Zach Prendergast

Height:
6-2
Weight:
175
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Horsham, Pa.
High School:
Hatboro-Horsham

** 2017 ALL-BIG EAST FIRST TEAM **
** 2017 ALL-ECAC FIRST TEAM **

2017: Signed as a free agent with the St. Louis Cardinals organization... Named to the All-BIG EAST First Team... Named to the All-ECAC First Team... Academic Merit Award recipient... Finished career tied for fourth all-time at Seton Hall with 40 career starts... Appeared in 16 games, making 15 starts... Pitched to a 7-4 record with a 3.07 ERA, 69 strikeouts and 16 walks in 91.0 innings pitched... Ranked third in the BIG EAST in innings pitched and tied for second in wins... Ranked seventh in the BIG EAST in ERA and ninth in batters struck out looking... Tied for second in the BIG EAST in fewest walks allowed... Named NCBWA National Pitcher of the Week on May 15... Named one of Collegiate Baseball’s National Players of the Week on May 15... Named BIG EAST Pitcher of the Week on May 15... Threw a NO-HITTER with a career-high 10 strikeouts in only 82 pitches at Villanova in game two of a doubleheader on May 14... Named BIG EAST Pitcher of the Week on May 8... Tossed his first career complete-game shutout, on his 22nd birthday, with seven strikeouts and one walk vs. Creighton in game two of a doubleheader on May 6... Allowed only one run over six innings in a no decision at St. John’s on April 30... Named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll on April 24... Allowed only one run over 6.1 innings with a career-high nine strikeouts and only one walk in a victory over Georgetown on April 23... Allowed only two earned runs over 7.2 innings with five strikeouts and no walks vs. UConn on March 24... Allowed only two unearned runs over six innings with four strikeouts and no walks in a victory over Manhattan on March 17... Had a quality start allowing just two runs over six innings with five strikeouts and no walks in a no decision at No. 2 Florida in game one of a doubleheader on March 11... Named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll on March 6... Earned the victory with seven strong innings, allowing just two runs with four strikeouts and one walk vs. South Alabama on March 5... Allowed three runs over 5.0 innings to earn the win vs. San Diego State on Feb. 25... BIG EAST Academic All-Star.

2016: Appeared in 15 games, making 14 starts... Pitched to a 5-7 record with a 3.97 earned run average with 67 strikeouts and 22 walks in 81.2 innings pitched... Ranked seventh in the BIG EAST with 67 strikeouts... Ranked eighth in the BIG EAST with a .259 opponent batting average... Ranked 10th in the BIG EAST with a 3.97 ERA... Tied for eighth in the BIG EAST with 81.2 innings pitched... Allowed three runs over seven innings vs. St. John’s in the BIG EAST Championship on May 27... Allowed two earned runs over six innings with eight strikeouts and four walks in a no decision vs. St. John’s on May 14... Allowed just one unearned run over six innings with six strikeouts and three walks at Georgetown in game one of a double-header on April 30... Pitched seven innings and allowed two earned runs, while striking out seven batters without a walk at Creighton on April 10... Allowed just one run over seven innings with five strikeouts and no walks in a victory over Lafayette on March 16... Pitched six scoreless innings to improve to 2-2 overall vs. NJIT on March 9... Named BIG EAST Pitcher of the Week on Feb. 22... Allowed one run over seven innings with eight strikeouts and just one walk vs. Missouri on Feb. 21... BIG EAST Academic All-Star.

2015: Appeared in 13 games, making 11 starts... Saw the majority of his time this season as the Pirates' regular Friday starter... Went 5-3 with a 3.84 ERA in 63.1 innings pitched... Led the team with five victories, tied for fourth-most in the BIG EAST... Struck out 45 batters with 22 walks... Pitched seven innings without an earned run with seven strikeouts and 1 walk vs. Butler on April 17... Threw seven innings and gave up three runs in a victory at Xavier on April 2... Improved to 3-2 with six innings of two-run baseball vs. FDU on March 27... Gave up just one earned run over seven innings vs. Connecticut on March 21... Threw 7.1 innings with four earned runs and a career-high seven strikeouts in a victory over Lehigh... Named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll on March 9... Gave up just one earned run in 7.1 innings in a 1-0 loss at USF on March 6... Pitched Named to BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll on March 2... Threw seven innings of hitless baseball with six strikeouts and just two walks to earn a victory over Cornell... BIG EAST Academic All-Star.

2014: Appeared in 10 games, all in relief... Went 0-2 with a 3.46 ERA in 13.0 innings pitched... Struck out 12 batters and walked seven... Threw a career-high three scoreless innings with three strikeouts vs. Villanova on April 26... Pitched 2.2 innings of scoreless relief at Lehigh... Tossed a scoreless inning at Georgetown on April 19... Threw two scoreless innings and struck out three batters vs. NYIT on April 12... Pitched a scoreless inning at Rider on April 1... Gave up a run in one inning of action vs. Saint Peter's on March 19... Made collegiate debut at Oklahoma on Feb. 16... BIG EAST Academic All-Star.

High School/Personal: Attended Hatboro-Horsham High School in Horsham, Pennsylvania... Four-year baseball letter-winner as a right-handed pitcher and an infielder... Named to the Suburban One Continental League Third Team in 2012... Carpenter Cup selection in 2012... Pitched a no-hitter in 2012... Helped lead Hatboro-Horsham to a 22-5 record and first place in the conference before falling in the state semifinals in 2012... Member of the Honor Roll... Born May 6, 1995.