List of Evansville Purple Aces baseball seasons

This is a list of seasons completed by the Evansville Purple Aces baseball team of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I. Since the team's creation in 1924, the Purple Aces have participated in over 3,000 officially sanctioned games.

Evansville began competing as an Independent from 1924 to 1926 and again from 1946 to 1950. In 1951, the Purple Aces started to compete in the Indiana Collegiate Conference (ICC) before becoming Independent again for the 1979 and 1980 seasons. In 1981, the Aces joined the Midwestern City Conference (MCC) and continued to play in the conference before joining the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) in 1995, of which they have been a member since.

Seasons

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Season Coach Overall Conference Standing Postseason
John Harmon (Independent) (1924–1926)
1924 John Harmon 3–7
1925 John Harmon 5–1
1926 John Harmon 4–10
1927–1945 No team
Emerson Henke (Independent) (1946–1946)
1946 Emerson Henke 0–5
Don Ping (Independent) (1947–1950)
1947 Don Ping 3–4
1948 Don Ping 7–4–1
1949 Don Ping 5–6–1
1950 Don Ping 6–5
Don Ping (Indiana Collegiate Conference) (1951–1966)
1951 Don Ping 7–4–1 1st
1952 Don Ping 6–5
1953 Don Ping 6–4
1954 Don Ping 3–7
1954 Don Ping 3–7
1955 Don Ping 5–5
1956 Don Ping 12–3–1
1957 Don Ping 8–6–1
1958 Don Ping 5–7
1959 Don Ping 1–4
1960 Don Ping 0–6
1961 Don Ping 1–7
1962 Don Ping 5–5–1
1963 Don Ping 3–8
1964 Don Ping 2–11
1965 Don Ping 4–6
1966 Don Ping 4–7
Dave Daviess (Indiana Collegiate Conference) (1967–1969)
1967 Dave Daviess 3–8
1968 Dave Daviess 4–9
1969 Dave Daviess 9–7–1
Wayne Boultinghouse (Indiana Collegiate Conference) (1970–1974)
1970 Wayne Boultinghouse 7–7
1971 Wayne Boultinghouse 3–12
1972 Wayne Boultinghouse 14–15–2
1973 Wayne Boultinghouse 21–11–1
1974 Wayne Boultinghouse 35–21
Bob Hodges (Indiana Collegiate Conference) (1975–1976)
1975 Bob Hodges 17–14 10–2 1st NCAA Division II Mideast Regional
1976 Bob Hodges 21–16 10–2 1st NCAA Division II Mideast Regional
Mike Platt (Indiana Collegiate Conference) (1977–1978)
1977 Mike Platt 13–29 6–5 T–2nd
1978 Mike Platt 22–18 6–5 3rd
Gary Crum (Independent) (1979)
1979 Gary Crum 4–27
Jim Brownlee (Independent) (1980)
1980 Jim Brownlee 7–37–1
Jim Brownlee (Midwestern City / Midwestern Collegiate Conference) (1981–1994)
1981 Jim Brownlee 26–24 3–5 2nd (South)
1982 Jim Brownlee 21–41 0–8 3rd (South)
1983 Jim Brownlee 25–20–1 2–6 3rd (South)
1984 Jim Brownlee 33–28–1 7–5 3rd (South)
1985 Jim Brownlee 38–26 7–5 2nd (South) MCC Tournament
1986 Jim Brownlee 24–30 4–2 2nd (South) MCC Tournament
1987 Jim Brownlee 29–30 4–4 2nd (South) MCC Tournament
1988 Jim Brownlee 44–20 11–1 1st (South) NCAA Division I Tempe Regional
1989 Jim Brownlee 36–26 12–3 1st (South) MCC Tournament
1990 Jim Brownlee 27–25 11–3 1st (South) MCC Tournament
1991 Jim Brownlee 40–18–1 19–5 1st MCC Tournament
1992 Jim Brownlee 32–28 14–5 2nd MCC Tournament
1993 Jim Brownlee 43–18 19–8 2nd MCC Tournament
1994 Jim Brownlee 31–28 10–8 3rd MCC Tournament
Jim Brownlee (Missouri Valley Conference) (1995–2002)
1995 Jim Brownlee 32–25 18–13 T–3rd MVC Tournament
1996 Jim Brownlee 31–24 14–13 4th MVC Tournament
1997 Jim Brownlee 29–30 13–19 5th MVC Tournament
1998 Jim Brownlee 28–30 13–18 4th MVC Tournament
1999 Jim Brownlee 32–25 17–13 4th MVC Tournament
2000 Jim Brownlee 41–22 19–12 2nd NCAA Division I Tallahassee Regional
2001 Jim Brownlee 35–21 17–11 T–3rd MVC Tournament
2002 Jim Brownlee 22–33 12–20 8th
Dave Schrage (Missouri Valley Conference) (2003–2006)
2003 Dave Schrage 24–31 12–20 9th
2004 Dave Schrage 28–32 12–20 T–5th MVC Tournament
2005 Dave Schrage 35–23 12–12 4th MVC Tournament
2006 Dave Schrage 43–22 16–8 1st NCAA Division I Charlottesville Regional
David Seifert (Missouri Valley Conference) (2007–2008)
2007 David Seifert 35–23 13–11 T–3rd MVC Tournament
2008 David Seifert 14–42 4–20 9th
Wes Carroll (Missouri Valley Conference) (2009–present)
2009 Wes Carroll 25–30 7–17 8th
2010 Wes Carroll 32–27 10–11 5th MVC Tournament
2011 Wes Carroll 28–25 7–13 7th MVC Tournament
2012 Wes Carroll 32–27 10–11 4th MVC Tournament
2013 Wes Carroll 24–34 10–10 4th MVC Tournament
2014 Wes Carroll 34–21 15–6 1st MVC Tournament
2015 Wes Carroll 29–24 8–13 6th MVC Tournament
2016 Wes Carroll 29–27 9–12 5th MVC Tournament
2017 Wes Carroll 18–39 8–12 6th MVC Tournament
2018 Wes Carroll 12–39 3–18 8th MVC Tournament
2019 Wes Carroll 24–29 11–10 T–4th MVC Tournament
2020 Wes Carroll 5–11 0–0 Season canceled due to COVID-19
2021 Wes Carroll 28–27 11–16 7th MVC Tournament
2022 Wes Carroll 32–24 14–6 2nd MVC Tournament
2023 Wes Carroll 37–24 15–12 T–3rd MVC Tournament
2024 Wes Carroll 39–26 17–10 T–2nd NCAA Division I Knoxville Super Regional
2025 Wes Carroll 0–0 0–0
Total: 1,565–1,508–13

      National champions         College World Series participants  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

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References

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  1. ^ "2021 Baseball Record Book" (PDF). gopurpleaces.com. Retrieved October 7, 2024.
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