Evan Bush will be entering his sixth season as an assistant coach for UAH baseball in 2015-16, having helped increased the Chargers winning percentage in each of his first five seasons with the program.
Bush continued help to lead UAH into one of the most distinguishing programs in Divison-II collegiate baseball, as the squad was ranked in the top 25 nationally for the duration of the season. The Chargers prolific offense, comprised of Bush's recruits, led the GSC with a .339 batting average, 409 runs, 108 doubles, 63 homers, 376 RBI, a 544 slugging percentage, and a .433 on-base percentage.
The 2014 campaign saw the Chargers capture the 2014 GSC Championship and make their second appearance in the NCAAs in the last three seasons. He helped the Chargers to lead the GSC in home runs, doubles, triples, RBIs, total bases, slugging percentage, walks, and total runs scored.
With Bush handling recruiting activities, UAH has produced 30 All-GSC recognized players, 14 All-Region players and four All-Americans. In 2013, Bush saw Chandler Brock earn four Player of the Year honors and three First Team All-American honors, while in 2015 mentoring Colton Simbeck to become an All-American and GSC Player of the Year.
Bush, the 2010 Alabama Junior College Assistant Coach of the Year, joined the UAH staff as the Chargers' top assistant coach in the summer of 2010, following the hiring of head coach Hunter Royer.
Honored by the Alabama Baseball Coaches Association as the top junior college and as the top assistant coach in the state, Bush came to Huntsville after three seasons at Bevill State Community College in Fayette, Alabama.Â
Prior to Bush's stint in Fayette with the Bears, Bush spent time playing minor league baseball in the San Fransisco Giants organization. Bush was a 48th-round selection by San Francisco and spent the 2006 season in Fresno (AAA) and Salem-Keizer (A).
Bush also played for the USA National Youth 16-under team in 2000, where his team won the 2000 Pan American Championship Gold Medal by defeating Cuba en route to an 8-0 record. He hit .500 appearing in four games, while playing with standout big-leaguers- Xavier Paul, Delmon Young and James Loney.
A Rainbow City, Alabama, native, Bush played collegiate baseball at Alabama as a four-year regular utility player. He ranks among the Crimson Tide's career leaders in several categories including walks (2nd-131), games started (5th-215) and games played (7th-223). As a senior in 2006, Bush helped lead Alabama to the Southeastern Conference championship as well as their second-straight NCAA tournament appearance.
Bush is married to the former Mary Elizabeth Moore. The two welcomed their first child, a daughter, Madelyn, in 2013.
