Completed Event: Softball versus Baker University (Kan.) on September 26, 2025 , Win , 26, to, 2
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Jersey Number 53
Zach Hanna
- Position:
- OF
- B/T:
- R/R
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 195
- Hometown:
- Shawnee, Kan.
- High School:
- Mill Vallley HS/Iowa Western/Missouri
Bio
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
PERSONAL
- Parents: Father – Kirk Hanna; Mother – Terri Hanna
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