EVANSVILLE, Ind. – The University of Evansville baseball team returns home to Charles H. Braun Stadium this weekend, hosting the Milwaukee Panthers for a three-game set. First pitch for Friday's series opener is set for 3 PM.
 

Evansville vs. Milwaukee | Friday, February 27 - March 1 | 3 PM, 2 PM, 1 PM CT
Site | Location	German American Bank Field at Charles H. Braun Stadium | Evansville, Ind.
Links	Friday, 3 PM:  Live Stats  | TV: N/A             Expected Pitching Match-Up:  UE LHP Kenton Deverman (0-2, 9.00 ERA) vs. Milwaukee RHP Gavin Theis (0-0, 0.00 ERA)  Saturday, 2 PM:  Live Stats  | TV: N/A             Expected Pitching Match-Up:  UE RHP Max Hansmann (0-0, 2.45 ERA) vs. Milwaukee RHP Aric Ehmke (0-2, 8.10 ERA)                   Sunday, 1 PM:  Live Stats  | TV: N/A             Expected Pitching Match-Up:  UE LHP Kevin Reed (1-1, 7.04 ERA) vs. Milwaukee LHP Riley Peterson (0-1, 9.00 ERA)
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Series History
- Evansville leads the all-time series, 8-4
- The teams last met in 2017, splitting a four-game series
- All 12 meetings have come in Evansville

Weekly Honors
- Kevin Reed and Tanner Graham were recognized as Missouri Valley Pitcher and Freshman of the Week, respectively, after combining to shut out #18 Kentucky last Saturday
- The shutout was Evansville's first over a Top-25 opponent since March 7, 2010, when the Aces defeated #10 Pepperdine, 2-0
- Reed fired six shutout innings while limiting the Wildcats to three hits to earn his second career Pitcher of the Week nod
- Graham tossed the final three frames to pick up his first career save

Veteran Presence
- Senior right-hander Max Hansmann entered the 2026 season as the longest tenured Ace on the roster and has provided a steady presence in the weekend rotation
- Through two starts, Hansmann has posted a 2.45 ERA in 11 innings
- Entering the weekend, Hansmann ranks eighth in the MVC in ERA, fifth in innings pitched and fourth in strikeouts (12) 

Breakout Performance
- Preseason MVC Freshman of the Year Wyatt Pennington enjoyed the best game of his young collegiate career on Tuesday at Vanderbilt
- Pennington slugged his first collegiate home run, going back-to-back with Harrison Taubert, and had an RBI double against the Commodores
- Through seven games, Pennington ranks second on the team with a .440 slugging percentage and third in OPS at .785