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American college baseball season
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 .
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.[ 2] For the season, Evansville compiled a record of 37–24 and finished fourth in the MVC with a 15–12 mark.[ 3]
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 .
Round
Pick
Player
Position
Team
Undrafted
Mark Shallenberger
OF
None[ a]
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
The following players signed National Letter of Intents to play for Evansville in 2024.[ 4]
Preseason MVC awards and honors [ edit ]
First baseman Chase Hug was named to the Preseason All-MVC Team.[ 5]
Preseason All-MVC Team
Player
No.
Position
Class
Chase Hug
11
1B
Graduate
The MVC baseball coaches' poll was released on February 6, 2024.[ 5]
MVC Coaches' Poll
Predicted finish
Team
Votes (1st place)
1
Indiana State
95 (8)
2
Missouri State
89 (1)
3
Evansville
81 (1)
4
Murray State
67
5
Southern Illinois
63
6
Belmont
40
7
Illinois State
39
8
UIC
34
9
Valparaiso
22
10
Bradley
20
2024 Evansville Purple Aces baseball team
Players
Coaches
#
Pos.
Name
B/T
Height
Weight
Year
Previous school
Home town
0
C
Brendan Hord
R/R
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
Gr
Kentucky
Lexington, KY
1
OF
Aaron Nehls
R/R
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
Fr
North HS
Evansville, IN
2
OF
Ty Rumsey
L/R
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
165 lb (75 kg)
Jr
North HS
Evansville, IN
3
INF
Brent Widder
R/R
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
Gr
Sheboygan North HS
Sheboygan, WI
4
INF
Drew Howard
R/R
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
So
Forest Park HS
Ferdinand, IN
5
INF
Kevin McCormick
L/R
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
RS So
St. Laurence HS
Orland Park, IL
7
INF
Cal McGinnis
L/R
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
Jr
Bradley
Kimberly, WI
8
OF
Charlie Longmeier
L/L
5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
Fr
Seymour HS
Seymour, IN
9
INF
Simon Scherry
R/R
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Sr
Heritage Hills HS
Santa Claus, IN
10
LHP
Jace Kressin
L/L
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
Gr
Menomonie HS
Menomonie, WI
11
UTL
Chase Hug
L/L
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Gr
Olney Central CC
Indianapolis, IN
12
RHP
Ethan Bell
R/R
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
165 lb (75 kg)
RS So
Southridge HS
Huntingburg, IN
14
INF
Ben Stuart
R/R
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
Jr
William Mason HS
Mason, OH
15
RHP
Max Hansmann
R/R
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
So
York Community HS
Elmhurst, IL
16
LHP
Kenton Deverman
L/L
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Fr
Fort Zumwalt West HS
Dardenne Prairie, MO
17
RHP
Shane Harris
R/R
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
RS Sr
Louisville
Poseyville, IN
18
INF
Kip Fougerousse
R/R
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
Sr
Indiana
Linton, IN
20
RHP
Drew Fieger
R/R
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Jr
Lincoln Trail CC
Fort Mitchell, KY
21
OF
Harrison Taubert
R/R
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
Jr
Northeast CC
Casper, WY
24
LHP
Kevin Reed
L/L
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
Fr
Martinsville HS
Martinsville, IN
25
C
Evan Waggoner
L/R
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
Jr
Bedford North Lawrence HS
Bedford, IN
26
INF
Brodie Peart
R/R
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Fr
Peoples Christian Academy
Markham, ON
27
RHP
Matt Maloney
R/R
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Jr
Southwestern Illinois CC
Mokena, IL
29
RHP
Kellen Roberts
R/R
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
Fr
Monroe HS
Monroe, MI
31
LHP
Jacob Jarvis
L/L
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
Jr
Jefferson CC
Farmington, MO
32
OF
Mark Shallenberger
L/L
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
Gr
Saint Louis Priory School
St. Louis, MO
34
RHP
Andrew Dusablon
R/R
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
165 lb (75 kg)
RS So
Cypress CC
Palmdale, CA
35
RHP
Nick Smith
R/R
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
Sr
Boonville HS
Boonville, IN
36
RHP
Elias Hachem
R/R
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
240 lb (109 kg)
So
Mount Carmel HS
Oak Park, IL
37
LHP
Jack Taczy
R/R
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
So
Cary-Grove HS
Fox River Grove, IL
38
C
Kaleb Wilkey
R/R
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Fr
Lincoln-Way West HS
Manhattan, IL
40
RHP
Parker MacCauley
L/R
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
RS So
Tennessee Tech
Paducah, KY
41
C
Chance Bentley
R/R
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
Fr
Connersville HS
Connersville, IN
42
LHP
Donovan Schultz
R/L
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
Gr
Kimberly HS
Kimberly, WI
44
RHP
Jakob Meyer
R/R
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
Gr
Columbus North HS
Columbus, IN
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Current redshirt
Roster Last update: June 8, 2024
Note: While listed above as a graduate student for NCAA eligibility purposes, Meyer is a fifth-year senior.
Starting Lineup
Pos.
No.
Player
Year
C
0
Brendan Hord
Graduate
1B
11
Chase Hug
Graduate
2B
7
Cal McGinnis
Junior
3B
3
Brent Widder
Graduate
SS
9
Simon Scherry
Senior
LF
32
Mark Shallenberger
Graduate
CF
2
Ty Rumsey
Junior
RF
21
Harrison Taubert
Junior
DH
18
Kip Fougerousse
Junior
Weekend Pitching Rotation
Day
No.
Player
Year
Friday
42
Donovan Schultz
Senior
Saturday
16
Kenton Deverman
Freshman
Sunday
24
Kevin Reed
Freshman
2024 Evansville Purple Aces coaching staff
Name
Position
Season at Evansville
Wes Carroll
Head coach
16th
Tyler Shipley
Pitching coach/recruiting coordinator
2nd
Matt Wollenzin
Hitting coach
2nd
Griffin McCormick
Volunteer assistant
1st
Jarrett Blunt
Graduate assistant
1st
Eric Harcourt
Athletic trainer
4th
Schedule and results [ edit ]
2024 Evansville Purple Aces game log: 39–26
Regular season: 31–23
March: 7–12
Date
Site city, state
Rank#
Opponent#
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Overall record
MVC record
Ref.
March 1
Charles H. Braun Stadium Evansville, IN
vs. Purdue Fort Wayne *
18–5
Bell (2–0)
Ayres (0–2)
—
5–4
0–0
[ 14]
March 2 (1)
Charles H. Braun Stadium Evansville, IN
vs. Purdue Fort Wayne *
3–11
Sabol (1–2)
Smith (0–1)
—
5–5
0–0
[ 15]
March 2 (2)
Charles H. Braun Stadium Evansville, IN
vs. Purdue Fort Wayne *
16–3 (8)
Deverman (2–0)
Kuhns (0–2)
—
6–5
0–0
[ 15]
March 3
Charles H. Braun Stadium Evansville, IN
vs. Purdue Fort Wayne *
10–9
Reed (2–0)
Fine (0–2)
Hansmann (1)
7–5
0–0
[ 16]
March 8
Dudy Noble Field Starkville, MS
at Mississippi State *
2–5
Dohm (3–0)
Smith (0–2)
Auger (2)
7–6
0–0
[ 17]
March 9
Dudy Noble Field Starkville, MS
at Mississippi State *
3–8
Stephen (2–1)
Schultz (0–1)
—
7–7
0–0
[ 18]
March 10
Dudy Noble Field Starkville, MS
at Mississippi State *
3–13 (8)
Cijntje (3–0)
Deverman (2–1)
—
7–8
0–0
[ 19]
March 13
Charles H. Braun Stadium Evansville, IN
vs. Southeast Missouri State *
6–5 (10)
Meyer (1–2)
White (0–1)
—
8–8
0–0
[ 20]
March 15
McLane Baseball Stadium East Lansing, MI
at Michigan State *
3–11
Dzierwa (2–1)
Smith (0–3)
—
8–9
0–0
[ 21]
March 16
McLane Baseball Stadium East Lansing, MI
at Michigan State *
5–3 (11)
Meyer (2–2)
Szczepanski (0–2)
—
9–9
0–0
[ 22]
March 17
McLane Baseball Stadium East Lansing, MI
at Michigan State *
5–6
Pianto (1–0)
Harris (1–3)
Szczepanski (2)
9–10
0–0
[ 23]
March 19
Kentucky Proud Park Lexington, KY
at No. 21 Kentucky *
3–11
Cleaver (2–0)
Bell (1–2)
—
9–11
0–0
[ 24]
March 22
Charles H. Braun Stadium Evansville, IN
vs. Murray State
6–13
Vernon (4–1)
Smith (0–4)
—
9–12
0–1
[ 25]
March 23
Charles H. Braun Stadium Evansville, IN
vs. Murray State
6–7
Roulette (3–1)
Harris (1–4)
Holler (4)
9–13
0–2
[ 26]
March 24
Charles H. Braun Stadium Evansville, IN
vs. Murray State
5–6 (10)
McNabb (2–0)
Meyer (2–3)
—
9–14
0–3
[ 27]
March 26
Charles H. Braun Stadium Evansville, IN
vs. SIU Edwardsville *
6–14
Martin (1–0)
Meyer (2–4)
—
9–15
0–3
[ 28]
March 28
Charles H. Braun Stadium Evansville, IN
vs. Southern Illinois
12–2 (8)
Harris (2–4)
Hansell (3–2)
—
10–15
1–3
[ 29]
March 29
Charles H. Braun Stadium Evansville, IN
vs. Southern Illinois
6–10
Dermody (2–0)
Hansmann (0–1)
—
10–16
1–4
[ 30]
March 30
Charles H. Braun Stadium Evansville, IN
vs. Southern Illinois
11–10 (10)
Smith (1–4)
Harper (1–2)
—
11–16
2–4
[ 31]
April: 14–3
Date
Site city, state
Rank#
Opponent#
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Overall record
MVC record
Ref.
April 2
Charles H. Braun Stadium Evansville, IN
vs. Austin Peay *
13–6
Smith (2–4)
Washington (0–1)
—
12–16
2–4
[ 32]
April 5
E. S. Rose Park Nashville, TN
at Belmont
3–2
Deverman (3–1)
Pryor (3–2)
Harris (1)
13–16
3–4
[ 33]
April 6
E. S. Rose Park Nashville, TN
at Belmont
8–3
Schultz (1–1)
Baratta (3–2)
—
14–16
4–4
[ 34]
April 7
E. S. Rose Park Nashville, TN
at Belmont
0–12 (7)
Ruzicka (3–3)
Smith (2–5)
—
14–17
4–5
[ 35]
April 9
Bulldog Park Indianapolis, IN
at Butler *
15–5 (7)
Kressin (1–0)
Finnigan (0–1)
—
15–17
4–5
[ 36]
April 12
Charles H. Braun Stadium Evansville, IN
vs. Illinois State
9–1
Deverman (4–1)
Mabee (4–2)
—
16–17
5–5
[ 37]
April 13
Charles H. Braun Stadium Evansville, IN
vs. Illinois State
6–5
Meyer (3–4)
Husak (2–2)
—
17–17
6–5
[ 38]
April 14
Charles H. Braun Stadium Evansville, IN
vs. Illinois State
13–1 (7)
Harris (3–4)
Perry (4–4)
—
18–17
7–5
[ 39]
April 16
Bart Kaufman Field Bloomington, IN
at Indiana *
5–4
Reed (3–0)
Moffitt (1–2)
Hansmann (2)
19–17
7–5
[ 40]
April 19
Dozer Park Peoria, IL
at Bradley
9–7
Deverman (5–1)
Edders (4–5)
Meyer (2)
20–17
8–5
[ 41]
April 20
Dozer Park Peoria, IL
at Bradley
6–1
Schultz (2–1)
Lutz (2–6)
—
21–17
9–5
[ 42]
April 21
Dozer Park Peoria, IL
at Bradley
7–2
Harris (4–4)
Marks (0–4)
—
22–17
10–5
[ 43]
April 23
Alexander Field West Lafayette, IN
at Purdue *
Postponed (rain); Makeup: April 24
[ 44]
April 24
Alexander Field West Lafayette, IN
at Purdue *
6–10
Pratt (1–0)
Reed (3–1)
—
22–18
10–5
[ 45]
April 26
Charles H. Braun Stadium Evansville, IN
vs. Missouri State
4–1
Deverman (6–1)
Thompson (5–1)
—
23–18
11–5
[ 46]
April 27
Charles H. Braun Stadium Evansville, IN
vs. Missouri State
8–7
Schultz (3–1)
Schaaf (2–2)
Meyer (3)
24–18
12–5
[ 47]
April 28
Charles H. Braun Stadium Evansville, IN
vs. Missouri State
8–19 (7)
Schissler (1–0)
Harris (4–5)
—
24–19
12–6
[ 48]
April 30
Capaha Field Cape Girardeau, MO
at Southeast Missouri State *
7–6
Hansmann (1–1)
Miller (3–2)
—
25–19
12–6
[ 49]
May: 6–4
Date
Site city, state
Rank#
Opponent#
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Overall record
MVC record
Ref.
May 3
Emory G. Bauer Field Valparaiso, IN
at Valparaiso
13–1 (7)
Deverman (7–1)
Krier (1–6)
—
26–19
13–6
[ 50]
May 4
Emory G. Bauer Field Valparaiso, IN
at Valparaiso
4–8
Jablonski (3–1)
Fieger (0–1)
Jakubowski (2)
26–20
13–7
[ 51]
May 5
Emory G. Bauer Field Valparaiso, IN
at Valparaiso
9–0
Harris (5–5)
Konitzer (1–2)
—
27–20
14–7
[ 52]
May 7
Charles H. Braun Stadium Evansville, IN
vs. Southern Indiana *
10–0 (7)
Reed (4–1)
Weihe (1–3)
—
28–20
14–7
[ 53]
May 10
Bob Warn Field Terre Haute, IN
at No. 17 Indiana State
4–5
Pruitt (3–2)
Harris (5–6)
—
28–21
14–8
[ 54]
May 11
Bob Warn Field Terre Haute, IN
at No. 17 Indiana State
4–6
Davidson (3–1)
Schultz (3–2)
Gregersen (6)
28–22
14–9
[ 55]
May 12
Bob Warn Field Terre Haute, IN
at No. 17 Indiana State
7–6
Harris (6–6)
Hayden (6–2)
Meyer (4)
29–22
15–9
[ 56]
May 14
Raymond C. Hand Park Clarksville, TN
at Austin Peay *
Cancelled (rain)
[ 57]
May 16
Charles H. Braun Stadium Evansville, IN
vs. UIC
4–5 (10)
Millsap (3–0)
Fieger (0–2)
Lawler (12)
29–23
15–10
[ 58]
May 17
Charles H. Braun Stadium Evansville, IN
vs. UIC
9–3
Schultz (4–2)
Hawkins (2–2)
—
30–23
16–10
[ 59]
May 18
Charles H. Braun Stadium Evansville, IN
vs. UIC
8–2
Reed (5–1)
Hawkins (2–3)
—
31–23
17–10
[ 60]
Postseason: 8–3
Legend: = Win = Loss = Canceled/postponed Bold = Evansville team member * Non-conference game
Record vs. conference opponents [ edit ]
Last two do not qualify for the conference tournament. Blank are not scheduled. Blue are home games, otherwise away.
2024 MVC baseball game results
Source: 2024 MVC baseball game results
Team
BEL
BRA
UE
ILSU
INSU
MSU
MUR
SIU
UIC
VAL
Team
BEL
12–15
2–1
1–2
1–2
0–3
2–1
3–0
0–3
1–2
2–1
BEL
7th
4–5
1–2
BRA
6–21
1–2
0–3
2–1
0–3
1–2
0–3
1–2
0–3
1–2
BRA
10th
1–8
0–4
UE
17–10
2–1
3–0
3–0
1–2
2–1
0–3
2–1
2–1
2–1
UE
3rd
7–2
2–1
ILSU
16–11
2–1
1–2
0–3
1–2
3–0
1–2
3–0
2–1
3–0
ILSU
4th
5–4
3–1
INSU
22–5
3–0
3–0
2–1
2–1
2–1
2–1
2–1
3–0
3–0
INSU
1st
9–0
4–0
MSU
11–16
1–2
2–1
1–2
0–3
1–2
1–2
2–1
1–2
2–1
MSU
8th
3–6
0–1
MUR
17–10
0–3
3–0
3–0
2–1
1–2
2–1
2–1
1–2
3–0
MUR
2nd
6–3
3–1
SIU
12–15
3–0
2–1
1–2
0–3
1–2
1–2
1–2
0–3
3–0
SIU
6th
3–6
2–2
UIC
16–11
2–1
3–0
1–2
1–2
0–3
2–1
2–1
3–0
2–1
UIC
5th
6–3
2–1
VAL
6–21
1–2
2–1
1–2
0–3
0–3
1–2
0–3
0–3
1–2
VAL
9th
1–8
0–4
Team
W–L
BEL
BRA
UE
ILSU
INSU
MSU
MUR
SIU
UIC
VAL
Team
Conf
SR
SW
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.
Player
Kip Fougerousse
65
270
71
94
21
1
22
71
1
0
31
75
.348
.428
.678
1.106
Brendan Hord
62
198
51
48
19
0
9
44
0
0
39
63
.242
.378
.475
.853
Drew Howard
14
5
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
.000
.286
.000
.286
Chase Hug
39
126
30
35
11
0
6
31
2
1
35
34
.278
.446
.508
.954
Kevin McCormick
10
8
2
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
3
4
.125
.417
.125
.542
Cal McGinnis
52
198
38
69
14
2
6
39
1
0
16
22
.348
.394
.530
.924
Brodie Peart
40
122
20
33
5
0
2
17
2
2
11
28
.270
.328
.361
.689
Ty Rumsey
61
195
45
55
8
1
7
45
16
2
27
61
.282
.391
.441
.832
Simon Scherry
65
253
57
73
15
0
6
44
16
0
35
35
.289
.376
.419
.795
Mark Shallenberger
65
243
72
91
21
2
17
64
6
4
45
28
.374
.514
.687
1.201
Ben Stuart
6
5
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
.400
.500
.600
1.100
Harrison Taubert
64
240
54
70
21
1
9
49
8
1
30
71
.292
.400
.500
.900
Evan Waggoner
32
70
11
19
2
0
0
9
0
0
16
17
.271
.416
.300
.716
Brent Widder
65
261
46
73
20
0
12
58
2
3
30
50
.280
.384
.494
.878
Kaleb Wilkey
26
46
7
6
1
0
0
5
0
0
6
16
.130
.259
.152
.411
Team totals
65
2,240
510
669
159
7
96
477
54
14
326
509
.299
.406
.504
.910
Player
Ethan Bell
8
0
14.2
2
1
0
3.68
7
2
1
0
6
6
8
3
19
Kenton Deverman
18
16
111.0
9
2
0
4.22
112
20
0
15
55
52
23
5
83
Drew Fieger
27
0
37.2
0
2
0
7.65
44
8
0
4
32
32
26
3
32
Elias Hachem
4
2
3.2
0
0
0
4.91
4
0
0
0
5
2
4
3
3
Max Hansmann
26
0
38.2
2
1
2
6.05
34
3
1
3
28
26
32
1
41
Shane Harris
27
6
75.1
8
6
4
3.82
70
19
0
4
39
32
31
4
72
Jacob Jarvis
3
0
3.0
0
0
0
12.00
4
1
0
0
4
4
3
0
2
Jace Kressin
18
0
19.2
1
0
0
6.41
17
4
0
1
15
14
9
5
22
Parker MacCauley
6
0
6.2
0
0
0
6.75
3
1
0
1
11
5
10
2
4
Jakob Meyer
30
0
46.0
4
4
5
6.07
36
11
1
3
34
31
24
11
50
Kevin Reed
17
15
58.2
5
3
0
7.98
77
13
1
19
56
52
28
6
40
Kellen Roberts
3
0
4.0
0
0
0
13.50
8
1
1
3
6
6
2
1
3
Donovan Schultz
17
17
90.2
6
2
0
6.15
101
28
3
18
64
62
34
5
74
Nick Smith
18
9
42.0
2
5
0
13.07
69
17
2
15
62
61
30
10
42
Team totals
65
65
551.2
39
26
11
6.17
586
128
10
86
418
378
264
59
487
Evansville Purple Aces
Wes Carroll
Kenton Deverman
Kip Fougerousse
NCAA Greenville Regional Most Outstanding Player[ 81]
ABCA /Rawlings Midwest All-Region First Team[ 80]
MVC All-Tournament Team[ 73]
Shane Harris
MVC Pitcher of the Week (May 6)[ 82]
Brendan Hord
MVC All-Tournament Team[ 73]
MVC Scholar-Athlete Second Team[ 83]
Cal McGinnis
MVC Tournament Most Outstanding Player[ 73]
MVC Scholar-Athlete Second Team[ 83]
MVC Player of the Week (February 19)[ 84]
Donovan Schultz
MVC Elite 17 Award[ 73]
MVC Scholar-Athlete First Team[ 83]
MVC Scholar-Athlete Spotlight (April 25)[ 85]
Mark Shallenberger
D1Baseball All-American Second Team[ 86]
ABCA /Rawlings All-American Third Team[ 87]
ABCA /Rawlings Midwest All-Region First Team[ 80]
NCAA Greenville Regional All-Tournament Team[ 81]
All-MVC First Team[ 76]
MVC Scholar-Athlete First Team[ 83]
MVC Player of the Week (April 8 and April 29)[ 88] [ 89]
Simon Sherry
NCAA Greenville Regional All-Tournament Team[ 81]
Harrison Taubert
MVC All-Tournament Team[ 73]
Evan Waggoner
MVC Board of Directors Academic Excellence Award[ 90]
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Final Coaches' [ 91] — —* — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —* 23 Baseball America [ 92] — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —* 23 NCBWA †[ 93] — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 16 15 D1Baseball[ 94] — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —* 16 Perfect Game[ 95] — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —* 16 11
† NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.* A new poll was not released for this week, so for comparison purposes, the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.
Round
Pick
Player
Position
Team
Undrafted
Kip Fougerousse
3B
None
Undrafted
Mark Shallenberger
OF
None
Undrafted
Simon Scherry
SS
None
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