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Jersey Number 32
Zach Iverson
- Position:
- INF/OF/RHP
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 194
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Charlotte, N.C.
- High School:
- Providence Day
Bio
CAREER NOTES: Was MSU’s Big Ten Sportsmanship Award honoree in 2022 ... Named to Big Ten All-Freshman Team in 2018 ... Played in 152 career games, making 138 career starts overall, including 26 career appearances on the mound with five starts and 21 relief appearances, including making six saves in 2021, ranking No. 16 on MSU’s single-season saves list ... Posted career average of .228 with 60 RBI.
2022 (SENIOR): Earned the Big Ten Sportsmanship Award ... Was hampered by injury during the season, making four starts on the mound and seeing action in two games at first base, before suffering an arm injury and was unable to pitch the remainder of the season ... Finished with 18 Ks in the four appearances on the mound ... Returned to action at designated hitter, making 32 at bats with seven hits, one double and two RBI for a .219 average ... Was also a leader in the dugout and off the field, providing veteran leadership to his Spartan teammates ... On mound, posted season-high seven strikeouts in 4.0 IP of work in back-to-back outings in first two appearances of season, first in season-opener at UNLV (Feb. 18), then at Abilene Christian (Feb. 27) ... Limited No. 12 Notre Dame to just two hits in 7.0 IP in Cambria College Classic in Minneapolis (March 5) ... At plate, logged season-high two hits in final game as a Spartan, in season-finale at Nebraska (May 21) ... Knocked one RBI vs. Western Michigan (April 13) and one in season-finale at Nebraska (May 21) ... Scored season-high two runs in two different games, vs. Western Michigan (April 13) and vs. Iowa (May 15).
2021 (JUNIOR): Played in 27 games including making nine appearances on the mound, before missing nearly the last month of the season with an injury ... At the plate, posted a .260 average with 25 hits, five doubles and one home run, notching 19 RBI, with eight walks and one stolen base ... Had a season-long eight-game hitting streak (March 13-March 26), that ranked tied for second on the team ... Posted five games with multiple hits, led by a season-high three in 3-for-3 outing with two runs, two RBI and one double vs. Nebraska (April 24) in final appearance of season before injury ... Added two hits in four other games, including 2-for-4 outing with season-high three RBI and a run scored at Minnesota (April 4) ... Was also 2-for-4 with an RBI vs. Maryland (March 7) in Greenville and 2-for-5 with a double vs. Northwestern (March 13), also in Greenville, and knocked another double in game next day vs. Northwestern (March 14) ... Added two other multi-RBI games with two each, coming in first game of season vs. Maryland (March 5) at Greenville, and in last game played of season, vs. Nebraska (April 24) ... Bashed lone home run of season as part of 1-3 outing with two runs scored and a walk vs. Penn State (April 9) ... On the mound, picked up team-leading six saves in nine appearances, with six Ks in 9.2 IP ... Earned first save of season in chalking up one K in game one of doubleheader vs. Maryland (March 6) in Greenville, and returned in nightcap to earn second save of the day and season in another 0.1 IP, coming to mound after playing previous 8.2 innings at third base in both games ... In bottom of ninth in game at Michigan (March 22), was called to mound after playing third, with one out and Wolverines on first and second, and induced a comebacker, that he cleanly fielded position, spun and fired to shortstop Mitch Jebb at second, who threw to first baseman Brock Vradenburg to complete the double play and spark the celebration of the 3-0 Victory for MSU ... Shut door on late Golden Gopher rally in game at Minnesota (April 4) with 1.1 IP for fourth save of season ... Picked up fifth save with 1.1 IP and two Ks vs. Penn State (April 9) and sixth save of year with 1.0 IP vs. Purdue (April 11) ... Registered overall 25 putouts and 44 assists in the field, as well as part of three double plays.
2020 (JUNIOR): Played in 14 of the 15 games of shortened season, making 14 starts, including 13 starts at third base and one start at pitcher, part of five mound appearances ... At plate, hit .231 with 12 hits, one going for a double and one for a triple, with 10 RBI, drawing six walks and tallying one sac bunt ... On mound, earned two saves while ringing up 11 strikeouts in 8.2 IP ... Posted multiple hits in four games, and multi-RBI in two contests, including 2-for-4 with two RBI and two runs scored, knocking lone triple of the season, vs. Morehead State (Feb. 15), along with going 2-for-6 with two RBI and a run scored in series opener vs. Merrimack (Feb. 21) ... Opened season with a five-game hitting streak (Feb. 14-21) and was part of a six-game reached base streak (Feb. 14-22) ... Laced lone double of season in Ball State game (March 1) ... Made first mound appearance in season-opener vs. Merrimack (Feb. 14), pitching final 1.0 IP ... Drew first start on mound on Feb. 23 vs. Merrimack, going 4.0 with season-high five strikeouts, the first of four-straight appearances with multiple strikeouts ... Picked up first save on Feb. 29 vs. Western Carolina, pitching the final 1.2 IP, ringing up two strikeouts while yielding just two hits without a run ... Earned second save in as many appearances on March 1 vs. Ball State, pitching final inning with two punchouts ... Also rang up pair of Ks and didn’t allow a hit in 1.0 IP vs. Samford (March 8), which was the only game of season that didn’t start at either third or pitcher ... Ended season with 11 putouts and 24 assists in field.
2019 (SOPHOMORE): Played in 46 games, making 44 starts ... Made six relief pitching appearances, ringing up seven strikeouts in 6.1 IP ... At the plate, notched 24 hits with seven doubles, one triple and one home run, notching 15 RBI, 21 walks, two sac bunts and one sac fly ... Posted seven multi-hit games, led by season-high three hits at Iowa (May 10), going 3-for-4 with two RBI and highlighted by season-best two doubles, for lone game with multiple extra-base hits ... Logged four multiple RBI outings, including season-high three ribbies vs. Indiana State (April 7) ... Notched a season-long six-game reached base streak (March 3-16) ... Blasted first round-tripper as a Spartan vs. Appalachian State (March 10), with a solo shot to right center field, just below his head shot and profile on the videoboard at Fluor Field, on the first pitch of the bottom of the fourth inning ... Knocked triple vs. Central Michigan (April 3) ... On the mound, had three outings with multi-strikeouts, posting pair of punchouts in first outing of season on Feb. 22 at Coastal Carolina, along with vs. Oakland (April 23) and at Central Michigan (May 14) ... Went season-long and then-career long 2.1 IP at Arizona State (March 1) ... Had two appearances without a hit and didn’t allow a run in each of his last three outings of the season ... In the field, made 36 putouts with 69 assists, and was part of eight double plays.
2018 (FRESHMAN): Named to Big Ten All-Freshman Team ... Started in 42 of 44 games played, including playing and starting in 27 games at third base; playing in 11 games at second, starting nine; playing in seven games at first base, starting six; and making two pitching appearances ... Hit .252 for the season with 14 RBI, tallying a .319 slugging percentage and a .333 on-base percentage ... Tied for second on team in both doubles and triples with seven two-baggers and two triples, raking tied for fourth on the team in extra-base hits ... Had a stretch of a double in three-straight games (April 13-18) ... Posted eight games with multiple hits and three games with multi RBI ... Had a 10-game hitting streak (Apr. 7-Apr. 27), going 13-for-46 over that time, including three games with two hits, adding four doubles in that stretch ... Also had a six-game hitting streak (May 11-18) as part of posting at least one hit in nine of the last 12 games, finishing season with at least one hit in 33 of 44 games with an at bat ... On the mound, posted 2.0 IP with two strikeouts, yielding one hit, while not allowing a run.
HIGH SCHOOL: Earned first-team USA TODAY High School Sports all-state honors as an outfielder at Providence Day School for head coach Jim Cerbie ... Was a three-year letterwinner and one-year team captain ... Also earned all-conference accolades after hitting .506 with 48 RBI, eight doubles and six HR, while posting a 0.93 ERA with two wins and five saves in 13 appearances on the mound ... Broke school records for single-season RBI (48) as well as single-season saves and career saves (11) ... Named the All South Player of the Year by South Charlotte Sports Report ... Played summer league for Stealth Baseball.
PERSONAL: Son of Joe and Amy Iverson ... His mother, Amy, played golf at Furman, and was also a PGA Golf Professional and assistant coach at Furman ... His sister, Maddie, was on the spirit squad at James Madison ... Graduated in spring of 2021 with degree in advertising management ... Chose Michigan State because of the coaching staff, along with the academic and athletic opportunities ... Picked the Spartans over Young Harris, North Carolina Central, Erskine, Mars Hill, Francis Marion and Tusculum.
2022 (SENIOR): Earned the Big Ten Sportsmanship Award ... Was hampered by injury during the season, making four starts on the mound and seeing action in two games at first base, before suffering an arm injury and was unable to pitch the remainder of the season ... Finished with 18 Ks in the four appearances on the mound ... Returned to action at designated hitter, making 32 at bats with seven hits, one double and two RBI for a .219 average ... Was also a leader in the dugout and off the field, providing veteran leadership to his Spartan teammates ... On mound, posted season-high seven strikeouts in 4.0 IP of work in back-to-back outings in first two appearances of season, first in season-opener at UNLV (Feb. 18), then at Abilene Christian (Feb. 27) ... Limited No. 12 Notre Dame to just two hits in 7.0 IP in Cambria College Classic in Minneapolis (March 5) ... At plate, logged season-high two hits in final game as a Spartan, in season-finale at Nebraska (May 21) ... Knocked one RBI vs. Western Michigan (April 13) and one in season-finale at Nebraska (May 21) ... Scored season-high two runs in two different games, vs. Western Michigan (April 13) and vs. Iowa (May 15).
2021 (JUNIOR): Played in 27 games including making nine appearances on the mound, before missing nearly the last month of the season with an injury ... At the plate, posted a .260 average with 25 hits, five doubles and one home run, notching 19 RBI, with eight walks and one stolen base ... Had a season-long eight-game hitting streak (March 13-March 26), that ranked tied for second on the team ... Posted five games with multiple hits, led by a season-high three in 3-for-3 outing with two runs, two RBI and one double vs. Nebraska (April 24) in final appearance of season before injury ... Added two hits in four other games, including 2-for-4 outing with season-high three RBI and a run scored at Minnesota (April 4) ... Was also 2-for-4 with an RBI vs. Maryland (March 7) in Greenville and 2-for-5 with a double vs. Northwestern (March 13), also in Greenville, and knocked another double in game next day vs. Northwestern (March 14) ... Added two other multi-RBI games with two each, coming in first game of season vs. Maryland (March 5) at Greenville, and in last game played of season, vs. Nebraska (April 24) ... Bashed lone home run of season as part of 1-3 outing with two runs scored and a walk vs. Penn State (April 9) ... On the mound, picked up team-leading six saves in nine appearances, with six Ks in 9.2 IP ... Earned first save of season in chalking up one K in game one of doubleheader vs. Maryland (March 6) in Greenville, and returned in nightcap to earn second save of the day and season in another 0.1 IP, coming to mound after playing previous 8.2 innings at third base in both games ... In bottom of ninth in game at Michigan (March 22), was called to mound after playing third, with one out and Wolverines on first and second, and induced a comebacker, that he cleanly fielded position, spun and fired to shortstop Mitch Jebb at second, who threw to first baseman Brock Vradenburg to complete the double play and spark the celebration of the 3-0 Victory for MSU ... Shut door on late Golden Gopher rally in game at Minnesota (April 4) with 1.1 IP for fourth save of season ... Picked up fifth save with 1.1 IP and two Ks vs. Penn State (April 9) and sixth save of year with 1.0 IP vs. Purdue (April 11) ... Registered overall 25 putouts and 44 assists in the field, as well as part of three double plays.
2020 (JUNIOR): Played in 14 of the 15 games of shortened season, making 14 starts, including 13 starts at third base and one start at pitcher, part of five mound appearances ... At plate, hit .231 with 12 hits, one going for a double and one for a triple, with 10 RBI, drawing six walks and tallying one sac bunt ... On mound, earned two saves while ringing up 11 strikeouts in 8.2 IP ... Posted multiple hits in four games, and multi-RBI in two contests, including 2-for-4 with two RBI and two runs scored, knocking lone triple of the season, vs. Morehead State (Feb. 15), along with going 2-for-6 with two RBI and a run scored in series opener vs. Merrimack (Feb. 21) ... Opened season with a five-game hitting streak (Feb. 14-21) and was part of a six-game reached base streak (Feb. 14-22) ... Laced lone double of season in Ball State game (March 1) ... Made first mound appearance in season-opener vs. Merrimack (Feb. 14), pitching final 1.0 IP ... Drew first start on mound on Feb. 23 vs. Merrimack, going 4.0 with season-high five strikeouts, the first of four-straight appearances with multiple strikeouts ... Picked up first save on Feb. 29 vs. Western Carolina, pitching the final 1.2 IP, ringing up two strikeouts while yielding just two hits without a run ... Earned second save in as many appearances on March 1 vs. Ball State, pitching final inning with two punchouts ... Also rang up pair of Ks and didn’t allow a hit in 1.0 IP vs. Samford (March 8), which was the only game of season that didn’t start at either third or pitcher ... Ended season with 11 putouts and 24 assists in field.
2019 (SOPHOMORE): Played in 46 games, making 44 starts ... Made six relief pitching appearances, ringing up seven strikeouts in 6.1 IP ... At the plate, notched 24 hits with seven doubles, one triple and one home run, notching 15 RBI, 21 walks, two sac bunts and one sac fly ... Posted seven multi-hit games, led by season-high three hits at Iowa (May 10), going 3-for-4 with two RBI and highlighted by season-best two doubles, for lone game with multiple extra-base hits ... Logged four multiple RBI outings, including season-high three ribbies vs. Indiana State (April 7) ... Notched a season-long six-game reached base streak (March 3-16) ... Blasted first round-tripper as a Spartan vs. Appalachian State (March 10), with a solo shot to right center field, just below his head shot and profile on the videoboard at Fluor Field, on the first pitch of the bottom of the fourth inning ... Knocked triple vs. Central Michigan (April 3) ... On the mound, had three outings with multi-strikeouts, posting pair of punchouts in first outing of season on Feb. 22 at Coastal Carolina, along with vs. Oakland (April 23) and at Central Michigan (May 14) ... Went season-long and then-career long 2.1 IP at Arizona State (March 1) ... Had two appearances without a hit and didn’t allow a run in each of his last three outings of the season ... In the field, made 36 putouts with 69 assists, and was part of eight double plays.
2018 (FRESHMAN): Named to Big Ten All-Freshman Team ... Started in 42 of 44 games played, including playing and starting in 27 games at third base; playing in 11 games at second, starting nine; playing in seven games at first base, starting six; and making two pitching appearances ... Hit .252 for the season with 14 RBI, tallying a .319 slugging percentage and a .333 on-base percentage ... Tied for second on team in both doubles and triples with seven two-baggers and two triples, raking tied for fourth on the team in extra-base hits ... Had a stretch of a double in three-straight games (April 13-18) ... Posted eight games with multiple hits and three games with multi RBI ... Had a 10-game hitting streak (Apr. 7-Apr. 27), going 13-for-46 over that time, including three games with two hits, adding four doubles in that stretch ... Also had a six-game hitting streak (May 11-18) as part of posting at least one hit in nine of the last 12 games, finishing season with at least one hit in 33 of 44 games with an at bat ... On the mound, posted 2.0 IP with two strikeouts, yielding one hit, while not allowing a run.
HIGH SCHOOL: Earned first-team USA TODAY High School Sports all-state honors as an outfielder at Providence Day School for head coach Jim Cerbie ... Was a three-year letterwinner and one-year team captain ... Also earned all-conference accolades after hitting .506 with 48 RBI, eight doubles and six HR, while posting a 0.93 ERA with two wins and five saves in 13 appearances on the mound ... Broke school records for single-season RBI (48) as well as single-season saves and career saves (11) ... Named the All South Player of the Year by South Charlotte Sports Report ... Played summer league for Stealth Baseball.
PERSONAL: Son of Joe and Amy Iverson ... His mother, Amy, played golf at Furman, and was also a PGA Golf Professional and assistant coach at Furman ... His sister, Maddie, was on the spirit squad at James Madison ... Graduated in spring of 2021 with degree in advertising management ... Chose Michigan State because of the coaching staff, along with the academic and athletic opportunities ... Picked the Spartans over Young Harris, North Carolina Central, Erskine, Mars Hill, Francis Marion and Tusculum.
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