EVANSVILLE, Ind. – Five members of the University of Evansville baseball team were honored with Missouri Valley Conference Scholar-Athlete Team status on Tuesday, as the Purple Aces produced two first-team selections and three honorable mention members.
Graduate pitcher Jarrett Blunt (Ottumwa, Iowa/Omaha) and junior pitcher Donovan Schultz (Kimberly, Wis./Kimberly) were voted to the MVC's Scholar-Athlete First Team in a vote of the league's Sports Information Directors. Senior pitcher Tyler Denu (Mount Horeb, Wis./Mount Horeb), redshirt junior pitcher Nate Hardman (Normal, Ill./Lincoln Land CC) and sophomore catcher Evan Waggoner (Bedford, Ind./Bedford North Lawrence) all captured honorable mention MVC Scholar-Athlete Team status.