The Purple Aces played their home games at Bosse Field.

The team was coached by Jim Brownlee in his ninth season at Evansville.

1 Arizona State before losing back-to-back games to UNLV and Central Michigan.

They also set team records for shutouts (18), complete games (37), and lowest ERA (2.99).

[3][4] Following the season, pitcher Andy Benes was selected first overall by the San Diego Padres during the 1988 Major League Baseball draft, marking the first time that an Evansville player was selected in the first round of the MLB draft.