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2025 Baseball Roster

Kylie Schepers
Gary Roberts
Bob Shallenberger

25 Evan Waggoner

  • Position Catcher
  • Height 6-2
  • Weight 200
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Bedford, Ind.
  • Highschool Bedford North Lawrence HS

Biography

MVC All-Tournament Team Selection (2023)
Honorable Mention MVC Scholar-Athlete Team Pick (2023)
 
2024
  • Appeared in 32 games with 17 starts mostly at designated hitter due to an arm injury.
  • Played one game behind the plate for the Aces against Southern Illinois (3/28/24) with five catches, four putouts, and one assist.
  • Batted .272 with 19 hits, two doubles, nine RBIs, 16 walks, and 11 scored runs.
  • Had a season-high two hits in three games, vs. Southern Illinois (3/28/24), vs. UIC (5/16/24), and at #1 Tennessee (6/8/24).
  • Scored a season-high two runs at Oral Roberts to open the 2024 season. 
  • Graduated with his undergraduate degree a year early from UE. 
2023
  • Emerged as a key part of the UE lineup in his second season at Evansville
  • Played in 45 games with 38 starts at both catcher and DH
  • Started the year at DH, making 15 starts, but earned the starting catcher spot in mid-April, and UE went 16-7 with him behind the plate for 23 starts
  • Hit .271 with 10 doubles, four home runs, 25 RBI and 16 runs scored, while boasting a .402 on-base percentage thanks to 29 walks against 31 strikeouts
  • Named to the MVC All-Tournament Team after hitting a pair of home runs in UE’s tournament run
  • Went 2-for-3 with a home run and two RBI on his birthday against Southern Illinois in the opening-round of the MVC Tournament (5/24/23)
  • Went 2-for-3 with three RBI against Missouri State to send UE on to the MVC Tournament Championship round (5/26/23)
  • Went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run against nationally-ranked Indiana State in UE’s 6-5 victory in the first game of the MVC Tournament Championship round (5/27/23 – Game 1)
  • Collected his first collegiate hit with a multi-hit game at Southeast Missouri State in his first career start at DH, going 2-for-5 with two RBI (3/1/23)
  • Followed that up with his first career extra-base hit and two RBI against Bowling Green State (3/4/23)
  • Went 2-for-5 with three RBI and his first career home run at Purdue (4/4/23)
  • Also went 2-for-4 with a home run at UIC (5/19/23)
  • Went a season-best 3-for-5 with a double and a run scored at Murray State (4/23/23 – Game 1)
  • Finished the regular-season reaching base safely in 32 of his final 33 starts on the year
  • Defensively, ranked seventh in the MVC with 10 runners thrown out caught stealing
  • Threw out 33.3 percent of would-be base thieves on the year (10-of-30)
  • Voted to the MVC Scholar-Athlete Honorable Mention team for his work both on the diamond and in the classroom
2022
  • Appeared in four games as a pinch-hitter as a true freshman
  • Went 0-for-4
  • Made his UE debut in the Purple Aces’ home-opener against Dayton (2/26/22)
  • Also appeared as a pinch-hitter against Dayton (2/27/22) and at Austin Peay (3/16/22) and Northwestern (3/20/22)
  • Played for the Champion City Kings of the Prospect League over the summer
PREP
  • Played his prep baseball at Bedford North Lawrence High School
  • Rated as the No. 8 catcher in the state of Indiana as a senior
  • Named to the IHSBCA North/South All-Star series as a senior
  • Played on the South All-Star team alongside current teammates Blake Herrmann and Ty Rumsey
  • Hit .365 as a sophomore with 38 hits and 24 walks
  • Defensively, threw out over 50 percent of runners stealing against him
PERSONAL
  • Son of Mindy and Darren Waggoner
  • Has a younger sister, Annie
  • Was his high school’s Valedictorian
  • Majoring in Actuarial Science
  • Also played tennis, basketball and soccer growing up
  • Lists tennis as his second-best sport
  • Wants to build a business around his actuarial science degree when his baseball days are done
  • Favorite food is teriyaki chicken
  • His hidden talent is his ability to memorize a deck of cards

Statistics

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2025

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Historical Player Information

  • 25

    2022Freshman

    Catcher
    6'2" 220 lbs
    25
  • 25

    2023Sophomore

    Catcher
    6'2" 200 lbs
    25
  • 25

    2024Junior

    Catcher
    6'2" 200 lbs
    25
  • 25

    2025Senior

    Catcher
    6'2" 200 lbs
    25
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