BASEBALL NOTES 2009 B ASEBALL SEASON UNIVERSITY OF EVANSVILLE PURPLE ACES (2-5; 0-0 MVC ) AT #10 P EPPERDINE UNIVERSITY WAVES (6-2; 0-0 WCC ) MARCH 5 - 7 • 4 / 4 / 12 PM (DH) • M ALIBU , C ALIF . (E DDY D. F IELD STADIUM ) 2009 UE S CHEDULE AND RESULTS (2-5) 2/20 at ETSU L 10-16 This Weekend’s Series... 2/21 at ETSU L 8-9 The University of Evansville baseball team wraps up its California trip this weekend in 2/25 at Tennessee-Martin L 2-13 Malibu, as the Purple Aces will battle nationally-ranked Pepperdine in a four-game series. 2/27 BUTLER W 10-1 2/28 SAINT LOUIS L 2-4 Evansville will bring a 2-5 overall record into this weekend’s series, after splitting a two- 3/3 at Cal State Northridge W 3-0 game series at Cal State Northridge on Tuesday (W, 3-0) and Wednesday (L, 9-8). UE will 3/4 at Cal State Northridge L 8-9 bring the Missouri Valley Conference’s second-best hitting attack to Malibu this weekend, as 3/5 at #10 Pepperdine 4:00 3/6 at #10 Pepperdine 4:00 the Purple Aces currently rank second in the MVC with a .305 team batting average, led by 3/7 at #10 Pepperdine (DH) 12:00 sophomore third baseman Cody Fick’s even .500 mark in the batter’s box. 3/13 IPFW 3:00 3/14 PURDUE 3:00 Pepperdine, which is ranked as high as 10th nationally in the various collegiate baseball 3/15 MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE 3:00 polls, will bring a 6-2 mark into the weekend series. Pitching and defense are the keys to suc - 3/17 at Lipscomb 6:00 3/20 at Illinois State * 3:00 cess for the Waves, as Pepperdine boasts a 2.71 team ERA and .983 fielding percentage enter - 3/21 at Illinois State * 2:00 ing the weekend series. The Waves have yielded more than four runs just once in eight games. 3/22 at Illinois State * 1:00 3/24 at Louisville 2:00 Tentative Lineup 3/25 at Austin Peay 6:00 Below is the tentative UE lineup for this weekend’s series: 3/27 NORTHERN IOWA * 6:00 3/28 NORTHERN IOWA * 2:00 No. Pitcher W-L ERA IP Ks BBs 3/29 NORTHERN IOWA * 1:00 3/31 at Southeast Missouri State 3:00 Game 1: 20 John Foley, Sr., RHP 1-0 5.40 10.0 82 4/1 TENNESSEE-MARTIN 6:00 Game 2: 44 Zach Taylor, So., RHP 0-1 3.75 12.0 72 4/3 CREIGHTON * 6:00 Games 3 & 4: TBA 4/4 CREIGHTON * 2:00 4/5 CREIGHTON * 1:00 On The Mound 4/7 at Murray State 3:00 4/8 AUSTIN PEAY 6:00 No. Pitcher W-L ERA IP Ks BBs Saves 4/10 at Wichita State * 7:00 13 Jared Baehl, Jr., RHP 0-0 8.31 4.1 34 0 4/11 at Wichita State * 2:00 4/12 at Wichita State * 1:00 21 Mark Obenchain, Sr., RHP 0-0 0.00 5.1 50 0 4/14 MURRAY STATE 6:00 25 J.R. Carbonell, Sr., RHP 0-1 5.06 5.1 52 0 4/15 SOUTHERN INDIANA 6:00 4/17 at Bradley * 6:00 28 Dan Holcomb, So., RHP 0-0 16.88 2.2 32 0 4/18 at Bradley * 6:00 29 Corey Davisson, Jr., RHP 0-0 0.00 2.1 20 0 4/19 at Bradley * 1:00 30 Tom Heithoff, Jr., RHP 0-0 0.00 4.0 41 1 4/22 at Kentucky 5:30 4/24 MISSOURI STATE * 6:00 34 Wade Kapteyn, Jr., RHP 1-1 4.22 10.2 92 0 4/25 MISSOURI STATE * 2:00 4/26 MISSOURI STATE * 1:00 In The Field 4/28 OAKLAND CITY 6:00 Pos. No. Player Class Avg. HR RBI 2B Fld. Pct 5/1 SIU-EDWARDSVILLE 6:00 5/2 SIU-EDWARDSVILLE 5:00 C 32 Andrew Gher Jr. .200 0201.000 5/3 SIU-EDWARDSVILLE 1:00 1B 5 Andy Pascoe Jr. .357 0121.000 5/6 at Illinois 6:00 2B 1 Andy Smith Sr. .190 020.958 5/8 at Indiana State * 5:00 5/9 at Indiana State * 12:00 3B 27 Cody Fick So. .500 2531.000 5/10 at Indiana State * 12:00 SS 4 Peter Tountas Sr. .364 063.848 5/12 INDIANA 6:00 LF 9 Alex Acheson Jr. .391 0501.000 5/14 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS * 6:00 5/15 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS * 6:00 CF 7 Jim Viscomi Sr. .242 131.950 5/16 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS * 1:00 RF 16 Nate Smith So. .368 0511.000 5/20-23 MVC Tournament (Wichita, KS) TBA 5/29-31 NCAA Regionals (Campus Sites) TBA DH 11 Greg Wallace So. .227 1201.000 *=denotes MVC game The Coach Wes Carroll (Evansville, 2001) is 2-5 in his first season as head coach of the Purple Aces You can catch exciting UE baseball this year this spring. He was named UE’s 12th head baseball coach on July 2, 2008, after serving the on WUEV 91.5 FM in Evansville. WUEV past two years as an assistant coach at UE. Carroll was a standout on the diamond at Evansville will broadcast over 30 games this year. The games can also be heard on-line at: from 1998-2001, becoming UE’s first Freshman All-American in 1998 and earning all-region wuev.evansville.edu honors in 2001. Carroll is the younger brother of current Cleveland Indians infielder Jamey and www.gopurpleaces.com Carroll and played five seasons of Minor League baseball from 2001-2006. UE Career Leaders Games Played About UE... 1. Robbie Minor (2004-07) . 236 The University of Evansville (UE for short) is a small liberal arts school located on the east 2. Kyle Smith (2003-06) . 232 side of Evansville, Indiana, which is situated in the southwestern corner of the state. UE is Paul Lee (1984-87) . 232 home to 2,593 students. Evansville routinely ranks among the “Midwest’s Best Colleges” by 4. Pat Schulz (1990-93) . 231 Phil Broshears (1997-2000) . 231 U.S. News & World Report, thanks in large part to a 13-to-1 student-to-faculty ratio. At-Bats Evansville is a member of the Missouri Valley Conference, and made the move to Division 1. Ryan Connors (1997-2000) . 912 I in 1977. UE is best known (athletically) for its basketball program, which won five NCAA 2. Wes Carroll (1998-2001) . 908 College Division national championships in the 1950s and 1960s. Utah Jazz head coach Jerry 3. Ryan Brownlee (1994-97) . 891 4. Aaron Pembroke (1995-98) . 870 Sloan is one of UE’s most famous alums in the world of sports, while the school has also pro - 5. Phil Broshears (1997-2000) . 842 duced four Major League players: Andy Benes (SD, SEA, STL, ARI, 1989-2002), Jamey Hits Carroll (WAS, COL, CLE, 2002-present), Sal Fasano (9 MLB teams, 1996-present), and Rob 1. Pat Schulz (1990-93) . 321 Maurer (TEX, 1991-92). In fact, Carroll and Fasano were teammates last year in Cleveland. 2. Wes Carroll (1998-2001) . 308 3. Ryan Connors (1997-2000) . 297 What Is A Purple Ace?... 4. Ryan Brownlee (1994-97) . 295 UE’s nickname of “Purple Aces” was acquired after an opposing basketball coach cracked 5. Aaron Pembroke (1995-98) . 285 a joke after losing to the Evansville College Pioneers in the 1920s. Dan Scism, a sportswriter Runs credited with first using the name “Aces” in headlines, said he did so at the suggestion of bas - 1. Aaron Pembroke (1995-98) . 201 2. Ryan Connors (1997-2000) . 192 ketball coach John Harmon in 1926. Harmon told Scism that Louisville’s head coach said that 3. Ryan Brownlee (1994-97) . 189 ‘he didn’t have four aces up his sleeve, he had five!’ 4. Pat Schulz (1990-93) . 188 Evansville’s mascot, Ace Purple, came into being forty years later thanks to Evansville Press 5. Wes Carroll (1998-01) . 172 artist Larry Hill. Ace Purple is a turn-of-the-century riverboat gambler, appropriate since Batting Average (min. 300 at-bats) 1. Pat Schulz (1990-93) . .384 Evansville is located on the banks of the Ohio River. 2. Rob Maurer (1986-88) . .369 Evansville At A Glance 3. Kasey Wahl (2004-07) . .350 4. Jamey Carroll (1994-96) . .348 Below is a quick look at the 2009 University of Evansville Purple Aces: . 5. Jim Mlott (1981-82) . .347 • Current Record: 2-5 (split a two-game series at Cal State Northridge this week) -- Jim Viscomi (2006-now) . .319 • Preseason Missouri Valley Conference Prediction: 9th Doubles • 2008 Record: 14-42 (4-20 in MVC, 9th) 1. Wes Carroll (1998-2001) . 74 • Current Leaders: Cody Fick, So., INF/RHP (.500/2/5, 3 2Bs, .846 SLG percentage) 2. Ryan Connors (1997-2000) . 66 Alex Acheson, Jr., OF (.391/0/5, 1 triple, .483 on-base percentage) 3. Phil Broshears (1997-2000) . 61 4. Mike Serafini (2001-2004) . 57 Nate Smith, So., OF (.368/0/5, 1 double, 5-game hitting streak entering series) 5. Anthony Molina (1997-2000) . 54 The All-Time Series... Home Runs This weekend’s series will mark the first-ever meetings between Evansville and Pepperdine 1. Jeff Starks (1979-82) . 40 2. Marty Watson (1991-93) . 37 on the baseball diamond. UE is 0-2 all-time against the current West Coast Conference, as the 3.