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2023 Baseball Roster

Edward Jacobs Jr
Edward Jacobs Jr
Edward Jacobs Jr
Edward Jacobs Jr
Edward Jacobs Jr
Edward Jacobs Jr
Courtney Thompson
Darral Freund
Edward Jacobs Jr
Darral Freund

3 Zach Paschke

  • Ht./Wt. 5-8 / 170
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Highlands Ranch, Colo.
  • High School Mountain Vista

Biography

  • 2023 Athletic Director's Honor Roll, spring semester
  • 2023 RMAC Gold Glove, 3rd Base
  • 2019 Athletic Director's Honor Roll, fall semester

Career: Finished his career tied for 19th in program history with 148 games played.

2023: RMAC Gold Glove winner at third base. ... Batted .274 with 12 doubles, four homers and 28 RBIs. ... Perseverance paid off as he earned a regular starting job for the first time since 2020 in mid-March. ... Homered against Texas-Tyler in the first round of the NCAA South Central Regional tournament on May 18. ... Compiled a 10-game hitting streak from the second game of an April 1 doubleheader through the first game of an April 16 doubleheader, batting .400 (14-for-35) with eight doubles, one homer and 12 RBIs. ... In a four-game sweep at New Mexico Highlands from April 6-8, batted .412 (7-for-17) with four doubles and four RBIs. ... Moved into a starting role in the first game of a doubleheader at RV/RV Colorado Mesa on March 12 and went 2-for-4 with a homer and four RBIs. ... Was 1-for-4 with two RBIs while starting at third base in a 16-0 win at CSU Pueblo on March 5. ... Went 2-for-4 in a start at shortstop against Mary (N.D.) in a 10-0 victory on Feb. 26.

2022: Appeared in 13 games, starting twice. ... Batted .227 (5-for-22) with one double, two homers and 11 RBIs. ... Scored four runs. ... Came off the bench and was 2-for-3 with a double, a homer and two RBIs in 27-8 win at Adams State on April 16. ... Clubbed three-run homer off the bench in 25-6 win at UCCS on March 25.

2021: Appeared in 25 games, including 10 starts. ... Batted .105 (4-for-38) with seven runs scored and seven RBIs. ... Returned to a more regular role at shortstop, providing strong defense in the series victory over UCCS in particular, while starting six games from March 28 through April 10. ... Had a career-high five RBIs in the 25-4 win over Colorado Christian on March 28, going 2-for-4 with two walks.

2020: Started 16 of MSU Denver's 18 games at shortstop and batted .240 with seven RBIs and two stolen bases. ... Finished season on a 9-for-21 (.429) tear to raise his average to .240 and had a seven-game RBI streak. ... Got things going with five hits in a three-game series vs. Sioux Falls, including two each in the first and last games of the set. ... Had an RBI in each game and stroked two doubles in the final game.

2019: Served as MSU Denver's everyday shortstop and leadoff hitter for his true freshman season. ... Started all 52 games and batted .295 with one homer, 21 RBIs, 45 runs, 10 doubles, two triples and 13 stolen bases in 16 attempts. ... Had an on-base percentage of .352 and slugging percentage of .377. ... Second on the team with 207 at-bats (third-most in program history and most by a freshman at MSU Denver) and tied for third with three sacrifice flies. ... Finished ninth in the RMAC in at-bats, and was fifth in the RMAC in at-bats during league play, with 141. ... Compiled six-game hitting streak from April 23 through May 3, batting .423 (11-for-26) with two doubles and three RBIs. ... Went 5-for-9 with two doubles, four RBIs and six runs in two games against Division I Northern Colorado. ... Had a six-game hitting streak from March 18 through March 26, batting .464 (13-for-28) while scoring 11 runs. ... Was a single short of hitting for the cycle March 22 at Adams State. ... Put together a seven-game hitting streak from March 1 through March 17, going 10-for-24 (.417) while drawing eight walks and scoring 12 runs. ... Had four three-hit games in a seven-game stretch from Feb. 3 through Feb. 28, batting .433 (13-for-30) with eight runs and five stolen bases.

High School: All-state first team selection for Mountain Vista's 2018 Class 5A state champions, who went 26-1 and ranked eighth nationally according to maxpreps.com. ... Batted .363 with 33 hits, seven homers, 22 RBIs and 41 runs while compiling 23 stolen bases, a .450 on-base percentage, a .747 slugging percentage and an 1.197 OPS in 27 games as a senior. ... All-Continental League first team selection. ... In four seasons of varsity play, batted .344 with eight homers, 38 RBIs, 89 runs and 48 stolen bases in 82 games. Career marks included a .446 on-base percentage, .574 slugging percentage and 1.021 OPS. ... Golden Eagles were 44-8 his final two seasons and 69-28 during his career. ... Coached by Ron Quintana. ... Played in the Futures Game.

Club: Played for the Cherry Creek Fall 18U summer club team. ... Coached by Marc Johnson.

Personal: Born Zachary Thomas Paschke. ... Birthday is Feb. 6. ... Son of Jason and Tanya Paschke. ... Has one brother (Kevin) and one sister (Kimberly). ... Majoring in criminal justice.

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Historical Player Information

  • 3

    2019Freshman

    INF
    5'8" 160 lbs
    3
  • 3

    2020Sophomore

    SS
    5'8" 165 lbs
    3
  • 3

    2021Sophomore

    INF
    5'8" 170 lbs
    3
  • 3

    2022Junior

    INF
    5'8" 170 lbs
    3
  • 3

    2023Senior

    INF
    5'8" 170 lbs
    3