His team recently returned from the all-star break, but there has been no break in Evan Sisk’s impressive performances on the mound.
The former Lewisville and College of Charleston standout is now pitching for the St. Paul Saints, the triple-A affiliate of the Minnesota Twins. After a break of nearly a week, the team recently returned to action against the Indianapolis Indians and Sisk made an appearance in relief. In 1.1 innings of work, he did issue three walks, but he also struck out three batters while not allowing a run or a hit. With that performance, the lefty lowered his ERA to 1.64 and opposing batters are hitting just .143 against him. For the season (which has been split between double-A Wichita and St. Paul), Sisk has appeared in 29 games (all in relief) and is 4-0 with one save and an ERA of 1.14. In 39.1 innings pitched, he has yielded just 21 hits and allowed five runs while walking 19 batters and striking out 43.
Sisk was a 16th round pick of the St. Louis Cardinals in 2018 following his junior year at College of Charleston. He appeared in 20 games for the Rookie League Johnson City Cardinals that year, posting a 1.76 ERA with five saves. In 2019 he pitched for the Class A ball Peoria Chiefs, where he had an ERA of 3.25, struck out more than one batter per inning and logged five saves. COVID-19, wiped out the 2020 season but Sisk moved up to AA in the Cardinals organization during the 2021 season (where he played for Springfield), then was involved in a deadline trade that sent him to the Twins organization. Pitching for three teams last season, he had a cumulative ERA of 3.91 with 69 strikeouts in 54 innings and a 3-1 record.
Sisk pitched collegiately at The College of Charleston. In his final season there he was 10-3 on the mound with a 2.96 ERA in 15 starts. At Lewisville as a senior in 2015, he posted a .90 ERA with 114 strikeouts in 77 innings of work and helped his team advance to the Class A state title series.
