Zach Hanna

Position OF

Height 6'1"

Weight 195 lbs.

Class R-Senior

Hometown Shawnee, Kan.

High School Mill Vallley HS/Iowa Western/Missouri

B/T R/R

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2020 (SHORTENED SEASON DUE TO CORONAVIRUS)

Appeared in 16 games with 14 starts, finishing with a .213 average (10-for-47)
Opening day starter in right field
Tallied a season-high three steals at Charleston Southern (2/22), finishing with two hits and two RBI
Season-high three RBI vs. Ball State (2/29) at the First Pitch Invitational
Tallied the lone Kansas’ triple of the season at Belmont (2/16)

PRIOR TO KANSAS (2018-19)

Missed 2019 campaign due to injury at Missouri
Hit .247 in 52 games during his first year with the program, starting 40 games primarily in left field
Slugged seven homers and hit six doubles while driving in 34 runs and scoring 21 more
Walked 19 times and hit into just one double play all year, but did struggle with strikeouts, racking up 53 of them
Homered in his first Division I game at FIU (Feb. 16) and drove in six runs in his first four Division I games, posting a homer and two doubles in that span
Posted a season-high two hits on 10 separate occasions and was second on the team with 10 multi-RBI games, trailing only Trey Harris
Posted a season-high three RBI on three separate occasions, at FIU (Feb. 18), at Missouri State (April 10) and at Iowa (May 1)
Drove in three runs at Missouri State on a first-inning single, a solo homer in the third and was hit by a pitch to kick start Mizzou’s seventh-inning, game-winning rally
Also robbed a homer while playing in left field during that game

2017 (SOPHOMORE AT IOWA WESTERN CC)

Enjoyed successful two-year stint at Iowa Western CC under head coach Marc Rardin
For his career at the plate, hit .275 with 14 home runs and 100 RBI
Helped Iowa Western earn fourth place in the 2017 JUCO World Series
Two-way player in final campaign, going 1-0 with 5 Ks on the bump and hit .367 with five home runs, 48 RBI and 14 stolen bases at the plate
Produced back to back 1.000-plus OPS seasons at the dish, capped off with 1.093 (.491 OBP, .602 SLG%) mark in final season
Named First-Team All-Conference and First-Team All-Region following standout season
Excelled in the classroom as well, earning Second-Team All-Academic honors

2016 (FRESHMAN AT IOWA WESTERN)

Tallied First-Team All-Region honors in first-year campaign at Iowa Western
Also tallied First-Team All-Northern District honors
Started in 54 games, posting a .354 average with 16 doubles, one triple, six home runs and 52 RBI
Recorded an eye-popping 1.020 OPS (.438 OBP, .582 SLG%)
Performed well in the classroom as well, earning Second-Team All-Academic accolades

MILL VALLEY HS

Standout career at Mill Valley High School under head coach Jeff Strickland
In his career, he went 4-0 on the mound with a 1.44 ERA and 24 strikeouts
Also hit .425 with five home runs, 27 RBI, and a slug of .635, excelling at both sides of the plate
Helped MVHS win third place in 5A State Championship in 2014
Earned First-Team All-State in both 2014 and 2015
Awarded First Team All-Conference in 2013, 2014 and 2015
Received Offensive Player of the Year in 2015
Also played football, earned honorable mention tight end in 2013, First Team All-Conference tight end in 2014
Earned AB Honor Roll all four years of high school

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