2017 Baseball Roster
Zach Schritenthal
- Position:
- INF
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-0 / 195
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Southaven, Miss.
- Prev School:
- Desoto Central HS
- NIL:
- L/R
Academic Honors
Memphis Tiger 3.0 Club Fall 2015.
2016 - Junior
Started 60 games at third base for the Tigers, batting .261 with 33 RBI and 26 runs scored … Tied for the team lead with five triples and second with 15 doubles … Finished fourth on the team with 63 hits … Third on the team with 11 stolen bases … Produced 17 multiple-hit games and six multiple-RBI games in 2016 … Went 2-for-3 with an RBI and one run scored versus Tennessee (2/20) ... Scored two runs with a triple, four RBI and a stolen base in game three of the series against SIUE (2/28) ... Had four total hits and a pair of multi-hit games in series against Missouri State (3/12 and 3/13) with a triple, a double, two RBI and two runs scored ... Hit a walk-off sacrifice fly to beat Eastern Illinois in extra innings (3/19) … Went 3-for-6 with a triple, a double, one stolen base, three runs scored and four RBI against Eastern Illinois (3/20) … Went 3-for-5 with a double and one run scored against Arkansas State (3/29) ... Stole two bases against USF (4/9) ... Hit his first home run of the season and second of his career against Cincinnati (4/24) ... Went 3-for-5 with two doubles and four RBI against Houston (5/6) ... Had back-to-back three-hit games in the American Athletic Conference Tournament … Went 3-for-5 with two RBI against USF (5/27) and 3-for-5 with two runs scored, a double and a triple against UConn (5/28).
2015 - Sophomore
Played in 57 games and started 56 as a sophomore in 2015 (54 starts at third base, two at second base) ... Batted .291 with four doubles, a triple and one home run ... Drove in 19 runs and scored 37 ... Third on the team with 11 stolen bases ... Led the team with 27 walks, nine HBPs and a .399 on base percentage ... Had the fewest number of strikeouts (20) among every-day starters ... Started slowly at the plate, batting .250 through the first 12 games, before having four consecutive multi-hit games (3/17-3/21) ... Had an outstanding series against nationally ranked Houston (4/2-4/4) with a hit and an RBI in every game, finishing with 5 hits, 4 RBI and three runs scored ... Caught fire with a seven-game hitting streak during a stretch when Memphis won 6-of-7 games (4/17-4/26) ... Hit first career home run in the series opener against UConn (4/24) ... Reached base safely in the final 23 games of the season.
2014 - Summer (Gastonia Grizzlies)
Played in the Coastal Plains League for the Gastonia Grizzlies ... Limited to eight games due to injury ... Hit .250 with a double and six RBI in his 20 at-bats.
2014 - Freshman
Started 33 games (26-3B; 7-2B) and appeared in 37...Hit .223 (25-for-122), scoring 25 runs while driving in 12 ... Slugged two doubles and drew 10 walks ... Stole two bases in four attempts ... Seven multi-hit games ... Made his first career start against Western Michigan on Feb. 15 ... Notched his first hit in a 3-for-4 performance with a double, three RBI, a run scored and a walk ... Started a six-game hitting streak on April 15 against Arkansas State, which included three straight multi-hit games in the series against Alcorn State ... In the series finale against the Braves, went 2-for-4 with a pair of RBI and three runs scored ... Drove in a pair of runs in the series-finale against Cincinnati on May 11.
Prep
Lettered four seasons as an infielder at Desoto Central under coach Mark Monaghan ... Named all-state his junior and senior years ... Named to the all-metro team as part of the Commercial Appeal's Best of the Preps ... Batted .348 with 40 hits, 25 RBI and 24 runs scored in 2013 ... Set a school record in hits his junior year with 45.
Personal
Son of Ron and Diana Schrintenthal ... Member of the National Honor Society ... Lettered one season on the swim team ... Majors in Sport and Leisure Management.
