University of St. Thomas Athletics
2022 Baseball Roster
Roster
Esch, Evan

Jersey Number 22
Evan Esch
- Position:
- Pitcher
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 185
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Woodbury, Minn.
- High School:
- Mounds Park Academy
- Custom1:
- L/L
Bio
Awards & Achievements
2024 All-Summit League Second Team
2024 CSC Academic All-District Team
Summit League Peak Pitcher of the Week (4/17/23)
2022 Summit League Academic Honor Roll recipient
2025
Made one start on the mound, throwing 3.1 innings.
2024
Appeared in nine games with eight starts on the mound, finishing with a 5-2 record in 39.1 innings… threw 39 strikeouts with a WHIP of 1.86… tallied season-high nine strikeouts over 6.0 innings at South Dakota State (April 21)… earned four wins in four straight starts.
2023
Appeared in 11 games with seven starts on the mound, finishing with an overall record of 2-3 in 45.2 innings...earned one save throwing four strikeouts in 3.0 innings March 22 at Kansas State...led the Tommie pitching staff with a 4.73 ERA, which ranked eighth in the Summit League...also led the team with an opposing batting average of .234, which was third in the league, and was second for St. Thomas and 13th in the Summit with 48 strikeouts...named Summit League Peak Pitcher of the Week after throwing five strikeouts over 6.0 scoreless innings against North Dakota State on April 15...compiled 20 strikeouts over back-to-back starts in April, including a career high 11 with only one run allowed at South Dakota State on April 24.
2022
Pitched in 14 games while making eight starts... maintained a 5.55 ERA on 48.2 innings pitched... struck out 46 batters, second highest on the team... recorded seven strikeouts in 5.2 innings April 3 against the Jackrabbits.
High School
Named to Class AA all-state team and Class AA all-section team in 2021, also was all-conference honorable mention as a sophomore... selected Preseason All-American honorable mention for the Central Region.
Personal
Son of Elizabeth and Dan Esch, three siblings, Isabel, Isaac and Alex... father is a St. Thomas graduate... cousin, Jake Esch, a right-handed pitcher, played on the Miami Marlins in 2016, the San Diego Padres in 2017, and signed with the St. Paul Saints before pitching for Great Britain in the 2023 World Baseball Classic... business real estate major... Dean's List honoree.
2024 All-Summit League Second Team
2024 CSC Academic All-District Team
Summit League Peak Pitcher of the Week (4/17/23)
2022 Summit League Academic Honor Roll recipient
2025
Made one start on the mound, throwing 3.1 innings.
2024
Appeared in nine games with eight starts on the mound, finishing with a 5-2 record in 39.1 innings… threw 39 strikeouts with a WHIP of 1.86… tallied season-high nine strikeouts over 6.0 innings at South Dakota State (April 21)… earned four wins in four straight starts.
2023
Appeared in 11 games with seven starts on the mound, finishing with an overall record of 2-3 in 45.2 innings...earned one save throwing four strikeouts in 3.0 innings March 22 at Kansas State...led the Tommie pitching staff with a 4.73 ERA, which ranked eighth in the Summit League...also led the team with an opposing batting average of .234, which was third in the league, and was second for St. Thomas and 13th in the Summit with 48 strikeouts...named Summit League Peak Pitcher of the Week after throwing five strikeouts over 6.0 scoreless innings against North Dakota State on April 15...compiled 20 strikeouts over back-to-back starts in April, including a career high 11 with only one run allowed at South Dakota State on April 24.
2022
Pitched in 14 games while making eight starts... maintained a 5.55 ERA on 48.2 innings pitched... struck out 46 batters, second highest on the team... recorded seven strikeouts in 5.2 innings April 3 against the Jackrabbits.
High School
Named to Class AA all-state team and Class AA all-section team in 2021, also was all-conference honorable mention as a sophomore... selected Preseason All-American honorable mention for the Central Region.
Personal
Son of Elizabeth and Dan Esch, three siblings, Isabel, Isaac and Alex... father is a St. Thomas graduate... cousin, Jake Esch, a right-handed pitcher, played on the Miami Marlins in 2016, the San Diego Padres in 2017, and signed with the St. Paul Saints before pitching for Great Britain in the 2023 World Baseball Classic... business real estate major... Dean's List honoree.
Press Conference: Tommie Football Postgame v Lindenwood 08/28/25
Friday, August 29
Tommie Football Intro Video 2025
Thursday, August 28
Beyond The Buzzer: Schoenecker Arena Setup
Wednesday, July 23
Beyond The Buzzer: Sports Medicine
Wednesday, July 23