: #ddffdd;" | April 9 | Bulldog Park<br> | | align="left"| at Butler* | 15–5 | Kressin (1–0) | Finnigan (0–1) | — | 15–17 | 4–5 | |-style="background: #ddffdd;" | April 12 | Charles H. Braun Stadium<br> | | align="left"| vs. Illinois State | 9–1 | Deverman (4–1) | Mabee (4–2) | — | 16–17 | 5–5 | |-style="background: #ddffdd;" | April 13 | Charles H. Braun Stadium<br> | | align="left"| vs. Illinois State | 6–5 | Meyer (3–4) | Husak (2–2) | — | 17–17 | 6–5 | |-style="background: #ddffdd;" | April 14 | Charles H. Braun Stadium<br> | | align="left"| vs. Illinois State | 13–1 | Harris (3–4) | Perry (4–4) | — | 18–17 | 7–5 | |-style="background: #ddffdd;" | April 16 | Bart Kaufman Field<br> | | align="left"| at Indiana* | 5–4 | Reed (3–0) | Moffitt (1–2) | Hansmann (2) | 19–17 | 7–5 | |-style="background: #ddffdd;" | April 19 | Dozer Park<br> | | align="left"| at Bradley | 9–7 | Deverman (5–1) | Edders (4–5) | Meyer (2) | 20–17 | 8–5 | |-style="background: #ddffdd;" | April 20 | Dozer Park<br> | | align="left"| at Bradley | 6–1 | Schultz (2–1) | Lutz (2–6) | — | 21–17 | 9–5 | |-style="background: #ddffdd;" | April 21 | Dozer Park<br> | | align="left"| at Bradley | 7–2 | Harris (4–4) | Marks (0–4) | — | 22–17 | 10–5 | |-style="background: #dddddd;" | April 23 | Alexander Field<br> | | align="left"| at Purdue* | colspan="6"| Postponed (rain); Makeup: April 24 | |-style="background: #ffdddd;" | April 24 | Alexander Field<br> | | align="left"| at Purdue* | 6–10 | Pratt (1–0) | Reed (3–1) | — | 22–18 | 10–5 | |-style="background: #ddffdd;" | April 26 | Charles H. Braun Stadium<br> | | align="left"| vs. Missouri State | 4–1 | Deverman (6–1) | Thompson (5–1) | — | 23–18 | 11–5 | |-style="background: #ddffdd;" | April 27 | Charles H. Braun Stadium<br> | | align="left"| vs. Missouri State | 8–7 | Schultz (3–1) | Schaaf (2–2) | Meyer (3) | 24–18 | 12–5 | |-style="background: #ffdddd;" | April 28 | Charles H. Braun Stadium<br> | | align="left"| vs. Missouri State | 8–19 | Schissler (1–0) | Harris (4–5) | — | 24–19 | 12–6 | |-style="background: #ddffdd;" | April 30 | Capaha Field<br> | | align="left"| at Southeast Missouri State* | 7–6 | Hansmann (1–1) | Miller (3–2) | — | 25–19 | 12–6 | |-

|-style="background: #ddffdd;" | May 3 | Emory G. Bauer Field<br> | | align="left"| at Valparaiso | 13–1 | Deverman (7–1) | Krier (1–6) | — | 26–19 | 13–6 | |-style="background: #ffdddd;" | May 4 | Emory G. Bauer Field<br> | | align="left"| at Valparaiso | 4–8 | Jablonski (3–1) | Fieger (0–1) | Jakubowski (2) | 26–20 | 13–7 | |-style="background: #ddffdd;" | May 5 | Emory G. Bauer Field<br> | | align="left"| at Valparaiso | 9–0 | Harris (5–5) | Konitzer (1–2) | — | 27–20 | 14–7 | |-style="background: #ddffdd;" | May 7 | Charles H. Braun Stadium<br> | | align="left"| vs. Southern Indiana* | 10–0 | Reed (4–1) | Weihe (1–3) | — | 28–20 | 14–7 | |-style="background: #ffdddd;" | May 10 | Bob Warn Field<br> | | align="left"| at No. 17 Indiana State | 4–5 | Pruitt (3–2) | Harris (5–6) | — | 28–21 | 14–8 | |-style="background: #ffdddd;" | May 11 | Bob Warn Field<br> | | align="left"| at No. 17 Indiana State | 4–6 | Davidson (3–1) | Schultz (3–2) | Gregersen (6) | 28–22 | 14–9 | |-style="background: #ddffdd;" | May 12 | Bob Warn Field<br> | | align="left"| at No. 17 Indiana State | 7–6 | Harris (6–6) | Hayden (6–2) | Meyer (4) | 29–22 | 15–9 | |-style="background: #dddddd;" | May 14 | Raymond C. Hand Park<br> | | align="left"| at Austin Peay* | colspan="6"| Cancelled (rain) | |-style="background: #ffdddd;" | May 16 | Charles H. Braun Stadium<br> | | align="left"| vs. UIC | 4–5 | Millsap (3–0) | Fieger (0–2) | Lawler (12) | 29–23 | 15–10 | |-style="background: #ddffdd;" | May 17 | Charles H. Braun Stadium<br> | | align="left"| vs. UIC | 9–3 | Schultz (4–2) | Hawkins (2–2) | — | 30–23 | 16–10 | |-style="background: #ddffdd;" | May 18 | Charles H. Braun Stadium<br> | | align="left"| vs. UIC | 8–2 | Reed (5–1) | Hawkins (2–3) | — | 31–23 | 17–10 | |-

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|-style="background: #ddffdd;" | May 22 | Charles H. Braun Stadium<br> | (3) | align="left"| vs. (4) Illinois State<br> | 17–6 | Harris (7–6) | Donnison (0–3) | — | 32–23 | 1–0 | |-style="background: #ddffdd;" | May 24 | Charles H. Braun Stadium<br> | (3) | align="left"| vs. (5) UIC<br> | 12–1 | Schultz (5–2) | Bak (4–3) | — | 33–23 | 2–0 | |-style="background: #ddffdd;" | May 25 | Charles H. Braun Stadium<br> | (3) | align="left"| vs. (4) Illinois State<br> | 17–7 | Harris (8–6) | Chadwick (3–6) | — | 34–23 | 3–0 | |-style="background: #ddffdd;" | May 25 | Charles H. Braun Stadium<br> | (3) | align="left"| at (1) No. 17 Indiana State<br> | 8–6 | Deverman (8–1) | Edmonson (5–2) | Meyer (5) | 35–23 | 4–0 | |-

|-style="background: #ddffdd;" | May 31 | Clark–LeClair Stadium<br> | (4) | align="left"| at (1) No. 13 East Carolina<br> | 4–1 | Deverman (9–1) | Root (6–1) | Harris (2) | 36–23 | 1–0 | |-style="background: #ddffdd;" | June 1 | Clark–LeClair Stadium<br> | (4) | align="left"| at (3) VCU<br> | 17–11 | Schultz (6–2) | Cosentino (3–2) | — | 37–23 | 2–0 | |-style="background: #ffdddd;" | June 2 | Clark–LeClair Stadium<br> | (4) | align="left"| vs. (1) No. 13 East Carolina<br> | 6–19 | Norby (4–0) | Reed (5–2) | — | 37–24 | 2–1 | |-style="background: #ddffdd;" | June 3 | Clark–LeClair Stadium<br> | (4) | align="left"| vs. (1) No. 13 East Carolina<br> | 6–5 | Hansmann (2–1) | Root (6–2) | Harris (3) | 38–24 | 3–1 | |-

|-style="background: #ffdddd;" | June 7 | Lindsey Nelson Stadium<br> | (4) No. 16 | align="left"| at (1) No. 1 Tennessee<br> | 6–11 | Causey (13–3) | Deverman (9–2) | — | 38–25 | 3–2 | |-style="background: #ddffdd;" | June 8 | Lindsey Nelson Stadium<br> | (4) No. 16 | align="left"| vs. (1) No. 1 Tennessee<br> | 10–8 | Meyer (4–4) | Connell (4–1) | Harris (4) | 39–25 | 4–2 | |-style="background: #ffdddd;" | June 9 | Lindsey Nelson Stadium<br> | (4) No. 16 | align="left"| at (1) No. 1 Tennessee<br> | 1–12 | Sechrist (2–1) | Reed (5–3) | — | 39–26 | 4–3 | |-

|- | Legend:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; = Win&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; = Loss&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; = Canceled/postponed&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Bold = Evansville team member&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; * 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.

Updated for entire regular season. Tie Brkrs: MUR>UE head to head. ILSU>UIC head to head. SIU>BEL head to head. VAL>BRA head to head.

Batting

Pitching

Awards and honors

Evansville Purple Aces

• NCAA Knoxville Super Regional runner-ups
• NCAA Greenville Regional champions
• MVC Tournament champions
• ABCA Team Academic Excellence Award

Wes Carroll

• ABCA/ATEC Midwest Regional Coach Of The Year

Kenton Deverman

• MVC Freshman of the Year
• Baseball America Freshman All-American First Team
• D1Baseball Freshman All-American First Team
• NCBWA Freshman All-American Second Team
• ABCA/Rawlings Midwest All-Region Second Team
• NCAA Greenville Regional All-Tournament Team
• All-MVC First Team

Kip Fougerousse

• NCAA Greenville Regional Most Outstanding Player
• ABCA/Rawlings Midwest All-Region First Team
• MVC All-Tournament Team

Shane Harris

• MVC Pitcher of the Week (May 6)

Brendan Hord

• MVC All-Tournament Team
• MVC Scholar-Athlete Second Team

Cal McGinnis

• MVC Tournament Most Outstanding Player
• MVC Scholar-Athlete Second Team
• MVC Player of the Week (February 19)

Donovan Schultz

• MVC Elite 17 Award
• MVC Scholar-Athlete First Team
• MVC Scholar-Athlete Spotlight (April 25)

Mark Shallenberger

• D1Baseball All-American Second Team
• ABCA/Rawlings All-American Third Team
• ABCA/Rawlings Midwest All-Region First Team
• NCAA Greenville Regional All-Tournament Team
• All-MVC First Team
• MVC Scholar-Athlete First Team
• MVC Player of the Week (April 8 and April 29)

Simon Sherry

• NCAA Greenville Regional All-Tournament Team

Harrison Taubert

• MVC All-Tournament Team

Evan Waggoner

• MVC Board of Directors Academic Excellence Award

Rankings

2024 MLB draft

Notes

References

External links

• Evansville baseball