Evan Korson

Photo by: Mike Janes Photography

Photo by: Mike Janes Photography

Position:
Left Hand Pitcher
Height:
6-1
Weight:
215
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Middletown, Ohio
Prev School:
Northern Kentucky Univ.
High School:
Lakota East

Korson's Statistics
CAREER | 2017 GBG | 2016 GBG

2017 (Sr.): Made an appearance in 16 contests with four starts on the mound … picked up his lone win on May 7 versus Toledo … tossed 5.2 innings of relief, struck out seven batters and held Toledo to one run in the 7-6 victory … struck out five batters in four innings against Dayton on March 18.

2016 (Jr.): Appeared in 16 games with five starts on the mound … earned his first win as a Cardinal thanks to tossing 4.0 innings of relief and striking out two batters in the 3-2 win over Valparaiso on March 29 … struck out six batters in two innings of work in the 9-3 win over Milwaukee on Feb. 27 … best start of the season was on April 26 against Northern Kentucky … he struck out seven batters and did not give up an earned run in five innings of the 13-1 victory.

AT NORTHERN KENTUCKY: 2015 (So.): Made 15 appearances with eight starts … finished second on the team in innings pitched (67.2), strikeouts (44) and ERA (5.05) … pitched at least six innings in five of his final six appearances … struck out five batters and only allowed one earned run in a 7-3 win over USC Upstate on April 24 … threw five innings, struck out five and gave up three runs in a 7-4 win at Xavier on March 27. 2014 (Fr.): Made 14 appearances out of the bullpen and started once in his freshman season … posted a 1-1 record over 26.1 innings on the mound … struck out 18 batters while walking 17 … pitched one hitless inning of relief against Stetson on April 5 as part of a combined shutout.

HIGH SCHOOL: Two-year letter winner at Lakota East High for coach Ray Hamilton … helped the Thunderhawks to a program-best 26-4 record and 16-2 mark in the Greater Miami Conference as a senior … recorded a 2.10 ERA and 1-0 record over 10 innings in 2013 … collected 11 strikeouts as a senior.

PERSONAL: Son of Shannon and Lisa Korson … born Sept. 21, 1994 in Cincinnati, Ohio … one sister … his uncle, Brian Korson, played collegiate baseball at Michigan … full name is Evan Michael Korson.