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Jersey Number 45
Evan Chrest
- Position:
- RHP
- Year:
- Junior
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 182
- Hometown:
- Tampa, Fla.
- High School:
- Wharton
- Previous School:
- Jacksonville
- Bats/Throws:
- R/R
2025 / AS A JUNIOR
- Drafted by the Cleveland Guardians (15th round, 462nd overall) in the 2025 MLB Draft
- Late-Season No. 373-Ranked 2025 MLB Draft Prospect - Perfect Game
- Late-Season No. 280-Ranked 2025 MLB Draft Prospect - Baseball America
- Made four starts with a 2-1 record and a 2.70 ERA and allowed five earned runs on 15 hits in 16.2 innings with 11 strikeouts and five walks while holding opponents to a .238 batting average
- One of 11 FSU players selected in the 2025 MLB Draft, a school record and tied for the most among all NCAA programs this season
- Helped Florida State to a second consecutive NCAA Super Regional appearance, a first since 2015-17, and a runner-up finish in the ACC, the team’s first in 11 years
PRIOR TO FSU / AT JACKSONVILLE UNIVERSITY 2022-24
2024 / AS A SOPHOMORE
- Pre-season ASUN Pitcher of the Year
- D1 Baseball Third-Team All-American
- Posted a 6.82 ERA with a 2-4 record in 15 appearances, as a starter
- Pitched 68.2 innings, holding opponents to a .317 batting average
- Recorded 74 strikeouts and 25 walks
- Achieved two games with seven strikeouts
- Had a 1.000 fielding percentage
2023 / AS A FRESHMAN
- ASUN Freshman of the Year
- First Team All-ASUN
- ASUN All-Freshman Team
- Collegiate Baseball Second Team All-American
- D1 Baseball and Baseball America First Team Freshman All-American
- Collegiate Baseball and NCBWA Freshman All-American
- First Team ABCA/Rawlings NCAA Division I All-Southeast Region
- Served as the team's number one starter
- Went 8-2 in 15 starts, tied for the most wins in the ASUN
- Second in the ASUN in ERA and in innings pitched
- Two games with double-digit strikeouts, which tied or the sixth-most in a single game in program history
- Set the freshman record for strikeouts in a single-season (98)
- Went a career-long eight innings in win over Lipscomb, striking out seven and holding the offense to just two runs which earned him ASUN Pitcher of the Week Honors (3/20)
- Did not walk more than one batter in seven starts
- Did not lose any of his first ten starts of his career
HIGH SCHOOL:
- Graduated from Wharton High School
- Drafted in the 17th Round of the 2022 MLB Draft by the Miami Marins
- Named two-time All-County baseball
- District MVP in 2021
- 2021 and 2022 813preps first team
PERSONAL:
- Born on January 5, 2004
- Majoring in Media/Communication Studies
- Parents are Steve and Amy Chrest
2026 Schedule Reveal | Florida State Baseball
Wednesday, October 08
INF Cal Fisher - FSU Baseball Start of Fall Ball Press Conference
Tuesday, September 23
LHP Wes Mendes - FSU Baseball Start of Fall Ball Press Conference
Tuesday, September 23
1B Myles Bailey - FSU Baseball Start of Fall Ball Press Conference
Tuesday, September 23
