Evan Porter
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Omaha |
| Conference | Summit League |
| Record | 27–75 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | March 13, 1987 Omaha, Nebraska |
| Playing career | |
| 2005–2009 | Omaha |
| 2009 | Williamsport Crosscutters |
| 2010 | Solingen Alligators |
| 2011 | Gothenburg Sharks |
| 2011–2012 | Victoria Park Reds |
| 2012 | SV ADO |
| Position(s) | Second baseman / Shortstop |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2013–2016 | Omaha (asst.) |
| 2017–present | Omaha |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 27–75 |
| Tournaments | Summit: 0–0 NCAA: 0–0 |
Evan T. Porter is an American college baseball coach and former second baseman and shortstop. Porter is the head coach of the Omaha Mavericks baseball team.
Amateur career
Porter attended Millard North High School in Omaha, Nebraska, where he was a teammate of Conor Gillaspie.[1] Porter then enrolled at the University of Nebraska Omaha, to play college baseball for the Omaha Mavericks baseball team.
As a freshman at the University of Nebraska Omaha in 2006, Porter had a .338 batting average, a .381 on-base percentage (OBP) and a .510 SLG.
As a sophomore in 2007, Porter batted .336 with a .574 SLG, 12 home run, and 61 RBIs.
In the 2008 season as a junior, Porter hit 15 home runs, 18 doubles, and 76 RBIs.
Porter had his best season as a senior in 2009, leading the team in doubles (23), home runs (10), RBIs (62), batting average (.424) and slugging (.655).
Professional career
Porter was drafted in the 23rd round of the 2009 Major League Baseball draft by the Philadelphia Phillies.[2]
Porter signed with the Solingen Alligators on April 14, 2010.[3] Porter spent the 2011 and 2012 seasons with the Gothenburg Sharks and the Victoria Park Reds.
Porter signed with SV ADO for the 2012 season.[4]
Coaching career
Porter returned to the United States in 2013 as an assistant coach at Omaha. He remained an assistant through the 2016 season. When the University parted ways with Bob Herold as head coach, Porter was named the interim head coach.[5][6]
Head coaching record
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Omaha Mavericks (Summit League) (2017–present) | |||||||||
| 2017 | Omaha | 12–40 | 9–19 | 5th | |||||
| 2018 | Omaha | 15–35 | 10–17 | 5th | |||||
| Omaha: | 27–75 | 19–36 | |||||||
| Total: | 27–75 | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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See also
References
- ^ Ryly Jane Hambleton (March 21, 2005). "Millard North baseball team loaded this year". www.journalstar.com. Lincoln Journal Star. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
- ^ Todd Hansen (June 23, 2009). "Porter, Kessinger tapped in Major League Baseball draft". www.unothegateway.com. University of Omaha The Gateway. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
- ^ "Alligators replace Damon Lessler with Evan Porter". www.mister-baseball.com. WordPress. April 14, 2010. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
- ^ "Evan Porter new Shortstop for ADO". www.mister-baseball.com. WordPress. December 11, 2011. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
- ^ "UNO Parts Ways With Veteran Baseball Coach Bob Herold". www.kbear923.com. Mid Nebraska Broadcasting LLC. July 11, 2016. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
- ^ Tom Shatel (February 15, 2017). "Shatel: Athletic Director Trev Alberts, new coach Evan Porter like state of UNO baseball". www.omaha.com. BH Media Group. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Omaha Mavericks bio