Baseball

2011 LOUISVILLE SLUGGER FRESHMAN ALL-AMERICAN
2013 NCBWA PRESEASON THIRD-TEAM ALL-AMERICAN
2013 OVC PRESEASON CO-PLAYER OF THE YEAR

2012 (SOPHOMORE):
Stephens led Tech in nearly every offensive statistical category and started all 53 games at first base… wrapped up the 2012 season with a .368 batting average (first on the team, fourth in OVC), a .696 slugging percentage (first on the team, second in OVC), a .476 on-base percentage (first on the team, second in OVC), 52 RBI (first on the team, fifth in OVC), 44 runs (first on the team), 18 home runs (first on the team, second in OVC), 13 doubles (second on the team), 29 walks (first on the team), and 15 hit-by-pitches (third on the team, sixth in OVC) … his 18 home runs tied him for sixth nationally while his 0.34 mark of home runs per inning gave him a ranking of fourth in all of Division I baseball… strung together three separate hitting streaks of 13,  11, and 10 games… kept a batting average of over .400 for more than two months (36 games), peaking at the .472 mark… had 25 multi-hit games, including eight resulting in more than two hits… defensively, held a .981 fielding percentage, making only eight errors out of 441 put outs… garnered many honors as a sophomore including OVC Player of the Week (Mar. 19), Louisville Slugger National Player of the Week, USA Top-60 List for the Golden Spikes Award, Semi-Finalist for the Dick Howser Trophy, All-OVC second-team first baseman, OVC all-conference first-team infield, 2011-2012 Finalist for Tennessee Tech University Outstanding Male Athlete of the Year, ABCA/Rawlings South Region Team, participant in the 2012 TB Ameritrade College Home Run Derby, and College Baseball Insider All-American honors.

2011 (FRESHMAN):
Stephens made 52 starts at first base and as a designated hitter… drove in a team-leading 49 RBI and tied for the team-lead in home runs with 10… hit .309 on the season, posting a .536 slugging percentage… walked 21 times and tied for the team-lead in doubles with 13… started his career at Tech recording at least one hit in his first 10 games… had 18 multi-hit game, recording three hits in five games… drove in four runs against Virginia Tech and Eastern Michigan… named to the OVC all-freshman Team and the 2011 Louisville Slugger Freshman All-American Team… during summer ball in the Coastal Plains League, named to the CPL All-Stars and also named the Rawlings Coastal Plains League All-Star MVP… participated in the Coastal Plains League Home Run Derby.

HIGH SCHOOL:
Stephens earned four letters from Soddy-Daisy High School… named all-state, Best of Preps, all-district, and all-region… batted .450 with 63 RBI, 17 home runs, and 13 doubles during his senior season, helping his team to the district title.

PERSONAL:
Zachary Lewis Stephens is the son of Dan and Beverly Stephens. He was born December 13, 1991. Stephens is majoring in EXPW/fitness and wellness.