Ted Evans begins his fifth year as head coach of Armstrong Atlantic State University, where he has led the Pirates to three consecutive NCAA Championships appearances, including advancing to the NCAA South Atlantic Regional final in 2007, and three straight years of national NFCA DII rankings to end the season.

AASU finished third in the South Atlantic Regional in 2008, knocking out host UNC Pembroke and GCSU along the way. The Pirates finished with a 30-23 overall record, and a 13-5 Peach Belt Conference mark, good for a second-place finish in the league - AASU's highest league finish since 2004.

The Pirates finished the 2007 season with a 31-18 overall record and a No. 15 national ranking after another impressive regionals run that saw AASU knock off then No. 2-ranked Columbus State, 4-0, to earn a berth in the region final. This came on the heels of the 2006 season in which AASU finished 40-27 with a third-place finish in the South Atlantic regional and a No. 23 final ranking.

Evans joined AASU from Chattanooga State Community College in Chattanooga, Tennessee, in 2005 as the second head fastpitch softball coach in school history. A California native and the son of a highly successful junior high school coach, Evans brings nearly nearly 30 years of teaching and coaching experience to Armstrong Atlantic State. 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 a 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. “I’m honored to be at Armstrong Atlantic,” Evans says. “I’m looking forward to continuing challenges of building a softball program that will be a consistent national power.”