For the 1st time in program history Evansville Baseball is off to the Sweet 16!
Aces beat
#16
East Carolina 6-5 to win the Greenville Regional!
They get
#1
Tennessee this weekend in Knoxville in a best of 3 series to go to Omaha.
How it looked + sounded on radio!
@Learfield
Last night did happen, huh?
@UEAthletics_MBB
Surreal waking up to a text message video from a friend that captured ESPN SportsCenter using my radio call from last night and getting a shoutout. What an awesome night for the city of Evansville!
#ForTheAces
Can we incorporate a common sense rule in sports? Where a replay official just buzzes in on a disaster of a call like this.
Can’t miss that one. If you do. Fix it. Someone. Anyone. Brutal.
Purdue TE Payne Durham scores the go ahead TD here with under a minute left, but refs flag him for OPI, Purdue then ends up throwing an INT and Minnesota wins the game
Phillip Rivers with a marvelous 1st half to bail the
#Colts
out and get them back in the game.
People won’t be so quick to tweet that though. Only when it’s negative.
Also amazing what happens when you open up the playbook a bit.
Former
@Cardinals
Rick Ankiel strikes out the only batter he faced tonight. Cool to see him back on the mound. 🔥
Also went 2-for-4 at the plate with 4 RBI’s.
Inside the booth for the final call on the play that gave
@UEAthleticsBASE
the MVC Tournament Championship and their 1st trip to the NCAA Tournament in 18 years!
Thankful to have my good friend and Purple Aces TV Voice
@kylejpeach
with me to share the moment. 👊
Evansville trailed Indiana State 5-2 in the 9th with 2 outs and nobody on.
Walk
Single
Walk
WALK OFF GRAND SLAM
@chug_11
!
Aces win 6-5 and force a winner take call MVC Title Game at 6:02 PM ET.
How it sounded across our radio network. Voice crack galore! ⬇️🔊
Final: Evansville 10,
#1
Tennessee 8
Vols score 3 in the 9th, but leave the bases loaded.
The Aces force a Game 3 tomorrow night at 6:00 PM ET and are now 1 win away from the College World Series in Omaha.
Evansville is 39-25 - Tennessee is 54-12
Radio call of the final 6 seconds as Evansville stuns
#1
Kentucky in Rupp Arena, 67-64. Here is how it sounded on the Purple Aces Sports Network.
#ForTheAces
For the 1st time since 2006 the Evansville Purple Aces are MVC Tournament Champions!!
Aces beat Indiana State 8-6 and complete a perfect 4-0 MVC Tournament!
UE is off to the NCAA Tournament for the 1st time in 18 years!
How it looked + sounded on our
@Learfield
radio network.
Thrilled to share that I have been name the voice of the University of Evansville on their band new multi-station Purple Aces Radio Network with
@Learfield
sports!
#AcesAces
#GetOnBoard
Final:
#4
Evansville 4,
#1
ECU 1
Aces send a shock through Greenville in Game 1 of the Regional! Just the Pirates 5th loss at home all year. They were 26-4 at home.
@DevermanKenton
WP (9-1): 8.0 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 4 K
@kipjfougerousse
: HR (18)
@brentwidder
: 2-3, 2 RBI
Final:
#4
Evansville 17,
#3
VCU 11
The Aces are now a win away from playing in a Super Regional. UE plays again tomorrow night at 6:00 PM ET against either East Carolina or VCU.
Either team will have to beat UE twice.
How bout them Aces?!?!
From 20 points down with 11 minutes to go, the Aces storm back and give Chattanooga their first loss, 85-77 in OT.
@BHumrichous
28 points (11-21 FG, 5-12 3pt) in 42 minutes.
Evansville is 5-0 for the first time since 2017.
23-24 broadcast season is complete.
@Learfield
Incredible last few weeks. Countless moments that provided goosebumps & memories forever.
Thank you
@UEAthleticsBASE
& the 11 seniors. Genuinely loved this group!
Aces fans, thanks for listening & interacting! Talk again soon! 😊
UE Women’s Basketball announced the hiring of Tyra Buss (
@tbuss3
) as an assistant coach.
Played at IU (2014-2018) and scored the most points (2,364) in program history. Third among all-time IU players behind Calbert Chaney and Steve Alford.
#ForTheAces
I don’t think I have seen a better catch in person than this one from
@tjrumz99
tonight. Oh, he is only a Freshman too. 🤯
Here is how it looked and sounded on the radio. ⬇️
What a gutsy effort again by
@shanepharriss
to nail down the save in the 9th inning.
Bases loaded, 2 outs, 10-8 lead, and the best hitter up for Tennessee in Christian Moore (30 HR, 69 RBI).
Here is how the end of the game sounded on radio!
@Learfield
Another magical rally as
@UEAthleticsBASE
gets their 6th-straight MVC win, 5-4.
UE trailed 4-0 in the 9th with 2 outs & then 5-straight reached, capped off by a 2-run single from Chase Hug.
How it sounded across the Purple Aces Sports Network. Apologize for the voice crack.😅😂
3 weeks from tomorrow College⚾️ is back. 👀
Excited to have a large amount of games on radio again this year.
Coverage starts after 🏀season vs Purdue in March.
2nd place MVC finish last year & a lot of talent returns. Should be a fun spring.
See you soon
@UEAthleticsBASE
!🎙️
Radio highlights of today's
@Learfield
broadcast as
@UEAthleticsBASE
beat
#16
East Carolina 4-1 to begin play in the Greenville Regional.
Aces have won 7-straight to improve to 36-23 overall. They get either Wake Forest or VCU tomorrow night at 6:00 PM ET.
How today sounded! ⬇️
I always like to remind myself that Domantas Sabonis is only 22 years old every time I watch him play.
#Pacers
@Pacers
ball movement is so fun to watch!
Final:
#1
Tennessee 12, Evansville 1
The Vols (55-12) are headed to their 7th College World Series in program history and it’s their 3rd in the past 4 years.
The Aces season comes to an end at 39-25. What a ride it was!
Final: Drake 79, Evansville 58
Aces get eliminated in the quarterfinals by the
#2
seed Bulldogs.
Yacine Toumi led UE with 14 points.
5 wins last year ➡️16 wins this year + a postseason win. More than a successful 2nd season for
@CoachRagsUE
and his staff. Well done.
Wrapped up year 4 tonight on the Purple Aces Sports Network.
@Learfield
Thanks to all the listeners over the last 8 months through the highs & lows. Appreciate the messages & interactions with the Aces community.
Enjoy your summer & we will talk again next year.
#ForTheAces
Dang. What a roller coaster day of broadcasting. Walk off grand slam in game 1, but ends a win short of a regional.
Had a blast this spring watching
@UEAthleticsBASE
. Such a great group of guys and some amazing moments.
Thankful to be a small part of it with
@Learfield
! 🎙️👊💜
Not sure you could play CF any better than how
@tjrumz99
played it over the course of these 4 regional games.
His catch on Friday was
#3
on SC, he robbed a HR last night, and today made a pair of big catches to end the 7th and 8th inning in a one-run game.
How they sounded! ⬇️
Walk-off winner tonight for
@UEAthleticsBASE
provided by
@yrrehcsnomis
!
How it sounded to those on radio across the Purple Aces Sports Network from
@Learfield
.
What an entertaining game from start to finish! These Aces are a tough group of guys!
#GUAC
#ForTheAces
Still so cool to look at! 😍
Been a fun ride with
@UEAthleticsBASE
!
Spent today talking with various media in Knoxville about this team. Love telling their story!
Back on the road early tomorrow to meet up with the team at practice at Tennessee. Excited for the experience!
Breaking news with Evansville Men’s Basketball!
4 days after being named head coach,
@CoachRagsUE
has the first piece of the puzzle in place with his staff.
Former Aces great, Craig Snow (
@Coach_CraigSnow
) will be on staff as an assistant coach.
#ForTheAces
Stopped at a gas station to grab a drink and a gentleman came up to me and asked, “Do you Referee basketball in the Evansville area?” I replied that I did. He said, “Thought so. I don’t like you.” Nice, Thanks! 😂
Cool to see that Cody Zeller is playing in the NBA Finals.
I can say I played a HS game against an NBA player that is in the Finals.
Did I score against an NBA Finals player? No.
Did I foul an NBA Finals player? Yes.
What does this mean? Nothing. Just wanted to tweet it. 🤷🏼♂️😂
The
@UEAthleticsBASE
season came to an end tonight. Couple of tough losses to Missouri State (7-6) and SIU (8-5).
After starting 3-10, the Aces finish 32-24 overall and had their best season since 2014. Future is bright!
Thanks for a fun last few months!
#GUAC
#ForTheAces
If Twitter was just people doing impressions, I would be all for it. My guilty pleasure.
@JoeyMulinaro
is hands down my favorite follow at the moment. Pure gold.😂
Final: Evansville 73, Bradley 70
Duke Deen’s 3PT field goal gets waived off at the buzzer after video review and the Aces win their 4th-straight MVC game.
Best win of the David Ragland era as the Braves had won 11-of-12.
UE improves to 15-9, 6-7 MVC.
The biggest swing of the night came from
@kipjfougerousse
!
His 3-run HR broke a 3-3 tie in the 2nd inning and put
@UEAthleticsBASE
up for good.
It was his team leading 17th HR and his 3rd HR in 4 games in the MVC Tournament.
Packing up and I overhear a group of Loyola fans. They couldn’t believe the change in atmosphere at Ford Center.
Quote from one of them...”Winning brings the fans out & I think that Walter is going to do it.”
I think so too. Hat tip to
@UEAthletics_MBB
tonight!
#GetOnBoard
Congrats to
@dschultz1932
who picked up career strikeout
#200
in an Evansville uniform tonight!
He also earned the win going 6.0 strong innings and improved to 6-2 on the year.
Schultz has given the Aces 6.0 innings or more in 9 of his last 10 starts.
Evansville never trailed tonight as they won their 1st round MVC Tournament game vs Illinois State, 59-53.
Aces play tomorrow vs
#2
seed Drake at 6:00 PM. Tonight's win ends a streak of 7-straight MVC Tournament losses.
🔊Radio highlights from tonight's broadcast.
@Learfield
⬇️
Evansville gets a 6-10 Forward that is transferring from Butler. Only played in 9 games last year due to an injury.
Took a visit to Saint Louis last week, but is officially a Purple Ace. Very solid portal pick up for UE!
“I think Simon is due for a big hit here.” Bang!💥
@yrrehcsnomis
crushed a 3-run HR tonight that broke the game open in the 6th.
Here is how it looked and then sounded on the radio across the Purple Aces Sports Network from
@Learfield
.
The biggest swing of the day came from Evansville's Grad-Student LF
@MarkShall32
.
He clobbered a 3-run HR in the 6th that gave the Aces a 6-5 lead.
It was his 17th of the year and 38th career HR at UE, which is now the 3rd most in program history.
How it sounded! ⬇️
How do you make the drive from Evansville to Valparaiso to broadcast
@UEAthleticsBASE
’s 3-game weekend series more exciting?
Simple.
Stop in Indy for Game 6!
#NBAPlayoffs
#Pacers
HoopFest Dunk Contest Winner tonight was the Kansas Transfer
@SamCunliffe_3
. Can’t wait to watch him next year!
Glad he’s really good at Basketball, because rumor is he killed it Broadcasting on ESPN 3 the other night. Few years until he attempts to steal my job.
#AcesAces
Game 2 Super Regional
@Learfield
Radio Highlights!
Evansville beats
#1
Tennessee, 10-8. There will be a Game 3 tomorrow at 6:00 PM ET for a spot in the College World Series.
@kipjfougerousse
: 3-5, 3 RBI, HR (22)
@CalMcGinnis
: 2-4, 3 RBI, HR (6)
@brendanhord
: 2-4, 2 RBI, HR (9)
Adding another gig to my plate. Excited to join WNIN Radio in downtown Evansville in a part-time role. Working afternoons in a variety of ways as on-air host/news reporter/production.
Still will be Sports Director at Fox Sports Evansville & 🏀⚾️Play-by-Play Voice at UE. 📻🎙👊
Final: Evansville 59, Illinois State 53
Ben Humrichous - 15 Points and 11 Rebounds.
Yacine Toumi - 10 Points and 8 Rebounds
Aces win their first MVC Tournament game since 2017. UE gets
#2
seed Drake tomorrow night at 6:00 PM.
3rd-straight Sectional Championship and 7th in the last 8 years for
@rmhsfootball
.
They take down undefeated
#2
Reitz tonight, 21-16.
Memorial (9-3) gets
#1
East Central (12-0) next week at home in the Regional.
Made it to The Bahamas and Baha Mar Resort. Balcony view from the hotel room where it is a pleasant 75 degrees.
Aces will play 3 games here starting tomorrow night. I am pushing for UE to play 33 games here next year.
#ForTheAces
Walked around Banterra Center today before the game. Love reading history and looking at old pictures at different colleges I visit.
So many great pictures were up, but this was one of my favorites. What a staff! If only this picture could talk to tell stories.
@SIU_Basketball
Mentioned before that we will have an expanded radio broadcast schedule for
@UEAthleticsBASE
.
Previously it was home games + MVC Tourney.
This year 15 non-conf + all MVC series except at DBU.
Coverage starts post hoops season at Northwestern on March 19th. Can’t wait! 👊⚾️🎙📻
The Aces 20-point comeback today ties for the 8th largest by a MVC team.
@BHumrichous
scored the final 11 points of regulation.
@CoachRagsUE
has UE off to a 5-0 start.
Both joined me postgame.
🔊Coach Ragland:
🔊Ben Humrichous:
Final: Evansville 70, Northern Iowa 64
Aces win their 3rd-straight conference game, improve to 3-1 in the MVC and sweep the weekend series vs UNI.
Shamar Givance a game-high 22 points and Evan Kuhlman added 14 points.
How about the job Coach Lickliter and the staff is doing?
#16
East Carolina forces another game in the Greenville Regional as they beat Evansville tonight, 19-6.
Aces 8-game winning streak ends. They are now 37-24. The Pirates improve to 46-16 and 29-5 at home.
A winner take all game tomorrow at 12:00 PM ET/11:00 AM CT.
Heck of an effort by
@USI_Basketball
with an 80-76 win at
#1
Bellarmine to end their 67-straight home winning streak. What a fun game. Big time shots made by both sides late!
On his final pitch of the day
@dschultz1932
made one of the biggest pitches of his career.
A strikeout to strand the bases loaded and keep it a 2-1 UE lead.
Evansville would follow up with a 10-run bottom of the 6th and win 12-1 in 7 innings.
How it looked + sounded on radio!
The Aces had the ball leading UNI 86-85 in OT and Tanner Cuff drilled a corner 3 with less than 10 seconds left for the dagger.
Here is how it sounded across the Purple Aces Sports Network from
@Learfield
!
Last time Evansville beat Bradley was Jan 8th, 2018. The 11-game losing streak ended last night with a 73-70 win.
4-Straight MVC wins for the 1st time since 2021. 1st win over a Top-70 oppenent since at UK in Nov of 2019.
Aces are 15-9 overall!
@Learfield
Radio Highlights 🔊⬇️
Evansville has already set the program record for most HR's in a single season. They crush 4 more HR's tonight to give them 87.
How all 4 sounded on radio as the Aces beat VCU, 17-11.
@Learfield
💣
@chug_11
(6)
💣
@brentwidder
(12)
💣
@CalMcGinnis
(4)
💣
@kipjfougerousse
(19)
Roosevelt Jones was a Butler star (2011-2016) under Brad Stevens and Chris Holtmann.
@C0ACH_JONES
after stops as an assistant at IU-Kokomo and Indianapolis is now the Aces Director of Basketball Operations.
Listen:
Final: Evansville 5, Indiana 4
Aces win their 5th-straight and have now won 9-of-10.
Kevin Reed (WP): 5.0 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 3 K
@fieger_drew
: 2.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 2 K
@maxhansmann11
(S): 2.0 IP, 0 H
@MarkShall32
: 3 RBI
@yrrehcsnomis
: HR (3)
At Bradley on Friday.
Final: Evansville 101, Miami (Ohio) 87
DeAndre Williams 37 Points and 10 Rebounds. He was 17-for-18 from the field. Incredible.
Cunliffe with 21 points and Hall added 14 points.
Aces shot 64% FG, 50% from 3PT (12-24), and improve to 7-3 by winning 4th-straight.
#ForTheAces
Thrilled to have at least one more work trip for my 23-24 sports season.
Nashville ➡️North Carolina for the NCAA Tournament! ✈️⚾️
@UEAthleticsBASE
plays East Carolina in the Greenville Regional on Friday at 12:00 PM CT.
Coverage across our
@Learfield
network all weekend. 🎙️📻
Tonight,
@chug_11
hit his 6th HR. It was his 31st career HR at UE and his 7th in a postseason game.
Hug has battled injuries this year. UE is 24-9 when he starts.
We talk about the HR, getting healthy, hitting behind
@kipjfougerousse
, and being 1 win away from a Super Regional.
The running joke among referees is if you let a game go into overtime it’s bad officiating.
Well, tonight my boys varsity game went into 5 OT’s. Ouch. 🙃
Only 20 teams in College Baseball are still playing and
@UEAthleticsBASE
is one of them.
Evansville vs
#16
East Carolina at 12:00 PM ET.
The winner moves on to the Super Regional against Tennessee in Knoxville.
Aces trying to be the only
#4
seed that moves on.
Postgame we caught up with Aces 3B
@brentwidder
who provided a big 2-run single in the 9th as Evansville beat ECU, 4-1.
He talks approach and adjustment in that at-bat + playing in today's atmosphere.
Tomorrow he will tie Robbie Minor for most games played at UE with 236.