
21 Austin Evans
9/22/2006 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
Evans will compete for time in the bullpen.
PREP:
- A 2006 graduate of Chamberlain High School in Tampa, Fla., where he was a three-year letterman for coach Dick Rohrberg
- Rated 71st in Baseball America’s Top 75 High School prospects in 2005
- Also rated as the 36th best prospect at the 2005 Perfect Game Showcase
- Evans led his team to a 14-9 overall record, including 8-5 league mark, during the 2006 season
- As a junior, Evans went 3-1 on the mound and batted .425 with two home runs despite missing three-quarters of the season with an injury
- He was the winning pitcher in the district finals that allowed Chamberlain to advance to the district playoffs
- Evans was also the starting pitcher in the championship game at the 2005 Saldino Tournament played in Tampa
- He was 5-3 as a sophomore and named to the All-Hillsborough County team
PERSONAL:
- Full name is Robert Austin Evans
- Parents are Rob and Kelly Evans
- He has one sister (Samantha) and one brother (CJ)
- His father played football at Virginia Tech
- His mother played volleyball at Virginia Tech
- BORN: November 5, 1987
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