Heart behind the hustle
“Straight softball player” those are the three words Head Coach Orlando Salinas used to describe Lindsey Evans. The graduate student and captain outfielder for the Javelinas is in her second year with the team.
“Well, we played against her the year before. She’s from Corpus Christi and we saw her high school career, how she was a great player. So, when she got in the portal we got right on her and we wanted to bring her back home where she belongs and she can relax and just have two great seasons,” Salinas said.
Prior to this weekend’s games, on the season Evans has been batting .522 which is the best in the LSC. Along with the second most hits in the conference with 35, the third best OPS with a 1.534 and is tied with the fifth most doubles with seven on the season.
Even with the stellar performance on the field, Evans is even more recognized for her character.
“She’s a character man. I’m honestly going to miss her personality. Just the way she carries herself and she’s always in a good mood all the time. She expresses herself very well and she’s always happy and we appreciate her for that,” said fellow captain outfielder AJ Jasso.
A part of Evans’ character comes from her love for music. Along with her love for basketball and softball she participated in band all the way through middle and high school. In that time she leared how to play the trumpet, the piano, the guitar, the ukulele and even dabbles in playing the drums.
Her love for music is shown in her game day routine.
“My game day routine starts off with blaring ‘Sticky’ by Tyler the Creator. Something about that song makes me feel like I am the best in the world and really gets my mind right before the game. It lets me know that I will not get beat by anybody and if anybody wants to try to beat me it’s gonna get sticky for them,” Evans said.
Evans will leave marks and memories at Mary Carroll High School, McLennan Community College, San Angelo University and now here at TAMUK. As she heads into her final season as a Javelina she leaves behind a collegiate career that speaks for itself.
“My goals after college would be becoming a head coach with a successful team. I soaked in a lot of knowledge from this sport, good and bad,” Evans said. “So, I would love to share that knowledge with the youth. Because at one point in my career I hated softball and I hated the mental state it put me in, but I grew my love back for the game and the sport. So, I want to be a coach that gains that love back for the sport.”