2017 Baseball Roster
Zach Willeman
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Napoleon, Ohio
- High School:
- Napoleon
KENT STATE HONORS AND AWARDS
• Selected in the 19th round of the MLB Draft by the Dodgers
• Letterwinner: 2015 2016, 2017
• 2017 MAC Distinguished Scholar Athlete
• 2017 Academic All-MAC
• 2016 Second Team All-MAC
• 2016 MAC Distinguished Scholar Athlete
• 2016 Academic All-MAC
2017 JUNIOR SEASON
• Went 6-5 in 14 games, 13 starts, with a 4.91 ERA
• Struck out 57 with 32 walks in 66.0 innings
• Did not give up an earned run in first start of the season, going 5.1 innings with three hits, two walks and ten strikeouts
• Gave up just one earned run and four hits in 7.0 frames against FIU
• Lone relief appearance was April 11 at Bowling Green. Threw a hitless frame with two strikeouts
• Went 7.0 innings at Northern Illinois with one earned run, four hits, two walks and seven strikeouts
2016 SOPHOMORE SEASON
• Led the team with 14 saves and 23 appearances
• Struck out 38 and walked 25 in 36.2 innings
• Finished 1-3 with a 2.70 ERA
• Earned the save in seven straight appearances
• Threw 2.0 innings March 12 at Radford with no earned runs, one hit and one strikeout
• Went 2.0 innings again at CMU with one hit and one strikeout on March 27
• Did not allow a run in 2.1 innings at EMU on April 16 as he struck out three
• Struck out four against Buffalo in 3.0 innings with no earned runs
• Final appearance of the season was a 1.0 inning, hitless save at the MAC Tournament with one walk and two strikeouts
2015 FRESHMAN SEASON
• Led the team with 7 saves
• Went 2-1 with a 2.81 ERA, 34 strikeouts and 19 walks in 25.2 innings
• Pitched 2.0 innings against nationally-ranked Baylor on February 20, allowing two hits and striking out 5
• Struck out both batters he faced against West Virginia on February 27
• Had 3 strikeouts in 2.0 innings at Purdue with 1 hit
• Did not allow an earned run in his final six appearances and only gave up 2 hits in that span
• Recipient of the Olga A. Mural Endowed Baseball Scholarship
PRIOR TO KENT STATE
• Lettered three years at Napoleon High School
• Broke the single-season ERA (0.653) and strikeout (121) records as a senior
• Also broke the single-game strikeout record with 15
• Named Honorable Mention All-State, First Team All-District, First Team All-League and the league's Player of the Year as a senior
• Also lettered three years in basketball and one year in cross country
• Played for the Napoleon Legion River Bandits Post #300. Team was state runner-up in 2014 and won the Legion State Championship and made a World Series appearance in 2013
PERSONAL
• Born March 27, 1996 in Toledo, Ohio
• Parents are Doug and Cathy Willeman
• Has two siblings, Amber and Landon
• Enjoys golfing and playing cards
• Lists his dad as the person he most admires
• Pregame superstition is to put his right shoe on first
• Would like to visit Hawaii
• Majoring in early childhood education
