2017 Baseball Roster
Zach Spangler
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Cranberry Twsp., Pa.
- High School:
- Seneca Valley
KENT STATE HONORS AND AWARDS
• Letterwinner: 2015, 2016, 2017
• 2017 Academic All-MAC
• 2016 Academic All-MAC
• 2015 Academic All-MAC
2017 SEASON
• Finished 0-1 with a 4.39 in 26.2 innings
• Tied for the team high with 23 appearances and five saves
• Struck out 23 and walked ten
• Was a part of five shutout performances
• Threw a scoreless, hitless inning in the second game of the season for his first save of the year
• Earned the save in the very next game
• Did not give up a run in four straight appearances in March with just one hit in the span
• Put together another streak of six straight appearances without an earned run
• One-hit Youngstown State in 2.2 innings with three strikeouts on April 4
2016 SEASON
• Threw 23.0 innings in 18 appearance with a 4-1 record and two saves
• Finished with a 2.35 ERA, 11 strikeouts and eight walks
• Gave up just one earned run through his first eight appearances
• Longest outing was 2.0 innings at Liberty. Did not give up a hit or walk
• Did not give up a hit and struck out two against Youngstown State on April 13 in 1.1 innings
• Pitched 2.1 innings in the MAC Tournament with one hit, no earned runs, one walk and one strikeout
2015 SEASON
• Had 17 appearances spanning 17.0 innings with a 3.18 ERA, 10 strikeouts and 7 walks
• First appearance was February 14 at Winthrop. Threw 1.0 inning with one hit and one strikeout
• Longest outing was a scoreless 2.1 at Baylor, allowed just one hit
• Struck out 2 in 1.2 innings May 9 against Bowling Green
2014 SEASON
• Redshirted
PRIOR TO KENT STATE:
• Lettered three years at Seneca Valley High School under head coach Eric Semega
• Team was section champions in 2011, 2012 and 2013
• Had a career ERA under 3.00 and a .426 batting average
• Named All-Section as a senior and one of the Top 5 Notable Players to Watch
• Was a member of the National Honor Society and Honor Roll
• Also lettered three years in basketball
• Played summer ball for the Evoshield Canes Mid-Atlantic and Astro Falcons Youngstown B-League
PERSONAL:
• Born February 9, 1995 in Pittsburgh, Pa.
• Parents are Ken and Traci Spangler
• Has two younger siblings, Mandy and Shannon
• Enjoys fishing, hunting, boating and cars
• Lists his dad as the person he admires most
• Is creeped out by snakes
• Superstition is listening to the same pre-game playlist
• Would like to visit Australia
• Currently in graduate school studying to get a masters degree in business administration
