As a Redshirt Senior (2015)
NCBWA All-America Honorable Mention ... Daktronics and ABCA/Rawlings All-Region First Team honoree ... All-GLIAC Tournament Team selection ... All-GLIAC First Team ... finished his career as the GLIAC's all-time leader in hits (303), at bats (801) and assists (585) ... broke school records for career runs (198) and games started (219) ... ranks second in doubles (50), total bases (418) and games played (219), third in RBIs (183) and seventh in stolen bases (40) in GVSU history ... one of three Lakers to start all 52 games ... led the club in batting average (.383), runs (56), hits (77), doubles (18), home runs (six), RBIs (49), slugging percentage (.582) and on-base percentage (.440) ... recorded 24 multi-hit games and a team-high 13 multi-RBI outings ... amassed a 12-game hitting streak and a 20-game on-base streak, both of which were the longest of the season ... scored three runs, had two RBIs and three hits in wins over Gannon (March 2) and Lewis (March 6) ... went 5-for-5 with two runs and three RBIs against Wayne State (Neb.) (March 9) ... scored four runs and had five RBIs in a 3-for-3 outing against Ashland (May 9) in the GLIAC Tournament Semifinals ... went 2-for-3 with three runs and two RBIs versus Ashland (May 10) in the GLIAC Tournament title game ... named Capital One Academic All-District 4 | Game-by-Game Stats
As a Redshirt Junior (2014)
Daktronics Third Team All-American...NCBWA Honorable Mention All-American...Daktronics and NCBWA First Team All-Region...ABCA Second Team All-Region...GLIAC All-Tournament Team...First Team All-GLIAC...Started all 52 games, hitting .371 with 51 runs, 73 hits, seven doubles, seven home runs, 49 RBI, a .513 slugging percentage, .445 on-base percentage and 16 stolen bases...His runs, hits, home runs, RBI and stolen base numbers were all second on the team...Second on the team with 20 multi-hit games and 13 multi-RBI games...Had a 14-game hitting streak...In GLIAC games, he hit .389 with five home runs, 29 RBI, a .575 slugging percentage and a .453 on-base percentage...Hit .392 after returning from Florida spring break trip...Named to GLIAC All-Tournament team after having three multi-hit games in four contests...Went 3-for-4 with three runs, four RBI, a home run and a stolen base against Lake Erie (5/11) in the GLIAC Tournament championship game...Went 3-for-4 with two runs, three RBI, a double, home run and two walks against Ashland (5/8) in the opening game of the GLIAC Tournament...Went 4-for-4 with three runs, an RBI, a double, home run and stolen base against Findlay (4/27)...Went 3-for-5 with three runs, two RBI, a double and a pair of hit by pitches against Saginaw Valley State (4/17)...Had a streak of three games where he hit a home run, beginning with a Mar. 26 game against Hillsdale, where he went 3-for-4 with two runs, two RBI, home run and stolen base...Went 1-for-3 with a run, two RBI and a home run against Tiffin (3/31) in game one of a doubleheader, before going 2-for-3 with two runs, four RBI and a home run in game two of the doubleheader...Went 2-for-4 with two RBI and a stolen base against Minnesota State (3/10)...Went 4-for-4 with three runs, an RBI, walk and a stolen base against Upper Iowa (3/9).
As a Redshirt Sophomore (2013)
NCBWA Honorable Mention All-American...Daktronics and NCBWA First Team All-Midwest Region...ABCA Second Team All-Midwest Region...First Team All-GLIAC...GLIAC All-Tournament Team...Started all 57 games, hitting .387 with 49 runs, 82 hits, 14 doubles, two home runs, 38 RBI and 12 stolen bases...Tallied a .491 slugging percentage and .431 on-base percentage...Led the team in runs, hits and batting average...Led the team in multi-hit games with 26 and was second on the team with 11 multi-RBI games...His 82 hits is tied for the fourth-most in a single season at GVSU...Had a 12-game hitting streak and a 28-game reached base streak during the season, the latter being a team-high...Set a GVSU single-game record with six hits, going 6-for-6 with a school record-tying five runs and three RBI against Bellarmine (5/18) in the Midwest Regional Tournament...Went 3-for-5 with two runs and an RBI against Franklin Pierce (5/29) in a victory at the College World Series...Went 4-for-5 with four runs and three doubles against Wayne State (5/10) in the GLIAC Tournament...Went 3-for-5 with three runs, two RBI and a double against Ashland (4/28)...The day before, he went 2-for-2 with two runs, three RBI, a home run and a walk against Ashland (4/27)...Went 3-for-4 with three runs and an RBI against Charleston (3/9)...Hit .405 with 11 runs and five doubles over a 12-game hitting streak between March 11th and March 29th...Had three straight two-RBI games against Tiffin (4/3-4), a series where he hit .556 with two runs, six RBI and two doubles.
As a Redshirt Freshman (2012)
ABCA, Daktronics and NCBWA First Team All-Midwest Region...All-GLIAC Tournament Team...First Team All-GLIAC...Played in 58 games (58 starts)...Was second on the team in batting average (.377)...Had 42 runs, 72 hits, 11 doubles, three home runs, 47 RBI, 96 total bases, a .503 slugging percentage and stole seven bases...Had 21 multi-hit games and 11 multi-RBI games...Had a 15-game hitting streak during the season, the best on the team...Had four three-RBI games during the season...Went 1-for-3 with a run scored, three RBI and a home run against Tiffin (4/15)...Went 2-for-4 with two runs, three RBI and a double at Ohio Dominican (5/5)...Terrorized Wayne State over a four-game weekend series (4/28-29), going 9-for-14 (.643) with six runs, seven RBI, two doubles, a home run and a stolen base...In the last 18 games of the season, he hit .485 (32-for-66), including a 15-game hitting streak with 10 multi-hit games...Also did damage against Wayne State in the GLIAC Tournament (5/11-12), going 7-for-13 (.539) with five runs, four RBI, two doubles, a home run and two RBI in three games against the Warriors...For the season against Wayne State (seven games), one of the top GLIAC competitors, Zak hit .630 (17-for-27) with 11 runs, four doubles, a triple, home run, 11 RBI, 26 total bases, a .963 slugging percentage and a .667 on-base percentage.
As a Freshman (2011)
Redshirted.
High School
Prepped at Novi High School...Played for Rick Green...Hit .451 with a .507 on-base percentage...Tallied 36 RBI, 39 runs, 11 doubles and only three strikeouts in 122 at-bats as a senior...Named first-team all-conference, all-district, all-county, and all-area as a senior.
Personal: Son of George and Karen Zak...Accounting major.
