Staff Directory
Evans, Nancy
Nancy Evans
- Title:
- Assistant Coach
- Phone:
- 662-915-7186
Ole Miss softball head coach Jamie Trachsel announced the addition of Nancy Evans, a six-time NCAA national champion pitcher and coach, to the Rebels' staff in June of 2024.
One of the most successful and highly decorated pitchers in NCAA history, Evans won three national championships at the University of Arizona (1994-98) and still holds the NCAA record with a .939 career winning percentage (124-8 overall record). She finished her collegiate career with a 0.98 career ERA and was named the 1998 Honda Sports Award recipient as National Player of the Year.
Evans was a two-time first-team All-American, the 1997 NCAA College World Series Most Outstanding Player, a three-time College World Series All-Tournament Team selection and a four-time All-Pacific Region and All-Pac-10 Conference honoree. She was also named to the Pac-12 All-Century Team in 2016, and in 2022, NCAA.com recognized her as one of the 11 best pitchers in collegiate softball history.
Last season, Evans served on staff at UIC as the Flames' pitching coach. She helped UIC post a 3.43 team ERA, its best mark since 2018. Under Evans, a pair of arms posted sub-3.00 marks in the circle.
Since 2021, Evans has also served on the Italian National Team staff, helping that country to a third-place finish at the 2022 European Championships in Barcelona, Spain. That was followed by two other third-place showings this past summer at the 2023 Canada Cup (in Surrey, British Columbia) and the Women's Softball World Cup qualifier (in Italy). Currently ranked No. 8 in the world, the Italian National Team has qualified for the 2024 Women's Softball World Cup Finals that will also be played in Italy.
From 2011-13, Evans coached on the collegiate level at DePaul University. During her time with the Blue Demons, she helped the program compile a 110-56 record and make two NCAA tournament appearances, while developing two-time All-American Kirsten Verdun in the circle.
Prior to jumping back into the collegiate ranks, Evans helped guide the Dutch National Team to the European championship in 2009 (the country's first title in 19 years), followed by a strong showing at the 2010 World Championships.
Evans began her coaching career at her alma mater from 1999-2007, first as a volunteer assistant and later as a full-time assistant coach. As Arizona's pitching coach, Evans helped lead the Wildcats to three more NCAA national titles and mentored an All-America hurler each season. Some of the legendary Arizona pitchers Evans developed were Becky Lemke, Jennie Finch, Alicia Hollowell and Taryne Mowatt.
Before coaching, Evans played seven seasons of professional softball, first with the Tampa Bay FireStix of the Women's Professional Softball League (formerly known as Women's Pro Fastpitch or WPF), helping lead that franchise to the 1999 WPSL title. She later signed with the Arizona Heat of National Pro Fastpitch (NPF), finishing her professional career as a three-time All-Star across both leagues and being named the 2004 NPF All-Star Game MVP.
Evans made her name in the circle during her collegiate career at the University of Arizona (1994-98), where she played an integral role in three of the Wildcats' NCAA national championships and still holds the NCAA record with a .939 career winning percentage (124-8 overall record). She also finished her career with a 0.98 ERA and was named the 1998 Honda Sports Award recipient as National Player of the Year.
By the time she graduated from Arizona in 1998 with her degree in psychology, Evans was a two-time first-team All-American, the 1997 NCAA College World Series Most Outstanding Player, a three-time College World Series All-Tournament Team selection, and a four-time All-Pacific Region and All-Pac-10 Conference honoree. She was also named to the Pac-12 All-Century Team in 2016, and in 2022, NCAA.com recognized her as one of the 11 best pitchers in collegiate softball history.
On the international stage, Evans participated in the 1996 and 2000 U.S. Olympic Team tryouts and was part of the 1997 U.S. National Team that won a gold medal at the Pan American Games.
Evans also shined in the classroom during her playing career, twice earning first-team Academic All-America citations and being chosen as the 1998 Academic All-America Team Member of the Year. In addition, she was a national nominee for the 1998 NCAA Woman of the Year award, recognizing her work in the community, as well as her academic and athletic success.
Evans' accomplishments as a student-athlete and a coach were later recognized by the University of Arizona. Her jersey number 13 was retired by the school in 2002, and she was inducted into the University of Arizona Sports Hall of Fame in the same year.
One of the most successful and highly decorated pitchers in NCAA history, Evans won three national championships at the University of Arizona (1994-98) and still holds the NCAA record with a .939 career winning percentage (124-8 overall record). She finished her collegiate career with a 0.98 career ERA and was named the 1998 Honda Sports Award recipient as National Player of the Year.
Evans was a two-time first-team All-American, the 1997 NCAA College World Series Most Outstanding Player, a three-time College World Series All-Tournament Team selection and a four-time All-Pacific Region and All-Pac-10 Conference honoree. She was also named to the Pac-12 All-Century Team in 2016, and in 2022, NCAA.com recognized her as one of the 11 best pitchers in collegiate softball history.
Last season, Evans served on staff at UIC as the Flames' pitching coach. She helped UIC post a 3.43 team ERA, its best mark since 2018. Under Evans, a pair of arms posted sub-3.00 marks in the circle.
Since 2021, Evans has also served on the Italian National Team staff, helping that country to a third-place finish at the 2022 European Championships in Barcelona, Spain. That was followed by two other third-place showings this past summer at the 2023 Canada Cup (in Surrey, British Columbia) and the Women's Softball World Cup qualifier (in Italy). Currently ranked No. 8 in the world, the Italian National Team has qualified for the 2024 Women's Softball World Cup Finals that will also be played in Italy.
From 2011-13, Evans coached on the collegiate level at DePaul University. During her time with the Blue Demons, she helped the program compile a 110-56 record and make two NCAA tournament appearances, while developing two-time All-American Kirsten Verdun in the circle.
Prior to jumping back into the collegiate ranks, Evans helped guide the Dutch National Team to the European championship in 2009 (the country's first title in 19 years), followed by a strong showing at the 2010 World Championships.
Evans began her coaching career at her alma mater from 1999-2007, first as a volunteer assistant and later as a full-time assistant coach. As Arizona's pitching coach, Evans helped lead the Wildcats to three more NCAA national titles and mentored an All-America hurler each season. Some of the legendary Arizona pitchers Evans developed were Becky Lemke, Jennie Finch, Alicia Hollowell and Taryne Mowatt.
Before coaching, Evans played seven seasons of professional softball, first with the Tampa Bay FireStix of the Women's Professional Softball League (formerly known as Women's Pro Fastpitch or WPF), helping lead that franchise to the 1999 WPSL title. She later signed with the Arizona Heat of National Pro Fastpitch (NPF), finishing her professional career as a three-time All-Star across both leagues and being named the 2004 NPF All-Star Game MVP.
Evans made her name in the circle during her collegiate career at the University of Arizona (1994-98), where she played an integral role in three of the Wildcats' NCAA national championships and still holds the NCAA record with a .939 career winning percentage (124-8 overall record). She also finished her career with a 0.98 ERA and was named the 1998 Honda Sports Award recipient as National Player of the Year.
By the time she graduated from Arizona in 1998 with her degree in psychology, Evans was a two-time first-team All-American, the 1997 NCAA College World Series Most Outstanding Player, a three-time College World Series All-Tournament Team selection, and a four-time All-Pacific Region and All-Pac-10 Conference honoree. She was also named to the Pac-12 All-Century Team in 2016, and in 2022, NCAA.com recognized her as one of the 11 best pitchers in collegiate softball history.
On the international stage, Evans participated in the 1996 and 2000 U.S. Olympic Team tryouts and was part of the 1997 U.S. National Team that won a gold medal at the Pan American Games.
Evans also shined in the classroom during her playing career, twice earning first-team Academic All-America citations and being chosen as the 1998 Academic All-America Team Member of the Year. In addition, she was a national nominee for the 1998 NCAA Woman of the Year award, recognizing her work in the community, as well as her academic and athletic success.
Evans' accomplishments as a student-athlete and a coach were later recognized by the University of Arizona. Her jersey number 13 was retired by the school in 2002, and she was inducted into the University of Arizona Sports Hall of Fame in the same year.