West Virginia University Athletics

2019 (Senior)

• Medically redshirted

2018 (Junior)

• All-Big 12 Honorable Mention
• Named to the John Olerud Two-Way Player of the Year Award Watch List
• Named to the NCBWA Preseason All-America First Team
• Named to the NCBWA Stopper of the Year Watch List
• WVU Student-Athlete of the Week – March 5
• Played in and started 49 games, and made appearances in the field or at the plate in every game while also making an appearance on the mound in 15 of those games
• Started 42 games in left field, seven as the designated hitter and four on the mound
• Led the team with 42 walks and 27 stolen bases in 33 attempts, No. 3 in single-season program history, was third with 39 runs scored and a .403 on-base percentage
• Hit .259 with 48 hits, 19 RBIs, six doubles, two triples, 58 total bases and a .314 slugging percentage
• Had 11 multi-hit games and five multi-RBI contests
• Finished the season on a seven-game hit streak and notched a reached-base streak of 20 consecutive games
• On the mound, he posted a record of 2-3 with two saves and allowed 19 earned runs on 39 hits in 37.0 innings for a 4.62 ERA with 35 strikeouts and 15 walks
• Had three hits and scored four runs in WVU’s Big 12 Championship win over No. 6 Texas Tech on May 25
• Earned the save with 1.2 shutout innings with two strikeouts and added two hits, two runs scored and a stolen base at the Big 12 Championship against No. 20 Oklahoma State on May 23
• Struck out five batters in 2.0 innings and did not allow a run to pick up the save while also tripling at the plate on May 17 against Baylor
• Had three hits, an RBI, two runs scored and a pair of stolen bases on May 9 against Virginia Tech
• Drove in the game-winning run with a second-inning single and had two hits, two RBIs and a run scored on May 4 at Kansas
• Had two hits, two RBIs and a run scored with a walk on April 24 at Marshall
• Got the win and allowed one earned run with three strikeouts in 5.0 innings while starting on the mound and adding three hits and three runs scored at the plate
• Had a hit, two RBIs, two runs scored and two walks at the plate and added 3.0 innings on the mound in relief, with three strikeouts and one run on two hits
• Had three hits and two RBIs on March 9 at Middle Tennessee
• Drove in the game-winning run, had a career-best five hits with three runs scored and two stolen bases to go along with a win on the mound, allowing one run on two hits in 2.0 innings, on March 3 at Western Kentucky
• Struck out a career-best six batters in 3.0 innings on Feb. 25 at Coastal Carolina

2017 (Sophomore)

• Named to the All-America Third Team by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association
• Named the District II Player of the Year by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association
• Named a John Olerud Two-Way Player of the Year Award finalist
• Named to the Big 12 All-Tournament Team
• Named to the All-Big 12 First Team
• Played in a total of 52 games, with 46 games played in the field and 23 relief appearances on the mound, with 17 games where he pitched and played in the field or was the designated hitter
• His 23 appearances on the mound were tied for fifth-most in a single season in WVU history at the time
• Played in 46 games with 28 starts, 21 as the designated hitter, six in center field and one in left field
• Led the team with a .336 batting average and a .417 on-base percentage and finished second with 12 stolen bases in 12 attempts, recording 42 hits in 125 at-bats with 12 RBIs, three doubles, one home run, 17 walks and 32 runs scored
• Had 11 multi-hit games and two multi-RBI contests while adding a hitting streak of nine games and a reached-base streak of 10 games
• Led the team with six wins and six saves, tied for eighth-most in a single season in WVU history at the time, earning a 6-2 record while posting a 2.75 ERA, second-best amongst pitchers with at least 3.0 innings pitched
• Allowed 12 earned runs on 35 hits in 39.1 innings with 46 strikeouts, fourth-most on the team, and 21 walks
• His last 13 appearances on the mound came when he also played in the field or was the designated hitter
• Started all four games in the NCAA Regional and had five hits, two RBIs and two runs scored while pitching 1.2 innings on June 3, at No. 13 Wake Forest, allowing a run on four hits with two strikeouts
• Earned the win in the Big 12 Championship vs. No. 3 Texas Tech on May 26, allowing a run on four hits with three strikeouts in 4.0 innings while adding a hit and an RBI at the plate
• Had a career-high four hits with an RBI, a run scored and a stolen base in the Big 12 Championship vs. Oklahoma State on May 25
• Picked up the save on May 20, at Texas, allowing one run on one hit in 3.0 innings and adding two hits, an RBI, two stolen bases and a walk
• Struck out three batters in 1.2 hitless innings to earn the save and added a hit, one RBI and a run scored on May 10 against Penn State
• Gave up no runs on two hits with three strikeouts in 3.0 innings while adding three hits, a stolen base and a run scored on May 7 vs. Texas Tech
• Drove in a career-best three runs on two hits, including his first career home run, with two walks, two runs scored and a stolen base on May 2 against Eastern Michigan
• Earned the save with 1.1 scoreless innings on April 28, vs. Oklahoma, striking out two and giving up one hit while adding a pair of hits and a run scored with the bat
• Picked up another save with a no-hit inning on April 25, at Virginia Tech while also coming in as a pinch-runner and scoring a run
• Struck out three and allowed two hits in 2.2 innings to earn the win on April 21, at Kansas State while also stealing two bases
• Drove in a run and got the win with 0.2 innings of work on April 14, vs. No. 3 TCU
• In the last game where he pitched but did not appear at the plate or in the field, earned his first career save on April 2, at No. 23 Oklahoma State
• Struck out three in 1.2 perfect innings to earn the win while also doubling, stealing a base and scoring a run on April 1, at No. 23 Oklahoma State
• Struck out a career-best six batters in 3.0 innings while allowing just one hit on March 8, at Southeastern Louisiana
• Earned his first win of the season with 3.0 no-hit innings on Feb. 26, against Ball State, striking out five
• Had three hits and a run scored on Feb. 25, at No. 18 Coastal Carolina

2016 (Freshman)

• Played in a total of 44 games, with 12 appearances on the mound and 39 at the plate, with seven games where he pitched and played in the field or was the designated hitter
• Pitched in 12 games with four starts, earning a 4.00 ERA in 27.0 innings, allowing 12 earned runs on 24 hits with 25 strikeouts and 11 walks while compiling a record of 4-0
• Played in 39 games in the field with 23 starts, both in the outfield and as designated hitter, hitting .265 with 27 hits, nine RBIs, two doubles and eight walks in 102 at-bats
• Got the start and struck out a career-best five batters in 3.0 innings while also driving in a run on May 17, at Pitt
• Earned the win with 2.1 scoreless innings pitched with four strikeouts and no walks on May 13, against William & Mary
• Picked up the win on May 7, against Texas, allowing one run on one hit in 3.1 innings
• Played in the outfield in all three games in a weekend sweep of Texas from May 6-8, with two starts, going 2-for-3 with two RBIs, two runs scored and a walk on May 6
• Got the start and pitched 4.0 scoreless innings to earn the win on May 3, against Virginia Tech, giving up just three hits with three strikeouts and a walk
• Started on the mound and as designated hitter on April 27, against Marshall, recording one hit while allowing no runs on two hits with 3 strikeouts in 3.0 innings
• Had two hits, including a triple, two runs scored and an RBI on April 23, at Oklahoma
• Had a career-best three hits on April 16 against Kansas State
• Allowed one hit with two strikeouts in 2.0 scoreless innings on March 15, against Radford

High School

• Played for coach Jeff Rowland at Pope High
• Led his team to a state championship in 2013
• Also helped his team to a 16-12 record and an appearance in the Georgia AAAAA state tournament in 2014
• Named a Perfect Game Underclassmen Honorable Mention All-American
• Named to the Region 7-AAAAA All-Region Second Team
• Named the Pope High Cy Young and Co-MVP award winner in 2014

Personal

• Son of Daryl and Nancy Zarbnisky
• Has one sister
• Father, Daryl, played baseball at Auburn
• Grandfather, Ron Zarbnisky, played baseball at Oregon State and football at Boise State
• Birthday is December 26
• Majoring in sport management
• Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll
• Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll