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Danny Evans enters his sixth season as a member of the Gonzaga University coaching staff and will serve as the Bulldogs infield coach. Under Evans, the Bulldogs have become one of the top defensive teams in the West Coast Conference and in NCAA Division I. Since 2005, Gonzaga's fielding percentage has consistently ranked in the top 30 of NCAA Division I institutions as well as the ranking top in the WCC. In 2005, the Bulldogs fielded at a .972 percentage to rank second in the league and 13th in the nation. The next season, Gonzaga continued its strong defensive skills, posting a .976 fielding percentage, while setting a program and West Coast Conference record, as well as ranking the Bulldogs seventh nationally. Last season, Gonzaga posted the second highest fielding percentage in the WCC at .967. In 2007, the Zags recorded a .971 fielding percentage to rank 30th in the nation. During West Coast Coference play that season, Gonzaga fielded at a .980 clip to rank first in the league. The Zags set a WCC record that season with only 16 errors committed in league play. Evans has overseen the development of a pair of former Bulldogs who are currently playing in the professional ranks - Darin Holcomb and Scott Campbell, both of which were top 15 round draft picks. This past summer, Holcomb was named the MVP of the Low-A South Atlantic League and Campbell participated in the Major League Baseball's Futures game after being one of the top hitters in the Double-A Eastern League. A 2003 graduate of Gonzaga, Evans was a 4-year letterwinner for the Bulldogs appearing in 162 games over his career. Evans alternated between shortstop and third base during his career and capped his senior season with a second team All-West Coast Conference honor. In August of 2007, the native of Glendale, Ariz., married the former Kellie Buller, also a Gonzaga graduate. |
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