Evansville Purple Aces
Missouri Valley (35-23, 17-10)
Coach: Wes Carroll
Key Field Players:
Mark Shallenberger, Senior, OF, .388 BA, 15 HR, 57 RBI
Kip Fougerousse, Senior, IF, .346 BA, 17 HR, 59 RBI
Cal McGinnis, Junior, IF, .343 BA, 3 HR, 30 RBI
Harrison Taubert, Junior, OF, .307 BA, 8 HR, 48 RBI
Ty Rumsey, Junior, OF, .291 BA, 7 HR, 45 RBI, 15 SB
Simon Scherry, Senior, IF, .291 BA, 6 HR, 42 RBI, 16 SB
Brent Widder, Senior, IF, .274 BA, 11 HR, 49 RBI
Key Pitchers:
Shane Harris, Senior, P, 3.55 ERA, 8-6 W/L, 66.0 IP, 65 SO
Kenton Deverman, Freshman, P, 4.03 ERA, 8-1 W/L, 98.1 IP, 77 SO
Donovan Schultz, Senior, P, 5.72 ERA, 5-2 W/L, 83.1 IP, 67 SO
Jakob Meyer, Senior, P, 6.21 ERA, 3-4 W/L, 37.2 IP, 46 SO, 5 SV
By the Numbers:
Batting Average: .294 (73rd in nation, 3rd in conference)
Double Plays per Game: 0.70 (113, 6)
Doubles per Game: 2.48 (6, 1)
Earned Run Average: 5.86 (130, 3)
Fielding Percentage: .974 (73, 4)
Home Runs per Game: 1.35 (90, 5)
Scoring Offense: 7.5 (73, 3)
Slugging Percentage: .490 (69, 4)
Stolen Bases per Game: 0.85 (207, 7)
Triples per Game: 0.13 (223, 5)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
| 2006 | Regional | lost to South Carolina, defeated Lehigh, defeated Virginia, defeated South Carolina, eliminated by South Carolina |
| 2000 | Regional | lost to UCF, defeated Bethune-Cookman, eliminated by Florida State |
| 1988 | Regional | defeated Arizona State, lost to UNLV, eliminated by Central Michigan |
*all team stats through 5/19
