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.

1924–1926: Early years
The first officially sanctioned Evansville College baseball team was formed in 1924. John Harmon was hired as the first head coach of the then-Evansville College Pioneers. Their first game was against Bethel College that led to a 5–4 Pioneers victory, marking their first in school history. The Pioneers would finish their inaugural season with a 3–6 record. Harmon would lead the Pioneers to a 5–2 record the following season, their first winning season in school history. In 1926, the "Pioneers" nickname was switched to the "Aces" with popular support. During the same year, the team regressed to 4–10. This was also the last season before the college discontinued the program.

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.

Missouri Valley Conference Freshman of the Year
Taken from the 2018 Evansville Purple Aces baseball media guide. Updated March 11, 2020.