Zac Susi

Height:
6-2
Weight:
207
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Southington, Conn.

2018 Season: 12^th Round pick of the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 2018 MLB Draft…NCAA Conway Regional All-Tournament Team...Second Team All-New England…Second Team American Athletic Conference…Team Captain...Reached base safely in 55 of 56 games played, including a 49-game streak to end UConn career…Led the team with a .335 AVG, 429 on-base percentage and 30 walks…Delivered 70 hits, nine doubles, one triple, one home run and 33 RBIs…Scored 33 runs, .402 slugging and two stolen bases…Walked (30) more than he struck out (28)…20 multi-hit games and seven multi-RBI contests…Went 3-5 with three RBIs at Southeastern Louisiana (Feb. 24)…Three-hit game with a pair of RBIs at UNF (March 4)…Hit first home run of the year vs. CCSU (March 30)…Drew four walks vs. No. 22 UCF (April 7)…Recorded an 11-game hit streak from April 8 to April 28…Hit a two-run triple at Dunkin’ Donuts Park vs. Tulane (April 27) to help Huskies grab series opener…Hit a bases clearing double in the eighth inning vs. Bryant (April 11) to tie game…Had a 12-game hit streak from May 8 to May 23…Caught 32 of final 33 games when Thad Phillips battled wrist injury...Closes UConn career with 1238 putouts to rank fourth in UConn history...Named to Johnny Bench Watch List.

2017 Summer: Earned All-Star status with the Bourne Braves in the Cape Cod Baseball League…Played in 23 games and hit .276 with 20 hits, three doubles, three home runs, 10 RBIs and scored 12 runs…Hit two home runs and drove in a pair at Harwich (7/27)…Had a three-hit performance vs. Cotuit (7/8)…Homered at Chatham (6/27).

2017 Season: Named to the Johnny Bench Award Watch List…Played 57 games and started 56 behind the plate as the Huskies primary catcher…Hit .286 on the year and was second on the team with 61 hits…Had nine doubles, two triples, two home runs and was second on the team with 40 RBIs…Led the team with 27 walks and had a .362 on base percentage…Team-leading 15 RBIs in the seventh inning or later…Threw out 15 base runners attempting to steal…Second on the team with 18 multi-hit games and eight multi-RBI contests…Had a season-best 10 game hit streak from (3/26-4/11)…In the season opener hit his first career triple and home run to lift the Huskies to a win vs. UMass Lowell (2/17)…Went 2-for-4 with four RBIs vs. St. Joseph’s (3/5)…Three-hit night at Santa Clara (3/14)…Had a career-high five RBIs, including the game-tying RBI single in the ninth at BYU (3/17)…Go-ahead two-run double in the eighth inning to lead UConn to a 2-1 win at Seton Hall (3/24)….At No. 16 ECU (4/1) hit go-ahead RBI single in the 10^th inning…Went 7-for-13 at the plate against Memphis with a double, home run and five RBIs to help Huskies sweep the Tigers…Won Amerian Athletic Conference Play of the Week after weekend vs. Memphis (4/10)…Recorded a three-hit effort in a victory against Cincinnati (4/29)…Walked off the Huskies vs. No.23 USF with a 10th inning RBI single…Went 3-for-4 with an RBI against ECU (5/18) at Dunkin Donuts Park.

2016 Season: Played in 53 games with 47 starts as the Huskies’ primary catcher…Hit .250 with 21 RBIs…Registered 10 multi-hit games, including four three-hit contests…Threw out a team-best 11 would-be base stealers…Went 3-for-4 with a pair of runs scored in a victory at USF on May 20…Tallied three hits and drove in three runs in a win vs. Houston on April 15… Pounded out two doubles and scored a career-best four runs against URI on May 17.

High School: Played at Southington High School under head coach Charlie Lembo...A two-time All-State selection... Served as team captain during his senior season...A 2014 East Coast Pro member.

Personal: Zachary John Susi...Son of John and Mary Ann Susi...Has two brothers, Brett and Garrett...Brother, Brett plays on Central Connecticut State University baseball team. A communication major.