Zeke Pinkham

ACC Atlantic Division Champions after the Cardinals game with Florida State at Jim Patterson Stadium on May 18.

Photo by: Jeff Reinking | Louisville Athletics

Zeke Pinkham rounds first base against Kentucky at Jim Patterson Stadium.

Zeke Pinkham high fives Eric Snider at Jim Patterson Stadium.

Photo by: Jermaine Bibb | Louisville Athletics

Position:
C
Height:
6-0
Weight:
200
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Elizabethtown, Ky.
High School:
Elizabethtown

CAREER HONORS
• 2019 NCAA All-Louisville Regional Team

2019: Played in 41 games, starting in 33. HIt a career-best .324 with a home run and 16 RBIs. Doubled and scored a run against No. 2 Vanderbilt on May 7. Went 3-for-5 with a career-high four RBIs in the win at Cincinnati on April 23. Reached base four times and matched career high with three RBIs at Kentucky on April 16. Went 2-for-3 with a double at NC State on April 13. Picked up two hits and drove in a run against Kentucky on April 2. Homered and drove in two at Eastern Kentucky on March 19. Reached base four times, two hits and two walks, against Ole Miss on March 13. Doubled and scored twice in the win over James Madison on March 2. Recorded a career-high three hits and his first career stolen base in the finale against Brown on Feb. 23. Drove in a run with a sac fly versus Brown on Feb. 22. Started behind the plate on opening day against UConn.

2018: Made 17 appearances with 11 starts in junior season after missing first 41 games recovering from off-season knee injury... Singled in win over Wake Forest to open ACC Championship on May 23... Was 1-for-3 with a RBI in first start of the season in game one of doubleheader at Virginia Tech on April 14... Made season debut coming off the bench in April 10 win over Northern Kentucky.

2017: Made 15 starts and played in 24 games overall during sophomore season... Connected for first collegiate home run sending a two-run shot around the right field foul pole to highlight a 2-for-4, three-RBI performance in a win over Northern Kentucky on April 26... Delivered run-scoring double in April 23 victory over Duke... Singled, walked and scored a run in April 9 win over No. 17 Wake Forest... Had RBI groundout in April 2 win at No. 16 to clinch series... Singled and drove in a run in series-clinching win at NC State on March 26... Had career-best two hits in March 5 win over Eastern Michigan... Singled and drove in two runs in first career start in Feb. 19 victory over Ball State in Clearwater, Florida.

2016: Made 17 appearances off the bench during first collegiate season... Connected for first collegiate hit and RBI with a run-scoring single in April 3 win over Virginia Tech... Made collegiate debut against SIU Edwardsville on Feb. 19 coming off the bench to close the game behind the plate... Scored first career run on Feb. 19 after reaching base with an HBP in first career plate appearance as pinch hitter.

High School: Earned five prep letters in baseball at Elizabethtown High School, where he was coached by Don Pitts... Ranked as a top 500 player nationally and the No. 4 player in the state of Kentucky in the class of 2015 by Perfect Game... Two-time All-State honoree, four-time all-region selection and four-time all-area standout for the Panthers... Senior season was cut short early with an elbow injury... Hit .442 with 12 doubles, six triples, one homer and 34 RBI as a junior after hitting .509 with 56 RBI, 17 doubles, two triples and six home runs during sophomore season... Hit .391 with nine doubles and 18 RBI as a prep freshman.

Personal: Born Calib Ezekiel Pinkham on July 11, 1996 in Elizabethtown, Ky... Parents are Alicia Pinkham and the late Bill Pinkham... Has one older brother, Zack... Majoring in sport administration... Signed with Louisville after also strongly considering Kentucky and Tennessee... Person with the greatest influence on his athletic career is his dad... Hobbies and interests include going out to eat and watching the St. Louis Cardinals... Favorite movies are Goodfellas and Semi-Pro... Favorite TV shows are Baseball Tonight and Gotham... Favorite athlete is Yadier Molina... Favorite candy bar is Reese’s... Favorite foods are steak and seafood... Favorite team is St. Louis Cardinals... His dad Bill played three seasons of professional baseball in the Cincinnati Reds and St. Louis Cardinals farm systems... His grandfather Les Pinkham played five seasons of professional baseball in the Detroit Tigers and St. Louis Cardinals organizations and played collegiate football at the University of Illinois.