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#46 Zach Heaton RHP • 6-5 208 R-Sr. • Houston, TX (Second Baptist School)
2022 (REDSHIRT JUNIOR)
Made a career-high 23 appearances, including six starts ... Went 4-2 with a 5.59 ERA ... Set career-highs in wins (4) and strikeouts (40) ... VS. TOP 25 OPPONENTS: Tossed 2.0 shutout innings at No. 7 Oklahoma State (3/16) ... Picked up the win in a pre-determined start at No. 21 Louisiana Tech after holding the Bulldogs scoreless and striking out three over 2.1 innings ... Recorded his third win of the year after limiting No. 21 TCU (4/12) to one run over 3.1 innings in a pre-determined start ... VS. MVC OPPONENTS: Earned the win at Illinois State (5/1) after throwing 3.2 scoreless innings in relief ...Tossed 4.0 shutout innings and struck out five while not allowing a hit at Valparaiso (5/7) to earn his second save of the year ... VS. NON-CONFERENCE: Struck out a career-high seven batters in 3.0 innings of scoreless relief on Opening Day versus Southeast Missouri (2/18) ... Earned his first career save after recording the final two outs at San Diego (3/5) ... Did not allow a run in 2.0 innings and awarded the win in a pre-determined start against Baylor (4/5).
2021 (REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE)
Made 11 appearances, including one start and went 2-1 ... VS. MVC OPPONENTS: Made two appearances and did not allow a run over 2.0 innings of work ... VS. NON-CONFERENCE: Held Austin Peay (2/22) scoreless over 1.2 innings of work to earn the win ... Registered his second win after shutting out UT Rio Grande Valley (3/27) in his 1.0 inning of relief ... MVC TOURNAMENT: Struck out three batters in 1.1 innings of scoreless relief versus Valparaiso (5/26) ... Held Bradley (5/27) without a run in 1.0 inning out of the pen ... FORT WORTH REGIONAL: Made his lone start of the year versus Oregon State in the Fort Worth Regional Championship and struck out two batters over 2.1 innings.
2020 (REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE)
Made four starts in the team’s midweek starter role ... Went 1-2 and struck out 12 batters in 12.0 innings ... VS. NON-CONFERENCE: Earned the win versus UT Arlington (2/18) in his first start of the year after throwing 5.1 shutout innings and striking out five batters.
2019 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN)
Made 11 appearances, including eight starts ... Went 1-0 with a 5.40 ERA ... VS. TOP 25 OPPONENTS: Played a key role in a win over then-ranked No. 18 Texas A&M throwing 2.2 scoreless innings and striking out a pair in relief ... VS. MVC OPPONENTS: Held Valparaiso (3/31) to one run in 4.2 innings while striking out a season-high six batters ... Earned his first career win after allowing just one earned run in 6.0 innings at Evansville (4/6) ... VS. NON-CONFERENCE: Made his Patriot debut versus Minnesota (2/22) and held the Gophers scoreless over 2.0 innings out of the bullpen ... Made his first career start against Houston (3/17) and surrendered just one run in 5.1 innings.
2018 (FRESHMAN)
Took a redshirt season in his first year at DBU.
COLLEGIATE SUMMER LEAGUE
Spent the summer of 2021 with the Anchorage Bucs in the Alaska Baseball League ... Pitched for the Round Rock Hairy Men in the Texas Collegiate League in 2020 ... Played for the Cowlitz Bears in 2018 and was named to the West Coast League All-Star Team.
HIGH SCHOOL
Three-year letterman at Second Baptist School ... Played for head coach Lance Berkman ... Two-time All-State selection during his prep career ... Named a Honorable Mention All-American by Perfect Game in 2017 ... Rated the 11th- best right-handed pitcher and the No. 40 overall prospect in the class of 2017 from the state of Texas by Perfect Game ... Ranked among the top 500 seniors nationally by Perfect Game ... Recognized as a Texas All-Region Second Team selection by Perfect Game as a senior ... Garnered District MVP honors and was a two-time First Team All-District selection ... Earned the win as the starting pitcher in the TAPPS 4A state championship game as a junior ... Named twice to the All-State Tournament Team ... Tabbed as a 2016 Underclass Honorable Mention All-American by Perfect Game ... Also a two-time All-District selection in football ... Competed for Houston Kyle Chapman Baseball in the summers.
PERSONAL
Born on August 25, 1998 ...
Parents are Robert and Rae
Lynn Heaton ... His
grandfather pitched in the
St. Louis Cardinals minor
league system ... His head
coach in high school was former
Major Leaguer Lance Berkman and
his pitching coach was Andy Pettitte ... Earned a Bachelor’s degree in Sports Management from DBU and is currently pursuing an MBA ...
Favorite Bible verse is Philippians 4:13.
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