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The '''1988 Evansville Purple Aces baseball team''' represented the [[University of Evansville]] as a member of the [[Midwestern Collegiate Conference]] during the [[1988 NCAA Division I baseball season]]. The Purple Aces played their home games at [[Bosse Field]]. The team was coached by [[Jim Brownlee]] in his ninth season at Evansville.
The '''1988 Evansville Purple Aces baseball team''' represented the [[University of Evansville]] as a member of the [[Midwestern Collegiate Conference]] during the [[1988 NCAA Division I baseball season]]. The Purple Aces played their home games at [[Bosse Field]]. The team was coached by [[Jim Brownlee]] in his ninth season at Evansville.


After going 39–17 (11–1 MCC) in the regular season, Evansville would win the MCC South Division title and the MCC Tournament. After receiving an automatic bid, Evansville reached the [[1988 NCAA Division I baseball tournament|NCAA Division I Tournament]] for the first time since transitioning to [[NCAA Division I|Division I]] in 1977. In the [[1988 NCAA Division I baseball tournament#West II Regional at Tempe, AZ|Tempe Regional]], Evansville would upset No. 1 [[1988 Arizona State Sun Devils baseball team|Arizona State]] before losing back-to-back games to [[UNLV Rebels baseball|UNLV]] and [[Central Michigan Chippewas baseball|Central Michigan]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Andy Benes: Making his name in Evansville |url=https://gopurpleaces.com/news/2018/10/1/baseball-andy-benes-making-his-name-in-evansville.aspx |website=goaces.com |access-date=14 October 2024}}</ref>
After going 39–17 (11–1 MCC) in the regular season, Evansville would win the MCC South Division title and the MCC Tournament. After receiving an automatic bid, Evansville reached the [[1988 NCAA Division I baseball tournament|NCAA Division I Tournament]] for the first time since transitioning to [[NCAA Division I|Division I]] in 1977. In the [[1988 NCAA Division I baseball tournament#West II Regional at Tempe, AZ|Tempe Regional]], Evansville would upset No. 1 [[1988 Arizona State Sun Devils baseball team|Arizona State]] before losing back-to-back games to [[UNLV Rebels baseball|UNLV]] and [[Central Michigan Chippewas baseball|Central Michigan]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Andy Benes: Making his name in Evansville |url=https://gopurpleaces.com/news/2018/10/1/baseball-andy-benes-making-his-name-in-evansville.aspx |website=goaces.com |date=June 28, 2024 |access-date=14 October 2024}}</ref> Evansville would finish the season with a 44–20 record. As of 2024, 44 wins is still the most in the program's history. They also set team records for shutouts (18), complete games (37), and lowest ERA (2.99).<ref>{{cite web |title=2021 Baseball Record Book |url=https://gopurpleaces.com/documents/2021/3/22/2020_21_BASE_Records.pdf |website=gopurpleaces.com |access-date=14 October 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=1988 Evansville Purple Aces |url=https://www.thebaseballcube.com/content/stats/college~1988~20176/ |website=thebaseballcube.com |access-date=14 October 2024}}</ref>

Evansville would finish the season with a 44–20 record. As of 2024, 44 wins is still the most in the program's history. They also set team records for shutouts (18), complete games (37), and lowest ERA (2.99).<ref>{{cite web |title=2021 Baseball Record Book |url=https://gopurpleaces.com/documents/2021/3/22/2020_21_BASE_Records.pdf |website=gopurpleaces.com |access-date=14 October 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=1988 Evansville Purple Aces |url=https://www.thebaseballcube.com/content/stats/college~1988~20176/ |website=thebaseballcube.com |access-date=14 October 2024}}</ref>

In his final season at Evansville, [[Andy Benes]] set multiple school records including wins (16), innings pitched (146.0), earned run average (1.42), complete games (13), and strikeouts (188). He left Evansville with the second most wins (27), innings pitched (303.1), and complete games (23) while having the most strikeouts (320) and lowest ERA (3.32) in school history. He was named MCC Player of the Year, [[Collegiate Baseball Newspaper#Collegiate Baseball Player of the Year|''Collegiate Baseball'' Player of the Year]], and an [[All-American]] by ''[[Baseball America]]'' and the [[American Baseball Coaches Association|ABCA]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Andy Benes (2023) - Hall of Fame |url=https://mvc-sports.com/hof.aspx?hof=144 |access-date=2024-08-16 |website=mvc-sports.com |language=en}}</ref> Benes also was the inaugural recipient of the [[Rotary Smith Award]]. Benes was drafted [[List of first overall Major League Baseball draft picks|first overall]] by the [[San Diego Padres]] in the [[1988 Major League Baseball draft]]. Before signing with the team, he played for the [[United States national baseball team|United States national team]] in the [[Baseball at the 1988 Summer Olympics|1988 Summer Olympics]] where he would help the U.S. win a gold medal.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Higgins |first=Ron |date=1988-09-21 |title=Andy Benes - Sept. 21, 1988 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-york-dispatch-andy-benes-sept-21/63555976/ |access-date=2024-08-16 |work=[[The York Dispatch]] |pages=36 |agency=[[Scripps Howard News Service]]}}</ref> Later in the year, Benes would win a silver medal with Team USA during the [[1988 Baseball World Cup]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Cohen |first=Alan |date=May 1, 2019 |title=Andy Benes – Society for American Baseball Research |url=https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/andy-benes/ |access-date=2024-08-16 |website=[[Society for American Baseball Research]] |language=en-US}}</ref> Benes began his MLB career in 1989 with the Padres where he would be named [[Sporting News Rookie of the Year Award#1980–1989|''Sporting News'' National League Rookie Pitcher of the Year]].<ref name="totalbasball">{{Cite book |author=David Pietrusza |url=https://archive.org/details/baseballbiograph00matt/page/80 |title=Baseball : the biographical encyclopedia |publisher=Total/Sports Illustrated |year=2000 |isbn=1-892129-34-5 |location=Kingston, New York |page=[https://archive.org/details/baseballbiograph00matt/page/80 80] |url-access=registration}}</ref> Benes would go on to play for four different teams throughout 14 professional seasons before retiring in 2002. He was named an [[Major League Baseball All-Star Game|All-Star]] in 1993 and was the [[List of Major League Baseball annual strikeout leaders|National League strikeout champion]] in 1994.<ref name="totalbasball"></ref>

[[Rob Maurer]] was the team's first baseman who would be taken in the 6th round of the 1988 Major League Baseball draft by the [[Texas Rangers (baseball)|Texas Rangers]]. Maurer finished the 1988 season with the most doubles (23), triples (9), and runs scored (66) while having the second-highest batting average (.396), and the third-most home runs (16) in school history for a single season. Maurer had an impressive Evansville career finishing first in triples (13), first in batting average (.369), and second in doubles (52). Maurer played the 1991 and 1992 seasons with the Rangers before retiring after the 1994 season.


Following the season, pitcher [[Andy Benes]] was selected [[List of first overall Major League Baseball draft picks|first overall]] by the [[San Diego Padres]] during the [[1988 Major League Baseball draft]], marking the first time that an Evansville player was selected in the first round of the MLB draft.
==Roster==
==Roster==
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'''Pitchers'''
'''Pitchers'''
* – [[Andy Benes]]
* 30 [[Andy Benes]]
* – Jim Burger
* – Craig Fischer
* – John Schultheis


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'''Infielders'''
'''Infielders'''
* – [[Rob Maurer]]
* – Jeff Breivogel
* – Kenneth Fields
* – Kenneth Fields
* – [[Rob Maurer]]
* – Brad Tyler
* – John Olson


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'''Outfielders'''
'''Outfielders'''
* – John Bauser
* – Brad Tyler
* – Brad Tyler
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==Schedule and results==
==Schedule and results==
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| style="background:#ddffdd;"| &nbsp; || Evansville win
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| style="background:#ffdddd;"| &nbsp; || Evansville loss
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| '''Bold''' || Evansville team member
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| * || Non-conference game
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==Awards and honors==
==Awards and honors==
; [[Evansville Purple Aces baseball|Evansville Purple Aces]]
* [[1988 NCAA Division I baseball tournament#West II Regional at Tempe, AZ|NCAA Tempe Regional]] participants
* [[Horizon League baseball tournament|MCC Tournament]] champions
* MCC regular season champions
* MCC South Division champions

; John Bauser
; John Bauser
* MCC All-Tournament Team
* MCC All-Tournament Team
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; Brad Tyler
; Brad Tyler
* MCC Tournament Most Valuable Player
* MCC Tournament Most Valuable Player

==1988 MLB Draft==
{{Main|1988 Major League Baseball draft}}

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| 1 || 1 || [[Andy Benes]] || RHP || [[San Diego Padres]]
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| 6 || 141 || [[Rob Maurer]] || 1B || [[Texas Rangers (baseball)|Texas Rangers]]
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==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 22:27, 19 October 2024

1988 Evansville Purple Aces baseball
MCC South Division champions
MCC regular season champions
MCC tournament champions
ConferenceMidwestern Collegiate Conference
DivisionSouth Division
Record44–20 (11–1 MCC)
Head coach
Home stadiumBosse Field
Seasons
← 1987
1989 →
1988 Midwestern Collegiate Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
North Division
Notre Dame x‍‍‍ 9 – 3   .750 39 – 22   .639
Detroit ‍‍‍ 8 – 8   .500 31 – 24   .564
Xavier ‍‍‍ 5 – 7   .417 19 – 37   .339
Dayton ‍‍‍ 2 – 10   .167 20 – 29   .408
South Division
Evansville x‍†‍‡‍y 11 – 1   .917 44 – 20   .688
Butler ‍‍‍ 3 – 5   .375 15 – 26   .366
Saint Louis ‍‍‍ 2 – 6   .250 11 – 29   .275
x – Division champion
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1988[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1988 Evansville Purple Aces baseball team represented the University of Evansville as a member of the Midwestern Collegiate Conference during the 1988 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Purple Aces played their home games at Bosse Field. The team was coached by Jim Brownlee in his ninth season at Evansville.

After going 39–17 (11–1 MCC) in the regular season, Evansville would win the MCC South Division title and the MCC Tournament. After receiving an automatic bid, Evansville reached the NCAA Division I Tournament for the first time since transitioning to Division I in 1977. In the Tempe Regional, Evansville would upset No. 1 Arizona State before losing back-to-back games to UNLV and Central Michigan.[2] Evansville would finish the season with a 44–20 record. As of 2024, 44 wins is still the most in the program's history. They also set team records for shutouts (18), complete games (37), and lowest ERA (2.99).[3][4]

Following the season, pitcher Andy Benes was selected first overall by the San Diego Padres during the 1988 Major League Baseball draft, marking the first time that an Evansville player was selected in the first round of the MLB draft.

Roster

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1988 Evansville Purple Aces roster
 

Pitchers

  • 30 Andy Benes
  • – Jim Burger
  • – Craig Fischer
  • – John Schultheis
  

Catchers

Infielders

  • – Jeff Breivogel
  • – Kenneth Fields
  • – Rob Maurer
  • – Brad Tyler
  • – John Olson
  

Outfielders

  • – John Bauser
  • – Brad Tyler

Schedule and results

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Legend
  Evansville win
  Evansville loss
Bold Evansville team member
* Non-conference game
1988 Evansville Purple Aces game log: 44–20
Regular season: 39–17
Postseason: 5–3

Awards and honors

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John Bauser
  • MCC All-Tournament Team
Andy Benes
Jeff Breivogel
  • MCC All-Tournamnet Team
Jim Brownlee
  • MCC Coach of the Year
Jim Burger
  • All-MCC Second Team
Kenny Fields
  • All-MCC Second Team
Craig Fischer
  • MCC All-Tournament Team
John Olson
  • All-MCC Second Team
Rob Maurer
  • All-MCC Second Team
  • MCC All-Tournament Team
John Schultheis
  • All-MCC Second Team
Brad Tyler
  • MCC Tournament Most Valuable Player

1988 MLB Draft

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Main article: 1988 Major League Baseball draft
Round Pick Player Position Team
1 1 Andy Benes RHP San Diego Padres
6 141 Rob Maurer 1B Texas Rangers

References

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  1. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1988". Boydsworld.com. Retrieved December 3, 2014.
  2. ^ "Andy Benes: Making his name in Evansville". goaces.com. June 28, 2024. Retrieved October 14, 2024.
  3. ^ "2021 Baseball Record Book" (PDF). gopurpleaces.com. Retrieved October 14, 2024.
  4. ^ "1988 Evansville Purple Aces". thebaseballcube.com. Retrieved October 14, 2024.
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