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05/16/2012
Yellow Jackets Host No. 21 Hurricanes In Regular-Season Finale
Georgia Tech (31-22, 11-16) is looking to secure one of the two remaining ACC Tournament spots
05/15/2012
Tech At Mercer Tuesday Night For Jackets' Final Non-Conference Game
The Yellow Jackets (31-21) are looking to complete a two-game season sweep of the Bears
05/15/2012
The On-Tech Circle: Georgia Tech (30-19*, 10-14) at No. 21 Miami (32-18*, 14-13)
Yellow Jackets host Hurricanes in final series of 2012 regular season
05/14/2012
Stylin' and Profilin'
Zane Evans is doing anything and everything to make Tech Baseball look good
05/13/2012
Evans Hits 10th-Inning Homer To Lead Tech Past No. 22 Virginia, 5-4
Tech (31-21, 11-16) improved to 3-1 in extra-inning games this season
Honors & Awards
*2011 Academic All-ACC Team
*2011 ACC Academic Honor Roll
*2011 First Team Freshman All-America (Baseball America)
Scouting Report
A good defensive catcher with a strong arm and plus body ... Has gap power ... Last year, was Georgia Tech's first everyday freshman starting catcher since Jason Varitek in 1991... With increased depth at catcher this season, could see more time on the mound as a late-game reliever.
2011
Earned Freshman All-America honors from Baseball America ... Started 58 games, 57 at catcher and one at DH ... Hit a .270 clip (61-for-226) with 14 doubles, five home runs and 46 RBI ... Tied for second on the team in sacrifice hits with six ... Had 15 multi-hit and 13 multi-RBI games on the season ... Caught 11 base runners stealing and picked off one ... Went 2-for-4 with two RBI in his collegiate debut against Kent State (2/18) ... Was 3-for-3 with an RBI and a run scored in the series opener against St. John's (2/25) ... Batted .429 with three RBI in Tech's sweep of Rutgers (3/4-6) ... Had an RBI while going 2-for-4 in a win over Maryland (3/12) ... Was 2-for-4 with three RBI while doubling twice against Georgia Southern (3/16) ... Had four hits in the series against No. 1 Virginia, two coming as doubles in the final two games ... Hit his first career home run at Wake Forest (4/16) ... Drove in a pair of runs with two hits against Mercer (4/19) ... Hit his second career homer with a shot against Boston College (4/24) ... Belted a two-run homer in the series opener against No. 18 Clemson (4/29) ... Had a pair of hits and two RBI to help the Jackets clinch the series with UIC (5/8) ... Knocked in four runs against Virginia Tech (May 19-21), including two in the series opener on Friday ... Drove in five runs at the ACC Championship, including three in a 6-5 win over NC State in 15 innings (5/26) ... Hit a pair of home runs in the NCAA Atlanta Regional, one against Austin Peay and one against Miss. State (6/5).
High School
Four-year letterwinner and two-year captain under head coach Mike Power at Roswell High School ... Named 2010 MVP for the Hornets ... Set high school's record for most RBIs in a season ... Posted a 2.30 ERA and a 6-1 record as a senior ... Also batted .420 with eight home runs and 45 RBI in 2010 ... Earned All-Region honors in 2009 and 2010 ... Named an Under Armour Pre-season All-American in 2010 ... Participated in North-South East-West Top 96 Baseball Tournament ... Was also the Connie Mack Home Run Derby Runner-up in 2010.
Personal
Full name is Zane Christopher Evans ... Born Nov. 29, 1991 in Atlanta, GA... Son of Tod and Ellena Evans ... Has an older brother, Zach ... Uncle, Ed Barney, played baseball for the Cincinnati Reds ... Also enjoys golfing and fishing ... Intends to major in Management.
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