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Cole Evans

Shortstop/Right-handed pitcher
GRAND ISLAND SENIOR HS
GRAND ISLAND, NEBRASKA
SENIOR
Height: 6-FOOT-2
Press Release

Peak Performance

0.556

Batting average

30

RBI

0.631

On-base percentage

30

Runs scored
“Cole Evans is excellent defensively and just as good at the plate. Even when he makes an out, he squares up the ball. He’s a great competitor and his value to that team is tremendous.”
Jimmy Johnson
Head Coach Head coach at Columbus High
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Athletic Excellence

The 6-foot-2, 210-pound senior shortstop and right-handed pitcher led the Islanders to a 19-11 record and the Class A state tournament this past season. Evans batted .556 with 15 doubles, 30 RBI, 30 runs scored and an on-base percentage of .631. A First Team Super-State honoree, he was also named to the All-Nebraska First Team.

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Academic Achievement

Evans has maintained a 3.59 GPA in the classroom. He has signed a National Letter of Intent to play baseball on scholarship at Creighton University this fall.

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Exemplary Character

A devoted member of his church youth group, Evans has volunteered locally on behalf of a youth mentoring program.