2014 Baseball Roster
Roster
Zack Powers
- Position:
- INF
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 205
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Seffner, Fla.
- High School:
- Armwood
Major: Geography
AS A JUNIOR (2014): Named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll for the second year in a rowโฆ Saw action in 55 games and had 33 starts โ 25 at first base and eight in right fieldโฆ Had a .231 batting average with 14 runs, 14 RBI, three homers and three doublesโฆ Earned 10 walks and had four sacrifice hitsโฆ Hit .309 in 26 SEC games, including 14 starts, with 10 runs and six RBIโฆ Put the Gators on the board in the NCAA Gainesville Regional meeting with North Carolina by delivering a single that scored Casey Turgeonโฆ Gave UF a 2-1 lead in the second game at Tennessee with an RBI grounder in the sixth inningโฆ Had gone 2-for-5 in the opener with the Volsโฆ Walked in the third and scored on a three-run blast by Peter Alonso and lashed an RBI double in the fifth that brought home Braden Mattsonโฆ Went 1-for-3 in each of the first two games against No. 10 Vanderbiltโฆ Enjoyed a .364 (4-for-11) performance in the sweep of Missouri and scored four runsโฆ Belted a homer in the 5-0 shutout of the Tigers in game twoโฆ Was 2-for-4 and had a solo shot against Jacksonvilleโฆ Came through with a double that scored Jason Lombardozzi as part of the four-run eighth in the come-from-behind win over No. 4 South Carolinaโฆ Was 2-for-4 with a homer and scored twice in the victory at No. 19 Kentuckyโฆ Legged out a bunt single that plated Taylor Gushue during the seven-run eighth inning versus Illinois Stateโฆ Drove in first run of the season with a bases-loaded walk in the triumph over UCFโฆ Was 1-for-2 with a pair of walks and a run scored in the finale against Maryland.
AS A REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE (2013): Earned a berth on the SEC Academic Honor Rollโฆ Played in 51 games and made 47 starts โ 29 at third base, 15 at designated hitter and three at first baseโฆ Batted .268 with 27 RBI, 25 runs, 24 walks, six doubles and three homersโฆ Was second on Florida in hit-by-pitches with nine and was 5-for-7 on stolen-base opportunitiesโฆ Had a .253 clip in 25 SEC contestsโฆ Drew nine walks, totaled eight RBI, scored six runs and had two doubles in league actionโฆ Reached base in 23-consecutive games from March 15-May 2, the longest stretch by a Gator during the seasonโฆ Matched his career high with two walks and was 1-for-2 with a run scored in the season finale against Valparaisoโฆ Singled, was part of a double steal with Harrison Bader and scored in the second inning versus Texas A&M during the SEC Tournamentโฆ Came through with a game-winning, pinch-hit double in the ninth to cap the Gatorsโ comeback over Auburn in which the home team plated four runs with two downโฆ Had a sacrifice fly and a two-run single as part of a 3-for-3, three-run performance in the win over Florida A&Mโฆ Contributed a hit in each game of the Tennessee seriesโฆ Ripped an RBI single in the six-run fifth inning against USFโฆ Had a pinch-hit RBI single in the seventh inning of the opener at Missouri that brought across Josh Tobiasโฆ Went 3-for-5 and scored twice in the 14-5 triumph over No. 8 South Carolinaโฆ Collected a run-scoring single in the first meeting with No. 17 Mississippi Stateโฆ Drew two walks in the finale against No. 11 Ole Missโฆ Doubled to right field and scored the Gatorsโ only run against No. 4 Florida State in Jacksonvilleโฆ Was 3-for-10 (.300) in the series at No. 2 Vanderbilt, including a 2-for-3 outing in the finale and an RBI single that opened the scoring in game oneโฆ Drove in two runs and walked twice in the mid-week victory over North Floridaโฆ Began SEC play by going 3-for-11 (.273) in the set with No. 10 Kentuckyโฆ Had a couple of multiple-hit games and was 4-for-10 (.400) in the weekend series versus FGCUโฆ Continued torrid stretch by going 3-for-4 with two runs and a solo shot at UCFโฆ Chosen as one of the Louisville Slugger National Players of the Week by Collegiate Baseball and as the SEC Co-Player of the Week for the first time in his career after helping the Gators to a season-opening series victory over Dukeโฆ It marked just the 11th time in school history that a University of Florida player had received the national honor, first since Mike Zunino was tabbed on March 12, 2012โฆ Returning to action after being sidelined for the 2012 season, Powers went 3-for-6 (.500) over the three games...In the decisive third game of the series with the Blue Devils, he joined Preston Tucker as the only Gators in school history to hit a pair of grand slams in the same game...Powers tied the score at 3-3 in the sixth inning with a sacrifice fly and then clubbed his first career homer in the seventh frame to right field with three teammates aboard to expand UFโs advantage to 10-3โฆ He stepped to the plate again in the eighth with the sacks full and emptied them with another big fly to right field to finalize the scoring at 16-5 in favor of the Orange and Blueโฆ Powersโ nine RBI tied for the third-most in school history in a contest, behind Tuckerโs standard of 11 RBI against UCF in which he belted three homers and a couple of grand slams on April 8, 2009.
(2012): Was sidelined for the entire season while recovering from shoulder surgery and received a medical redshirt.
AS A FRESHMAN (2011): Named to the SECโs All-Freshman Teamโฆ Played 35 games, with 21 starts at third base, and hit .250 with eight runs, seven RBI and four doublesโฆ Was 8-for-24 (.333) in SEC action, with four runs and two RBIโฆ Did not see any time in the postseason after undergoing successful knee surgery on April 22 and returning to action in the final week of the regular season on May 17 against Jacksonvilleโฆ Played in games one and three of the Kentucky series and was 1-for-2 with two sacrificesโฆ Injured his knee on a stolen-base attempt at second base in the first game at Georgia on April 15โฆ Went 1-for-2 at Florida Stateโฆ Had a solid weekend at the plate and in the field at Mississippi State, going 4-for-8 (.500) and preserving Sundayโs triumph with a leaping grab against the netting in foul territory with the bases full to end the gameโฆ Tied career high with two hits and was 2-for-3 with a walk and a run in game threeโฆ Scored as a pinch runner and later singled in the ninth in the second meeting with MSUโฆ Was 1-for-4 with a walk in the openerโฆ Started all three games at third base versus Tennessee and had two runs and an RBIโฆ Started game three against South Carolina and was 1-for-3 with a two-out RBI single in the second inningโฆ Started the series opener at LSU and was 1-for-2โฆ Started game two against Rhode Island and had first career triple that plated two runsโฆ Played in all wins over the Rams and was 1-for-5 (.200)โฆ Delivered a pinch-hit two-run single with two down in the eighth at USFโฆ Went 3-for-6 (.500) in the sweep of Miami (Fla.)โฆ Had his first career multiple-hit effort in the finale, when he was 2-for-4 with a pair of doublesโฆ Opened the scoring on Sunday with his first career RBI, a second-inning double that plated Mike Zuninoโฆ Also doubled and laid down his first career sacrifice bunt on Saturdayโฆ Ripped first career double to begin the third and scored on Preston Tuckerโs single in the win over Florida Stateโฆ Made a tremendous defensive play at third base to begin FAUโs first at batโฆ Played in all three games in the season-opening series with USF and drew the start at third base in the openerโฆ Went 1-for-3 (.333) with a runโฆ Singled into center field in his first collegiate at bat.
SUMMER: Joined Gator teammate Jonathan Crawford on the Madison (Wis.) Mallards of the Northwoods League in 2011โฆ Batted .273 over 26 games with 10 walks, nine runs batted in and six doublesโฆ Registered five strikeouts in two innings of relief.
HIGH SCHOOL: Infielder from Armwood High School who played for head coach Mike Wrennโฆ Selected in the 28th round of the 2010 Major League Baseball Draft by the Pittsburgh Pirates with the 837th choiceโฆ Rated No. 43 in the state of Florida according to Prospectswire.com, No. 3 among third basemenโฆ Ranked No. 28 in the state of Florida in the Class of 2010 Final Rankings from Perfect Gameโฆ Was the Player of the Year in Hillsborough Country as well as the Suncoast Player of the Year during his final campaignโฆ Named high honorable mention on Rawlingsโ Preseason All-America Teamโฆ Hit a team-best .411 with 18 RBI, seven doubles, three homers and one tripleโฆ Turned in a 9-1 record on the mound, with a 1.51 earned run average and a .138 batting average againstโฆ Went a perfect 3-0 in the postseason with a 1.09 ERA with two complete gamesโฆ Pitched Armwood into its first state title game in Class 5A by throwing a complete game in a 3-1 victory over Ft. Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinasโฆ Yielded four hits and retired 10 of the final 11 hitters he faced, with five of his seven strikeouts coming during that stretchโฆ Claimed the Home Run Derby at the 2010 Saladino Tournamentโฆ Was a second-team all-state pick in Class 5A and a first-team Hillsborough County selection as a junior, when he hit .467 with 16 RBI, 10 doubles and six homersโฆ Helped the Hawksย to theirย first state tournament berth in school history.ย
POWERSโ CAREER STATISTICS
Overall Season Statistics
|
YEAR |
AVG. |
GP-GS |
AB |
R |
H |
2B |
3B |
HR |
RBI |
BB |
SO |
SB-ATT |
|
2011 |
.250 |
35-21 |
64 |
8 |
16 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
7 |
5 |
19 |
0-2 |
|
2012 |
INJ. |
|||||||||||
|
2013 |
.268 |
51-47 |
164 |
25 |
44 |
6 |
0 |
3 |
27 |
24 |
35 |
5-7 |
|
2014 |
.231 |
55-33 |
121 |
14 |
28 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
13 |
10 |
33 |
1-3 |
|
CAREER |
.252 |
141-101 |
349 |
47 |
88 |
13 |
2 |
6 |
47 |
39 |
87 |
6-12 |
SEC Regular-Season Statistics
|
YEAR |
AVG. |
GP-GS |
AB |
R |
H |
2B |
3B |
HR |
RBI |
BB |
SO |
SB-ATT |
|
2011 |
.333 |
13-9 |
24 |
4 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
6 |
0-1 |
|
2012 |
INJ. |
|||||||||||
|
2013 |
.253 |
25-23 |
83 |
6 |
21 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
9 |
14 |
1-2 |
|
2014 |
.309 |
26-14 |
55 |
10 |
17 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
6 |
5 |
15 |
1-2 |
|
CAREER |
.284 |
64-46 |
162 |
20 |
46 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
16 |
17 |
35 |
2-5 |
SEC Tournament Statistics
|
YEAR |
AVG. |
GP-GS |
AB |
R |
H |
2B |
3B |
HR |
RBI |
BB |
SO |
SB-ATT |
|
2013 |
.250 |
1-1 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1-1 |
|
2014 |
.077 |
5-3 |
13 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0-0 |
|
CAREER |
.118 |
6-4 |
17 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
1-1 |
NCAA Tournament Statistics
|
YEAR |
AVG. |
GP-GS |
AB |
R |
H |
2B |
3B |
HR |
RBI |
BB |
SO |
SB-ATT |
|
2013 |
.333 |
2-1 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0-0 |
|
2014 |
.167 |
2-2 |
6 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
0-0 |
|
CAREER |
.222 |
4-3 |
9 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
5 |
0-0 |
POWERSโ CAREER HIGHS
At Bats: 5, 6x, last vs. Mississippi State (5/23/14)
Runs Scored: 3 vs. Florida A&M (5/6/13)
Hits: 3, 3x, last vs. Florida A&M (5/6/13)
RBI: 9 vs. Duke (2/17/13)
Doubles: 2 vs. Miami (Fla.) (3/6/11)
Triples: 1, 2x, last vs. Florida A&M (4/23/14)
Home Runs: 2 vs. Duke (2/17/13)
Walks: 2, 4x, last vs. Maryland (2/16/14)
Stolen Bases: 1, 6x, last vs. Missouri (4/27/14)
Hit Streak: 9 games, 2x, last (4/13-5/2/14)
