Record: 35-16 Home: 22-8 Away: 11-6 Neutral: 2-2 TranSouth: 12-7
#9 Zach Burns
Zach Burns Image
Height: 5-10
Class: SO
Position: INF
Hometown: Adams, TN
Previous School: Jo Byrns HS
 
2008: Was used many as a courtesy runner...saw limited action defensively at second base...hit .308 in 16 plate appearances and drove in eight runs...recorded his first collegiate hit, a double, against Harris-Stowe State University on Feb. 10...was used all around the diamond this fall and will be expected to be a utility player this spring.
 
High School: Two-sport athlete in high school...was all-district his junior baseball season...prepped at Jo Byrns High School under Ronny Carlisle.
 
Personal: Son of Donnie and Grace Burns and Spencer and Tracy Zelenak...has three siblings, Elizabeth and Lindsey Burns and Brad Zelenak...favorite sports team is the Boston Red Sox and Dustin Pedroia...favorite movie is Bull Durham...majoring in history...his favorite movie quote is: "Fear and arrogance...you have to play this game with fear and arrogance."
 
Burns's Statistics:
 

YEAR

G

AB

R

H

AVG.

2B

3B

HR

RBI

BB

SO

SB/SBA

2008

31

13

21

4

.308

2

0

0

8

2

2

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2009 Baseball Roster
#NameCl.Pos.Ht.Wt.HometownPrevious School
1Blake TaylorFROF5-9 Humboldt, TNJackson Christian HS
2Derek WillifordJRLHP6-2 Whitehouse, TXItawamba CC
3Clent MartinFRRHP5-9 Savannah, TNHardin County HS
4George OteroJRINF6-3 Miami, FLMiami-Dade CC
5Greg AllenSRINF6-2 Houston, MSHouston HS
6Trae LuttrellSORHP6-0 Randolph, MSItawamba CC
7Leo AlvarezSRC5-10 Miami, FLUniversity of Tampa
8Derek BushJROF6-0 Cookeville, TNCookeville HS
9Zach BurnsSOINF5-10 Adams, TNJo Byrns HS
10Noslen LabradaJROF5-11 Miami, FLSouthwest Iowa CC
11Daniel PeckSRINF5-11 Rockvale, TNMiddle Tennessee Christian
12Mitch CoxFRINF6-4 Murfreesboro, TNBlackman HS
14Les RodriguezJRLHP5-8 Miami, FLUniversity of Tampa
15Alan BarnettSRRHP6-1 Clarksville, TNJackson State CC
17Jhonny MontoyaSRRHP5-10 Miami, FLSt. Thomas University
19Jorge LorieJRRHP6-3 Miami, FLMiami-Dade CC
21Carlos PertuzJRLHP5-10 Miami, FLMiami-Dade CC
22Chris WhiteFROF5-9 Madison, TNGoodpasture HS
23Johanny RamirezJRINF6-2 New York, NYMesabi Range CC
24Michael ClaytonSOINF6-2 Miami, FLFlorida International University
25Garrett AmmonsJRC5-10 Hohenwald, TNLewis County HS
27Willy HernandezSROF6-1 Miami, FLSt. Thomas University
28Ben WrightFRC6-2 Florence, ALMars Hills Bible School
31Joey GildeaSORHP6-1 Seffner, FLHillsoboro HS
32Adam BlackburnSORHP6-2 Brighton, TNBrighton HS
33Angel NicolasSRINF5-10 Miami, FLJackson State CC
34Zack SmithJROF6-3 Leoma, TNMotlow State CC
35Brian BullardJRINF6-1 Joelton, TNSycamore HS
36Evan MansellFRINF6-1 Muscle Shoals, ALMuscle Shoals HS
38Aaron HiltonFRLHP6-1 Henderson, TNChester County HS
39Ben GraddyFRRHP6-2 Ripley, MSRipley HS
44Javy GomezSRRHP6-5 Miami, FLMiami-Dade CC
50Nicholas McClarySORHP6-1 Pawley's Island, S.C.Coker College
Patrick McCarthy - Head Coach
J.D. Flowers - Assistant Coach