Outlook

Evan Bergman received a medical red shirt for the 2018 season ... Has shown skills that he could play multiple infield positions and can handle the bat as well … Has worked hard to get healthy over the past year … Has a chance to give the Cavaliers a big boost with his bat … His swing looks better than ever and appears poised for a breakout year.

Sophomore Year 2019

Played in 15 games, 14 as a starter … Batted .442 (19-for-43) with six doubles, a triple, a home run, 11 runs scored and 19 driven in … Has six multiple-hit games and seven multiple-RBI games … Opened the season with two singles and a run scored in a 14-1 win at Brookhaven (2-7-19) … Had a single and a triple and drove in a season-high five runs in an 11-1 win at Metropolitan (2-25-19) … That started a season-long six game hitting streak … Batted .438 (7-for-16) over the streak with three doubles, a triple, four runs scored and 12 RBIs … Ripped a two-run double in a 15-2 win over Minnesota West (3-7-19) … Hit another two-run double in a 37-2 blowout over Ottawa JV (3-13-19) … Drove in two runs with a single in a 16-1 win over Southwestern (3-20-19) … Followed the six game streak with a five game streak which he batted .588 (10-for-17) with three doubles, a home run, six runs scored and seven RBIs … Had a single and a double, two runs and two RBIs in an 18-5 win at Allen (4-1-19) … Had a single, double and home run, scored three times and drove in three runs in a 16-9 win over Rockhurst JV (4-2-19) … Had a single, double and two RBIs in a 12-3 win over Fort Scott (4-4-19).

Freshman Year 2017

Saw limited action his first collegiate season due to an early season injury ... Played in seven games and eight plate appearances ... Hit .500 (4-for-8) with a double, three runs driven in and three runs scored ... Collected his first hit, a single, in a 7-1 loss to Dyersburg State in the second game of the season (2-11-17) ... Ripped as single that drove in two runs and scored a run in a 17-0 route over Shawnee (2-12-17) ... His first extra base hit was a double that drove in a run in a 17-7 home win over Ellsworth (2-18-17) ... His final hit of the season came in a 12-1 win over Hesston (3-14-17) … Earned NJCAA All-Academic third-team honors with a 3.63 GPA.

High School  

Earned two varsity letters, one as a starter, for coach Pat Mooney at Creighton Prep High School, Omaha, Neb. … Graduated 2016 … Helped Creighton Prep capture its 10th Nebraska Class 1A state championship with a 13-8 victory over Millard West in the title game his senior year … Put the Bluejays on top in the second inning with a bases loaded double to left field … Hit .600 in the state tournament … Garnered All-Metro Conference honorable mention honors as a senior after batting .350 on the season … Was part of a championship Legion team his senior year, helping the Five Points Bank team win the Legion State championship, the Central Plains Regional championship and participate in the American Legion World Series … Graduated with honors.

Personal  

Born Evan Joseph Bergman on July 28, 1997, in Omaha, Neb. … Nickname is Bergy … Son of Chris and Michelle Bergman … Has a brother, Ryan, and sister, Elyse … Major is undecided … Also recruited by the University of Nebraska-Kearney … Favorite food is pasta … Favorite fast food restaurant is Chipotle … Favorite restaurant is Texas Roadhouse … Favorite TV show is The Ranch … Favorite movies is The Great Gatsby … Favorite sports movies are Major League and Field of Dreams … Favorite actor is Steve Carell … Favorite music entertainers are Luke Combs and Aaron Watson… Favorite cartoon character is Sponge Bob Square Pants … Favorite athletes are LeBron James and Aaron Judge … Favorite sports team is the New York Yankees …  Best player he has played against is Cole Stobbe, the Philadelphia Phillies third round draft pick in 2016 … Notable alumni from his school are American film director Alexander Payne and former Major League pitcher and ESPN baseball analyst Kyle Peterson.