Evan Thomas Porter (born March 13, 1987) is an American

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coach and former second baseman and

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, who is the current head baseball coach of the

Omaha Mavericks The Omaha Mavericks are the sports teams of the University of Nebraska Omaha The University of Nebraska Omaha (Omaha or UNO) is a public research university in Omaha, Nebraska. Founded in 1908 by faculty from the Omaha Presbyterian Theologica ...

. He played

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at Omaha for coach Bob Herold from 2005 to 2009 before playing professional baseball for 4 season from 2009 to 2012. He returned to Omaha in 2013 as an assistant.

Amateur career

Porter attended

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, where he was a teammate of

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. Porter then enrolled at the

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, to play

for the Omaha Mavericks baseball team. As a freshman at the University of Nebraska Omaha in 2006, Porter had a .338

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, a .381

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(OBP) and a .510 SLG. As a sophomore in 2007, Porter batted .336 with a .574 SLG, 12 home run, and 61 RBIs. In the 2008 season as a junior, Porter hit 15 home runs, 18 doubles, and 76 RBIs. Porter had his best season as a senior in 2009, leading the team in doubles (23), home runs (10), RBIs (62), batting average (.424) and slugging (.655).

Professional career

Porter was drafted in the 23rd round of the 2009 Major League Baseball draft by the

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. Porter signed with the

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on April 14, 2010. Porter spent the 2011 and 2012 seasons with the Gothenburg Sharks and the Victoria Park Reds. Porter signed with

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for the 2012 season.

Coaching career

Porter returned to the United States in 2013 as an assistant coach at Omaha. He remained an assistant through the 2016 season. When the university parted ways with Bob Herold as head coach, Porter was named the interim head coach. After winning just 27 games in his first two seasons as head coach, Porter's 2019 team was projected to finish 5th in the

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, but the Mavericks won both the Summit League regular season and

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on route to their first ever NCAA Division I baseball tournament appearance.

Head coaching record

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