The Florida baseball program got some good news on Tuesday afternoon when breakout outfielder [autotag]Ty Evans[/autotag] announced on the platform formerly known as Twitter that he is returning to school for his senior season.
Evans started the 2024 campaign strong thanks to a copious amount of offseason preparation, batting .356 in non-conference play to kick things off. His breakout performance continued through the Southeastern Conference schedule and into the postseason with the Orange and Blue.
The outfielder finished the season with a .316 batting average while slugging 13 home runs along with 10 doubles. Evans also drove in 43 RBI and scored 44 runs thanks in part to a .580 slugging percentage and .406 on-base percentage — all of the above which are career highs.
Evans’ previous production
The right-handed outfielder appeared in 35 games while making 26 starts in right field as a true freshman in 2022 — 21 one of those starts coming in the final 21 games. Evans slashed .242/.301/.465 with five home runs, one triple, five doubles, 16 RBI, 13 runs and three steals across 99 at-bats that year.
The following season, the Auburndale, Florida, product appeared in 49 games, including 44 starts in right field as a sophomore. Evans slashed .239/.302/.485 over 163 at-bats while setting then-career highs with nine home runs, two triples, nine doubles, 43 RBI and 30 runs.
He set a College World Series record with five home runs in 2023 while being named to the MCWS All-Tournament Team.
Other Gators returning to Gainesville
Evans joins [autotag]Colby Shelton[/autotag] — who was drafted by the Washington Nationals in the final round of the MLB draft — along with catcher [autotag]Luke Heyman[/autotag] and left-handed pitcher [autotag]Pierce Coppola[/autotag] as the draft-eligible players this year expected to the program.
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