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#38 Zane Russell RHP • 6-2 196 Jr. • Kingwood, TX (Porter HS)
2022 (SOPHOMORE)
Made a career-high 23 relief appearances and posted a 4-0 record with two saves and a 1.63 ERA ... His 23 appearances were second-most on the staff ... Struck out a career-best 46 batters and walked just 14 in 27.2 innings of work ... vs. TOP 25 OPPONENTS: Held No. 21 TCU (4/12) scoreless and struck out three over 1.2 innings ... Earned the save at No. 6 TCU (4/26) after shutting out the Horned Frogs over the final 2.0 innings and striking out four ... Tossed 1.2 innings of shutout relief and fanned four batters to earn the win against No. 3 Oklahoma State (5/10) ... vs. MVC OPPONENTS: Picked up the save after holding Evansville (5/14) scoreless in the ninth inning ... Threw 2.0 shutout innings at Indiana State (5/21) ... vs. NON-CONFERENCE: Notched his first win of the year after throwing 1.0 scoreless frame against Southern Mississippi (3/13) ... Struck out a career- high five batters and did not allow a baserunner in 2.0 shutout innings at Oral Roberts (3/18) ... Allowed just one run over 2.1 innings versus Wofford (4/3) to pick up his second win of the year ... MVC TOURNAMENT: Earned the win against Bradley (5/26) after holding the Braves scoreless and striking out four over the final 1.1 innings ... AUSTIN REGIONAL: Tossed 1.0 shutout inning of relief versus Air Force (6/4).
2021 (FRESHMAN)
Made 14 relief appearances and posted a 1-0 record with a pair of saves and a 2.25 ERA ... Held opponents to a .197 batting average ... vs. MVC OPPONENTS: Kept Bradley (5/14) scoreless in 1.2 innings out of the pen and struck out three ... Struck out a season-high four batters in 2.1 innings of work against Bradley (5/15) ... vs. NON-CONFERENCE: Shutout Gonzaga (2/25) in 2.0 innings of relief and fanned three batters in his first appearance of the year ... Earned his first career save after shutting out Missouri (3/4) in the ninth inning to preserve a 3-2 win at the Frisco College Baseball Classic ... FORT WORTH REGIONAL: Came on in relief in the third inning against Oregon State in the Fort Worth Regional Championship (6/7) and held the Beavers scoreless in 4.1 innings of work to record his first career win ... COLUMBIA SUPER REGIONAL: Following a nearly four-hour rain delay, emerged from the pen in the ninth inning to throw a scoreless frame and earn his second save in a 6-5 win over Virginia (6/12).
2020 (FRESHMAN)
Played in six games, making one start, and also made two appearances on the mound before the season was canceled due to COVID-19 ... vs. TOP 25 OPPONENTS: Made his debut on the mound at No. 9 Oklahoma (3/3) and worked 0.1 inning of relief ... vs. NON-CONFERENCE: Started in right field on Opening Day versus South Dakota State (2/14) ... Held Oral Roberts (3/8) scoreless in 1.0 inning out of the pen.
COLLEGIATE SUMMER LEAGUE
Played for the Cheney Diamond Dawgs in the Sunflower Collegiate League in 2020.
HIGH SCHOOL
Four-year letterman at Porter High School ... Played for head coach Wayne Ralph ... Named a Class 5A Honorable Mention All-State selection as a pitcher in 2019 ... Was a two-time All-District selection during his prep career ... Rated the No. 40 shortstop from the state of Texas by Perfect Game in 2019 ... Received Preseason Underclass Honorable Mention All-American recognition by Perfect Game in 2018 ... As a standout quarterback in football, was a finalist for the Class 5A Player of the Year and was tabbed the District’s Offensive Most Valuable Player ... Garnered Academic All-State honors in both baseball and football ... Competed for Houston Kyle Chapman Baseball in the summers.
PERSONAL
Born on June 12, 2000 ... Parents are Billy and Paula Russell ... His uncle Damon Thames was a two-time All-American at Rice University, the 1999 ABCA National Player of the Year, and was a ninth round selection of the St. Louis Cardinals ... His cousin Charlie Thames was a First Team All-American at the University of Texas in 2000 and was a fourth round pick of the Anaheim Angels ... His cousin Ron Thames played baseball and football at Sam Houston State University and won two national championships as a coach at Grayson College ... Majoring in Business Management ... Favorite Bible verse is Ephesians 2:4-5.
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