2020 Baseball Roster
Roster
Jersey Number 39
Zach McCambley
- Class:
- Junior
- Position:
- RHP
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 215
- B/T:
- L/R
- Hometown:
- Mount Pocono, Pa.
- High School:
- Pocono Mountain East
Drafted in the third round (75th pick) by the Miami Marlins in the 2020 Major League Baseball (MLB) Draft
Honors
2020 All-Sun Belt Preseason Team
2020 (Junior) *Season Ended Early Due To Worldwide Coronavirus Pandemic*
- Drafted in the third round (75th pick) by the Miami Marlins in the 2020 Major League Baseball (MLB) Draft
- Named to the 2020 preseason All-Sun Belt team
- Started four games on the mound for the Chanticleers
- Went 3-1 with a 1.80 ERA
- Struck out 32 batters over 25.0 innings of work
- His 32 strikeouts was a team-high and the fifth-most in the Sun Belt
- His 25.0 innings pitched were a team-high and tied for the fourth-most in the Sun Belt
- His three wins were a team-high and tied for the conference lead
- 11 of his 32 strikeouts were looking, which was tied for the third-most in the Sun Belt
- Held opponents to a .208 batting average on the season
- Threw over 100 pitches in three of his four starts, including a season-high 109 versus Saint Joseph's (Feb. 21)
- Recorded three quality starts and pitched 5.0-complete innings or more in all four of his starts
- Earned the win in the season opener, allowing two unearned runs and striking out batters over 7.0 innings versus UNC Greensboro (Feb. 14)
- Suffered the loss versus Saint Joseph's, despite striking out 10 over 6.0 innings in the 4-2 defeat
- Struck out six batters over 5.0-scoreless innings to earn the win in the 16-0 shutout of Maryland (Feb. 28)
- Fanned eight batters over 7.0 innings to earn the win over Middle Tennessee (March 6)
2019 (Sophomore)
- Appeared in 22 games on the season, making 11 starts on the mound
- Spent most of the season as the number one Friday night starter
- Went 6-3 with a 5.21 ERA on the season
- Also recorded one save
- Struck out 76 batters over 67.1 innings pitched
- Also walked just 27 hitters on the year
- His 76 strikeouts ranked second on the team
- Held opponents to a .277 batting average on the season
- Struck out a career-high 10 batters in the 4-2 win over Troy (March 22)
- Logged a season-high 6.0-complete innings versus Michigan State (Feb. 22) and at ULM (March 15), both of which were quality starts
- Made the start on opening day, throwing 3.1 innings in the win over VCU (Feb. 15)
- Picked up his first win of the season striking out six over 6.0-shutout innings in the 13-0 win over Michigan State (Feb. 22)
- Gave up one run, on three hits, and struck out four in 5.0 innings to earn the win over No. 25 Illinois (March 1)
- Logged a quality start and win by holding ULM (March 15) to three runs, two of which were earned, on six hits and seven strikeouts in the Sun Belt Conference opener
- Recorded a win over Troy (March 22), striking out 10 over 5.0-scoreless innings
- Also threw 5.0 innings in starts versus San Diego (March 8), Arkansas State (March 29), and at South Alabama (April 6)
- Logged 4.2 innings on the mound in the start in the series-opening loss at Little Rock (April 12)
- Made his next eight-straight appearances out of the bullpen
- Picked up the win in relief versus Georgia Southern (April 20), striking out three and allowing two runs on two hits and a walk over 2.2 innings out of the bullpen
- Also earned the win by throwing 4.2 innings out of the bullpen in the 6-5 win at Georgia State (April 27)
- Pitched 1.0-scoreless inning out of the bullpen at No. 15 North Carolina (April 23), 0.1-scoreless inning versus Louisiana (May 5), and another scoreless inning in the series-opening win at UT Arlington (May 10)
- Recorded the save in the win over the Mavericks (May 10)
- Struck out six and allowed two runs on four hits and a walk over 4.0 innings in the start versus Appalachian State (May 18)
- Pitched in both games versus UT Arlington (May 22 and 24), as well as in the championship game against Georgia Southern (May 26) in the Sun Belt Conference Championship Tournament
- Struck out one batter in 0.2 of an inning versus Auburn (May 31) in the NCAA Atlanta Regional
2018 (Freshman)
- Appeared in 18 games on the season, making seven starts on the mound
- Went 3-0 with a 3.14 ERA on the year
- Struck out 50 batters compared to just 25 walks over 48.2 innings of work
- Posted a 2:1 strikeout-to-walk ratio … Held opponents to a .241 batting average on the season
- Was part of two CCU shutouts – 1.0-scoreless inning in the 13-0 win at College of Charleston (Feb. 21) and 5.0-scoreless innings versus Little Rock (May 13) in the 1-0 win
- Started the last seven games in which he pitched in
- Made his first career start on the mound at UNC Wilmington (April 18), allowing one hit over 4.1-scoreless innings
- Earned his first collegiate win with 2.0-scoreless innings and four strikeouts out of the bullpen in the extra-inning 4-3 win over No. 18 Oklahoma (Feb. 17)
- Also picked up the win in just his second career start, striking out six batters and surrendering just four hits over 5.0-scoreless innings versus Georgia State (April 22)
- Also struck out six batters and allowed just one run in game one at Appalachian State (May 19), throwing 5.0 innings in the start
- Totaled 4.1-scoreless innings in three-straight games – at College of Charleston, versus VCU (Feb. 25) and against UNC Wilmington (Feb. 28)
- Also threw 1.0-scoreless innings out of the bullpen in wins at Arkansas State (March 18) and versus No. 30 Texas State (March 24)
- Pitched 3.0-scoreless innings and struck out four batters in the 15-2 win at Georgia Southern (March 30)
- Struck out six batters and allowed just one run in 4.1 innings in a start at Louisiana (May 6), but did not factor in the decision
- Also made the start and struck out five batters in 4.2-scoreless innings versus South Alabama (May 26) in the Sun Belt Championship Tournament, but did not factor in the decision
- Named to the 2017-18 Sun Belt Conference Commissioner’s List
- Earned Dean’s List recognition in the fall of 2017
High School
- A Perfect Game/Rawlings honorable mention All-American and first-team All-Atlantic Region selection
- Rated the 108th-best right-handed pitcher in the nation and the 262nd-best prospect for the 2017 draft by Baseball America
- Named to the Morning Call's All-Regional team
- A two-time first-team All-Eastern Pennsylvania Conference selection
- Was the 2017 Eastern Pennsylvania Conference MVP and Pocono Record Player of the Year
- Named the EPC MVP as one of the area's top two-way performers his senior season
- Went 6-1 with a 1.70 ERA, a 1.06 WHIP, and 90 strikeouts in 53.2 innings as a senior
- Hit .306 with a .955 OPS, 15 runs, and 18 RBIs at the plate
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