Eldon Evans

Photo by: Inertia Sports Media/Dave Eggen

Position:
Right-Handed Pitcher
Height:
6-0
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Montevideo, Minn.
High School:
Montevideo H.S.
Major:
Mechanical Engineering/History

Eldon will seek an expanded role on the SDSU pitching staff this season ... member of the Summit League Commissioner’s List of Academic Excellence

2015
Saw mound duty as both a starter and reliever during his first season with the Jackrabbits ... pitched in eight games, making two starts ... set Jackrabbit career high with four strikeouts and 4 2/3 innings ptiched in first start, at Southern (La.) (3/8) ... made lone Summit League appearance in series finale at Omaha (3/15) ... earned first victory in an SDSU uniform by pitching three effective innings in second game of doubleheader against Dakota Wesleyan (4/1) ... tossed scoreless inning of relief versus Dakota State (4/15)

BEFORE SDSU
Played two seasons at Century College in White Bear Lake, Minnesota ... earned all-Region XIII honors in 2014 after compiling a 5-2 record with a 1.75 earned run average in nine appearances ... struck out 33 batters in 46 1/3 innings ... posted a 7-2 record with 48 strikeouts in 49 innings in 2013 as Century finished as runner-up at the NJCAA Division III World Series ... served a four-year commitment with the United States Air Force before embarking on collegiate baseball career