Evan Dempsey

Evan Dempsey
Florida Gulf Coast Eagles – No. 25
Pitcher / Outfielder
Born: (2005-07-19) July 19, 2005 (age 20)
Tampa, Florida, U.S.
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
Career highlights and awards

Evan Francis Dempsey (born July 19, 2005) is an American college baseball pitcher and outfielder for the Florida Gulf Coast Eagles. He won the John Olerud Award in 2025.

Early life

Dempsey was born on July 19, 2005, in Tampa, Florida.[1] He started playing rec baseball at age five.[2] Dempsey attended Newsome High School in Lithia, Florida, where he played baseball for the Wolves under head coach Dick Rohrberg.[3][4] By his sophomore year, he was a starting pitcher and outfielder as well as the leadoff hitter.[2] As a senior, Dempsey batted .427 and recorded a 7–4 win–loss record with 84 strikeouts and a 1.45 earned run average (ERA).[5] He first-team all-county honors for both hitting and pitching.[6] Dempsey was also invited to play in the FACA All-Star Classic.[7] Outside of school, he played for Ostingers Baseball Academy.[8]

Dempsey was ranked the 418th-best high school prospect in the class of 2023 by Perfect Game.[9] On June 1, 2022,[a] he committed to playing college baseball at Florida Gulf Coast University (FGCU).[8] "Once I did some research into the school, I knew this was where I wanted to go", said Dempsey.[8] He signed a National Letter of Intent with the Eagles in November.[10]

College career

As a freshman at FGCU, Dempsey started 46 of 50 games.[8] He finished second on the team with a .339 average,[6] to go along with 62 hits and 48 runs batted in (RBI).[1] Despite spending most of the year in the outfield due to the Eagles' deep pitching corps, Dempsey also made six appearances as a relief pitcher, recording a 10.13 ERA in 5+1⁄3 innings pitched.[8] He earned Atlantic Sun Conference (ASUN) all-freshman honors,[6] and played with the Minot Hot Tots of the Northwoods League after the season.[1]

As a sophomore, Dempsey played in all 60 games (with 59 starts) in the outfield, batting .309 with a team-high 71 hits.[1][6] Additionally, he was moved from the bullpen into a starting pitcher role during conference play after the team lost three starting pitchers to injury.[8][11] Dempsey pitched in 15 games with 10 starts, compiling a 5–1 record with 75 strikeouts and a 1.97 ERA over 68+2⁄3 innings.[1] He was a consensus selection to the 2025 College Baseball All-America Team, earning first-team honors from Baseball America,[12] the College Baseball Foundation,[13] D1Baseball.com,[14] and Perfect Game.[15] Dempsey won the John Olerud Award, which is given to the best two-way player in the nation;[11] he also earned first-team All-ASUN honors as a pitcher and a second-team ASUN honors as an outfielder.[6] His head coach, Dave Tollett, said he was "a special kind of player that only comes around once or twice in a coach’s career".[11] That summer, Dempsey played for the Harwich Mariners of the Cape Cod Baseball League.[16] He also received an invite to the U.S. collegiate national team training camp in North Carolina,[17][18] becoming the first player in FGCU history to do so.[19]

Ahead of his junior season, Dempsey received "plenty of offers" from higher-profile programs to transfer out of FGCU, but decided to remain with the Eagles.[20] He also gained 20 lb (9.1 kg) of muscle during the offseason.[2] During the season, Dempsey was named the D1Baseball.com Midseason Player of the Year.[21][22]

He is considered one of the top two-way prospects in the 2026 Major League Baseball draft.[23]

Personal life

Dempsey grew up in the Tampa area in a blended family with two brothers, two stepbrothers, and two stepsisters.[2] After his childhood coach, legendary Tampa figure Rich Luppino, died in 2022, Dempsey said in a 2026 interview: "I've been playing for him since then."[2][8] He has a tattoo of one of Luppino's mottos: "Repetition is the mother of success".[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Evan Dempsey". Baseball Reference. Retrieved May 14, 2026.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Swafford, Travis (May 7, 2026). "The Tampa Two-Way: Evan Dempsey's Unique Greatness". USA Baseball. Retrieved May 14, 2026.
  3. ^ Bellone, Bob (March 4, 2022). "Dempsey highlights Newsome shutout of Leto". 813Preps.com. Retrieved May 14, 2026.
  4. ^ Guthrie, Jarrett (March 15, 2023). "Dempsey walk-off grand slam brings the energy". 813Preps.com. Retrieved May 14, 2026.
  5. ^ Guthrie, Jarrett (July 7, 2023). "2023 All-813Preps Baseball Class 6A-7A Team". 813Preps.com. Retrieved May 14, 2026.
  6. ^ a b c d e "Evan Dempsey". Florida Gulf Coast Eagles. Retrieved May 14, 2026.
  7. ^ "Crest's Nimmala leads '23 FACA D-15 honors". 813Preps.com. April 30, 2023. Retrieved May 14, 2026.
  8. ^ a b c d e f g Hrunka, Jeffrey (April 17, 2025). "Evan Dempsey is Emerging as FGCU's Baseball Dominant Two-Way Player". Eagle News. Retrieved May 14, 2026.
  9. ^ "Evan Dempsey Class of 2023 - Player Profile". Perfect Game. Retrieved May 14, 2026.
  10. ^ Belcher, Lily (December 2, 2022). "Newsome High School Has Record Number Of Athletes Sign". Osprey Observer. Retrieved May 14, 2026.
  11. ^ a b c "FGCU star Evan Dempsey named 2025 John Olerud Two-Way Player of the Year". MLB.com. June 13, 2025. Retrieved May 14, 2026.
  12. ^ Flaherty, Peter; Rudner, Jacob (June 20, 2025). "2025 College Baseball All-American Teams". Baseball America. Retrieved May 14, 2026.
  13. ^ "College Baseball Foundation announces 2025 All-America Team". MLB.com. June 25, 2025. Retrieved May 14, 2026.
  14. ^ "2025 D1Baseball All-America Teams". D1Baseball.com. June 26, 2025. Retrieved May 14, 2026.
  15. ^ Cervino, Vincent; Cozart, Craig (June 11, 2025). "Collegiate All-Americans & Postseason Awards". Perfect Game. Retrieved May 14, 2026.
  16. ^ Ben-Akiva, Erez (June 18, 2025). "Defending Champ Mariners Get Opening Day Win In Playoff Rematch". Cape Cod Chronicle. Retrieved May 14, 2026.
  17. ^ Martin, Alex (June 16, 2025). "Dave Tollett, Evan Dempsey, Casey Scott all set to represent USA Baseball this summer". The News-Press. Retrieved May 14, 2026.
  18. ^ Oliveri, Zach (June 17, 2025). "Dave Tollett, Evan Dempsey to wear stars and stripes with Team USA". WINK News. Retrieved May 14, 2026.
  19. ^ Hanes, Jason (June 17, 2025). "Dempsey earns USA Baseball Collegiate Team invite". Florida Gulf Coast Eagles. Retrieved May 14, 2026.
  20. ^ Wasson, David (January 30, 2026). "Dempsey dominates as FGCU's player of the year 2025". The Naples Press. Retrieved May 14, 2026.
  21. ^ Walsh, Patrick (April 2, 2026). "Evan Dempsey named D1Baseball's Midseason Player of the Year". Florida Gulf Coast Eagles. Retrieved May 14, 2026.
  22. ^ Ebert, Patrick (May 6, 2026). "D1 Spotlight: Dempsey, FGCU focused on ASUN stretch run". D1Baseball.com. Retrieved May 14, 2026.
  23. ^ Zielinski, Evan III (April 23, 2026). "Evan Dempsey emerges as top 2-way MLB draft prospect at FGCU". Baseball Prospect Journal. Retrieved May 14, 2026.

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