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Jersey Number 9
Zac Vooletich
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 190
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- San Antonio, Texas
- High School:
- Brandeis
Bio
2023 (Senior/5th Yr.):
Prior to Texas Tech: Joined the Red Raiders following stints at New Mexico Junior College (Hobbs, N.M.) and Navarro College (Corsicana, Texas) ... (2019, freshman/NMJC): walked on to help guide the Thunderbirds to a National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) World Series appearance ... produced a .351 batting average and 52 RBIs for a team that went 42-17 ... (2020, sophomore/NMJC): batted .313 with a homer, 11 RBI and nine stolen bases before COVID shut down the season 21 games into the season ... (2021, junior/Navarro College): under head coach Woah Dill … put up a .372 batting average with seven home runs and 45 RBIs … stole 29 bases and gathered 58 runs … named to the All-Conference NJCAA Region 14 team.
High School: Class of 2018 ... played for Head Coach Eric Jupe at Brandeis High School in San Antonio ... played catcher for the National Team at the San Antonio Area Baseball Coaches Association All-Star Game.
- Gainesville All-Regional Team
- Academic All-Big 12 First Team
- Started in 32 of 39 games played
- Batted .388 with three home runs, 15 RBIs and 1.003 OPS in his final collegiate season
- Recorded multiple hits in nearly half (18/39) of his appearances
- Emerged as one of Texas Tech's most consistent hitters down the stretch, starting in each of the Red Raiders' final 20 games
- Put together a team-best 16-game hitting streak from April 8 to May 9; batted .463 with 9 RBIs across this stretch
- Batted .353 (6-17) with an RBI across four Big 12 Tournament games
- Provided some key insurance with a two-out, two-run single in the Red Raiders' 3-2 win over UConn in the Gainesville Regional
- Set up Gavin Kash's go-ahead home run with a two-out single in the top of the eighth inning vs. No. 2 Florida in the Gainesville Regional
- Named to the Gainesville All-Regional Team after batting .250 (4-16) with two RBIs across four games
- Ended Texas Tech career with a .351 batting average in 202 at-bats
- Made 15 starts and played in 27 games.
- Of his 15 starts, 10 were in left field, three were in centerfield and one was at designated hitter. The versatile first-year Red Raider also moved over to second base (link) as a defensive change from the outfield in one of his 15 starts (March 15 vs. New Mexico).
- Batted .279 for the year with eight doubles, one home run and 18 RBIs.
- First hit as a Red Raider came in his third appearance and first start on March 4 versus Merrimack. It was a double in the bottom of the second inning. He finished 2-for-5 and a season-high five RBIs in the start.
- Owned five multi-hit games in 2022; had a season-best three-hit game on March 15 (3-for-7) versus New Mexico. Had two hits on March 4 (vs. Merrimack), March 13 (at Rice) and April 9-10 (vs. Kansas State).
- First home run as a Red Raider came on April 10 versus Kansas State (link). Trailing 6-4, Vooletich led off the ninth inning with a solo shot over the left-field wall using the first pitch he saw to cut the deficit to one. It was the spark Tech needed as Jace Jung capped the game off with a walk-off home run two batters later that inning.
- Had seven at-bats on March 15 versus New Mexico (3-for-7). It was the most plate appearances in a single game by a Red Raider in 2022.
Prior to Texas Tech: Joined the Red Raiders following stints at New Mexico Junior College (Hobbs, N.M.) and Navarro College (Corsicana, Texas) ... (2019, freshman/NMJC): walked on to help guide the Thunderbirds to a National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) World Series appearance ... produced a .351 batting average and 52 RBIs for a team that went 42-17 ... (2020, sophomore/NMJC): batted .313 with a homer, 11 RBI and nine stolen bases before COVID shut down the season 21 games into the season ... (2021, junior/Navarro College): under head coach Woah Dill … put up a .372 batting average with seven home runs and 45 RBIs … stole 29 bases and gathered 58 runs … named to the All-Conference NJCAA Region 14 team.
High School: Class of 2018 ... played for Head Coach Eric Jupe at Brandeis High School in San Antonio ... played catcher for the National Team at the San Antonio Area Baseball Coaches Association All-Star Game.
Personal: Born in Houston, Texas … son of Dan Vooletich who played college football at the University of North Carolina and Shannon Cantu who played golf at Indiana University … brother of Luke and Cole Cantu … Business Management major.
Highlights: Cincinnati (Big 12 Tournament)
Wednesday, May 21
Behind the Mic - UC vs TTU
Wednesday, May 21
Preview Presser: Cincinnati (B12 Tournament)
Tuesday, May 20
Highlights: BYU (Game Three)
Saturday, May 17
