2021 Baseball Roster

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42 Zachary Leigh

  • Position RHP
  • B/T R/R
  • Height 6-0
  • Weight 170
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Victoria, Texas
  • High School Victoria East HS
  • Major Exercise and Sports Science

Biography

Career Accolades
- 2021 MLB Draft - Selected by Chicago Cubs in 16th Round (484th overall pick)
- 2021 Sun Belt Conference Pitcher of the Week (Apr. 6)
- 2021 Collegiate Baseball Newspaper National Players of the Week (Feb. 22)
- 2018 Sun Belt Conference Championship All-Tournament Team

2021: Named Sun Belt Conference Pitcher of the Week on Apr. 6... Selected as a Collegiate Baseball Newspaper National Player of the Week on Feb. 22... Made 15 starts as the Friday night starter... Had one pinch-hit appearance... Went 4-8 with a 5.03 ERA in 87.2 innings... Recorded 86 strikeouts, fifth most in the Sun Belt Conference, and walked 30... Ended career as the 10th Bobcat hurler to surpass 200 career strikeouts with 204... Posted a complete game shutout... Struck out 10 in four innings in season opener against BYU (2/20)... Had eight strikeouts in 62. innings versus Texas Tech (3/5)... Allowed just a run and struck out six in six frames at Little Rock (3/19)... Earned first win of the season with a complete game, 3-hit shutout and struck out seven against UT Arlington (4/1)... Picked up the win after going 5.2 innings with four strikeouts at Troy (4/9)... Recorded nine strikeouts in six innings to earn the win against Arkansas State (4/23)... Went seven inning to pick up the win at Louisiana (4/30)... Struck out eight in seven frames against Georgia State (5/14)... Allowed a run on five hits and struck out five in 7.2 innings versus Appalachian State (5/25)... Made an appearance as a pinch hitter versus Louisiana (5/26).

2020: Pitched and started four games as Friday starter... Recorded 1-1 mark with 1.88 ERA in 24 innings... Posted 33 strikeouts and 11 walks... Strikeout total ranked as fifth most in the Sun Belt Conference... Held opponents to a .171 batting average and just four extra base hits... Threw five innings, striking out six and allowing a hit and one run against Stony Brook (2/14)... Posted eight strikeouts in seven innings but took the loss against Lamar (2/21)... Earned the win after going six innings, striking out eight and allowing all of his extra base hits on the season at Houston (2/28)... Tossed six shutouts innings with a season-high 11 strikeouts against Bethune-Cookman (3/6).

2019: Pitched in 21 games with one start... Earned a team-high six saves, tied for fifth most in the Sun Belt Conference... Tallied a 3-1 record with a 4.41 ERA in 34.2 innings... Registered 32 strikeouts and 26 walks... Opponents hit .250 off him... Tossed 4.0 innings in lone start of the season at McNeese (2/22)... Recorded a scoreless inning with a strikeout against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (2/27)... Had a season-high five in 3.0 innings to earn the save versus Houston (3/2)... Struck out the side against Incarnate Word (3/6)... Went 3.0 innings and struck out two in lone loss of the season against UConn (3/9)... Tossed 2.0 scoreless innings with three strikeouts to earn the win against Rice (3/26)... Struck out the side in lone frame of work at Appalachian State (3/29)... Picked up the save after throwing 2.1 scoreless innings against the Mountaineers (3/30)... Tossed 3.0 scoreless innings with two strikeouts to earn the victory against Troy (4/6)... Received the win after a scoreless frame of work with a strikeouts against Texas (4/23)... Struck out three in 2.2 scoreless innings to pick up the save at Louisiana (4/26)... Went 2.0 innings to earn a save at Little Rock (5/12)... Threw a scoreless frame with two strikeouts to pick up the save in Sun Belt regular season title clinching win in first game of doubleheader against UT Arlington (5/17)... Had a strikeout in an inning to earn second save of the day against the Mavericks (5/17)... Tossed 2.0 innings at Coastal Carolina (5/23).
 
2018: Pitched in 17 games with nine starts on the mound in his first season as a full-time pitcher . . . tallied a 4-3 record and a 5.11 ERA in 61.2 IP . . . was third on the team with 45 strikeouts and registered a .262 opponent batting average . . . led the Sun Belt Conference in fewest triples allowed (0), while also landing in eighth in the league in both hits (61) and runs allowed (38) . . . was voted onto the 2018 SBC Championship All-Tournament Team after recording a win at Louisiana in the quarterfinals (May 25) . . . pitched 6.0 innings and struck out six Ragin’ Cajuns in the triumphant performance . . . also earned wins over Appalachian State (March 18), Louisiana again (May 13) and UTA (May 19) . . . finished with season highs in both innings pitched (7.2) and strikeouts (8) against the Mountaineers.

2017: Appeared in 17 games, while earning one start each in center field and left field . . . served primarily as a relief pitcher and a pinch runner . . . made 13 trips to the mound, finishing with a 4.72 ERA and a 0-0 record in 13.1 innings pitched . . . had eight strikeouts on the year with two each coming against Purdue (Feb. 17) and Texas (April 11) . . . pitched a season-high 3.1 frames against the Boilermakers . . . went 2-for-6 (.333) at the plate with one RBI and two runs scored . . . also had a perfect fielding percentage (six putouts, three assists, no errors) . . . had a 2-for-3 performance with an RBI against ULM (April 13) . . . also scored runs against both Purdue (Feb. 19) and Appalachian State (March 25).

Victoria East High School – Named to the 2016 TSWA Class 5A All-State Second Team . . . also named to the THSBCA Class 5A Academic All-State First Team senior year . . . earned a spot on the 2016 All-District 30-5A Second Team, and was also named to the 2015 All-District 30-5A Honorable Mention team . . . twice named to the all-district academic first team . . . competed as a defensive back on the football team and was named to both the 2015 TSWA Class 5A All-State Third Team and the APSE Class 5A All-State Honorable Mention team . . . earned second team all-district laurels senior year.
 
Personal – Majoring in health and fitness management.

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Historical Player Information

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    2017Freshman

    Right-Handed Pitcher
    5'11" 180 lbs
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    2018Sophomore

    Right-Handed Pitcher
    6'0" 170 lbs
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    2019Junior

    Right-Handed Pitcher
    6'0" 170 lbs
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    2020Senior

    Right-Handed Pitcher
    6'0" 170 lbs
    42
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    2021Senior

    Right-Handed Pitcher
    6'0" 170 lbs
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