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Jersey Number 11
Nick Zona
- Year:
- Redshirt Junior
- Position:
- Middle Infield/Right-Handed Pitcher
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-3 / 205
- B/T:
- R/R
- Hometown:
- Mechanicsville, Va.
- High School:
- Hanover
- Major:
- Public Policy & Administration
Career Highs:
Hits: 5, vs. Lehigh, 3/12/19
Runs: 3, three times
RBIs: 5, vs. Rider, 3/1/20
Steals: 2, two times
IP: 1.0 IP, at VMI, 3/10/20
Strikeouts: 1, at VMI, 3/10/20
2022 as a Redshirt Junior:
Before JMU:
Personal:
Hits: 5, vs. Lehigh, 3/12/19
Runs: 3, three times
RBIs: 5, vs. Rider, 3/1/20
Steals: 2, two times
IP: 1.0 IP, at VMI, 3/10/20
Strikeouts: 1, at VMI, 3/10/20
2022 as a Redshirt Junior:
- Drafted in the 20th round, 606th overall pick by the Seattle Mariners in the 2022 MLB Draft
- Played in 49 games with 47 starts
- Had 44 hits and two doubles for a .282 average
- Scored 27 runs and knocked in 12
- Had two three-hit games against Winthrop (3/19) and UNCW (5/20)
- Knocked in two runs against Charleston (4/10)
- Had an eight-game hit streak (3/18-4/1)
- Tossed a third of an inning against #10 Tennessee (3/9)
- Played in and started in 23 games.
- Collected 17 hits and 13 RBI's with 10 runs scored.
- Had a season-high two hits on three separate occasions.
- Had a season-high three RBI's against Saint Joseph's (5/2).
- Hit his first career home run against William & Mary (5/16).
- CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll (Spring '21)
- Played in and started all 16 games, including making one pitching appearance.
- Slashed .370/.426/.433, and had a 10-game hitting streak which was the team’s longest hit streak on the season.
- Knocked in a career high five RBIs against Rider, going 3-for-4 with two runs scored and a double.
- Had six games of with more than one hit.
- Scored multiple times in four games, including both winning runs against Quinnipiac (2/21, 2/23).
- Earned VaSID Second Team honors.
- Started all 30 of the games he appeared in before missing half the season with an injury
- Went 5-for-5 against Lehigh, scoring three runs and driving in one (3/12)
- Posted a fielding percentage of .966, before being sidelined with an injury
- Stole nine bags for the Dukes as a freshman
Before JMU:
- A four-year letter winner in baseball
- A three-year letter winner in basketball
- Played as a position player at shortstop and is capable of pitching on the mound
- Drafted in the 38th round by the New York Mets out of High School
Personal:
- Born July 9th, 1999
- Son of Jeff and Aimee Zona
- Father played in the Atlanta Braves organization (1988-1989) and is currently a scout for the Nationals
- Mother played tennis at VCU and his oldest brother Anthony played baseball at University of Charleston (WV) before becoming a coach there
- Played three sports baseball, basketball and football
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