2024 Baseball Roster
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Jersey Number 55
Zach Wager
- Position:
- LHP
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 170
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Columbus, Ind.
- Previous School:
- Columbus North HS
- High School:
- Columbus North HS
- Pronunciation:
- R/L
Bio
2024: Made 22 appearances with three starts… started the year as the team’s Sunday starter… pitched 39.1 innings with 26 strikeouts… appeared from the bullpen 12 times in conference play and fanned 14 batters over 15.2 innings… threw a season high six innings during his 2024 debut against Northern Kentucky (Feb. 18)… pitched more than one inning on 11 different occasions… had four multi-strikeout outings… recorded a career-high five punchouts at Southeast Missouri (May 17)… seven appearances with no earned runs… nabbed a save at Morehead State (May 5)… named to the Athletic Director’s honor roll for the fall semester.
2023: Made school history as he was the first Skyhawk pitcher to be named a Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-American and first UT Martin representative to capture Ohio Valley Conference Freshman of the Year accolades…Also became only the third Skyhawk reliever to earn All-OVC second team status and 16th UT Martin pitcher (fourth primary pitcher) to secure OVC All-Freshman honors…His 2.44 ERA was the best of any Skyhawk with at least 40 innings pitched in the program’s NCAA Division I Era (since 1993)…Ranked sixth in the OVC in saves (four, eighth-most in school history) and seventh in games finished (10)…Finished fifth in the league in both saves (two) and games finished (six) in OVC play…Made a team-high 22 appearances, starting five of his first seven outings before his final 15 appearances came out of the bullpen…Notched a pair of wins with a 40:20 strikeout-to-walk ratio and a .252 opponent batting average over 44.1 innings of work…Was even better in league play, going 2-0 with a pair of saves and a miniscule 1.08 ERA over a team-best nine appearances…Conceded a 1.08 WHIP and allowed just one extra-base hit as opponents hit a lowly .228 against him in 16.2 frames in OVC action…Did not allow an earned run in 14 of his 22 appearances, including a pair of career-long four-inning starts (against Toledo on March 8, at Alabama A&M on March 21)…Pitched to a remarkable 0.90 ERA over 30 innings from March 14 through May 13…Each of his two wins and four saves came during a 10-game span from April 19 through May 19…Both victories came against eventual OVC Tournament champion Morehead State (April 28 and April 30)…Notched saves against Murray State (April 19), two against two-time defending OVC champion Southeast Missouri (May 12-13) and at Illinois (May 19)…Struck out a career-best four hitters on three separate occasions…Allowed a .226 opponent batting average (24-for-106) against right-handed batters and held the opposition to a .207 batting average (18-of-87) with runners on base…Was named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for the spring semester…Was named to the OVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll.
BEFORE UTM: Graduated from Columbus North High School under head coaches Pat Antone and Ben McDaniel…Was part of a Bull Dog squad that won back-to-back Conference Indiana championships during his final two seasons, locking down the save to help CNHS claim the title in 2022 as the team finished with an 18-7-1 mark…In addition to the CI title, the Bull Dogs went 27-5-1, won the sectional title and held a No. 1 ranking in the state for most of his junior season…Went 3-1 on the hill as a junior, sporting a 3.09 ERA in 22.2 innings of work…Was ranked as the eighth-best left-handed pitching prospect for his class in the state of Indiana by Perfect Game…Was named to the 2022 Preseason All-American squad and the 2021 Preseason Underclass All-American team by Perfect Game…Additionally earned a spot on the 2020 National Underclass Showcase “Top Prospect Team”.
PERSONAL: Born on May 28, 2004...Son of Nathan and Michelle Wager...Has one sibling, Caitlin...Majoring in mechanical engineering.
2023: Made school history as he was the first Skyhawk pitcher to be named a Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-American and first UT Martin representative to capture Ohio Valley Conference Freshman of the Year accolades…Also became only the third Skyhawk reliever to earn All-OVC second team status and 16th UT Martin pitcher (fourth primary pitcher) to secure OVC All-Freshman honors…His 2.44 ERA was the best of any Skyhawk with at least 40 innings pitched in the program’s NCAA Division I Era (since 1993)…Ranked sixth in the OVC in saves (four, eighth-most in school history) and seventh in games finished (10)…Finished fifth in the league in both saves (two) and games finished (six) in OVC play…Made a team-high 22 appearances, starting five of his first seven outings before his final 15 appearances came out of the bullpen…Notched a pair of wins with a 40:20 strikeout-to-walk ratio and a .252 opponent batting average over 44.1 innings of work…Was even better in league play, going 2-0 with a pair of saves and a miniscule 1.08 ERA over a team-best nine appearances…Conceded a 1.08 WHIP and allowed just one extra-base hit as opponents hit a lowly .228 against him in 16.2 frames in OVC action…Did not allow an earned run in 14 of his 22 appearances, including a pair of career-long four-inning starts (against Toledo on March 8, at Alabama A&M on March 21)…Pitched to a remarkable 0.90 ERA over 30 innings from March 14 through May 13…Each of his two wins and four saves came during a 10-game span from April 19 through May 19…Both victories came against eventual OVC Tournament champion Morehead State (April 28 and April 30)…Notched saves against Murray State (April 19), two against two-time defending OVC champion Southeast Missouri (May 12-13) and at Illinois (May 19)…Struck out a career-best four hitters on three separate occasions…Allowed a .226 opponent batting average (24-for-106) against right-handed batters and held the opposition to a .207 batting average (18-of-87) with runners on base…Was named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for the spring semester…Was named to the OVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll.
BEFORE UTM: Graduated from Columbus North High School under head coaches Pat Antone and Ben McDaniel…Was part of a Bull Dog squad that won back-to-back Conference Indiana championships during his final two seasons, locking down the save to help CNHS claim the title in 2022 as the team finished with an 18-7-1 mark…In addition to the CI title, the Bull Dogs went 27-5-1, won the sectional title and held a No. 1 ranking in the state for most of his junior season…Went 3-1 on the hill as a junior, sporting a 3.09 ERA in 22.2 innings of work…Was ranked as the eighth-best left-handed pitching prospect for his class in the state of Indiana by Perfect Game…Was named to the 2022 Preseason All-American squad and the 2021 Preseason Underclass All-American team by Perfect Game…Additionally earned a spot on the 2020 National Underclass Showcase “Top Prospect Team”.
PERSONAL: Born on May 28, 2004...Son of Nathan and Michelle Wager...Has one sibling, Caitlin...Majoring in mechanical engineering.
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