2016 Baseball Roster
Zach Beckner
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Lebanon, Ohio
- High School:
- Lebanon
KENT STATE HONORS AND AWARDS
• Letterwinner: 2014, 2015, 2016
2016 JUNIOR SEASON
• Played in 29 games with 28 starts, batting .247 with 11 hits, three doubles and 14 RBI
• Went 3-for-4 vs George Washington with three runs and two RBI on Feb. 27
• Had two hits with two walks and two RBI in the middle game of the Central Michigan series
2015 SOPHOMORE SEASON
• Played in 37 games with 39 starts, batting .227 with 18 runs, 4 doubles, 14 RBI and 1 homerun
• Went 4-for-5 in the team's opening game against nationally-ranked Baylor with a double, RBI and two runs scored
• Was 2-for-4 at the plate in back-to-back games against West Virginia and Coastal Carolina
• Finished the regular season with a 3-for-5 performance in the finale with Akron with a double, RBI and stolen base
2014 FRESHMAN SEASON
• Batted .252 in 47 games with 38 starts on the season, including 5 doubles, 1 triple, 1 homerun, 21 RBI and 3 stolen bases
• Started all postseason games in the MAC Tournament and at NCAA Regionals
• Had a career-high four hits in six at-bats at Ohio on Apr. 6
• Hit first career homerun in the final regular season game against Akron
PRIOR TO KENT STATE
• Lettered four years at Lebanon High School where the team set the school record in wins after a 21-8 season in 2013 en route to being named Conference Champions
• Had a career batting average of .401 with 22 doubles, 5 triples and 7 homeruns. Batted a career-high .441 as a senior
• Team also won the conference championship his junior year
• Named Conference South Player of the Year, All-League, All-Division and All-District his senior and junior years. Was also an All-State selection as a junior
• Also lettered three years in basketball
• Played for the Ohio Heat and Midland Redskins in summer ball
• Selected to the All-Tournament team in the Connie Mack World Series in Farmington, New Mexico
PERSONAL
• Born September 25, 1994 in New Albany, Indiana
• Parents are Jim and Laura Beckner
• Has two older sisters, Jami and Kelli
• Lists his parents as the people he admires most
• Is creeped out by snakes and spiders
• Would like to visit the Bahamas
• Majoring in human movement studies
