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Sacramento State

2025 Softball Roster

30 Caroline Evans

  • Height 5-9
  • Bats/Throws L/L
  • Year Senior
  • Hometown San Leandro, Calif.
  • High School St. Joseph Notre Dame HS
  • Previous College St. Joseph Notre Dame HS
  • Position P/1B

Biography

2025 Season
• Named first team all-Big Sky Conference for the third straight year in the pitcher/utility category
• Joins Lewa Day (2022-24), Marissa Bertuccio (2022-24) and Caitlin Brooks (2013-15) as the only Hornets to be named first team all-Big Sky on three occasions
• Received all-league mention all four years of her career, including honorable mention as a freshman
• Started games at pitcher (21), designated player (11) and first base (3)
• Named Big Sky Pitcher of the Week on Feb. 10
• Hit .341 (28-for-82) with six doubles, six home runs, 28 RBIs and a .391 on-base percentage
• In the circle, she went 8-7 with a 3.48 ERA, and 96 strikeouts in 96.2 innings
• Owned a 3.0-to-1 strikeout to walk ratio, and opponents hit .273 when she was in the circle
• Hit a grand slam against CSU Bakersfield, and had a pinch-hit three-run homer in a 7-5 win over Northern Colorado
• Hit safely in seven of her final 10 games of the season, which includes four multi-hit efforts
• Finished career with a .299 batting average and a .405 on-base percentage
• Had 23 career doubles, 11 homers and 64 RBIs
• Also finished with 20 wins, a 3.37 ERA and 218 strikeouts
• A Big Sky all-academic selection for the fourth straight year

2024 Season
• Unanimous first team all-Big Sky selection for the second straight year in the pitcher/utility category
• Starter in 22 games at first base, and 14 at pitcher
• Went 6-5 with a 4.03 ERA, including 52 strikeouts in 74.2 innings
• Served as the Hornets’ No. 2 pitcher the majority of the season
• Had 17 hits in 78 at-bats with three doubles, a homer, 11 walks and nine RBIs
• Tied for team lead with three sacrifice flies
• Went 4-for-5 with three runs, a double and RBI in a win at New Mexico State, tying the Hornets’ Div. I era single-game record for most hits
• Earned a complete-game road win at eventual conference champion Northern Colorado
• Picked up a complete-game road win at rival UC Davis, allowing just one run and three hits with six strikeouts over seven innings
• Big Sky all-academic selection for the third straight year.

2023 Season
• A first team all-West Region, and unanimous first team all-Big Sky Conference selection
• Became the first Hornet named first team all-region since 2009
• Made 13 starts at pitcher, eight at first base, and eight at designated player
• In the circle, she went 5-5 with a 2.16 ERA, 19 appearances, 13 starts, six complete games and two shutouts
• In 81.0 innings, she struck out 51 batters and did not allow a home run
• The ERA ranked as the second best mark in the Big Sky
• Had a 2.03 ERA in Big Sky play with 25 strikeouts in 31.0 innings
• Hit .288 with eight doubles, two home runs, 16 walks and 16 RBIs in 52 at-bats
• Of her 15 hits, 10 went for extra bases
• Had a .558 slugging percentage, .464 on-base percentage, and 1.022 ops
• Did not made an error in 73 chances in the field
• Named Big Sky Pitcher of the Week on March 27 and May 8
• In a Big Sky Tournament game vs. Northern Colorado, she went 2-for-4 with a homer and three RBIs
• Threw a pair of shutouts on the road at Pacific (5-hitter) and Saint Mary’s (2-hitter)
• A Big Sky all-academic selection for the second straight season.

2022 Season
• An honorable mention all-Big Sky Conference selection as a true freshman
• Appeared in 29 games, including 14 starts - designated player (9), first base (3) and pitcher (2)
• An injury limited Evans the last month of the season
• Hit .385 (15-for-39) with 11 walks, seven runs, six doubles, two homers, 11 RBIs and a team-best .529 on-base percentage
• Of her 15 hits, eight went for extra bases
• Hit a home run in her first collegiate plate appearance, a two-run shot vs. Santa Clara
• In 17 plate appearances as a pinch hitter, she hit .357 with two walks, two doubles, a homer, eight RBIs and a .471 on-base percentage
• Hit .348 with runners on base
• In eight at-bats vs. Big Sky competition, she had four hits, three runs, two doubles, five walks and a pair of RBIs
• Made 10 appearances in the circle, finishing 1-2 with a 4.75 ERA
• A Big Sky all-academic selection.

High School

• A 2021 graduate of Saint Joseph Notre Dame High School in Alameda, Calif.
• Played four years of varsity softball
• Rated as the 85th best recruit in the nation by Extra Inning Softball prior to her senior season
• The Pilots did not play in 2020 because of the pandemic, and played one game in 2021
• Named the Bay Area Conference East Division MVP during both her freshman and sophomore seasons
• Also named first team all-state as a sophomore
• During those two seasons, she helped the Pilots to a combined 40-5 overall record and 14-0 in league
• That included a North Coast Section championship in 2018 as well as two league titles
• In the section championship game, as a freshman, she threw a no-hitter and went 3-for-3 with a home run and double in the Pilots’ 4-0 win over Del Notre High School
• As a pitcher, her career high school numbers were 21-2 with a 1.08 ERA, .187 opponents batting average and 182 strikeouts in 129.2 innings pitched
• Had a 1.06 ERA as a freshman, and 1.09 as a sophomore
• Offensively, she hit .625 with 13 homers, 49 RBIs, a .697 on-base percentage, 1.270 slugging percentage and 1.968 ops
• Four-year member of the honor roll.

Personal
• Parents are Joseph and Jeanine
• A psychology major who graduate in the spring of 2025
• Played travel ball for the Lady Magic of Elk Grove.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 30

    2022Freshman

    P/1B
    5'9"
    30
  • 30

    2023Sophomore

    P/1B
    5'9"
    30
  • 30

    2024Junior

    P/1B
    5'9"
    30
  • 30

    2025Senior

    P/1B
    5'9"
    30

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