Zach Pederson - 2018 Baseball - LIU Brooklyn
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Zach Pederson
Height: 6-2
Class: Junior
Hometown: Chandler, Ariz.
Previous School: Hamilton
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2018: Made 13 starts on the bump for LIU, recording 58 strikeouts in 75.1 innings ... Led team with six wins and two complete games on the year... Ranked top-10 in the NEC in wins and strikeouts... Earned first win of the season on Feb. 23, surrendering just one run over five innings at Charleston... Registered two complete games in NEC play, including a nine-inning gem in 4-1 win over FDU on March 30... Pitched six strong innings in 13-4 win over Bryant at the NEC Tournament on May 25... Fanned four batters in NCAA regional start against UConn on June 2... 2018 NEC Academic Honor Roll member.
Background: Transferred to LIU after two years at Yavapai Junior College… Made 13 appearance on the mound in his sophomore season, including nine starts… Finished his sophomore year with a 2-2 record, including 48.2 innings pitched and 50 strikeouts… Was also named to the NJCAA All-Academic second team… Was a part of a team in his freshman season that won the NJCAA Division I College World Series… Threw 35.2 innings as a freshman, in 16 appearances… Made three starts, finishing with a 1-2 record on the mound… Also ad three saves out of the bullpen… Played four years at Hamilton High School in Chandler, Ariz. … Finished his high school career with a 21-1 record on the mound… Threw the first perfect game in Hamilton history his senior season, en route to first-team All-State honors… Was also named a Rawlings Preseason All-American that year… Finished his junior year with a 12-0 record, setting the school’s season record for wins… Helped lead his team to an Arizona state championship in 2014, earning second-team All-State honors.
Personal: Son of Rod and Rachel Pederson… Has a sister, Alexis.
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