2024 Baseball Roster

Victoria Alvarado
Victoria Alvarado
Victoria Alvarado
Kristella Cruz
Kristella Cruz
Kristella Cruz
Staverne Joseph

24 Zach Tjelmeland

24 Zach Tjelmeland

  • Position:
    Pitcher
  • Height:
    6-4
  • Weight:
    210
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Austin, TX
  • Highschool:
    Dripping Springs High School

Summary

Biography

2024 Season Highs Category Career Highs
9.0 5/21/24 vs. UT Arlington Innings 9.0 5/21/24 vs. UT Arlington
9 3/17/24 @ Seattle U Strikeouts 9 3/17/24 @ Seattle U
2024 Season Lows Category Career Lows
3 3/17/24 @ Seattle U Hits 0 14x, Last 5/23/23 vs. UTA
0 2x, Last 5/21/24 vs. UTA Walks 0 25x, Last 5/21/24 vs. UTA
0 3/17/24 @ Seattle U Runs 0 26x, Last 3/17/24 @ Seattle U
0 2x, Last 3/17/24 @ Seattle U Earned Runs 0 29x, Last 3/17/24 @ Seattle U
 
2024 (Senior): Ranked 11th in the NCAA and first in the WAC in complete games (2), 121st in the NCAA and first in the WAC in strikeouts (82), 121st in the NCAA and sixth in the WAC in strikeout-to-walk ratio (3.42), 138th in the NCAA and sixth in the WAC in ERA (3.86), and 143rd in the NCA and third in the WAC in wins (6) … Ranked second in the WAC in innings per game (6.00) and innings pitched (84.0) and tied for second in batters struck out looking (22) … Pitched career-high 9.0 innings of walk-free ball for second complete game while beating UT Arlington in WAC Tournament opener (5/21) … Earned All-WAC Second Team honors (5/20) … Struck out seven in 5.0 innings at California Baptist (5/10) … Struck out seven in career-high tying 7.0 innings to beat Abilene Christian (5/3) … Pitched career-high tying 7.0 innings, striking out eight, vs. Utah Valley (4/13) … Tossed first complete game and shutout by pitching career-high 7.0 scoreless innings with career-high nine strikeouts to beat Seattle U (3/17) … Pitched a career-high tying 6.0 scoreless innings, striking out four while scattering four hits and two walks for the win vs Oakland (3/10) … Pitched a career high 6.0 innings of one-run ball with four strikeouts in his first win of the year vs Milwaukee (2/25) … In first start in three years, struck out career-high seven in career-high 4.2 innings of one-run ball vs. Rhode Island (2/19).

Summer 2023 (Brazos Valley Bombers, Texas Collegiate League): Playing summer baseball in wooden bat league.

2023 (Junior): Retired both batters faced to close out WAC Tournament win vs. UT Arlington (5/23) … Pitched 2.0 scoreless innings to close out win at UT Arlington (4/29) … Racked up career-high tying five strikeouts in 2.0 innings to earn win vs. Abilene Christian (4/22) … Picked up career-high third save by striking out career-high tying five in season-high tying 3.0 scoreless innings at Utah Valley (4/14) … Struck out two in scoreless inning to earn win vs. Tarleton (4/2) … Struck out the side in hitless inning vs. Texas State (3/29) … Earned second save with season-high tying four strikeouts in season-high 3.0 scoreless innings vs. California Baptist (3/11) … Pitched scoreless inning vs. Central Michigan (2/24) … Earned save with three strikeouts in 1.1 innings of scoreless relief vs. Houston Christian (2/18).
 
2022 (Sophomore): Earned save by striking out the side in a perfect ninth at Stephen F. Austin (5/21) … Recorded season-high tying three strikeouts in scoreless inning at Stephen F. Austin (5/20) … Racked up season-high tying three strikeouts vs. Sam Houston (5/15) … Earned first-career save with hitless inning vs. Tarleton (5/1) … Tossed hitless inning vs. Tarleton (4/30) … Retired all four batters faced at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (4/27) … Tossed scoreless inning at #6 Texas (4/5) … Earned first win of the season by striking out season-high three in 1.2 scoreless innings vs. Houston Baptist (3/29) … Pitched 2.0 scoreless innings, striking out two, vs Abilene Christian (3/13) … Tossed hitless inning vs. Youngstown State (3/6) … Struck out two in 1.2 hitless innings vs. Youngstown State (3/4) … Pitched 2.0 scoreless innings in season debut vs. Texas Southern (2/25). 
 
2021 (Freshman): Pitched career-high 4.1 innings of relief, striking out a career-high five at New Mexico State (5/1) … Made first-career start, striking out career-high four in career-high 2.1 innings for first-career win vs. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (4/20) … Pitched perfect 1.1 innings vs. Utah Valley (4/10) … Tossed perfect inning at Dallas Baptist (3/28) … Pitched two scoreless innings, striking out one in debut vs. Northern Illinois (3/6).

2017-20 (Dripping Springs High School): As a senior, made two appearances, striking out nine in 6.2 innings while posting a 2.10 ERA … As a junior, went 2-1 with a 2.31 ERA … In nine games, pitched 39.1 innings, striking out 53 while holding opponents to a .185 batting average. … Earned First Team All-District, Academic All-District, and All State-Academics honors … Also played first and third base, hitting .366 (37-for-101) with a .374 on-base percentage, .504 slugging percentage, nine doubles, one triple, one home run, 22 RBI and 14 runs scored in 34 games as a junior.
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Historical Player Information

  • 45

    2021Freshman

    Pitcher
    6'4" 220 lbs
    45
  • 45

    2022Sophomore

    Pitcher
    6'4" 210 lbs
    45
  • 45

    2023Junior

    Pitcher
    6'4" 210 lbs
    45
  • 24

    2024Senior

    Pitcher
    6'4" 210 lbs
    24