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#20 Zach Wentz
Position: Pitcher/Infielder
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 215
Year: Sophomore
City/State: Bismarck, N.D.
High School: Bismarck Century HS

2009 SEASON (FRESHMAN): Made a team-high 43 starts in 44 games for the Bison, including 37 at first base and six on the mound...Was the pitcher and DH in five of those starts...Second on the team with a .349 batting average that ranked 10th in school history...Led the team in at-bats (169), hits (59), doubles (11), homers (3), RBIs (25) and total bases (81)...Hit over .300 through April and May...Raised his batting average 39 points with a 16-game hitting streak to end the year, including nine multi-hit games in that span...Season-high three RBIs against IPFW and had a season-high four hits in the first game of the Murray State doubleheader...On the mound, went 3-2 with a 5.03 ERA in nine appearances...Struck out six in a no-decision vs. St. Thomas (Fla.)...Named Summit League Pitcher of the Week after he fanned four in a complete-game 3-1 win at South Dakota State to salvage a series split...Took a no-hitter into the sixth inning and threw only 94 pitches in nine innings at SDSU...Named to the Summit League Winter/Spring All-Academic Team...HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated in 2008 from Bismarck Century High School...Four-year starting pitcher, first baseman and shortstop for coach Mike Gustavsson...Three-time all-state performer...Class A Player of the Year in 2008 when he hit .533 with three home runs and a .783 slugging percentage...Had a 1.54 ERA and 64 strikeouts his senior year...Tossed two perfect games in his career...Three-year starter for the Bismarck Governors American Legion team under coach Mike Skytland...Made one third-place state finish and two runner-up finishes...Hit .507 with 12 homers, 15 doubles, 67 RBIs, and a .903 slugging percentage his final season and was featured in Sports Illustrated’s "Faces in the Crowd" on Oct. 6, 2008...Three-year starting quarterback and linebacker in football for coach Ron Wingenbach...Passed for 2,226 yards and was responsible for 21 touchdowns his senior year, including 10 rushing TDs...Participated in the Montana/North Dakota all-star football game...PERSONAL: Born Sept. 13, 1989...Son of Doug Wentz and Cathy Domres, both of Bismarck, N.D...Has two younger brothers, Carson Wentz and Luke Domres...Was also recruited as a walk-on quarterback for NDSU football team, but stayed with baseball full-time...Father played football at Northern State in Aberdeen, S.D...Majoring in health education and physical education.

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