Softball

Erin Evans enters her fifth season with the Mean Green softball team as an assistant coach. The former Oklahoma All-American serves as the outfield and first base coach and assists with the offense and baserunning. Evans also serves as the recruiting coordinator and the academic director.

During the 2011 season, Mariza Martinez became the all-time stolen base and runs scored leader.

In 2010, centerfielder Mariza Martinez was named to the second-team All-Sun Belt squad for the second year in a row, becoming only the second outfielder in North Texas history to be named to the all-conference team. In 2009, she also became the first North Texas player to be named to the Louisville Slugger/NFCA All-Central Region First Team.

Under Evans, the Mean Green became a force on the base paths. In 2009, NT stole the second-most bases in school history with 56. Mariza Martinez and Megan Rupp stole the second-most bases in individual school history with 16. Martinez left North Texas as the program’s all-time stolen base leader.

Prior to North Texas, Evans served as a volunteer assistant with the Cameron University softball team. She also worked with the Saddleback College softball program in Mission Viejo, Calif., as a volunteer assistant.

A four-year starter for Oklahoma in the outfield from 2000-03, Evans was a part of four World Series appearances with the Sooners, including the national championship team in 2000. She was a three-time All-Big 12 First Team selection, a three-time All-Midwest Region selection and was the first freshman player in OU history to earn All-America honors as a third-team selection in 2000. She was named to the NCAA All-Region Team in 2000 and 2001 and was named the NCAA Regional Most Outstanding Player in 2001.

In the OU career records book, Evans is ranked sixth in games played (254), seventh in at-bats (728) and runs scored (135), seventh in hits (236) and sixth in triples (11). Following her career, she was named to the Big XII 10th Anniversary Team spanning from 1996-2006.

Evans also excelled in the classroom. The Lawton Okla., native was a two-time CoSIDA Academic All-District honoree and a four-time first-team Academic All-Big 12 selection.

After graduating with a bachelor’s degree in education from Oklahoma, Evans competed with the Houston and Rockford Thunder of the National Pro Fastpitch League. From 2004-05, Evans played with the Thunder out of Houston. In 2007 and 2008, Evans moved with the Thunder to Rockford, Ill. She was named to the the NPF All-Star Game in 2004.