Ted Evans begins his 1st year as Assistant Coach of Bryan College Softball for the 17 season. He joins Bryan from Armstrong State University in Savannah, Ga where he has led the Pirates to 10 NCAA Championships appearances in the last 11 seasons, including back-to-back NCAA Southeast Region Championships in 2013-14 and NCAA Div. II Softball World Series appearances in 2013, 2014, and 2016.
In 12 seasons as Head Coach of the Pirates, Evans has compiled a 413-213-1 overall record.
Evans spent three years at Chattanooga State Community College in Chattanooga, Tenn. from 2001-2004.
A California native and the son of a highly successful junior high school coach, Evans brings nearly 40 years of teaching and coaching experience to Bryan College. A former professional baseball player in the Cincinnati Reds organization, Evans played and coached competitive men's fastpitch softball for 17 years. Infused with a self-proclaimed passion for softball, Evans has the reputation of a "teaching coach" and has earned credit amongst his peers for his innovative hitting technique.
Evans played for 19 years in the renowned Dixie Major League in Chattanooga, where he was honored as the Chattanooga Softball Player of the Year three times. He was also the player/coach for the McKee fastpitch team for 17 years, guiding the team to 12 city championships and at one time as 101-1 overall record. On February 27, 2006, Evans was inducted into the Greater Chattanooga Sports Hall of Fame.
Evans graduated from Andrews University with a bachelor's degree in physical education, and earned his master's of education from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.
