EVANSVILLE, Ind. -- After two conference series on the road, the University of Evansville baseball team hosts MVC play at German American Bank Field at Charles H. Braun Stadium.
 

Evansville vs. Indiana State | April 17, April 18, and April 19, 2025 | 6 PM, 6 PM, 5 PM CT
Site | Location	German American Bank Field at Charles H. Braun Stadium | Evansville, Ind.
Links	Thursday, 6 PM CT:  Live Stats  | TV: ESPN+  |  Radio: 107.1 FM - WJPS             Expected Pitching Match-Up: UE LHP Kenton Deverman (2-4, 5.75 ERA) vs. INS RHP Max McEwen (4-2, 5.44 ERA)            Friday, 6 PM  CT:  Live Stats  | TV: ESPN+ |  Radio: 107.1 FM - WJPS             Expected Pitching Match-Up: UE LHP Kevin Reed (3-4, 6.07 ERA) vs. INS RHP Ty Brooks (3-3, 5.53 ERA) Saturday, 5 PM  CT:  Live Stats  | TV: ESPN+/ESPNU |  Radio: 107.1 FM - WJPS             Expected Pitching Match-Up: UE TBD vs. INS TBD
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The Purple Aces had a tough weekend on the road at Illinois State. UE dropped all three games in Normal and will look to bounce back with a Missouri Valley Conference series at home as Evansville faces off against its in-state conference rival Indiana State over the week. The Aces will play a shifted series with the Sycamores due to the Easter holiday on Sunday. The three games between UE and Indiana State will be played Thursday, Friday, and Saturday evening. 

Evansville plays in its second nationally televised game this weekend at Charles H. Braun Stadium. Saturday evening's match up between the Aces and the Sycamores will be simulcast on ESPN+ and ESPNU at 5 p.m. CT. It will be UE's first national broadcast from Evansville since 2018 when the Aces hosted Dallas Baptist for a weekend series in early May.

UE is more familiar with the new Indiana State lineup than other teams in the Valley might be as the Sycamores new head coach is former Southern Indiana HC Tracy Archuleta. Along with Archuleta, the Indiana State roster includes four former Screaming Eagle players like RHP reliever Carson Seeman and starting first baseman Thomas Emerich. Evansville faced off with Archuleta's USI teams in regular season competition since the program went Division I in 2023.

The Sycamores come into the series tied for third in the MVC with Murray State and Southern Illinois with 7-5 conference records. Overall Indiana State is sitting two games above .500 at 19-17 for the season. The Sycamores are led by designated hitter and returner Carlos Pena after only playing in five games last season. Pena has a .374 average with a .714 slugging percentage for a 1.172 OPS with 52 hits, 10 doubles, two triples, 11 home runs, 41 RBIs, and 31 scored runs. He is fourth in the Valley in batting average. 

Junior RHP Owen Byberg had his longest start on the mound for UE on Sunday in Illinois State. The Frontier CC transfer pitched 6.2 innings, allowing eight hits, five runs, four earned runs, three walks, and threw four strikeouts. Byberg's longest performance prior to Sunday was six innings at Missouri back on March 1.