Zac Carey

Position:
RHP
Height:
6-1
Weight:
177
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
London, Ohio
High School:
London

2017: Appeared in 14 games – all of which were starts … pitched on the weekend for the Falcons for the third-straight year … led the Falcons in innings pitched (79.0) … struck out 37 batters while only issuing 16 walks … led the team with four wins … posted a 5.92 ERA … did not allow an earned run over 6.0 innings against Georgia State (March 12) en route to picking up the win … won at Eastern Michigan (March 25) by tossing 6.2 innings of two-run ball … named the MAC East Pitcher of the Week by throwing a complete-game shutout at Northern Illinois on April 1 … pitched 8.0 innings versus Toledo on April 9 … earned a win over Central Michigan after allowing two hits in 6.0 innings of work.

2016: Served as the Falcons’ Saturday starter … made 14 starts, posting a 6.69 ERA and a 3-10 record … logged a team-high 72.2 innings … struck out 41 batters … after a pair of rough starts to open the season, made five-consecutive quality starts, logging at least 6.0 innings and allowing three runs or less … struck out six batters, threw 6.2 innings and surrendered one earned run in his first victory of the season over Appalachian State (March 5) … picked up another win his next start, as he struck out six batters again, pitched 7.1 innings and allowed one run against Savannah State … threw consecutive six-inning starts, allowing three earned runs apiece against Western Michigan (March 19) and Eastern Michigan (March 26) … earned a win over Toledo (April 3) by throwing 6.0 innings of three-run ball … did not allow an earned run in a no decision against Ohio (April 16) … was charged with the loss against Ball State (April 23) and Northern Illinois (April 30), despite logging 6.2 innings and 7.2 innings, allowing three runs and two runs, respectively.

2015: Was named 2015 Mid-American Conference Freshman Pitcher of the Year … named Louisville Slugger Freshman All-America ... also named second team All-MAC … started 14 games for the Falcons finishing with a 7-3 record … had a 3.43 earned run average … won his final seven decisions spanning 10 starts … over his final 10 outings had a 7-0 record with a 2.40 ERA in 63.2 innings pitched … had six MAC wins, the most of any pitcher in the conference … was the only starting pitcher in the MAC to go undefeated … finished seventh with a 2.40 MAC ERA … was also seventh in opponent batting average, holding MAC opponents to a .212 mark … made his collegiate debut on Feb. 14 at SEMO … did not last more than 5.0 innings in any of his first four starts … earned his first career win on March 28 at Northern Illinois, pitching 7.1 innings without allowing an earned run … went 6-0 over his final seven outings, started with a four-game stretch from April 12 to May 3 in which he went 4-0 … pitched 32.1 innings during that stretch allowing just 19 hits and two earned runs (0.56 ERA) … pitched a complete-game shutout on April 18 vs. Western Michigan to earn MAC East Pitcher of the Week … struck out 25 batters in 78.2 innings … walked just 17 batters … earned his seventh win of the season in the MAC Tournament to eliminate No. 2 seed Kent State.

HIGH SCHOOL: A two-sport athlete at London High School … earned four letters for coach Jason Barber … also lettered in football … three-year All-League and All-District selection … tabbed All-County across all four years … tossed 22 complete games in his career … posted a school-best ERA of 0.56 during his junior campaign, his 95 strikeouts that spring ranks second in school history … hit for an average above .335 each year.

PERSONAL: Full name is Zachery Alan Carey … born on June 19, 1995 … son of Jeff and Melissa Carey … has one younger sister … cousin Bryan Augenstein played baseball at the University of Florida prior to spending eight years in professional baseball with Arizona, St. Louis, Tampa Bay, Minnesota and Detroit ... majoring in exercise science.