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Zach Grech Season 2021
PositionRHP
Weight182 lbs
Height6-0
ClassFifth Year
HometownLas Vegas, Nev.
Career Accolades
- Pac-12 Champion (2018)
- NCBWA All-America second team (2021)
- ABCA/Rawlings All-Region first team (2021)
- All-Pac-12 first team (2021)
- Pac-12 Scholar-Athlete of the Year (2021)
- Two-time Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll (2020-21)
- Pac-12 All-Academic first team (2019)
- Pac-12 All-Academic second team (2018)
- Posted 17 career saves - tied for fourth most in Stanford history
- Appeared in 103 games for the Cardinal, pitching to a 10-6 record and a 3.57 ERA while striking out 96 batters over 143 2/3 innings
As a Fifth-Year (2021)
- NCBWA All-America second team
- ABCA/Rawlings All-Region first team
- All-Pac-12 first team
- NCBWA Stopper of the Year finalist
- Pac-12 Scholar-Athlete of the Year
- Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
- Made a team-best 31 appearances and factored into the decisions in 23 of the 31 – compiling a 5-5 record and 13 saves to rank first in the Pac-12 and fourth nationally
- Appearances were the sixth-most in Stanford history for a single season, while the 13 saves ranked third
- Recorded a 3.62 ERA over 49 2/3 innings while striking out 34 batters
- Limited opposition to a .231 average against, including a .197 clip from left-handed hitters
- Went 2-3 with a 3.13 ERA and six saves over 15 appearances (one start) in Pac-12 play
- Did not allow an earned run over his first nine appearances - a span of 16 innings
- Struck out four over three innings pitched vs. San Francisco (March 4)
- Allowed just two hits over a career-high four innings pitched in a start vs. Oregon State (May 28)
As a Senior (2020)
- Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
- 0-1 in nine relief appearances, making two saves in 13.0 innings pitched with 11 strikeouts.
- Struck out five in 3.1 innings against Grand Canyon (Feb. 28).
- Earned the save against Grand Canyon (Feb. 29).
- Earned a seven-out save against Michigan (March 3).
As a Junior (2019)
- Pac-12 All-Academic first team
- Earned the win vs. Ball State (Feb. 15), allowing zero hits in 1.2 relief innings
- 1.0 shutout inning in relief against San Francisco (Feb. 27)
- Allowed 1 hit in 1.1 shutout relief innings at Cal State Fullerton (March 1)
- 2.0 shutout innings against Washington (April 12)
- 1.2 shutout innings against Arizona (April 27)
- Three strikeouts in 1.2 shutout innings at USC (May 3)
- 2.0 perfect relief innings at Santa Clara (May 7)
- Three strikeouts in 1.2 perfect innings at Cal (May 10)
- Two strikeouts in 2.0 shutout innings against Oregon State (May 19)
- Two strikeouts in 2.1 shutout innings at Arizona State (May 23)
As a Sophomore (2018) • Pac-12 Champions
- Pac-12 All-Academic second team
- Made a team-high 28 appearances, all in relief, with a 2.65 ERA in 34.0 innings
- 22 strikeouts with 11 walks, holding opponents to a .232 batting average
- 1.2 scoreless inning with two strikeouts in a 5-2 loss against Cal State Fullerton (June 3)
- Allowed one hit in 3.0 innings against BYU (May 15)
- Allowed one run on three hits in 2.2 relief innings at Oregon State (May 12)
- 1.2 shutout innings in a 25-5 win at Utah (May 5)
- Three strikeouts in 2.0 perfect innings against California (April 26)
- Two strikeouts in 2.2 shutout innings against Pacific (April 24)
- Career-high 40 pitches with three K and no base runners in a win over Gonzaga (April 2)
- Appeared in 11-of-16 nonconference games out of the bullpen
- Career-high two strikeouts in Stanford’s 7-1 win at Texas (March 9)
- Career-high 2.0 IP in a 2-0 win over Rice, allowing no base runners (Feb. 25)
As a Freshman (2017)
- Made three appearances
- 0-0, 3.0 IP, 1 K, 3 ER, 9.00 ERA
- Collegiate debut at No. 8 Fullerton (Feb. 18), allowed one earned run in 1.0 inning
- First collegiate strikeout against Texas (March 2)
- Also pitched a scoreless inning in Pac-12 debut against Utah (March 25)
Prior to Stanford
- Nevada Division I state champions and Sunset League champions in 2015
- Winning pitcher in 2015 State Championship Game
- Three-time varsity letterman
- Team captain for senior season
- Nevada All-Academic team
Personal
- Son of Jeff and Heather Grech
- Volunteered at Miracle League of Las Vegas and Three-Square Food Bank
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Scholar-Athlete of the Year
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Spring Academic Honor Roll
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Season in Review: Back to Omaha
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Stopper of the Year Finalist
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Super Regional Bound
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UC Irvine Forces Monday Game
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No. 9 Cardinal Drops Finale
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Back-to-Back Shutouts
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Burton for the Win
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Cal Evens Series with Walk-Off
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Tough One in Stockton
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Comeback Victory
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Cardinal Drops One Late
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No. 20 Stanford Blanks Pacific
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Beck Twirls Gem to Take Opener
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Meet the Seniors
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Stanford Tops Cal 4-3
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Cardinal Drops Finale
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Setback in Sacramento
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Cardinal Wins Wild One
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Cardinal Takes Series
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Beck Shines in Opener
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Series Clinched
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Sweep in High-Scoring Finale
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Cardinal Clinches Series Win
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Walk-Off with 100
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Four-Run Eighth Delivers Win
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Career Records
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Individual Single-Season Records
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Stanford MLB Draft History
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2020: Season In Review
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Stanford Tops No. 16 Michigan
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Jones Powers Cardinal in Win
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Marathon Goes To GCU
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Tawa’s Homer Not Enough
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Super Season in the Books
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Season Ends in Starkville
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Cardinal Faces Elimination
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Super State of Mind
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Feeling Super
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Not Finished Yet
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Stanford Stifled
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Thirteen Named All-Academic
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Postseason Play Begins
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Masterful Matthiessen
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Stanford Sinks in the Ninth
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Duel in the Desert
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Sunday Split
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Cardinal Strikes First
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Tight Title Race Continues
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Daschbach Makes History
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Cardinal Shows Character
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The Duke of Stanford
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Rivalry Week
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Robinson Lifts Stanford
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Cardinal Drops Finale
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Cardinal Fights Off Trojans
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Trip to Face the Trojans
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Long Balls Lead The Way
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Cardinal Responds
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Cardinal Hosts Cats
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Bats Stay Hot
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Bellafronto Delivers
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Miller Masterclass
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Cardinal Heads North
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Cardinal Hosts Huskies
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Cardinal Dominant in Win
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Win Streak Ends at 11
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No.1 vs. No. 2
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Sunday Statement
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Back on the Road
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All-Around Effort
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Pac-12 Play Begins
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Beck Brilliant in Loss
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Longhorns on The Farm
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Double the Fun
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Top-25 Road Test
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Big Bad Wulff
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Saturday Split
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Back on The Farm
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Williams Shines in Debut
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Beck Deals in Win
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A Fresh Start
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Season in Review
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Tracking the Cardinal
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Cardinal in the Classroom
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Cardinal Eliminated
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Roaring Into Regionals
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Stanford Stymied
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Pac-12 Title Within Reach
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Series Clinched
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Cardinal Claws Cougars
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Home Finale
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Cardinal Cruises Past Cougars
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Stanford Drops Series
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Cardinal Captures Series
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Cardinal Falls in Opener
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Cal Comes to Town
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Bullpen Blanks Tigers
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Thriller in the Desert
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Cardinal Clashes With Cats
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Home Cookin'
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Beck Brilliant in Win
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Cardinal Falls in Finale
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Stanford Heads South
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Gritty Card Downs Gonzaga
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Ducks on The Farm
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Bats Break Trojans
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Pac-12 Play Begins
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Statement Win
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Comeback Falls Short
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Messin' With Texas
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Bounce Back Win
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Homestand Continues
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Hot Start Continues
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Daschbach Dinger
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Cardinal Downs Davis
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Series Win on Saturday
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Beck Shines in Return
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Conference Honors
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National Honors
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Saturday Split
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Streak Snapped
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Longhorns on The Farm
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Opener at Sunken
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