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Jersey Number 2
Zac Rice
- Position:
- OF
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 180
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Fort Mitchell, Ala.
- Previous School:
- Chipola College
- High School:
- Russell County HS
- Pronunciation:
- R/R
Bio
2023: Provided an immediate impact in his debut season in a Skyhawk uniform, starting in 45 of his 46 games played (all in right field)…Ranked fourth in the Ohio Valley Conference with 17 doubles, which are the eighth-most in a single season in school history…Ranked in the top-10 in the OVC in six separate statistical categories in league play: doubles (nine, third); sacrifice hits (four, third); batting average (.400, fifth); slugging percentage (.754, fifth); on-base percentage (.481, eighth) and runs scored (26, ninth)…Hit .317 overall with a .390 on-base percentage and .547 slugging percentage…Had one triple, six home runs, 38 runs scored, 24 RBI’s, 12 stolen bases (in 15 opportunities) and five outfield assists…Reached base at a .481 clip in OVC play…Was responsible for 15 multi-hit games, six of which went for three-plus base knocks…Set a career-high in hits after going 4-for-4 with a career-best three runs scored on May 14 against Southeast Missouri, scampering home from first base on a walkoff double in the bottom of the ninth to give UT Martin its first sweep over the two-time defending OVC champion Redhawks since 2006…Also tied a career-high with three runs scored in OVC outings against Eastern Illinois (March 26), Tennessee Tech (April 22) and Morehead State (April 28)…Owned six multi-RBI games, including a career-best four-RBI effort against Alabama A&M on May 9…Clubbed a pair of doubles twice (Feb. 21 at Murray State, March 11 at Central Arkansas)…Drew three walks in the aforementioned March 26 outing against Eastern Illinois…Stole a pair of bases at Murray State (Feb. 21) and against Southern Illinois (March 14)…Crushed left-handed pitching to the tune of a .359 batting average (14-of-39)…Hit .326 (28-for-86) with the bases empty…Was named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for the fall semester.
BEFORE UTM: Spent two seasons playing for longtime head coach Jeff Johnson at the prestigious Chipola College program, located in Marianna, Fla….Hit .298 with 12 doubles, eight home runs, 34 RBI’s, 44 runs scored, 17 stolen bases (in 19 attempts), a .450 slugging percentage and .367 on-base percentage in 75 career games…Also committed only one error in 124 total chances…Was part of an Indian squad that went 75-15-1 in his two seasons with a 32-16 record in the Panhandle Conference, winning the league championship in 2022…Was named to the All-Panhandle Conference second team as a sophomore, ranking second on the squad in runs scored (36) and stolen bases (nine) while hitting .302 with nine doubles, six home runs, 25 RBI’s, a .453 slugging percentage and .352 on-base percentage…Had 15 multi-hit games in 2022, including 3-hit games (plus a season-best four runs scored) against Walters State on Feb. 5 and against McComb (all three hits were doubles) on March 5…Boasted an 11-game hitting streak from Feb. 11 through Feb. 26…Launched a pair of homers in the Jan. 28 season opener against College of Central Florida…Scored a season-high three runs at St. John’s River State College on May 7…Posted a .288 batting average with three doubles, two homers, nine RBI’s, eight runs scored, a .441 slugging percentage, .408 on-base percentage and eight stolen bases in 22 games as a freshman…Managed five multi-hit performances, including a pair of doubles against Andrew College on March 6…Drove in a season-best five runs at Pensacola State on March 16…Swiped a pair of steals against both Gordon State (March 3) and Chattahoochee Valley (March 30)…Prepped under head coach Tony Rasmus at Russell County High School, where he was the second ranked outfielder and 12th overall prospect in the state of Alabama by Perfect Game…Was spotlighted on the AL.com All-State “Terrific 20” list after his senior season was cut short because of the COVID-19 global pandemic…Led the Warriors with a .481 batting average, 22 stolen bases and 51 runs scored during his junior campaign, earning a Class 6A first team all-state outfield selection…Helped RCHS to back-to-back area championships and Elite 8 appearances in 2018-19 as the Warriors combined for a 76-10 record over that two-year stretch…Earned a spot on the Perfect Game Preseason All-American (2020) and Preseason Underclass All-American (2019) lists as he was 315th in the organization’s Top 500 national rankings for his class…Was named to the Perfect Game 2020 World Showcase Top Prospect Team.
PERSONAL: Born on Feb. 26, 2002...Son of Randy and Charlene Rice...Has one sibling, Ashley King...Majoring in business.
BEFORE UTM: Spent two seasons playing for longtime head coach Jeff Johnson at the prestigious Chipola College program, located in Marianna, Fla….Hit .298 with 12 doubles, eight home runs, 34 RBI’s, 44 runs scored, 17 stolen bases (in 19 attempts), a .450 slugging percentage and .367 on-base percentage in 75 career games…Also committed only one error in 124 total chances…Was part of an Indian squad that went 75-15-1 in his two seasons with a 32-16 record in the Panhandle Conference, winning the league championship in 2022…Was named to the All-Panhandle Conference second team as a sophomore, ranking second on the squad in runs scored (36) and stolen bases (nine) while hitting .302 with nine doubles, six home runs, 25 RBI’s, a .453 slugging percentage and .352 on-base percentage…Had 15 multi-hit games in 2022, including 3-hit games (plus a season-best four runs scored) against Walters State on Feb. 5 and against McComb (all three hits were doubles) on March 5…Boasted an 11-game hitting streak from Feb. 11 through Feb. 26…Launched a pair of homers in the Jan. 28 season opener against College of Central Florida…Scored a season-high three runs at St. John’s River State College on May 7…Posted a .288 batting average with three doubles, two homers, nine RBI’s, eight runs scored, a .441 slugging percentage, .408 on-base percentage and eight stolen bases in 22 games as a freshman…Managed five multi-hit performances, including a pair of doubles against Andrew College on March 6…Drove in a season-best five runs at Pensacola State on March 16…Swiped a pair of steals against both Gordon State (March 3) and Chattahoochee Valley (March 30)…Prepped under head coach Tony Rasmus at Russell County High School, where he was the second ranked outfielder and 12th overall prospect in the state of Alabama by Perfect Game…Was spotlighted on the AL.com All-State “Terrific 20” list after his senior season was cut short because of the COVID-19 global pandemic…Led the Warriors with a .481 batting average, 22 stolen bases and 51 runs scored during his junior campaign, earning a Class 6A first team all-state outfield selection…Helped RCHS to back-to-back area championships and Elite 8 appearances in 2018-19 as the Warriors combined for a 76-10 record over that two-year stretch…Earned a spot on the Perfect Game Preseason All-American (2020) and Preseason Underclass All-American (2019) lists as he was 315th in the organization’s Top 500 national rankings for his class…Was named to the Perfect Game 2020 World Showcase Top Prospect Team.
PERSONAL: Born on Feb. 26, 2002...Son of Randy and Charlene Rice...Has one sibling, Ashley King...Majoring in business.
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