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2021 Baseball Roster

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29 Zach Mehelich

29 Zach Mehelich

  • Position:
    RHP
  • Height:
    6-3
  • Weight:
    225
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Jackson, Mich.
  • High School:
    Lumen Christi

Summary

Biography

2021: Made 11 appearances on the mound, making two starts ... registered a 1-3 record with a 5.60 ERA ... pitched 17.2 innings allowing 11 earned runs on 14 hits with 11 strikeouts ... went at least one inning in nine of the 11 appearances ... picked up win after throwing 1.2 innings, allowing no runs on one hit with one strikeout vs. Ohio (5/29) ... pitched a season-high 3.1 innings, giving up just six hits at Northern Illinois (5/9)

2020: Made seven appearances on the mound, making one start ... posted an 0-1 record with a 10.80 ERA in 11.2 innings ... allowed 14 earned runs while striking out nine ... pitched 2.0 innings, allowing one earned run on four hits with two strikeouts at Alabama A&M (2/23) ... in only start, pitched 4.2 innings, allowing five earned runs with five strikeouts vs. Iowa (3/6) ... season canceled after 15 games due to COVID-19 pandemic. 

2019: Made 21 appearances, tied for the 13th most in a single-season in school history ... had a 3-1 record with a 4.67 ERA in 34.2 innings pitched ... allowed 18 earned runs on 31 hits along with 40 strikeouts ... held opponents to a team-low .237 batting average ... matched career-high with five strikeouts, three times in 2019 ... pitched a career-high 4.0 innings, allowing no runs on no hits with five strikeouts vs. Eastern Michigan (5/3) ... went 3.2 innings, allowing two runs on three hits with five strikeouts vs. Northern Illinois (4/13) ... in his final four appearances, allowed just three runs on five hits with nine strikeouts ... collected at least one strikeout in 14 of his 21 appearances

2018: Pitched in 12 games ... had a 1-1 record with a 5.09 ERA in 17.2 innings of work ... in 12 appearances, had one save and 11 strikeouts ... opponents hit just .294 against Mehelich ... went a career-high 3.2 innings at Notre Dame, allowing two runs on two hits while striking out one (May 1) ... pitched 2.1 innings vs. Northwestern, allowing two runs on four hits while striking out three ... had a season-high four strikeouts in three innings at Ohio (May 13). 

2017: Appeared in 14 games with one start … went 1-1 with a 10.48 ERA in 22.1 innings pitched with 19 strikeouts … pitched a season-high 3.2 innings twice … went 2.2 scoreless innings against Eastern Michigan (4/22/17) while earning his first career win … pitched a scoreless inning at Michigan (3/22/17).

High School: Two-time All-State honoree ... named All-Conference, All-Region and All-District ... helped lead his team to a 44-30 record in a two-year span including a State Championship ... went 20-4 in two years, with 198 strikeouts and a 1.90 ERA. 

Personal: Plans to major in business management with a minor in sports marketing ... son of Luanne and Joseph ... has one sibling, Joey, who plays basketball at Albion College ... born on July 7, 1998 in Jackson, Mich.

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Historical Player Information

  • 29

    2017Freshman

    RHP
    6'2" 200 lbs
    29
  • 29

    2018Sophomore

    RHP
    6'2" 200 lbs
    29
  • 29

    2019Junior

    RHP
    6'2" 200 lbs
    29
  • 29

    2020Senior

    RHP
    6'2" 200 lbs
    29
  • 29

    2021-22Senior

    RHP
    6'3" 225 lbs
    29