- 2020 RMAC Player of the Week, March 3
2020: Regular starting second baseman for MSU Denver started 17 games and batted .296 with three homers and 11 RBIs. ... Third on the team in RBIs and tied for second in runs (12). ... Third on the team in slugging percentage (.500), second in on-base percentage (.426) and second in OPS (.926). ... Named RMAC Player of the Week after dominating Sioux Falls (S.D.) in three games Feb. 28 and 29, with a 5-of-10 performance at the plate that included two homers, six runs, six RBIs, two walks and two steals in a three-game series. ... Went 5-for-8 with three runs and three RBIs in MSU Denver’s doubleheader sweep of Emporia State (Kan.) on Feb. 16, part of a series in which he got a hit in all four games and going 7-for-14.
2019: Appeared in 49 games, making 47 starts, primarily at second base for the Roadrunners. ... Batted .308 with nine homers, 39 RBIs, 33 runs, 12 doubles, three triples and five stolen bases. ... Compiled a .596 slugging percentage and a .414 on-base percentage to rank third on the team among qualifiers with a 1.010 OPS. ... Tied for second on the team with 24 walks and shared the team lead with four sacrifice flies. ... Tied for third in the RMAC in sacrifice flies. ... Hit by pitches seven times, tied for the team high. ... Capped a six-game hitting streak by going 3-for-3 with an RBI and a walk as the Roadrunners knocked off Colorado School of Mines 10-9 in the opening round of the RMAC Tournament on May 8. Hit .526 (10-for-19) with two doubles, a triple, two homers and four RBIs during the streak. ... Went 17-for-36 in 11-game stretch from April 20 to May 8. to raise his average from .270 to .324. ... Was a single short of the cycle April 28 against Colorado Mesa, going 3-for-5. ... Had three straight multi-hit games April 20 through 26, going 7-for-12 with three doubles, one homer and eight RBIs. ... Drove in four of MSU Denver's five runs in a 5-2 win over UCCS on April 20, going 3-for-4 with two doubles and a homer. ... Erupted for seven RBIs, going 3-for-3 with two doubles, a homer, two walks and three runs in a win at New Mexico Highlands on March 16. ... Hit his first MSU Denver homer Feb. 16 against Sioux Falls (S.D.).
Before MSU Denver: Played two seasons for NCAA Division I Santa Clara of the West Coast Conference…Played in 40 games, including 24 starts, mostly at second base as a freshman for the Broncos during the 2017 season…Hit .152 for the season, with three home runs, 10 RBIs, five doubles and 11 runs…Hit his first career home run during his 3-for-4 performance against Purdue on March 18 as a freshman…Played second base, third base, shortstop and left field during his sophomore year, in which he had a perfect fielding percentage (1.000)…Played in 18 games, including three starts as a sophomore…Coached by Dan O’Brien and Rusty Filter. Â
High School: A 2016 graduate of Vista Ridge High School in Cedar Park, Texas...Selected as the 25-5A All-District Defensive Player of the Year…Named first team Offensive Player of the Year…Named an AABCA All-District All-Star…Made Academic All-District and Texas Amateur Baseball first team…Was a USSSA National American Team Participant in Gold Medal Games (ESPN)…Named to the Perfect Game All-Tournament Team…Mentioned as a USA Baseball Premier Scholarship Perfect Game BCS Finalist…Played for the PG BCS Championship Team…Named among the Dazzling Dozen for the Texas Hill Country News April Issue…Voted Co-Most Valuable Player and team captain…Was a four-year varsity starter for the Rangers of Division 5A Region IV District 25…Coached by Jason Bourgeois.
Club Team: Played for the Colorado Black Bears club team of the Rocky Mountain Collegiate League in Denver…Batted .431 with two homers, 16 RBIs, nine doubles and two triples…Coached by Howard Karsh.
Personal: Born Zachary Tyler Walsh in Austin, Texas. ... Birthday is Feb. 23. …Son of Clifford and Ashley Walsh. … Has a sister, Brooklynn. …Majoring in communications studies.
