Evan Webster

Evan Webster pitching against Notre Dame.

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Evan Webster pitching against Youngstown State.

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Evan Webster pitching against Florida State.

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Evan Webster pitching against Miami (Ohio).

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Evan Webster pitching against Western Michigan at Jim Patterson Stadium.

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B/T:
R/L
Ht./Wt.:
6-3 / 225
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Union, Ky.
High School:
Ryle
Prev School:
Ryle HS

CAREER HONORS
• 2024 All-ACC Second Team
• 2024 College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team
• 2023 All-ACC Academic Team

2024: Made 16 appearances, starting 15 times ... Started during all 14 regular season weekends ... Earned second team All-ACC honors after finishing with a 5-3 record and 4.18 ERA ... Struck out 62 batters in 71.0 innings ... Finished his Louisville career seventh all-time with 84 career appearances ... Worked four shutout innings in a start against UConn on Feb. 16 ... Set career highs for innings (6.0) and strikeouts (6) in a scoreless performance against Youngstown State on March 2 ... Extended scoreless innings streak to 13 before allowing a solo home run, his only run allowed in six innings against Northwestern ... Allowed just one run on one hit in five-plus innings at Wake Forest on March 22 ... Gave up just one run over six-plus innings with a career high eight strikeouts at Florida State on March 29 ... Surrendered just one run on four hits in six-plus innings at Miami on April 20 ... Worked a career best seven shutout innings with six strikeouts and just four hits allowed at Boston College on May 3 ... Allowed just one run over six innings for the win against Notre Dame on May 16.

2023: Made 22 appearances on the mound, including his first three career starts ... Finished 4-2 with a 3.09 ERA and two saves ... Struck out 36 in 35.0 innings ... Struck out three against Bucknell on Feb. 17 in his first appearance of the year ... Worked two scoreless innings against EKU on Feb. 28 ... Recorded the final seven outs of the win over No. 12 Texas A&M at Minute Maid Park on March 3 ... Pitched the final 3.2 innings for his first save of the season against Dayton on March 10 ... Made his first career start on April 18 at Indiana, allowing two earned in 2.1 innings ... Worked two scoreless innings in a start to earn the win at Kentucky on April 25 ... Pitched 2.2 scoreless innings for the win over NKU on May 16 ... Struck out four in three scoreless innings of a start against Florida State on May 19.

2022: Made 21 appearances out of the bullpen ... Finished 2-1 with a 4.40 ERA ... Tallied 31 strikeouts in 30.2 innings ... Pitched a perfect inning against Akron on March 5 ... Earned his first win of the season, allowing one run over 2.2 innings against Northern Kentucky on March 15 ... Entered the eighth inning with the bases loaded in a tie game and got a double play to end the threat and eventually earn the victory against No. 1 Notre Dame on March 19 ... Pitched 1.1 scoreless innings at Boston College on March 26 ... Pitched 1.2 scoreless against North Carolina on April 10 ... Retired seven of the eight batters he faced against NC State on April 23 ... Worked a career-long four scoreless innings with four strikeouts to earn his first career save in the NCAA Regional against Michigan on June 5 ... Pitched two scoreless innings in the Super Regional at Texas A&M on June 11.

2021: Made 20 relief appearances ... Went 2-1 with a 5.50 ERA ... Struck out 25 in 34.1 innings ... Matched his career-long appearance with three innings of relief work against Bellarmine on Feb. 21 ... Worked 1.1 scoreless against Western Illinois on Feb. 26 ... Pitched two scoreless innings against Murray State on March 9 ... Pitched a career-long 3.2 innings against Boston College on March 13, allowing just one hit during the scoreless outing ... Tossed a pair of scoreless innings against Wake Forest on April 4 ... Pitched 1.1 scoreless innings against Florida State on April 11 ... Worked 1.2 scoreless innings in the win over Vanderbilt on May 4 ... Turned in two scoreless frames at North Carolina on May 14 ... Picked up the win in relief against Clemson in the ACC Championship opener on May 25.

2020: Pitched in five games for the Cardinals before the season was halted, all out of the bullpen... Allowed just one run over 8.2 innings for a 1.04 ERA... Finished 1-1 with nine strikeouts... Pitched a scoreless eighth inning in his collegiate debut on Feb. 15 at Ole Miss... Entered with two runners on in a one-run game and got back-to-back strikeouts as part of a two-inning scoreless appearance against Valparaiso on Feb. 23... Walked the first batter he faced before retiring nine in a row to pick up his first collegiate victory Feb. 28 against Western Michigan.

High School: Lettered three years in baseball and two in bowling at Ryle High School… Ranked as the No. 17 player in Kentucky and the state’s top left-handed pitcher by Prep Baseball Report… Second-team All-State selection as a senior… Named to the Northern Kentucky Baseball Coaches Association All-Star team as a junior and senior… Went 5-3 with a 2.45 ERA and 102 strikeouts as a senior… Also hit .342 with 32 RBIs… Holds the single-season strikeout record at Ryle… Was an All-Region bowler.

Personal: Parents are Stacie and Tommy Webster… Sibling is Clayton… Majoring in business… Chose Louisville over Kentucky and Xavier… Says his dad had the greatest influence on his athletic career… Enjoys all kinds of sports and staying active in his free time… Favorite movie is Moneyball… Favorite athletes are C.C. Sabathia and Trevor Bauer… Favorite sports teams are the New York Yankees and Cincinnati Reds.