Zack Leban

Position RHP

Height 6'3''

Weight 245 lbs.

Class Junior

Hometown Bellevue, Wash.

High School Sammamish

B/T Jr./2L

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Honors and Awards

Drafted 357th overall by the Miami Marlins in the 2018 MLB Draft
2018 All-Big 12 Honorable Mention
2018 CBHOF Pitcher of the Year Watch List
2018 NCBWA Midseason Stopper of the Year Watch List
2015 Fall Athletic Director’s and Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll

2018, Junior season
Made 26 relief appearances … Pitched 39 innings with four wins, three losses, 10 strikeouts and 12 saves … Led the team in saves (12) … Led the Big 12 Conference and ranked 24th in the nation with 12 saves … Career-high five innings pitched at Cincinnati (4/28) … Named to the NCBWA Stopper of the Year Midseason Watch List.

2017, Sophomore season
Appeared in 28 games, making two starts … Pitched 40 and 1/3 innings, allowing 16 earned runs (3.57 ERA) … Pitched one inning of relief with two strikeouts against Omaha (2/21) … Tossed one scoreless inning of relief at then-No. 23 Stanford (2/25) … Faced five batters against Oral Roberts (2/28) … Recorded two strikeouts against Northwestern State (3/5) … Pitched one and 1/3 innings of relief against Houston Baptist (3/10) … Tossed a perfect scoreless frame at Oral Roberts (3/15) … Recorded three strikeouts against Samford (3/25) … Struck out a career-high four batters in a personal-best three innings pitched against Minnesota (3/28) … Did not allow a run against Texas (4/1 & 4/2) in two and 1/3 innings of relief, aiding to two KU victories … Made first-career start against Wichita State (4/11) … Started second-career game in as many contests against Oklahoma State (4/13) … Tossed a scoreless 2/3 inning at Grand Canyon (4/26) … Earned first save of career with a 27-pitch, three-inning scoreless outing against Texas Southern (5/6).

2016, Freshman season
Made 12 relief appearances on the mound … Pitched 17 2/3 innings, allowing 15 earned runs for a 7.64 ERA … Made his collegiate debut in a relief appearance at Little Rock (2/20) … Picked up his first-career win vs. Northern Colorado (2/22) after tossing one and 2/3 innings of scoreless relief … Pitched two and 2/3 scoreless innings against then-No. 5 Oregon State (2/28) … Gave up season-high eight hits and five runs in loss to BYU (3/3) … Pitched a scoreless frame vs. Benedictine (3/30) … Made first appearance since March 30 and retired all five batters faced at Wichita State (5/17).

Sammamish HS
Two-year letterwinner in baseball and basketball … Played for head coach Cory Smith … Tossed 36 innings his senior season and compiled a 1.17 ERA … Named Second Team All-Kingco Conference his senior season … Honorable Mention Kingco Conference his junior year.

Personal
The son of Bruce Leban and Kelly Moutsos … Has two siblings, a twin brother, Greg, and younger sister, Melinda … Plans to major in communications with a minor in business.