2014 Baseball Roster
Roster
Zack Michael
- Position:
- Infielder
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 202
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Powell, OH
- High School:
- Olentangy Liberty
- NIL Deals:
- R/R
Toledo & Summer League Highlights
Member of Dean’s List in 2012 Spring semester ... Started 59 of 101 games in four seasons at Toledo (26 in 2014, 18 in 2013, two in 2012, 13 in 2011) ... Recorded seven multi-hit efforts (three in 2014, four in 2013) ... Played last two summers for Toledo Hawks in Tri-State League ... Hit .275 (28-for-102) with 19 runs scored, one double, three triples, one home run, 14 RBI and 20 walks in 38 games for playoff participant Hawks ... Finished third on team in free passes, tied for third in triples, fourth in at-bats, sixth in hits and tied for seventh in runs scored ... Went 1-for-3 with game-high four RBI in Game Three of 2012 Blue-Gold Series ... Played with teammate Ben Hammer for Hawks in 2012 TSL ... Batted .185 (24-for-130) with 27 runs scored, five doubles, two three-base hits, team-high 26 walks and 15 RBI in squad-best 55 contests ... Finished 2-for-3 with one run scored in Game Two of 2011 Blue-Gold Series ... Played with teammates Jared Locke and Tyler Grogg for Southern Ohio Copperheads in 2011 Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League ... Hit .045 (3-for-67) with six runs scored, one double and two RBI in 35 games.
As Senior (2014)
Appeared in 40 games, making 26 starts (16 at second base, 10 in left field) ... Hit .179 (17-for-95) with eight runs scored, one triple and nine RBI ... In MAC play, batted .107 (3-for-28) with three runs scored ... Hit safely in 14 games, including three multi-hit and two multi-RBI efforts ... Posted career-tying best two RBI at Youngstown State in non-league finale (May 13) ... Went 1-for-4 with one run scored vs. Dayton (April 23) ... Collected hit in final two games in Ball State series (April 12-13) ... Finished 1-for-4 with one RBI vs. Bowling Green (April 9) ... Hit 2-for-4 at Ohio State (April 2) ... Collected RBI triple vs. Wright State (April 1) ... Went 2-for-4 with one run scored and one RBI at Xavier in series opener (March 14) ... Batted 1-for-3 with two RBI vs. nationally ranked Indiana (March 1) ... Finished 1-for-3 with one RBI at nationally ranked LSU (Feb. 22) ... Went 2-for-4 with two runs scored vs. Norfolk State in middle game at First Pitch Invitational (Feb. 16).
As Junior (2013)
Appeared in 26 games, making 18 starts (15 at second base, two in left field, one in right field) ... Hit .246 (16-for-65) with nine runs scored, three doubles, one home run and five RBI ... Hit safely in 11 contests, including four multi-hit and one multi-RBI efforts ... Went 1-for-1 at Eastern Michigan on Friday (May 17) ... Hit 1-for-2 at Valparaiso (May 14) ... Finished 1-for-2 at Michigan (May 8) ... Blasted first collegiate home run and finished 1-for-3 with two runs scored and two RBI vs. Notre Dame (April 23) ... Went 3-for-4 with two runs scored vs. Youngstown State (April 17) ... Batted 1-for-3 with one RBI at Michigan State (April 16) ... Went 2-for-4 with one run scored and one RBI vs. Georgetown in Snowbird Classic (March 5) ... Hit team-high .444 (4-for-9) in Virginia series, including pair of two-hit contests (Feb. 22-24) ... Finished 2-for-3 at nationally ranked Virginia on Saturday (Feb. 23).
As Sophomore (2012)
Appeared in 14 games, making two starts (one at second base, one in left field) ... Hit .000 (0-for-10) with five runs scored ... Entered game as pinch runner and came around to score vs. Eastern Michigan in regular-season finale (May 19) ... Made first start of season at Charlotte in series finale (Feb. 26) ... Scored game-winning run in ninth inning as pinch runner at Western Kentucky in season opener (Feb. 17).
As Freshman (2011)
Appeared in 21 games, making 13 starts (10 at second base, two at third base, one at designated hitter) ... Hit .098 with five runs scored and two RBI ... In MAC play, batted .053 (1-for-19) with two runs scored and one RBI ... Hit safely in four contests ... Went 1-for-2 with one run scored and one RBI at Ball State in series finale (May 21) ... Finished 1-for-2 and collected first collegiate RBI vs. Lake Erie College (April 12) ... Started all three games at second base in Kent State series (March 25-27) ... Went 1-for-2 vs. Massachusetts at RussMatt Invitational (March 12) ... Made collegiate debut at Samford in second game of doubleheader (March 4).
High School
A 2010 graduate of Olentangy Liberty High School ... Four-year letterwinner in baseball and basketball and three years in football ... Rated 45th-best prospect in state by The Buckeye Scout ... Batted .320 with 28 runs scored, 21 RBI, 20 stolen bases and .375 slugging percentage as senior, receiving team's "Gold Glove Award" ... Also selected school's "Archie Griffin Award" recipient ... Played for Team Ohio ... Named first-team all-conference and second-team all-district in football ... Garnered honorable mention all-league accolades in basketball as senior.
Personal
Born Zachary Anthony Michael on July 19, 1992 ... Parents are Bill and Deb Michael ... Has one sister, Samantha, and one brother, Jake ... Majoring in adolescent and young adult education with concentration in integrated social studies.
Michael's Personal Bests
Hits
3 vs. Youngstown State (April 17, 2013)
2 on five occasions
Runs
2 on three occasions
RBI
2 on three occasions
Michael's Career Statistics
| Year | BA | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SB |
| 2011 | .098 | 21 | 41 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
1 |
| 2012 | .000 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
0 |
| 2013 | .246 | 26 | 65 | 9 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
1 |
| 2014 | .179 | 40 | 95 | 8 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 5 |
0 |
| TOTAL | .175 | 101 | 211 | 27 | 37 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 2 |
