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2021 MIT Baseball Roster

5 Zach Roberts

  • Class Senior
  • B/T R/R
  • Height 5-10
  • Weight 190
  • Hometown West Chester, Pa.
  • High School B. Reed Henderson
  • Major Civil Engineering

Biography

Career Highs
Hits3Twice, last vs. New England College (May 18, 2019)
Runs3at Redlands (Mar. 27, 2019)
Doubles110 times, last at Endicott (Mar. 7, 2020)
Triples1Three times, last at Springfield (Mar. 30, 2019)
Home Runs1Three times, last at Endicott (Apr. 23, 2019)
RBI4vs. Salem State (Mar. 16, 2019) 
Stolen Bases2vs. SUNY Oswego (May 17, 2019) 
Walks3at Coast Guard (Apr. 16, 2019)


2021:
- Did not appear in a game as season was cancelled due to Covid-19 pandemic

2020:
- Appeared in two games, including starting in the outfield at Nichols
- Finished with one hit in each game, including an RBI double at Endicott
- Season was cancelled after three games due to Covid-19 pandemic

2019:
- Started 38 of 39 games he appeared in with a .207 batting average
- Posted 24 runs scored, 28 hits, five doubles, one triple, three home runs, 17 runs batted in and 44 total bases
- Drew 29 walks and recorded seven stolen bases
- Posted six multi-hit games, along with a grand slam in a win over Salem State on 3/16

2018:
- Appeared in 21 games with 18 starts as a rookie
- Hit .210 with 11 runs scored, 13 hits, four doubles, two triples, eight runs batted in and 21 total bases
- Added one stolen base, two sacrifice hits, a .339 slugging percentage and a .364 on-base percentage
- Registered his first career hit with a 1-for-2 performance at Trinity (Texas) as he had two RBI in that game 
- Had hits in 11 games, including two multi-hit games
- Had three hits and four RBI in a doubleheader vs. WPI on 3/24

Favorite Sports Memory:
- Winning the NEWMAC Championship in 2019

Favorite Moment as an MIT Student-Athlete:
- Away games and bus karaoke!

Off the Diamond at MIT:
- Majoring in civil engineering with a minor in statistics and data science and a concentration in economics
- Member of Phi Sigma Kappa
- VDC Intern at Skanska Building
- Conducted research on machine learning - satellite imagery
- Coach Coordinator for the Little Beavers Running Team
- Treasurer for CEESA
- Member of Camp Kesem and the Poker Club

High School:
- Played baseball and soccer at B. Reed Henderson High School
- Four-year letter winner in both sports
- His soccer team won the 2016 District Championship
- Won the Elmer Haupt Memorial Award
- Two-time All-Chesmont League in baseball in 2016 and 2017
- Three-time All-Chesmont League in soccer from 2014-2016
- All-Area in both baseball and soccer in 2016
- Member of the National Honor Society, the Spanish National Honor Society and the Mu Alpha Theta Honor Society
- Involved with the Andrew L. Hicks Foundation and the Warrior Guides Club...
- Honor Roll from 2013-2017
- AP Scholar with Honor

Club:
- Played for the All-Star Baseball Academy

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 11

    2018First Year

    OF
    5'11" 185 lbs
    11
  • 5

    2019Sophomore

    OF
    5'10" 190 lbs
    5
  • 5

    2020Junior

    OF
    5'10" 195 lbs
    5
  • 5

    2021Senior

    OF
    5'10" 190 lbs
    5