2025 (Senior): Made 17 appearances, including 15 out of the bullpen and twice as a starter … Finished with a 1-1 record and an 8.17 ERA over 25.1 innings pitched … Struck out 19 batters against just eight walks and seven hit batters … Recorded strikeouts in 13 of his 17 outings, including at least one in each of his final five appearances … Made his WCU debut on opening weekend at Georgia Southern (Feb. 15), tossing three innings, allowing a run on two hits with a walk … Made his first start for WCU at USC Upstate (Feb. 26), pitching 1.2 innings before being lifted … Struck out his WCU career-best three over 1.2 innings against Appalachian State (April 1) … Scored his first victory in relief, tossing 3.1 innings of hitless, scoreless relief at UNCG (May 17), matching his career-high with three strikeouts … Pitched in three of the four games in the Southern Conference tournament, striking out a combined three in Greenville, S.C., while taking the loss against ETSU (May 23) before starting the final game against The Citadel (May 23).
Prior to Western Carolina: Transferred to WCU ahead of the Fall 2024;
At Spring HIll College: 2024: SIAC All-Conference First Team ... Made 12 starts in 16 appearances ... Posted a 7-4 record ... Combined for shutouts against West Alabama (2/27) and LeMoyne-Owen (4/5) ... Did not allow a single hit in his appearance against Auburn Montgomery (3/6) ... Recorded a team-leading 64 strikeouts ... Held a 4.79 ERA and a 1.38 WHIP in 73.1 innings pitched.
2023: SIAC All-Conference Second Team ... Started the most games (14) in a single season in the program's Division-II era ... Held a 5.22 ERA over 70.2 innings pitched including two complete games and one shutout ... Recorded 71 strikeouts.
At Colorado-Colorado Springs (UCCS):
2022: Named the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC) Pitcher of the Week on April 26 ... Posted a 4-1 record ... Made five starts in 14 appearances ... Held a 6.09 ERA across 44.1 innings pitched ... Recorded 29 strikeouts ... Led the team while holding opponents to a .282 batting average ... Pitched a complete game (7 Inn.) on April 24 against Adams State.
High School: Prepped at Newport Harbor High School in Newport Beach, Calif.
Personal: Majoring in sports management ... Born in Mammoth Lakes, Calif. ... Son of Cortney Polovina ... Has one sibling, Jake ... His grandfather, John Polovina, played minor league baseball in the St. Louis Cardinals organization in the late 1960s ...Evan was a top junior snowboarder in Mammoth, Calif., where he ranked fifth nationally when he was 11 years old.
WCU Career – Pitching Game Highs:
- Innings Pitched: 3.1, at UNCG (5/17/25)
- Strikeouts: 3, twice – MR: at UNCG (5/17/25)
- Walks: 3, vs. Maryland (2/2225)
