Hunter Evans

Position:
C
Height:
6-2
Weight:
205
Class:
Redshirt Sophomore
Hometown:
Bowling Green, Ky.

Year at WKU: 4 | Year in College Baseball: 4 | Eligibility Remaining: 3

2018 and 2019 King of the Hill Individual Champion
WKU Dean’s List (Fall 2018, Fall 2019, Fall 2020, Spring 2021)

2021 (Redshirt Freshman): Appeared in 28 games while starting 14 at catcher … Tallied seven runs, four hits, one double and one home run … Racked up 124 putouts and 11 assists without an error in the field … Recorded a season-high 15 putouts against Valparaiso (3/19).

*2020 (Redshirt Freshman): Appeared in four games … Tallied three at-bats, one run and one walk … Recorded six putouts and one assist in the field … Scored a run at USC Upstate (2/28) … Recorded a walk against Purdue (3/8).

2019 (Freshman): Redshirted.

At South Warren HS: Honored on the 4x15 HSAA All-State Academic Team ... Member of BETA and National Honors Society ... Slashed .422/.565/.822 as a senior with 10 doubles, 4 triples, 6 homeruns, 23 runs and 37 RBI in 34 GP ... Earned Second Team All-State Honors.

Personal Info: Born December 13, 1999 in Bowling Green, Ky. ... Son of Lisa, who works in insurance, and Mark, a general contractor ... Has a younger sister, Hannah … Biggest thrill is sports was winning the Fourth Region tournament his freshman year of high school ... Favorite athlete is Yadier Molina because Hunter wants to imitate his style of play ... Chose WKU because he can get a good education and the campus is close to home so he can see his family ... Plans to be drafted by a MLB team after his time playing for WKU ... The people who had the biggest influence on his athletic career were his parents, because they taught Hunter not to half-way anything, and former WKU catcher James Davis, because he has mentored Hunter since middle school ... Enjoys playing Fortnite, hanging out with friends and fishing.

* The 2020 season did not count against athletic eligibility due to the COVID-19 pandemic.