# Jo Evans

Joleen Evans (born July 29, 1960) is an American college softball coach. She is the head coach of the UC-Santa Barbara softball team. She was the head coach for Texas A&M from 1997 to 2022. Prior to that, she served as the head coach for the Utah Utes from 1990 to 1996 and for the Colorado State Rams from 1986 to 1989. She started her coaching career as an assistant coach for Florida State in 1984. She has won conference coach of the year honors seven times over her head coaching career.
While attending the University of Utah, Evans played on the Utah Utes softball team from 1979 to 1982 at pitcher and second base. She compiled 13 triples over her career, ranking second in school history. In 1981, she posted seven triples, tying with three other Utah players for most triples in a single season.

## Awards and honors

* NFCA Hall of Fame Inductee (2015)
* HCAC Coach of the Year (1988, 1989)
* WAC Coach of the Year (1991, 1994)
* Big 12 Coach of the Year (2004, 2005, 2008)
* National Fastpitch Coaches Association Midwest Region Coaching Staff of the Year (2008)

## Head coaching record

Statistics overview :
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason |
| Colorado State Rams (High Country Athletic Conference) (1986–1989) ||||||
| 1986 | Colorado State | 13–16 | 3–7 | 6th | |
| 1987 | Colorado State | 18–20 | 4–6 | T–4th | |
| 1988 | Colorado State | 23–17 | 4–6 | T–4th | |
| 1989 | Colorado State | 37–14 | 7–3 | 1st | |
| Colorado State: | Colorado State: | 91–67 (.576) | 18–22 (.450) | | |
| Utah Utes (Western Athletic Conference) (1990–1996) ||||||
| 1990 | Utah | 32–30 | 2–8 | 6th | |
| 1991 | Utah | 28–16 | 8–2 | 1st | Women's College World Series |
| 1992 | Utah | 25–20 | 9–1 | 1st | NCAA Regionals |
| 1993 | Utah | 23–22 | 12–12 | 5th | |
| 1994 | Utah | 51–13 | 22–4 | 2nd | Women's College World Series |
| 1995 | Utah | 31–20 | 20–7 | 2nd | NCAA Regionals |
| 1996 | Utah | 32–22 | 17–7 | 3rd | |
| Utah: | Utah: | 222–143 (.608) | 90–41 (.687) | | |
| Texas A&M Aggies (Big 12 Conference) (1997–2012) ||||||
| 1997 | Texas A&M | 37–29 | 7–9 | 6th | |
| 1998 | Texas A&M | 32–25–2 | 6–10–1 | 7th | |
| 1999 | Texas A&M | 41–22 | 7–11 | 7th | NCAA Regionals |
| 2000 | Texas A&M | 32–23 | 8–10 | T–4th | NCAA Regionals |
| 2001 | Texas A&M | 32–19 | 7–11 | 7th | |
| 2002 | Texas A&M | 40–18 | 9–9 | 5th | NCAA Regionals |
| 2003 | Texas A&M | 38–22 | 10–8 | 5th | NCAA Regionals |
| 2004 | Texas A&M | 33–22 | 13–3 | 2nd | NCAA Regionals |
| 2005 | Texas A&M | 47–10 | 14–4 | 1st | College Station Super Regional |
| 2006 | Texas A&M | 34–19 | 11–6 | 4th | Amherst Regional |
| 2007 | Texas A&M | 46–14 | 12–6 | 4th | Women's College World Series |
| 2008 | Texas A&M | 57–9 | 17–1 | 1st | Women's College World Series Runner-Up |
| 2009 | Texas A&M | 32–22 | 8–9 | 6th | Gainesville Regional |
| 2010 | Texas A&M | 44–16 | 12–6 | T–3rd | Baton Rouge Regional |
| 2011 | Texas A&M | 44–15 | 13–5 | 3rd | Tempe Super Regional |
| 2012 | Texas A&M | 41–18 | 16–8 | T–3rd | College Station Regional |
| Texas A&M Aggies (Southeastern Conference) (2013–2022) ||||||
| 2013 | Texas A&M | 42–18 | 10–13 | 4th | Norman Super Regional |
| 2014 | Texas A&M | 37–22 | 9–15 | 11th | Norman Regional |
| 2015 | Texas A&M | 40–20 | 12–12 | 8th | Norman Regional |
| 2016 | Texas A&M | 39–20 | 6–15 | 10th | Lafayette Regional |
| 2017 | Texas A&M | 47–13 | 16–7 | T–3rd | Women's College World Series |
| 2018 | Texas A&M | 44–18 | 13–11 | 7th | Gainesville Super Regional |
| 2019 | Texas A&M | 28–27 | 6–18 | 13th | Austin Regional |
| 2020 | Texas A&M | 17–9 | 1–2 | | Season canceled due to COVID-19 |
| 2021 | Texas A&M | 32–23 | 8–16 | 10th | Norman Regional |
| 2022 | Texas A&M | 31–28 | 6–18 | 12th | Norman Regional |
| Texas A&M: | Texas A&M: | 987–503–2 (.662) | 226–225–1 (.501) | | |
| UC Santa Barbara Gauchos (Big West Conference) (2023–present) ||||||
| 2023 | UC Santa Barbara | 26–22 | 13–14 | T–5th | |
| 2024 | UC Santa Barbara | 20–28 | 14–13 | 5th | |
| UC Santa Barbara: | UC Santa Barbara: | 46–50 (.479) | 27–27 (.500) | | |
| Total: | Total: | 1346–763–2 (.638) | | | |
| National champion   Postseason invitational champion   Conference regular season champion   Conference regular season and conference tournament champion  Division regular season champion  Division regular season and conference tournament champion  Conference tournament champion ||||||