Zach Kayne

Position:
Infieder/Pitcher
Height:
5-10
Weight:
180
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Roswell, Ga.
High School:
Lassiter
Major:
TBA

2008: Named the team’s Most Valuable Player… one of four Wildcats to start all 50 games… made 29 starts at shortstop and 21 at second base… recorded 17 multiple-hit games… had seven contests with seven multiple RBIs… had a nine-game hitting streak… set a school record with 47 walks… his .467 on-base percentage led the team and 28 RBIs were the fourth highest total… went 3-for-5 with four RBIs and a triple at Western Carolina (4/5); went 7-for-14 with seven RBIs in the series… was 3-for-4 with a double and an RBI against Georgia Southern (4/20)… collected five hits in 11 at-bats in the series vs. Elon… went 2-for-4, drew three walks and scored two runs in the SoCon Tourney against Western Carolina (5/20).

2007: Started all 53 games at second base… hit first in the order in 40 starts… hit .312 with 14 doubles, a triple, six home runs and 42 RBIs… scored 45 runs and stole four bases… led team with 31 walks… had 21 multiple-hit games and 11 contests with multiple RBIs… had a 16-game hit streak, the longest on the team, from April 13-May 17… had a great start to the season by recording 10 hits, nine RBIs and two home runs in the first four games… went 4-for-6 with a double and two RBIs vs. Ohio… was 5-for-5 with three runs, two RBIs and a double vs. The Citadel (4/21)… served as the team’s eighth-inning setup man on the hill… struck out 10 and walked just five in 16.1 innings of work… gave up just two hits in four scoreless innings in four straight appearances early in the campaign.

2006: Performed the dual role of relief pitcher and defensive replacement as a freshman … had a 4.09 ERA as a reliever … in first pitching assignment since the age of 12, beat an Army pitcher with a career record of 20-6, yielding one run in three innings of the 7-5 victory … fanned a season-high three batters in two shutout innings of relief against Yale … also held Georgia Southern scoreless for the final two innings of a 6-0 shutout … did not allow a run in two frames at Duke.

Prep Years: Played for Coach Mickey McMurtry at Lassiter, helping team to state semifinals as a junior and finals as a senior … bestowed with Gold Glove Award … played for East Cobb Panthers in 2006, batting .414 in 70 at-bats with 28 runs and 16 stolen bases … National Honor Society … Spanish National Honor Society … Math National Honor Society… Scholar-Athlete.

Personal: Born November 22, 1986 … son of Lee and Julie.


Year   Avg  GP-GS  AB   R   H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SLG%  BB HBP  SO   OB%  SB-ATT
2006  .200  19-0    5   1   1   0   0   0    1  .200   0   1   1  .333   0-0
2007  .312  53-53  221 45  69  14   1   6   42  .466  31   3  24  .402   4-7
2008  .318  50-50  179 31  57  12   2   1   28  .425  47   3  20  .467   6-7
TOTAL .314 122-103 405 77 127  26   3   7   71  .444  78   7  45  .432  10-14

Year   ERA   W-L  App  GS  CG  SV    IP   H   R  ER   BB   SO  B/Avg  WP HBP 
2006  7.71   1-1   12   2   0   0  14.0  31  13  12    5   11   .443   1   2   
2007  4.96   0-0   15   0   0   0  16.1  22  11   9    5   10   .324   1   2   
TOTAL 6.23   1-1   27   2   0   0  30.1  53  24  21   10   21   .384   2   4