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Zach Root

HEIGHT

6’2″

WEIGHT

185 lbs

POSITION

LHP

B/T

L/L

CLASS

So.

HOMETOWN

Ft. Myers, Fla.

SCHOOL

East Carolina

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@ZachRoot07

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SUMMER 2023

  • Pitched in five games for the Tom Sox with four starts, totaling 18 innings
  • Struck out 22 hitters while walking only six
  • Held opponents scoreless in three of five outings
  • Made debut against Harrisonburg, striking out six in four innings and allowing one run (June 15)
  • Five innings against Front Royal on June 30, punching out five while allowing no earned runs or walks
  • Seven strikeouts in final outing against Culpeper (July 12)

*** BIO INFORMATION COURTESY OF EAST CAROLINA ATHLETICS ***

SPRING 2023

  • Appeared in 20 games with 13 starts
  • Compiled a 3-3 record with a 5.33 earned run average and 54 strikeouts against 27 walks in 53.2 innings of work
  • Limited opposing hitters to a .254 batting average
  • Notched multiple strikeouts in 12 contests
  • Recorded victories over George Washington (Feb. 18), Elon (March 8) and Old Dominion (April 11)
  • Turned in a superb start in the NCAA Charlottesville Regional finals against No. 7 national seed at host Virginia, allowing just one earned run and five hits in 4.2 innings of work
  • Combined with former Tom Sox Trey Yesavage and Wyatt Lunsford-Shenkman to post a 3-0 shutout of Missouri State (March 17)
  • Registered a career-high six strikeouts twice against Tulane (April 29 and May 28)
  • Collected his first collegiate save in East Carolina’s 6-5 home win over North Carolina (Feb. 24) in front of a Clark-LeClair Stadium record crowd of 6,003
  • Produced a key three-inning relief effort in helping the Pirates to a 13-9 win over NC State (April 4) in Greenville

FORT MYERS HIGH SCHOOL

  • Four-year varsity letterman for head coach Kyle Burchfield
  • Compiled a 13-3 overall record and 2.16 earned run average while striking out 176 batters in 123.1 innings during his prep career
  • Also hit .308 (68-for-221) with 46 runs scored and 39 RBI
  • Put together a dominant senior season on the mound, finishing with a 6-2 record, 1.50 ERA and 96 strikeouts in 51.1 innings
  • Attended the 2022 Major League Baseball Draft Combine
  • Rated the 178th overall prospect nationally and 26th-best left-handed pitcher as well as the 31st-ranked recruit in Florida by Perfect Game
  • Assigned a Perfect Game grade of 9.5 (potential top-10 round pick and/or highest level college prospect)
  • Tabbed the 2022 Southwest Florida Baseball Player of the Year
  • Participated in the 2021 National Showcase
  • Earned Preseason Underclass All-American status by Perfect Game in 2019, 2020 and 2021 as well as Florida All-Region accolades
  • Selected a 2022 Perfect Game Preseason High Honorable Mention All-American and Florida All-Region First-Team pick
  • Collected upwards of 30 All-Tournament Team honors at various showcase events

PERSONAL

  • Full name is Zachary Bishop Root
  • Son of Vance and Dawn Root
  • Two-time ECU Director of Athletics Honor Roll Selection (Fall 2022-Present)

Last updated: September 2023

SUMMER 2023

  • Pitched in five games for the Tom Sox with four starts, totaling 18 innings
  • Struck out 22 hitters while walking only six
  • Held opponents scoreless in three of five outings
  • Made debut against Harrisonburg, striking out six in four innings and allowing one run (June 15)
  • Five innings against Front Royal on June 30, punching out five while allowing no earned runs or walks
  • Seven strikeouts in final outing against Culpeper (July 12)

*** BIO INFORMATION COURTESY OF EAST CAROLINA ATHLETICS ***

SPRING 2023

  • Appeared in 20 games with 13 starts
  • Compiled a 3-3 record with a 5.33 earned run average and 54 strikeouts against 27 walks in 53.2 innings of work
  • Limited opposing hitters to a .254 batting average
  • Notched multiple strikeouts in 12 contests
  • Recorded victories over George Washington (Feb. 18), Elon (March 8) and Old Dominion (April 11)
  • Turned in a superb start in the NCAA Charlottesville Regional finals against No. 7 national seed at host Virginia, allowing just one earned run and five hits in 4.2 innings of work
  • Combined with former Tom Sox Trey Yesavage and Wyatt Lunsford-Shenkman to post a 3-0 shutout of Missouri State (March 17)
  • Registered a career-high six strikeouts twice against Tulane (April 29 and May 28)
  • Collected his first collegiate save in East Carolina’s 6-5 home win over North Carolina (Feb. 24) in front of a Clark-LeClair Stadium record crowd of 6,003
  • Produced a key three-inning relief effort in helping the Pirates to a 13-9 win over NC State (April 4) in Greenville

FORT MYERS HIGH SCHOOL

  • Four-year varsity letterman for head coach Kyle Burchfield
  • Compiled a 13-3 overall record and 2.16 earned run average while striking out 176 batters in 123.1 innings during his prep career
  • Also hit .308 (68-for-221) with 46 runs scored and 39 RBI
  • Put together a dominant senior season on the mound, finishing with a 6-2 record, 1.50 ERA and 96 strikeouts in 51.1 innings
  • Attended the 2022 Major League Baseball Draft Combine
  • Rated the 178th overall prospect nationally and 26th-best left-handed pitcher as well as the 31st-ranked recruit in Florida by Perfect Game
  • Assigned a Perfect Game grade of 9.5 (potential top-10 round pick and/or highest level college prospect)
  • Tabbed the 2022 Southwest Florida Baseball Player of the Year
  • Participated in the 2021 National Showcase
  • Earned Preseason Underclass All-American status by Perfect Game in 2019, 2020 and 2021 as well as Florida All-Region accolades
  • Selected a 2022 Perfect Game Preseason High Honorable Mention All-American and Florida All-Region First-Team pick
  • Collected upwards of 30 All-Tournament Team honors at various showcase events

PERSONAL

  • Full name is Zachary Bishop Root
  • Son of Vance and Dawn Root
  • Two-time ECU Director of Athletics Honor Roll Selection (Fall 2022-Present)

Last updated: September 2023

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Career Statistics

Pitching Statistics
Season ERA WHIP W L APP GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB K 2B 3B HR BF B/AVG WP HBP BK SFA SHA
2023 1.50 1.22 2 0 5 4 0 0 0 18.0 16 4 3 6 22 1 0 0 75 .239 0 1 0 0 1
Totals 1.50 1.22 2 0 5 4 0 0 0 18 16 4 3 6 22 1 0 0 75 .239 0 1 0 0 1
Fielding Statistics
Season PO A E FLD%
2023 0 3 0 1.000
Totals 0 3 0 1.000
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