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2026 Baseball Roster

13 Zach Barnes

  • Height 6-5
  • Weight 200
  • Bats/Throws R/R
  • Year Junior
  • Hometown Chapel Hill, N.C.
  • High School Chapel Hill
  • Position RHP
  • Major Engineering

Biography

Junior (2026)


Pitched in 13 games during his junior season, 12 of which were out of the bullpen… Went 3-2 with one save and a 4.29 ERA… Struck out 31 batters in 35.2 innings of work, while holding opponents to a .265 average… Held right-handed batters to a .241 average (26-108) and opposing hitters recorded just a .255 average (12-47) with two outs…Made seven appearances in UAA games, going 3-1 with a 3.98 ERA and 15 strikeouts in 20.1 innings of work… Allowed two or fewer runs in 11 of his 13 appearances… Made the first start of his career against WashU on April 26, allowing one run on five hits and three walks with three strikeouts to secure the win… Pitched a pair of scoreless, hitless innings against Brandeis to earn a win on March 28… Struck out a season-high six batters in 5.1 innings of work against Swarthmore on March 8… Scattered four hits and two walks while striking out four in three scoreless innings against Oswego State on February 20… Selected to the CSC Academic All-District Team… Received UAA Spring All-Academic honors.

Sophomore (2025)


Pitched in 13 games out of the bullpen during his sophomore season… Struck out 32 batters in 30.0 innings of work while walking just six batters… Went 3-2 with a 9.30 ERA and a .306 opponents’ batting average and recorded a pair of saves… Held opponents to a .230 batting average (14-61) with the bases empty and to a .211 average (8-38) with two outs… His 1.8 walks allowed per nine innings was the 14th-fewest in program history… Allowed one run or fewer in six of his 13 appearances… Made five appearances in UAA games, going 2-1 with an 8.47 ERA and a save, striking out 15 batters in 17 innings and allowing a .303 opponents’ average… Named the UAA Athlete of the Week on April 7 after pitching five scoreless and hitless innings against Emory on April 4, striking out a career-high seven batters and walking just one… Pitched three hitless innings with five strikeouts to earn a save against Swarthmore on March 13… Struck out four of the five batters he faced against Millikin on March 1… Earned UAA Spring All-Academic honors.

First-year (2024)


Saw action in 11 games out of the bullpen during his first year of collegiate competition… Finished the season with a 2-2 record and a pair of saves, while pitching to a 4.76 ERA… Struck out 23 batters and walked 12 in 22.2 innings of work… Opponents hit .351 against him during the campaign… Held left-handed hitters to a .240 (6-25) batting average and leadoff hitters to a .227 (5-22) average… Allowed one run or fewer in eight of his 11 outings, including six shutout efforts… Earned a win in his first collegiate appearance, giving up just one unearned run on a walk and two hits with three strikeouts in 1.2 innings against Washington & Jefferson on February 23… Picked up a save with a perfect inning and two strikeouts against Ithaca on February 25… Threw a pair of shutout innings in the NCAA Tournament against Lynchburg on May 18, giving up a walk and a hit while striking out one batter.

Prior to CWRU


Played his final year of high school baseball at Chapel Hill High School baseball team... Coached by Brian Tuck... Played his previous three seasons at Northwood High School where he was coached by David Miller and was a three-year varsity starter... Was a captain during his sophomore, junior, and senior campaigns... Helped lead his team to a conference championship as a senior... Pitched to a 1.40 ERA with 46 strikeouts as a senior and a 0.82 ERA with 40 strikeouts as a junior... Played in the North Carolina Body Armor State Games.

Personal


Born September 3... The son of Donnie and Ashley.

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Historical Player Information

  • 13

    2024First-Year

    RHP
    6'4" 185 lbs
    13
  • 13

    2025Sophomore

    RHP
    6'5" 200 lbs
    13
  • 13

    2026Junior

    RHP
    6'5" 200 lbs
    13