Zach Ottinger

2021 (Junior)

Academic All-Big 12 Second Team
Made 16 appearances out of the bullpen, tossing 17.2 innings on the year
Finished with an 0-1 mark and 8.66 ERA with 23 strikeouts and 13 walks
Struck out three in 2.0 innings in his season debut on Feb. 19, at Georgia State
Also fanned three in 2.0 innings at Coastal Carolina on Feb. 27
Tied a season-high four strikeouts in 3.0 innings on March 19, against Coastal Carolina
Longest outing of the year came on April 24, at Kansas State; totaled four strikeouts in 3.1 innings of scoreless ball

Academic All-Big 12 First Team
Made seven appearances out of the bullpen, totaling 9.0 innings pitched
Finished with an 0-0 record and 1.00 ERA, while tallying nine strikeouts and yielding just one earned run
Tossed 1.1 innings of scoreless work in the season opener at Jacksonville (Feb. 14)
Also pitched two clean innings against Jacksonville on Feb. 16, and Saint Joseph’s on Feb. 22
Worked a season-high 2.1 innings of relief at William & Mary on Feb. 29, earning four strikeouts
Pitched twice in the Mercer series, going 1.2 innings on March 6, and 1.1 innings on March 8

Academic All-12 Rookie Team
Pitched 20.0 innings in 14 appearances, compiling a 2-0 record with an ERA of 4.50 with a save and 19 strikeouts
Conceded just six walks all season
Went 0.2 innings in his collegiate debut at Georgia Tech on Feb. 16
Struck out a pair in one-inning relief outings at Marshall (March 27) and against Oklahoma (March 30)
Punched out four hitters in 2.0 scoreless innings against Pitt on April 3
Pitched two scoreless innings in relief against Texas Tech on April 13
Struck out three in 1.2 innings of work at Texas on April 28
Went a season-long four innings against Texas Tech in the Big 12 Championship on May 25, allowing no runs or hits while striking out three and earning the save
Logged 3.1 innings against Texas A&M on June 2, in the NCAA Tournament

Attended Lassiter High and played for coach Matt Hightower
Named a Rawlings-Perfect Game Honorable Mention All-American in 2018
Was a Perfect Game All-Tournament Team selection and a 2017 Perfect Game Underclassmen All-America Honorable Mention honoree
Ranked No. 15 in Georgia among right-handed pitchers and No. 46 overall in the state by Perfect Game
Member of the No. 26-ranked 2018 WVU recruiting class, the highest-rated class in program history at the time