title: Evansville Purple Aces baseball
text: # 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.
  
  