Mike Evans’ success at Bellevue
University is unmatched. A record of 926-423-1 makes Evans the most
successful coach in Bellevue baseball history. Evans has led his
teams to an unprecedented 18 district or region championships,
including the 1995 NAIA National Championship. He now enters his
22nd season at the helm of the Bellevue baseball program.
Since Bellevue University’s inception into the Midlands
Collegiate Athletic Conference in 1995, the Bruins have won 18 MCAC
regular season and/or tournament championships along with a record
16 NAIA Region and/or Super Regional championships. For his
efforts, Evans has been named the MCAC Coach of the Year on 11
occasions.
Evans has been recognized for his success with numerous coaching
awards including the NAIA National Coach of the Year in 1995 and
the Region Coach of the Year in 1995 and 1998.
An Omaha native, Evans began his coaching career in 1975 as head
baseball coach at Omaha Creighton Prep High School. In his eight
seasons guiding the Junior Jays, Evans won seven state titles and
was named Nebraska “Coach of the Year” five times.
Evans entered the collegiate coaching ranks as an assistant
baseball coach at the University of Nebraska at Lincoln. The
Huskers were ranked as high as No. 4 in the nation during the 1985
season and his pitching staff finished second nationally in
ERA.
The Bruins have earned berths to the NAIA World Series 12 out of
the past 15 years. The 2009 Bruins finished with a 41-12 overall
record, capturing both the MCAC regular season and tournament
titles while advancing to the NAIA Baseball National Championship
Opening Round and finishing the year with a No. 11 final national
ranking.
A 1971 graduate of the University of Nebraska at Omaha, Evans
earned a bachelor’s degree in Education K-12 with an emphasis
in Science. He earned a master’s degree in Education
Administration from Creighton in 1979.
Evans has five children, Jeff (32), Caeli (30), Mike Jr. (25), Joe
(24) and stepson Devin Samson (19).
He and his wife, Peggy, live in Omaha.
In addition to his coaching duties, Evans is also a professor in
the Sports Management and Health & Human Performance programs
at Bellevue University.