Transferred to Eastern in the fall of 2018 after one year at Division II Franklin Pierce University, where he was named to the Northeast 10 All-Rookie Team in the spring of 2018... appeared in five games out of the bullpen with a 2-0 record and a 1.86 ERA in 9 2/3 innings for 33-15 team... struck out seven and walked four and allowed seven hits... did not pitch in the summer or fall of 2018 following elbow surgery...
2021: Earned second varsity letter… missed time due to injury but still appeared in 10 games with 2 starts and recorded a save… one of ten pitchers to see action in double-digit games… struck out 15 batters in 9.2 IP and did not allow an extra-base hit over his final six appearances… pitched a season-high 2.1 innings in his first appearance and start on the second home date of the year, fanning two in a non-decision win against Saint Joseph’s (ME)… pitched 1/3 of an inning of relief in a season-ending 3-0 loss to SUNY Cortland in the second game of the NCAA tournament…
2019: Earned first varsity letter…appeared in eight games with four starts, a 2-1 record and a 3.16 ERA…struck out 27 and walked 11 in 25.2 innings…won both of his ga,es in relief, pitching 5 1/3 shutout innings and allowing only three hits with eight strikeouts and three walks in home wins over NE College March 28 and Western Connecticut April 2... in the Little East regular-season, appeared in four games with two starts, a 1-1 record and 3.38 ERA…struck out 22 and walked seven in 16.0 innings…started the final game of the season in the third game of the LEC tournament, pitching into the fifth inning and allowing only one run in a no-decision against UMass Dartmouth... carried a 2-0 lead into the fifth before allowing a one-out solo home run... fanned one without a walk in the game... lost his first decision after two wins April 30, 4-3, in a season-high 5 2/3 innings at LEC foe Rhode Island College... took a two-hit shutout and a 1-0 lead into the sixth but was charged with four runs after there were two out and one on...fanned seven and gave up five hits in the game...Â
High School: Played baseball for four years, three as a starter at pitcher and first base… as a junior, first-team all-conference at utility position and second-team all-conference at first base… selected to Connecticut/Massachusetts Junior All-Star Game... could not pitch as a senior following ulnar transposition surgery...
PERSONAL: Born Zachary T. Player March 6, 1999… Parents: Christal and Keith… Sisters: Katie and Mackenzie… Major: Criminology and Sociology… Career plans: Detective… Residence: East Hampton, CT…
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ZACH...REVEALED
What's something you're really good at? Making my friends laugh
What are you watching on Netflix these days? Hunter x Hunter
If you could travel anywhere in the world, where would you go? Greenland
What is your hidden talent? Sharpness
Is there any food you don’t eat? Potatoes
What is something that you’ve always wanted to learn? How to solve a Rubik's cube
What are you most passionate about? Helping other people
Biggest crisis facing the world: Ukraine Vs. Russia
Where do you go when you have to ‘get away’? Go home to see my dog
What would you do for a living if money was not a factor? Work at a dog daycare facility or a skydiving instructor
Pet peeve: When someone is a negative person for no reason
What class did you dread taking but ended up loving? Statistics of Social Research
What class did you think you’d love but ended up hating? Most of them
Hardest class ever taken: Cognitive Psychology
Favorite moment of all time: Getting Coby (my golden retriever) for my 16th birthday
Most influential person in the world: Volodymyr Zelenskyy
Most embarrassing moment: Pronouncing something wrong in front of your friends
Amount of weekly allowance you would give to your children: $5
Scariest insect: Dragonfly
Your most overused phrase: Don’t hate the player, hate the game
Words to live by: Live for today because no one is promised tomorrow
Biggest waste of money: Video Games
Best use of money: Moes
If I could change one thing in the world, it would be: Worldwide hunger
Worst thing about COVID: My Mom became my boss
Best thing about COVID: Appreciation of the time I get to spend with my friends and family
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