FORT MYERS, Fla. – Florida Gulf Coast University's Evan Dempsey has been named a 2025 First Team All-American by D1Baseball, the site announced Thursday. Dempsey is one of just 15 players nationwide to earn Consensus All-American status, having received First Team honors from four of the six major organizations that bestow the title.

In addition to D1Baseball, Dempsey earned First Team All-American recognition from Perfect Game, the College Baseball Foundation and Baseball America. He surpasses FGCU legend Chris Sale, who earned three First Team honors during his historic 2010 season.

Dempsey also received the John Olerud Award, presented by the College Baseball Foundation to the nation's top two-way player. He was named National 2-Way Player of the Year by Perfect Game and earned First Team All-American honors as a two-way player from Baseball America. Both D1Baseball and the College Baseball Foundation recognized him as a First Team utility player. He was also named a Second Team All-American by the American Baseball Coaches Association.

On the mound, Dempsey went 5-1 with a 1.97 ERA in 15 appearances, including 10 starts. The sophomore logged 68.2 innings, striking out 75 and walking 20. Of the 57 hits he allowed, only six went for extra bases. Opponents batted just .225 against him. In his final start of the season, on four days' rest, Dempsey pitched five innings to lead FGCU to a 6-5 win over Stetson, clinching a share of the Atlantic Sun Conference championship.

As an outfielder, the Tampa native played in all 60 games, starting 59. He batted .309 with 71 hits, including 18 doubles and three home runs, for a .435 slugging percentage. He scored 41 runs, drove in 30 and was a perfect 14-for-14 on stolen base attempts, tying for the team lead.