2025 Baseball Roster
Roster
Zach Crotchfelt
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 220
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Jackson, N.J.
- High School:
- Jackson Memorial High School
Career Highlights:
• Pitched for the Bourne Braves of the Cape Cod League during the 2024 summer
• Pitched for the Wisconsin Rapids of the Northwoods League during the 2025 summer
• Named Northwoods League Player of the Night (Jun. 8).
2025 Season (Junior/3rd Yr.):
• Made 13 appearances and one start
• Pitched to a 2-3 record
• Struck out 15 batters in 17.2 innings pitched
• Made his Tech debut tossing two innings of one run ball and striking out three at No. 6 UNC (Feb. 14)
• Allowed just one run and four hits in 2.2 innings pitched to earn his first win in the Red Raiders win over UC Irvine (Feb. 22)
• Tossed 1.2 scoreless in the Red Raiders win over Illinois (Feb. 28)
• Did not allow a run in 2.2 innings pitched in the Vegas finale against Washington (Mar. 2)
• Struck out two in a scoreless inning of work at Kansas State (Mar. 28)
• Did not allow a run and whiffed a season-high four batters in the Red Raiders Sunday win over Cincinnati (Apr. 6)
• Struck out two and did not allow a run in 1.2 innings against Baylor (Apr. 13)
• Made his first and only start in his last appearance of the season against UTRGV (Apr. 30).
PRIOR TEXAS TECH:
Cape Cod League (2024 Summer):
• Saw action in eight games
• Pitched 10.1 innings and struck out 17 batters
• Went 0-2 with a 6.97 ERA
Auburn (2023-24):
• Spent two seasons at Auburn before transferring to Texas Tech
• Made 24 career appearances with six starts
• Struck out 55 batters in 49 innings pitched
2024 Season:
• Made seven total appearances pitching 7.1 innings
• Struck out 10 batters
• Opened his sophomore campaign by firing 1.1 scoreless innings with two strikeouts against Eastern Kentucky (Feb. 17)
• Whiffed three of the four batters he retired in the Tigers 19-8 win over Wichita State (Feb. 24)
• Struck out two in a scoreless inning against Jacksonville State (Mar. 26)
• Earned the win and struck out two in 1.2 scoreless innings at UAB (Apr. 3)
• Made his final appearance of the season against Alabama State (Apr. 9)
2023 Season:
• Made 17 appearances and six starts
• Went 1-2 with a 5.62 ERA
• Did not allow a run in his final three appearances and five innings pitched
• Struck out 45 batters in 41.2 innings pitched
• Allowed just two runs and struck out four batters in 3.2 innings pitched in his college debut against Indiana (Feb. 19)
• Pitched 3.2 innings and had three punchouts against USC (Feb. 26)
• Made his first career start against Lipscomb (Mar. 5) pitching four two-run innings with four strikeouts
• Pitched five shutout innings in a start against Southeastern Louisiana (Mar. 11)
• Whiffed five in four, three-run innings in his first career SEC weekend start at No. 3 Arkansas
• Struck out four in three scoreless innings at Alabama (Apr. 15)
• Struck out the side in a scoreless inning against Samford (Apr. 18)
• Earned his first career college win against No. 1 LSU (May 6) when he struck out the lone batter he faced in the top of the sixth
• Struck out four in back-to-back strong appearances against Missouri (May 19 and May 23). Pitched 2.0 scoreless in the first game against Mizzou and fired 2.1 shutout innings in the SEC Tournament matchup with the Tigers
• Retired both batters he faced in his appearance in the NCAA Tournament game against Penn (Jun. 2).
High School:
Attended Jackson Memorial High School (NJ) … rated by Perfect Game as the No. 93 overall player in the class, including the No. 9 left-handed pitcher … also rated the No. 3 player and top-ranked lefty in New Jersey … turned in a 1.07 ERA and 130 strikeouts in 65.0 innings as a senior … named 2022 MaxPreps First Team All-America … also earned 2022 Mr. Shore Baseball and First Team All-State honors … participated in the 2021 USA Baseball PDP League and 2021 Perfect Game National Showcase, where he was named to the Top Prospect Team … also competed at the 2020 Perfect Game Underclass All-American Games … entered the MLB Draft as the No. 160 overall prospect according to MLB.com and No. 255 overall prospect by Perfect Game.
Personal:
Born in Neptune, N.J…son of Joe and Angela Crotchfelt…great grandfather reached AAA in the St. Louis Cardinals system…has three dogs named Judge, Kaos, and Tilly and a cat named Mya…started a campaign called Wreck Cancer to bring awareness…majoring in University Studies
