University of South Dakota Athletics

2025
Appeared in 49 games with 38 starts in her freshman season … made 12 appearances with three starts in the pitcher’s circle … named to the All-Summit League Second Team … held a .322 batting average with 38 hits, 15 runs, four walks and 17 RBIs … had seven extra base hits with five doubles, a triple and one home run … had 11 games with multiple hits and a six-game hit streak … held a 2-2 record in the circle with a 3.94 ERA in 21.1 innings of work … had 21 strikeouts and held opponents to a .260 batting average … recorded her first career hit and RBI in the season opener against Texas Southern (Feb. 7) … belted her first career home run against Drake (Apr. 9) … went 3-for-4 at the plate with three RBIs in a win over North Dakota (Mar. 22) … was a perfect 3-for-3 with a double and two RBIs against Hampton (Mar. 2) … had three hits in five at bats with two runs and an RBI in the Summit League Tournament against North Dakota (May 8) … made her pitching debut against East Texas A&M (Feb. 7) and struck out three in 4.0 innings … threw the final 4.1 innings with five strikeouts and no runs to help South Dakota beat North Dakota in a Summit League Tournament elimination game (May 8) … struck out a season-high six in 4.0 innings of work against Morningside (Apr. 13).

Prep
Was a four-year varsity starter in the circle for the Patriots. She produced 469 career strikeouts, held a 1.99 career earned run average and limited opponents to just a .189 average against her. She guided Lincoln to the first-ever South Dakota Class AA state title as a junior in 2023 and a repeat title in 2024...Earned First Team All-State honors in 2023 and 2024... She helped her club team advance to two USA Softball South Dakota State Championship games ... She was a two-time USA Today Sports Award nominee, a member of the National Honor Society and Math National Honor Society.

Personal
Evans is the daughter of Claire and Rick Evans and plans to major in business at USD.