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16 Zack Beach

  • Class Graduate Student
  • Position INF
  • Height 6-4
  • Weight 232
  • B/T L/R
  • Hometown Mechanicsville, Va.
  • High School Atlee

Biography

2023 (Senior)

  • Appeared in 57 games while making 46 starts
  • Led team with a 1.071 OPS
  • Batted .321 with 10 doubles, 13 home runs, and 56 RBI
  • Committed zero errors in 381 chances in the field, recording 351 putouts and 30 assists
  • Helped turn 38 double plays
  • Recorded 15 multi-hit games
  • Six-game hitting streak (March 14-25)
  • Season-high two doubles in the Sun Belt Tournament against Georgia State (May 24)
  • 2-for-4 with two home runs and five RBI, both season highs, against Campbell (March 14)
  • Season-high 14 putouts in the Sun Belt Tournament against Louisiana (May 25)



2022 (Junior)

  • Saw action in 44 games on the season, making 22 starts predominately at first base
  • Hit .247 with three home runs, three doubles, 13 RBIs, and 18 runs scored on the season
  • Posted a .403 slugging percentage and .392 on-base percentage on the year
  • Recorded a .978 fielding percentage with 168 putouts and 10 assists
  • Went 2-for-4 in a loss to Kent State (Feb. 20) on Opening Weekend
  • Was 1-for-2 with a run scored and a stolen base in the home win over Rutgers (Feb. 25)
  • Went 2-for-3 with a double and a walk in the win over Illinois (Feb. 26)
  • Scored two runs on 1-for-3 hitting with a walk in the road loss at UNCW (March 2)
  • Was 1-for-3 in the start versus Xavier (March 13)
  • Hit a grand slam and scored three runs in the win over ULM (March 19)
  • Went 3-for-4 with a home run, hit-by-pitch, three RBIs, and two runs scored in the 17-17 tie with ULM (March 20)
  • Was a combined 2-for-9 with four walks and three runs scored in the three-game series at Texas State (March 25-27)
  • Had an RBI in the series-opening win at Arkansas State (April 1)
  • Went 2-for-4 with a double and walk in the series-finale win at Arkansas State (April 3)
  • Belted a three-run home run and drove in three RBIs in the midweek win over the College of Charleston (April 6)
  • Was 1-for-2 in the road win at Charleston (April 26)
  • Went 1-for-2 and scored a run in the home win over Little Rock (May 6)
  • Also had a double and an RBI off the bench in the road win at East Carolina (June 5) at the NCAA Greenville Regional


2021 (Sophomore)

  • Played in 30 games on the season, making 28 starts
  • Saw time at first base and designated hitter
  • Missed the first third of the season due to an injury and COVID-19 protocols
  • Did not make his season debut until March 26-29 at Louisiana in Sun Belt Conference play
  • Hit .215 with six home runs, one triple, 13 RBIs, and 15 runs scored
  • Posted a .430 slugging percentage and a .330 on-base percentage on the season
  • Added 15 walks, two sacrifice flies, two sacrifice bunts, and one stolen base
  • Totaled six multi-hit games on the season
  • Ended the season on a four-game hitting streak and a six-game on-base streak
  • Recorded 223 putouts at first base and posted a .987 fielding percentage
  • Blasted two home runs and drove in three RBIs (2-for-4) in the season finale versus No. 1-seeded South Alabama at the 2021 Sun Belt Conference Baseball Championship Tournament
  • One of five Chanticleers to hit two home runs in the same game on the season
  • Also drove in two RBIs with a home run (2-for-4) in the series opener versus Georgia Southern (April 16)
  • Was 2-for-4 with a home run, an RBI, and two runs scored in the series-finale win over the GS Eagles (April 18)
  • Hit a solo home run the next game in a road win at North Carolina (April 20)
  • Went 1-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored in the series finale at Liberty (April 25) and 1-for-3 with an RBI and run scored in the road loss at UNCW (April 28)
  • Was 2-for-3 with two walks and two runs scored in the series-finale win at Georgia State (May 2)
  • Belted a solo home run (1-for-3) in the series finale with Troy (May 9)
  • Combined to go 3-for-10 with a walk, two RBIs, and a run scored in the three-game sweep of Texas State (May 20-22)
  • Hit a combined 4-for-7 with two home runs, a triple, a walk, three RBIs, and three runs scored in the Chants' two Sun Belt Conference Baseball Championship Tournament games versus Little Rock (May 25) and South Alabama (May 26)


2020 (Freshman) *Season Ended Early Due To Worldwide Coronavirus Pandemic*

  • Played in 15 games, making 12 starts at first base
  • Hit .195 with a home run, four doubles, eight RBIs, and eight runs scored
  • Also walked 10 times and laid down two sacrifice bunts
  • Posted a .366 slugging percentage and a .389 on-base percentage on the season
  • Recorded a .992 fielding percentage at first base, totaling 124 putouts and six assists with only one error
  • Picked up two multi-hit games and two multi-RBI games on the year
  • Went 3-for-3 with three doubles, a walk, four RBIs, and one run scored in his collegiate debut versus UNC Greensboro (Feb. 14)
  • Also was 2-for-4 with a double, a walk, two RBIs, and a run scored in the win over Wake Forest (March 11)
  • Hit his first career home run, a solo blast in the series-opening win over Middle Tennessee (March 6)
  • Drove in an RBI in the home win over Kennesaw State (Feb. 23)
  • Was on a three-game hitting streak when the season was cut short


High School

  • Rated as the No. 1 first basemen and the No. 22 overall prospect in the state of Virginia for the class of 2019 by Perfect Game
  • Ranked as high as the No. 48 prospect at first base nationally by Perfect Game
  • Ranked as high as the No. 2 third baseman in the state of Virginia and the No. 23 overall prospect by Prep Baseball Report
  • A 2019 Perfect Game/Rawlings Preseason All-American and Atlantic All-Region honorable mention selection
  • A two-time PG/Rawlings Preseason Underclassmen high honorable mention All-American in 2017 and 2018
  • Lettered for four years at Atlee High School
  • Named to the 2019 Virginia High School League Class 5 All-State second team
  • A second-team Conference 16 selection at designated hitter
  • Hit .390 with 14 home runs, 27 doubles, 80 RBIs, and 80 runs scored in his four-year high school career
  • Posted a stellar .468 batting average with six home runs, five doubles, 25 RBIs, and 29 runs scored his senior season in 2019
  • Also played club ball with the All-Star Baseball Academy
  • Named to the 2016 WWBA Underclass World Championship All-Tournament team
  • Also competed at the 2018 WWBA World Championship and the 2017 WWBA 2018 Grads or 17U National Championship events

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 16

    2020Freshman

    INF
    6'3" 215 lbs
    16
  • 16

    2021Sophomore

    INF
    6'3" 220 lbs
    16
  • 16

    2022Junior

    INF
    6'3" 225 lbs
    16
  • 16

    2023Senior

    INF
    6'4" 220 lbs
    16
  • 16

    2024Graduate Student

    INF
    6'4" 232 lbs
    16