University of Massachusets Athletics
2024 Baseball Roster
Zack Given
- Position:
- LHP
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 180
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Boulder, Colo.
- High School:
- Monarch
Career Program Records: Appearances - T-3rd (59 total - 2020-24)
2024 – Redshirt Senior: Saw action in 17 games out of the bullpen, pitching a total of 24.2 innings … Had a 6.57 ERA and a 1-1 record on the season … Combined for one shutout and tallied a save … Struck out 22 batters … Registered a season-high three strikeouts in three complete innings while walking one at George Mason (4/21) … Earned his lone save of the season in the 10-5 win at then-ranked No. 13 Virginia (3/2) … Combined for the 6-0 shutout with teammate Justin Masteralexis in game two vs. Saint Louis (5/17), giving up only two hits in two innings.
2023 – Redshirt Junior: Made 17 appearances, all out of the bullpen, and put together a 1-1 record … Posted an 8.64 ERA … Tossed 25 innings, striking out 20 … Struck out a season-best four at Fordham (5/14) … Picked up his first winning decision of the season in the 7-6 victory at St. Bonaventure (4/29) by striking out three in 2.2 innings of work, allowing only one run on one hit and walking two.
2022 – Junior: Got the starting nod for three games and pitched 37.2 innings through 12 appearances … Struck out 30 batters while earning a win and a save … Recorded three strikeouts during 4.0 innings of work to earn the save against Penn State (3/12) … Matched a career-best with five strikeouts in back-to-back games pitched against Rhode Island (4/17) and Dayton (4/23) … Earned his solo win of the season against George Washington (5/19) by striking out one and giving up one earned run through 1.1 innings pitched.
2021 – Freshman: Saw action in 10 games, starting in six, to pitch a total of 33.1 innings … Had a 2-4 record on the season … Totaled 29 strikeouts on the season, including a career-high five at Fordham (5/1) … Made his collegiate debut in a contest at Northeastern (3/3), picking up his first strikeout in an inning of work and allowing one hit … Recorded a season best one putout both at Northeastern (3/27) and at UConn (4/3).
2020 – Freshman: Worked 3.2 innings across three relief appearances, recording three strikeouts and a 4.91 ERA ... Retired the lone batter he faced in his collegiate debut at Delaware State (2/22) ... Allowed just one hit in 3.0 shutout innings in the middle game at No. 4 Georgia (3/7), scattering four walks and striking out three ... Season was cut short due to COVID-19 pandemic.
Before UMass: Attended Monarch High School in Louisville, Colorado ... Played under head coach Scott Weiss ... Won Front Range League Championship as a junior ... Was a State Honorable Mention, Team MVP and Boco preps All-Region Team selection as a senior … Selected as Front Range League Pitcher of the Year … Three-year letter winner in ice hockey and served as captain as a senior, all-conference as a senior and a member of USA Hockey High School Div. II National Champion team ... Academic honorable mention for hockey and baseball … Also competed for the Slammers North Baseball Club.
Personal: Son of Matt and Tasha Given ... Has three siblings, Sonya, Luke, and Jake ... Father played baseball at Clemson ... Enjoys skiing and playing hockey in his spare time ... Intends to major in political science.
