Player Bio

Matt Evans

Hometown/High School : Brighton, Mich./Brighton

2008

Named to the Horizon League’s Fall Academic Honor Roll.

2007

Saw action in 17 games, including five starts for the Crusaders as a rookie ... struck out a season high five against Southern Utah in five innings of work ... went the distance against Oakland ... tossed three scoreless innings to earn first collegiate win at Northwestern ... also recorded wins against Centenary and Southern Utah ... allowed just one hit over first five appearances ... led Valpo with a 2.92 earned run average ... named team’s Rookie of the Year.

Prep

A two-year letterwinner for the Bulldogs ... led Brighton to the state semifinals as a senior ... Brighton finished 33-5 winning the Kensington Valley Conference title in 2006 ... team also won district and regional championships as a senior.

Personal

Matt is the son of Tim and Susan Evans ... majors are mathematics and secondary education ... born February 14, 1988.