Austin Evans
9/13/2007 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
Has shown improvement after a redshirt season on the mound ... has a powerful arm with a good fastball ... will compete for time as a midweek starter or long-reliever this season.
FRESHMAN (2007):
Was redshirted during the 2007 season.
HIGH SCHOOL:
A 2006 graduate of Chamberlain High School in Tampa, Fla. ... was a three-year baseball letterman ... played for Coach Dick Rohrberg ... attended the same high school as former Tide All-SEC pitcher and assistant coach Bobby Sprowl ... led his team to a 14-9 overall record, including 8-5 league mark, during the 2006 season ... as a junior in 2005, Evans went 3-1 on the mound and hit .425 with two home runs despite missing three-quarters of the season with an injury ... was rated 71st in Baseball America’s Top 75 High School prospects in 2005 ... rated as the 36th best prospect at the 2005 Perfect Game Showcase ... was the winning pitcher in the district finals that allowed Chamberlain to advance to the district playoffs ... was the starting pitcher in the championship game at the 2005 Saldino Tournament played in Tampa ... posted a 5-3 record as a sophomore in 2004 ... was named to the All-Hillsborough County team in 2005.
PERSONAL:
Full name is Robert Austin Evans ... son of Rob and Kelly Evans ... has one sister, Samantha, and one brother, CJ ... both parents were student-athletes at Virginia Tech ... his father played football and his mother played volleyball.
