2021 Baseball Roster
Roster
Presno, Zach

Jersey Number 27
Zach Presno
- Position:
- Catcher
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 210
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Clovis, Calif.
- High School:
- Buchanan HS
Bio
2021 (Junior): Presno appeared in 42 games as a senior ... made 39 starts ... started at four positions with 24 at first base, 10 at catcher, three at designated hitter and two at third base ... had a .267 batting average with 39 hits in 146 at-bats ... ranked fifth on the team in hits ... combined for 14 extra-base knocks ... tallied six doubles, two triples and six home runs ... tied for 15th in the MW in home runs ... finished his career with 32 home runs to tie for ninth in program history in long balls ... drove in 27 RBI, fourth on the team ... scored 31 runs, also good for fourth on the club ... totaled 67 bases ... got on base with a .379 clip and slugged .459 ... drew 24 walks, tied for 8th in the MW ... was hit by three pitches ... laid down one sacrifice bunt and added one sacrifice fly ... tied for second on the team with four stolen bases ... in the field, registered a .980 fielding percentage with 227 putouts, seventh in the MW, and 16 assists ... notched 12 multi-hit games with a season-high three in four games ... scored a run in 26 games with a season-best two in five contests ... drove in a RBI in 13 games with a season-high five at New Mexico (May 2) ... smacked a walk-off grand slam in a 13-10 comeback win over USC (May 18) ... had a season-high 12 putouts in the 'Dogs season-opening win over CSU Bakersfield (Feb. 26) ... earned Academic All-MW honors for a fourth straight season ... named Mountain West Scholar-Athlete ... Mountain West Male Scholar-Athlete nominee.
2020 (Junior): Earned All-Mountain West honors ... started all 16 games in the 'Dogs COVID-19 shortened season ... made 13 starts behind the plate and three starts at first base ... ranked third on the team and 13th in the MW with a .321 average from the dish ... ranked second on the club with 18 hits ... totaled 56 at-bats ... led the Bulldogs and tied for third in the MW with 16 runs scored ... ranked second in the MW scoring 1.00 run per game ... led the MW and tied for third in the nation with eight home runs ... finished seventh in the country with 0.50 home runs per game ... led the 'Dogs and tied for third in the MW with 16 RBI ... led the MW and ranked 10th in the nation with a .804 slugging percentage ... also led the 'Dogs and finished seventh in the MW with a .441 on-base percentage ... added three doubles ... led the 'Dogs and tied for fifth in the MW with 11 walks ... ranked second in the MW and 23rd nationally with 45 total bases ... stole one base ... posted a .992 fielding percentage with 109 putouts and 11 assists ... totaled five multi-hit games, including a season-high three vs. UC Irvine (Feb. 15) where he smacked two home runs, added a double, drove in four RBI and scored three runs ...totaled four multi-RBI games ... scored a run in nine games with multiple runs in five games ... swiped a bag against Seton Hall (March 3) ... was named Mountain West Player of the Week twice on Feb. 17 after hitting .417 with three home runs, six RBI and slugged 1.250 during the opening weekend series win against UC Irvine ... picked up second weekly MW honor on March 3 hitting .571 going 8-for-14 with three home runs, eight RBI and scored seven runs ... earned Academic All-MW honors for a third straight season.
2019 (Sophomore): Presno played in all 57 games as a sophomore... started 56 games on the season with 55 starts at first base and one at catcher... hit.221 from the plate... ranked sixth on the team with 46 hits... tallied 19 extra-base hits, including nine doubles and 10 home runs (tied for third in the MW)... scored 32 runs... drove in 45 RBI, tied for sixth in the MW... totaled 85 total bases along with a .328 on-base percentage and a .409 slugging percentage... drew 30 walks, including a season-high three against UNLV on March 1... added two sacrifice bunts and two sacrifice flies... posted a .989 fielding percentage... recorded a season-high four hits, including three doubles, and added two RBI in a 7-5 win over San Jose State (April 19)... tallied 10 multi-hit games... scored a season-high two runs in five games... drove in a season-high four RBI in a pair of games (vs. Kansas State, 2/22 & vs. Air Force-1, 4/13/19)... earned Academic All-Mountain West honors for the second straight season.
2018 (Freshman): Presno appeared in 48 games as a freshman making 21 starts with 19 coming at catcher and two at designated hitter... hit .211 from the plate with 32 hits, ninth-most in the club... tied for second on the team and 11th in the MW with eight home runs... added seven doubles to rank eighth on the team... drove in 24 RBIs to tie for fourth-most on team while scoring 24 runs, seventh on the team... drew 16 walks and added two sacrifice flies and five sacrifice hits... compiled a .295 on-base percentage and a .414 slugging percentage... defensively, Presno had a .989 fielding percentage with 161 putouts and 13 assists and threw out four base stealers... tallied seven multi-hit games, five multi-run contests and eight multi-RBI games as a freshman... had a season-best three hits against Nevada (March 25)... drove in a season-high three RBIs against San Jose State (April 13)... Academic All-Mountain West selection.
High School: Presno earned First-Team All-TRAC honors and Second-Team All-State honors as a senior in 2017... also earned the Bear Award during his time at Buchanan HS... was named a 2016 Perfect Game Underclass All-American... ranked among the Top 75 best players in California by Perfect Game for the 2017 class... 2016 First-Team All-TRAC selection... earned 2016 First-Team All-Valley and First-Team All-State at Buchanan HS for the High School National Champions ... 2015 and 2016 Valley Champion... 2016 National Champion as Buchanan finished the season ranked #1 nationally by MaxPreps.com... letter winner in both football and baseball... 2016 Oakland A's Area Code Team member... Second-Team All-TRAC honors as a sophomore helping the Bears win the Valley Championship... played in 63 games over his final two seasons hitting .329 from the plate finishing with 57 hits, 16 doubles, one triple, 10 home runs, scored 37 runs and drove in 52 RBIs finishing with a .468 OBP and a .606 slugging percentage.
Personal: Son of Paul Presno... has two siblings, Bria and Cody... kinesiology major at Fresno State... choose Fresno State because it has always been his dream... most admires his father because of his work ethic and how he treat others... favorite athletic thrill is winning a national championship in high school... favorite athlete is Buster Posey because of his work ethic... enjoys golfing and fishing in his free time.
2020 (Junior): Earned All-Mountain West honors ... started all 16 games in the 'Dogs COVID-19 shortened season ... made 13 starts behind the plate and three starts at first base ... ranked third on the team and 13th in the MW with a .321 average from the dish ... ranked second on the club with 18 hits ... totaled 56 at-bats ... led the Bulldogs and tied for third in the MW with 16 runs scored ... ranked second in the MW scoring 1.00 run per game ... led the MW and tied for third in the nation with eight home runs ... finished seventh in the country with 0.50 home runs per game ... led the 'Dogs and tied for third in the MW with 16 RBI ... led the MW and ranked 10th in the nation with a .804 slugging percentage ... also led the 'Dogs and finished seventh in the MW with a .441 on-base percentage ... added three doubles ... led the 'Dogs and tied for fifth in the MW with 11 walks ... ranked second in the MW and 23rd nationally with 45 total bases ... stole one base ... posted a .992 fielding percentage with 109 putouts and 11 assists ... totaled five multi-hit games, including a season-high three vs. UC Irvine (Feb. 15) where he smacked two home runs, added a double, drove in four RBI and scored three runs ...totaled four multi-RBI games ... scored a run in nine games with multiple runs in five games ... swiped a bag against Seton Hall (March 3) ... was named Mountain West Player of the Week twice on Feb. 17 after hitting .417 with three home runs, six RBI and slugged 1.250 during the opening weekend series win against UC Irvine ... picked up second weekly MW honor on March 3 hitting .571 going 8-for-14 with three home runs, eight RBI and scored seven runs ... earned Academic All-MW honors for a third straight season.
2019 (Sophomore): Presno played in all 57 games as a sophomore... started 56 games on the season with 55 starts at first base and one at catcher... hit.221 from the plate... ranked sixth on the team with 46 hits... tallied 19 extra-base hits, including nine doubles and 10 home runs (tied for third in the MW)... scored 32 runs... drove in 45 RBI, tied for sixth in the MW... totaled 85 total bases along with a .328 on-base percentage and a .409 slugging percentage... drew 30 walks, including a season-high three against UNLV on March 1... added two sacrifice bunts and two sacrifice flies... posted a .989 fielding percentage... recorded a season-high four hits, including three doubles, and added two RBI in a 7-5 win over San Jose State (April 19)... tallied 10 multi-hit games... scored a season-high two runs in five games... drove in a season-high four RBI in a pair of games (vs. Kansas State, 2/22 & vs. Air Force-1, 4/13/19)... earned Academic All-Mountain West honors for the second straight season.
2018 (Freshman): Presno appeared in 48 games as a freshman making 21 starts with 19 coming at catcher and two at designated hitter... hit .211 from the plate with 32 hits, ninth-most in the club... tied for second on the team and 11th in the MW with eight home runs... added seven doubles to rank eighth on the team... drove in 24 RBIs to tie for fourth-most on team while scoring 24 runs, seventh on the team... drew 16 walks and added two sacrifice flies and five sacrifice hits... compiled a .295 on-base percentage and a .414 slugging percentage... defensively, Presno had a .989 fielding percentage with 161 putouts and 13 assists and threw out four base stealers... tallied seven multi-hit games, five multi-run contests and eight multi-RBI games as a freshman... had a season-best three hits against Nevada (March 25)... drove in a season-high three RBIs against San Jose State (April 13)... Academic All-Mountain West selection.
High School: Presno earned First-Team All-TRAC honors and Second-Team All-State honors as a senior in 2017... also earned the Bear Award during his time at Buchanan HS... was named a 2016 Perfect Game Underclass All-American... ranked among the Top 75 best players in California by Perfect Game for the 2017 class... 2016 First-Team All-TRAC selection... earned 2016 First-Team All-Valley and First-Team All-State at Buchanan HS for the High School National Champions ... 2015 and 2016 Valley Champion... 2016 National Champion as Buchanan finished the season ranked #1 nationally by MaxPreps.com... letter winner in both football and baseball... 2016 Oakland A's Area Code Team member... Second-Team All-TRAC honors as a sophomore helping the Bears win the Valley Championship... played in 63 games over his final two seasons hitting .329 from the plate finishing with 57 hits, 16 doubles, one triple, 10 home runs, scored 37 runs and drove in 52 RBIs finishing with a .468 OBP and a .606 slugging percentage.
Personal: Son of Paul Presno... has two siblings, Bria and Cody... kinesiology major at Fresno State... choose Fresno State because it has always been his dream... most admires his father because of his work ethic and how he treat others... favorite athletic thrill is winning a national championship in high school... favorite athlete is Buster Posey because of his work ethic... enjoys golfing and fishing in his free time.
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