Hayleigh Evans

Class:
Senior
Height:
5-7
Hometown:
Gretna, Neb.
Position:
Outfield
High School:
Papillion-La Vista North
B/T:
L/R
Prev School:
Creighton

Awards & Honors

Mountain West Scholar-Athlete (2016, 2017, 2018)
Mountain West Academic All-Conference (2016, 2017, 2018)

Colorado State
2018 (Senior) [Game-by-Game Stats]: Appeared in 17 games, making 12 starts mainly in the outfield ... scored three runs in 35 at bats, including recording five hits ... hit a double at Kansas on March 30 ... drew two walks the following day at Kansas.

2017 (Junior) [Game-by-Game Stats]: Played in 46 games, made 43 starts and had a batting-average of .217 ... in 106 at-bats she had 23 hits and scored 14 runs ... had 46 put-outs on defense and had two assists, with a fielding percentage of .960 ... recorded seven RBI's and had a total of 26 bases.

2016 (Sophomore) [Game-by-Game Stats]: Appeared in nine games as the pinch runner with one game in outfield … scored five runs in five different games.

Creighton University
2015 (Freshman) [Game-by-Game Stats]: Attended and played at Creighton University for one year … earned Big East All-Academic Team while playing for the Blue Jays ... had 16 at bats with one hit against Seton Hall (April 11).

High School: Graduated from Papillion LaVista North High School in 2014 ... played two seasons of softball for Todd Peterson at Papillion-La Vista High School after starting softball career at Gretna…in 2013 the team finished as the State Class A Runner-Up a year after claiming third place in the Class A tourney in 2012, clinching district championships both years along the way…attained All-State Honorable Mention recognition for Class A in each of her three seasons…also won All-Conference laurels as a sophomore … after hitting .345 last in fall of 2013, finished her career with a .403 career batting average … scored 73 runs, stole 40 bases and totaled 38 RBI in her three-year career at the plate … also boasts a .922 career fielding percentage… in the offseason starred as a middle infielder for the Nebraska Gold club squad that placed No. 17 at the Premier Nationals in both 2013 and 2014 and ranked as high as No. 14 nationally…posted a team record for most stolen bases in a season (178)…also accomplished in track, participating all four years as a hurdler … qualified for states in 100-low hurdles…made the 100-low hurdle district and metro finals in final two seasons…conference runner-up as a sophomore in the event after claiming a district medal as a freshman…four-year honor roll student…member of the One Act state championship teams in 2010 and 2011, Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) and the PL Club…volunteered at the LYDIA House and participated in Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure…played with the Nebraska Gold club team.

Personal: Born July 12, 1996 in Omaha, Neb. …raised in Gretha, Neb. …the daughter of Geni and Mike Evans … has two older brothers, Jordan and Tanner. Tanner plays football at Drake University … father Mike was a three-year wrestler at Nebraska … her former high school teammates who are playing at the Division I level include: Gina Metzler, Nebraska-Lincoln; Kylie Schwarting, Nebraska-Omaha; Emma Darby, Nebraska-Omaha, Julia Anderson, South Dakota State University; and Sam Dellinger, Kansas ... graduated May 2018 with a degree in Journalism and Media Communications and minor in Political Communications ... chose CSU because: "I always knew I wanted to go out of state for college, so after I found out Creighton wasn't the fit for me, I visited CSU and immediately fell in love with the campus and how welcoming all of the coaches were. I haven't regretted a day that I've spent here." ... favorite athlete is Doug McDermott.