Evansville Pioneers/Purple Aces baseball, 1924–1926

The Evansville Pioneers/Purple Aces baseball program's first three official seasons of competition were from 1924 to 1926, representing Evansville College – now the University of Evansville – as an independent. The school discontinued the baseball program from 1927 to 1945 before reviving it in 1946.

1924

1924 Evansville Pioneers baseball
Conference	Independent
Record	3–7
Head coach	John Harmon (1st season)

The 1924 Evansville Pioneers baseball team represented Evansville College – now the University of Evansville – as an independent during the 1924 NCAA baseball season. John Harmon coached the team in his first season at Evansville.^[1]

Date	Opponent	Location	Score
April 19	at Evansville Eagles (exhibition)	Evansville, IN	L 6–8
April 23	at Bethel	Russellville, KY	W 5–4
April 24	at Bethel	Russellville, KY	L 0–5
April 25	at Southwestern Presbyterian	Memphis, TN	L 4–11
April 26	at Southwestern Presbyterian	Memphis, TN	L 1–5
May 3	Union Christian	Evansville, IN	W 10–4
May 14	Southwestern Presbyterian	Evansville, IN	L 3–7
May 15	Southwestern Presbyterian	Evansville, IN	L 3–6
May 30	at Oakland City	Oakland City, IN	W 7–5
May 31	at Oakland City	Oakland City, IN	L 1–5
June 7	Oakland City	Evansville, IN	L 1–3

1925

1925 Evansville Pioneers baseball
Conference	Independent
Record	5–1
Head coach	John Harmon (2nd season)

The 1925 Evansville Pioneers baseball team represented Evansville College – now the University of Evansville – as an independent during the 1925 NCAA baseball season. John Harmon coached the team in his second season at Evansville.^[1]

Date	Opponent	Location	Score
--	L & N (exhibition)	Evansville, IN	L 3–8
--	Murray State	--	W 6–3
--	Pasco	--	W 6–5
--	Grahams	--	L 10–12
--	Oakland City	--	W 5–4
--	Southwestern	--	W 5–3
--	Oakland City	--	W 4–3

1926

1926 Evansville Purple Aces baseball
Conference	Independent
Record	4–10
Head coach	John Harmon (3rd season)

The 1926 Evansville Purple Aces baseball team represented Evansville College – now the University of Evansville – as an independent during the 1926 NCAA baseball season. John Harmon coached the team in his third season at Evansville. This was the first season in which Evansville used the nickname of Purple Aces. Following the end of the 1926 season, Evansville College discontinued the program until it was revived in 1946.^[1]

Date	Opponent	Location	Score
--	Bethel	--	L 3–8
--	Bowling Green (JV)	--	L 3–6
--	Bowling Green (JV)	--	W 8–7
--	Bowling Green (JV)	--	L 4–24
--	Bowling Green (JV)	--	L 4–5
--	Oakland City	--	L 1–2
--	Oakland City	--	L 4–9
--	Oakland City	--	L 5–6
--	DePauw	--	L 2–17
--	Bowling Green (JV)	--	L 3–5
--	Bryson	--	W 3–2
--	Bryson	--	W 13–8
--	East Tennessee Normal	--	L 3–9
--	East Tennessee Normal	--	W 10–3

References

1. "The First Nine: The Story of the 1924 Evansville Baseball Team". gopurpleaces.com. Retrieved September 23, 2024.

External links

• Evansville baseball