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Sacred Heart University

Sacred Heart University Pioneers

2016 Baseball

4 Zack Short

  • Height 5-10
  • Weight 175
  • B/T R/R
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Hurley, NY
  • High School Kingston

Biography

2015:

  • First Team All-NEC Shortstop
  • All-NEC Tournament Team
  • ABCA/Rawlings Northeast All-Region First Team
  • Led team and NEC with nine home runs and 33 walks
  • Also led team with 39 runs, 15 doubles, 38 RBI’s, 34 walks, .424 on base percentage and .535 slugging percentage, ranking in top nine of league in each
  • Also ranked in top ten of conference with 61 hits and 12 stolen bases, both of which were second on the team
  • Only Pioneer to appear in all 56 games
  • Perfect 2-2 with a walk, home run, double, two RBI’s and a run scored at Washington State on March 7
  • Perfect 2-2 with two home runs, three RBI’s, two runs scored, a walk and stolen base at LIU Brooklyn on April 18
  • Finished 3-5 with a four RBI’s, two runs scored, a home run and a walk at Mount St. Mary’s on April 24
  • Went a perfect 6-6 with two runs, two RBI’s and a stolen base against Wagner on May 10
  • 4-5 with two home runs and five RBI’s against Fairleigh Dickinson on May 22 to help SHU advance to seventh consecutive NEC Tournament championship game
2014:
  • Second Team All-NEC Shortstop as a freshman
  • First Team All-New England
  • Louisville Slugger Freshman All-America
  • Led team and ranked eighth in NEC with a .324 batting average
  • Also ranked second in the league with 30 walks, third with a .317 on base percentage, fourth with 66 hits, fifth with 43 runs scored, and seventh with 83 total bases
  • Was one of two Pioneers to appear in all 57 games
  • Began his career going 7-12 in the season opening three game series at Tulane, including batting 3-4 in his first career collegiate game with a triple and RBI in the 3-2 triumph
  • Went 3-3 with two runs, a walk, and a double in a victory over Fordham on March 15
  • Homered in his first ever NEC game at Fairleigh Dickinson, finishing 1-3 with two walks
  • Went 3-4 with a run, double, and RBI at Mount St. Mary's on April 19
  • Went 3-5 with three runs scored in a victory over LIU Brooklyn on April 25
  • Combined to go 7-9 with four RBI's and three runs in a May 3 doubleheader sweep at Bryant. Finished game one a season best 4-5 with two runs scored and a double, and followed that up with a 3-4, four RBI performance with a run scored in game two
  • Went 3-4 with two RBI's, a run, and a stolen base at Quinnipiac on May 13
  • Followed that up with a 3-6 day at the plate, including a double, RBI, and run, at CCSU on the 15th
  • Went 2-4 with two runs, a RBI, and walk in a 13-8 NEC tournament elimination game win over Wagner on May 23
  • Knocked in one of SHU's two runs in another elimination game victory over CCSU the next day.

Before SHU:

  • Played three years of varsity baseball at Kingston High School under head coach Mike Groppuso
  • As a junior, he hit a stellar .410, notched 12 doubles (a school record), stole 11 bases, and recorded a team leading 32 RBI's
  • Co-captained squad that won Class AA NYS title
  • Collected All-League, All-Section, and All-State honors
  • Also played varsity basketball

Personal:

  • Parents: Wayne & Tracie
  • Siblings: Avery & Brady
  • Major: Sports Management
  • Favorite Sports Teams: Mets, Jets, Nets, Duke Basketball
  • Favorite Athletes: Dustin Pedroia & Lebron James
  • Hobbies: music, hanging out with friends, playing basketball & golf
  • Favorite Book: The Great Gatsby
  • Favorite Movie: Sandlot
  • Favorite TV Show: How I Met Your Mother
  • Role Model: Parents
  • Would like to have dinner with: Bo Jackson

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 4

    2014First Year

    INF
    5'9" 155 lbs
    4
  • 4

    2015Sophomore

    INF
    5'10" 170 lbs
    4
  • 4

    2016Junior

    INF
    5'10" 175 lbs
    4