ACES' LAST OUTING
The Aces (3-4, 0-0 MVC) come off of Tuesday's 16-3 thrashing of UT-Martin. Senior Greg Wallace belted home runs in his first two at-bats to spark the UE's offense, while junior Trentt Copeland earned the win on the mound in his pitching debut. Five Evansville players had multi-hit games, led by Oesterle's 4-for-6 performance at the plate. Kuester went 3-for-6, while Stamets, Wallace, and Wiley each had two hits.

LAST WEEKEND
Evansville went 2-1 last weekend at Arkansas State. The Aces lost game one 10-5, but bounced back to win 4-1 and 3-2 in the final two contests. Kyle Lloyd and Cody Fick earned the “W's” on the mound, while Greg Wallace led the bats with a .455 average. Fick also had a stellar series at the plate, hitting .385, and going to 3-for-4 with two RBI to help his cause on the hill.

LEADING SLUGGERS
Senior Greg Wallace has started the 2011 season hot, hitting a.481 through seven games. Six Aces enter the tournament batting above .300. Following Wallace is Nate Smith (.375), Chris Pearson (.333), Ryan Oesterle (.318), and Shawn Kuester (.308).

HOME RUN CLUB
Eric Stamets, Jared Baehl, and Greg Wallace have all knocked one out of the park this season. Wallace has hit 22 in his career. Stamets' dinger in the season-opener marked his fifth, while Baehl's was just the second in his career.

INJURY REPORT
Freshman outfielder Kevin Kaczmarski and UE's ace pitcher Sam Johns are both out for the remainder of the season due to injury. Kaczmarksi is out with a broken foot, while Johns suffered an arm injury in the first inning of the UE's first game at Memphis. The day after Johns' bad luck, senior right-handed pitcher Zach Taylor took a liner off his ear in the first inning of his first start of the season. He is still out from that injury and it has to be determined when he will return.

MULTI-TALENTED INFIELDERS
FICK - In game three versus Arkansas State, senior Cody Fick took a leave from his normal third base position and made the first pitching start of his Division I career and his first appearance on the mound since 2009. He allowed A-State just five scattered hits and no earned runs in five innings of work, while striking out three and walking only one to earn the win. At the plate, Fick also piloted the Aces, singling home the first run in the opening frame. In the third inning, Fick batted in another run, stole a base and motored home for what would become the winning run as the Aces won 3-2. Fick hit .385 over the course of the weekend with three RBI, two runs scored, and five hits, including two doubles.
COPELAND – Junior Trentt Copeland left his normal second base position to start UE's midweek game at UT-Martin. It was the first time he had seen game action on the mound in his career. Copeland (1-0) threw five scoreless innings to earn the win, allowing just two hits, walking three, and striking out three.

WALL-ACE
Greg Wallace has hit in 14 straight games, carried over from the 2010 season. At UT-Martin Wallace slammed home runs in his first two at-bats, both when the Aces had two outs. The first went to straight center, the second a bomb over the right field wall. At Arkansas State, Wallace batted .455 on the weekend. The senior boasted a .909 slugging percentage in the three-game series, a home run as well as two doubles. Wallace scored three runs and batted in two, including the game-winning run in Evansville's game two, 4-1, victory. In centerfield, the British Columbia native had a perfect fielding percentage, making 13 putouts and an assist.

PITCHING LEADERS
Cody Fick, Adam Culiver, Trentt Copeland and Sam Bohon all own a 0.00 ERA. Sophomore Josh Biggs follows with a 3.24 ERA, making four relief appearances this season. Biggs threw 8.1 innings, allowing six hits, four runs, three earned, while limiting his opposition to a .207 batting average.

KYLE CAN
Sophomore Kyle Lloyd earned the team's first win on the mound this season, throwing 5.0 innings last Saturday. He allowed one run on four scattered hits and six walks. He is scheduled to start Friday's game versus Eastern Illinois.

ALREADY STREAKING
Greg Wallace and Eric Stamets have had at least one hit each of the Aces' seven games this season. Both entered the 2011 season riding streaks from last spring. Wallace has hit in 14 straight now and Stamets in 13.

ACES PICKED THIRD
Evansville was picked third in the Missouri Valley Conference Preseason Baseball Coaches' Poll. The Aces tallied 41 points, chosen behind Illinois State (58) and Wichita State (53)
1. Illinois State (4) 58
2. Wichita State (4) 53
3. Evansville 41
4. Indiana State 37
5. Creighton 35
6. Missouri State 27
7. Southern Illinois 25
8. Bradley 13

PRESEASON ALL-CONFERENCE
Sophomore Eric Stamets and seniors Greg Wallace and Cody Fick were chosen to the MVC's Preseason All-Conference Team.
Fick - Third baseman and power hitter Fick garnered first-team all-conference honors last season after slugging a Valley-leading 19 home runs which also ranked 36th nationally.
Wallace - Centerfielder Wallace tied former Major League great Joe Carter's single-season MVC record for triples with a school-record 13, the fourth-highest single-season total in NCAA Division I history and also broke UE single-season records for both hits (91) and RBI (75), while hitting a team-best .371.
Stamets - Sophomore shortstop Eric Stamets was a consensus Freshman All-America selection after earning MVC Freshman of the Year laurels, ranking as the nation's top freshman stolen base thief with a school-record 43 steals. Overall, Stamets hit .321 in his rookie campaign with 15 doubles, four home runs and 27 RBI. .

RECORD BREAKING YEAR
In the 2010 season, the Aces broke or tied 19 different single-game, single-season and career records, including one MVC mark as the Aces finished the year 32-27 overall and 10-11 in conference play. Nearly all those players that set the new bars will be taking the field again this spring.