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16 Zach Pratt

  • Position Pitcher
  • Height 6-3
  • Weight 220
  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown Belton, Mo.
  • Highschool Belton
  • Prev School Metropolitan CC

Biography

2024 RMAC Baseball All-Academic Honor Roll
2023 CSC Academic All-District Team
2023 Second-Team All-RMAC
2023 RMAC Baseball All-Academic Honor Roll
2022 Honorable Mention All-RMAC
 
2024 (R-Sr.): Pitched 0.1 innings in the season opener at St. Edwards (2/8) before suffering a season-ending injury ... Earned a medical redshirt.  

2023 (Sr.): Made 13 appearances and 13 starts for the Pack ... Earned Second-Team All-RMAC honors ... Recorded a 4-2 record and a 5.37 ERA and tossed a complete game against Adams State (4/21) ... Was eighth in the RMAC in innings pitched (67.0) and was tied for fifth in the league in strikeouts (68) ... Tallied seven or more strikeouts in seven of his 13 starts, including recording a career-high eight strikeouts against New Mexico Highlands (31/7), at MSU Denver (4/1) and at Adams State (4/21) ... Tossed five innings or more in eight of his 13 pitching appearances, including tossing seven innings in four of those appearances ... Also walked 24 batters in 67 innings ... Held opponents to a .263 batting average ... In RMAC play, he went 4-1 with a 5.15 ERA as he made eight starts and tossed 43.2 innings and recorded 47 strikeouts, and walked 12.

2022 (Jr.): Made 11 appearances and 10 starts in his first season with the Pack ... Earned Honorable Mention All-RMAC honors ... Posted a 4-1 record on the season, and combined on two shutouts ... In 51.2 innings of work, he recorded 49 strikeouts and walked 25 ... Tossed four or more innings in eight of his 11 appearances, including a season-high seven innings in back-to-back starts at Regis (3/5) and against MSU Denver (3/13) ... Tallied five or more strikeouts in five outings, including a high of seven strikeouts against New Mexico Highlands (2/5) and against UCCS (4/30) ... Held opponents to a .251 batting average on the season.

Metropolitan CC (2019-21): In his three seasons at Metropolitan Community College, Pratt made 25 appearances, including 11 starts ... Posted a 2-8 overall record and had one complete game ... Tallied a 7.16 ERA with the Wolves ... In 2019, he made 12 appearances and 11 starts and tossed one complete game ... Had an 0-5 record and a 6.94 ERA ... In 48.0 innings, he allowed 64 hits and 49 runs (37 earned runs), while walking 38 and striking out 39 ... During the COVID-19-shortened 2020 season, he was 2-0 with a 4.05 ERA ... Made three appearances in relief and tossed 13.1 innings ... In those 13.1 innings, he recorded 17 strikeouts and walked seven ... Made 10 appearances in relief in 2021 at Metropolitan Community College ... Posted an 0-3 record ... Pitched 47 innings on the season, and allowed 65 hits and 51 runs (43 earned runs) ... Recorded 67 strikeouts and averaged 12.83 strikeouts per nine innings ... Tossed at least four innings in eight of his 10 appearances. 

Belton HS: Lettered in baseball for three years for Coach Cody Newman at Belton High School ... Graduated in 2018 ... Earned Team MVP honors as a junior in 2017 and as a senior in 2018 ... As a senior, was named a First-Team All-Conference selection as a shortstop and was a Second-Team All-Conference selection as a pitcher ... Named the Conference Player of the Year in 2018 ... Was a Second-Team All-Conference pitcher in 2017 ... In the classroom, carried a 3.0 GPA ... Played club baseball for the Midwest A's and was the Mid-Plains Pitcher of the Year in both 2019 and 2020. 

Personal: Born April 14 ... Son of Tabby Lake ... Has three siblings, James (24), Alivia (18), and Lillian (16) ... Business Management - Sports Industry Management major ... Likes to fish and hunt ... Wants to be an athletic director in his future. 

Career Highs:
Innings Pitched:
7.0 (4x) last vs. MSU Denver, 4/1/23
Batters Faced: 30 at MSU Denver, 4/1/23
Strikeouts: 8 (3x) last at Adams State, 4/21/23
Walks: 4 (2x) last vs. Colorado Mesa, 4/7/23

Career Records:
Lowest Opponent Batting Average:
2nd (.259)
Strikeouts/Per 9 Innings: 2nd (8.92)
Combined Shutouts: T-1st (2)

Single-Season Records:
Most Combined Shutouts:
T-1st (2, 2022)
Lowest Batting Average: 7th (.251, 2022)
Most K's/Per 9 Innings: 9th (9.27, 2023)

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Historical Player Information

  • 16

    2022Sophomore

    RHP
    6'3" 220 lbs
    16
  • 16

    2023Junior

    Pitcher
    6'3" 220 lbs
    16
  • 16

    2024Senior

    Pitcher
    6'3" 220 lbs
    16
  • 16

    2025Redshirt Senior

    Pitcher
    6'3" 220 lbs
    16
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