2019 Baseball Roster
Britton, Zach
Jersey Number 34
Zach Britton
- Position:
- C/OF
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 200
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Batesville, Ind.
- High School:
- Batesville
Bio
CAREER HONORS
• 2020 MLB Draft, 5th Round (136th overall), Toronto Blue Jays
2020: One of three players to start all 17 games for the Cardinals before the season was halted... Hit .322 with 12 extra-base hits and 12 RBIs... Led all of Division I with 11 doubles... Hit .500 (5-for-10) in three games at Ole Miss, picking up four extra-base hits and scoring four runs... Doubled in all four games the week of Feb. 24... Reached base six times against Morehead State, going 3-for-3 with two walks and a HBP... Tallied a pair of doubles and RBIs in the finale at Wake Forest on March 8... Recorded three hits, including another double, and drove in three in the final game of the season against Chicago State.
2019: Appeared in 55 games with 30 starts. Hit .288 with five home runs and drove in 28. Finished the season 12-for-21 (.571) as a pinch-hitter. Had a pinch-hit RBI single to give the Cardinals the lead in the seventh inning of the regional final against Illinois State on June 3. Hit a pinch-hit home run in the ninth inning against Clemson in the ACC Tournament on May 23. Homered in the first two games of the series against Florida State. Had multiple hits in all three games of the series against Alabama A&M April 26-28. Tallied a pair of doubles with two runs scored in the win over Northern Kentucky on April 9. Went back-to-back with Logan Wyatt against Wake Forest on March 31. Had a game-winning RBI single in the eighth inning at Duke on March 16. Pinch-hit walk-off single to beat Ole Miss on March 12. Hit a 3-run triple in game two of the series against Boston College on March 9. Had a RBI single against James Madison on March 2. Hit a 3-run home run against UConn on Feb. 16.
2018: Made 22 starts and played in 38 games overall hitting .239 with two home runs, 20 RBIs, six doubles and 15 walks during freshman season... Had pair of doubles and drove in two runs in NCAA Regional win over Kent State on June 1... Connected on three-run homer against No. 7 FSU on May 27 in ACC Championship title game... Singled, was hit by a pitch twice and drove in two runs in ACC Championship win over Duke... Delivered game-winning walk-off RBI single in the ninth inning of the May 17 win over Notre Dame... Was 2-for-3 with two RBIs and a walk in May 13 win at Pittsburgh... Had leadoff pinch hit single to start game-changing ninth inning in May 12 victory at Pitt... Doubled and had career-high three RBIs in May 9 win over Cincinnati... Was 3-for-3 with first collegiate home run, two RBIs and two runs scored in March 6 win over Morehead State... Had pair of hits, scored two runs and drove in a run in two starts against Youngstown State on Feb. 23 and Feb. 25... Registered first career hit with two-run single in eighth inning of Feb. 18 win over George Mason in Charleston, S.C... Made first collegiate start as the designated hitter in Feb. 17 win at The Citadel.
High School: Four-year letterwinner at Batesville High School where he was coached by Alex Davis and Justin Tucker… Ranked as the No. 4 player in Indiana in the class of 2017 and the No. 1 catcher in the state by Perfect Game… 2017 Rawlings-Perfect Game Honorable Mention All-American… Three-time All-Conference selection… Named the District Player of the Year in 2017 as well as to the All-Midwest Region team… Finished senior season with a .553 batting average with six home runs, 16 doubles, 27 RBIs and 41 runs scored.
Personal: Born Zachary Tyler Britton on September 9, 1998 in Batesville, Indiana… Parents are Barry and Debbie Britton… Has two siblings - James and Devin… Majoring in sport administration… People with greatest influence on athletic career are his parents who support him through everything… Hobbies and interests include hunting, fishing, and playing cards… Favorite movies include The Dark Knight and Shawshank Redemption… Favorite TV shows include How I Met Your Mother and The Blacklist… Favorite athletes are Ken Griffey, Jr., Chipper Jones and Chase Utley… Favorite cereal is Frosted Flakes… Favorite candy bar is Heath… Favorite team is Cincinnati Reds… Brother James played football at Franklin College… Sister Devin played softball at Anderson University.
• 2020 MLB Draft, 5th Round (136th overall), Toronto Blue Jays
2020: One of three players to start all 17 games for the Cardinals before the season was halted... Hit .322 with 12 extra-base hits and 12 RBIs... Led all of Division I with 11 doubles... Hit .500 (5-for-10) in three games at Ole Miss, picking up four extra-base hits and scoring four runs... Doubled in all four games the week of Feb. 24... Reached base six times against Morehead State, going 3-for-3 with two walks and a HBP... Tallied a pair of doubles and RBIs in the finale at Wake Forest on March 8... Recorded three hits, including another double, and drove in three in the final game of the season against Chicago State.
2019: Appeared in 55 games with 30 starts. Hit .288 with five home runs and drove in 28. Finished the season 12-for-21 (.571) as a pinch-hitter. Had a pinch-hit RBI single to give the Cardinals the lead in the seventh inning of the regional final against Illinois State on June 3. Hit a pinch-hit home run in the ninth inning against Clemson in the ACC Tournament on May 23. Homered in the first two games of the series against Florida State. Had multiple hits in all three games of the series against Alabama A&M April 26-28. Tallied a pair of doubles with two runs scored in the win over Northern Kentucky on April 9. Went back-to-back with Logan Wyatt against Wake Forest on March 31. Had a game-winning RBI single in the eighth inning at Duke on March 16. Pinch-hit walk-off single to beat Ole Miss on March 12. Hit a 3-run triple in game two of the series against Boston College on March 9. Had a RBI single against James Madison on March 2. Hit a 3-run home run against UConn on Feb. 16.
2018: Made 22 starts and played in 38 games overall hitting .239 with two home runs, 20 RBIs, six doubles and 15 walks during freshman season... Had pair of doubles and drove in two runs in NCAA Regional win over Kent State on June 1... Connected on three-run homer against No. 7 FSU on May 27 in ACC Championship title game... Singled, was hit by a pitch twice and drove in two runs in ACC Championship win over Duke... Delivered game-winning walk-off RBI single in the ninth inning of the May 17 win over Notre Dame... Was 2-for-3 with two RBIs and a walk in May 13 win at Pittsburgh... Had leadoff pinch hit single to start game-changing ninth inning in May 12 victory at Pitt... Doubled and had career-high three RBIs in May 9 win over Cincinnati... Was 3-for-3 with first collegiate home run, two RBIs and two runs scored in March 6 win over Morehead State... Had pair of hits, scored two runs and drove in a run in two starts against Youngstown State on Feb. 23 and Feb. 25... Registered first career hit with two-run single in eighth inning of Feb. 18 win over George Mason in Charleston, S.C... Made first collegiate start as the designated hitter in Feb. 17 win at The Citadel.
High School: Four-year letterwinner at Batesville High School where he was coached by Alex Davis and Justin Tucker… Ranked as the No. 4 player in Indiana in the class of 2017 and the No. 1 catcher in the state by Perfect Game… 2017 Rawlings-Perfect Game Honorable Mention All-American… Three-time All-Conference selection… Named the District Player of the Year in 2017 as well as to the All-Midwest Region team… Finished senior season with a .553 batting average with six home runs, 16 doubles, 27 RBIs and 41 runs scored.
Personal: Born Zachary Tyler Britton on September 9, 1998 in Batesville, Indiana… Parents are Barry and Debbie Britton… Has two siblings - James and Devin… Majoring in sport administration… People with greatest influence on athletic career are his parents who support him through everything… Hobbies and interests include hunting, fishing, and playing cards… Favorite movies include The Dark Knight and Shawshank Redemption… Favorite TV shows include How I Met Your Mother and The Blacklist… Favorite athletes are Ken Griffey, Jr., Chipper Jones and Chase Utley… Favorite cereal is Frosted Flakes… Favorite candy bar is Heath… Favorite team is Cincinnati Reds… Brother James played football at Franklin College… Sister Devin played softball at Anderson University.
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