David
Seifert @DSeifertD1PBR
Day 1 MLB
Draft lefty, Zach Root (Arkansas) allowed one
run in 2 innings with 4 SO.
Showed 4
average to above-average pitches for strikes.
FB 92 94
CB 79 80,
Buckler
CTR 87
CH 82 84
LHP ZACH ROOT (ECU TO
ARKANSAS)
A massive loss for ECU is a huge gain for the Arkansas Razorbacks who will have some stacked pitching going into 2025. Root found a ton of success during his tenure at ECU, pitching to the tune of a 3.82 ERA with 69 strikeouts in 63.2 innings for the Pirates. Root has a pretty well-filled out lower half that’s paired with quick arm actions. It’s a somewhat funky delivery that helps him get some deception. His fastball sits in the in the low-90s, but has been up to 97 mph.
His secondaries are really what make him a threat on the mound. He goes to his change-up the most often as he’s willing to utilize it in any account tude to his good feel and command of the pitch. He hides the ball well with his funky delivery and the pitch drops away and out of the zone on hitters. His other secondary he goes to often is a slider, which has some cutter action to it at times, has some serious bite to it and he’s generated a ton of Whiff and Chase on this pitch as well.
He rounds
out the arsenal with a sweepy curveball. It’s a fun arm on it’s way to
Fayetteville and a very successful season will boe well for the rising junior.
https://ecupirates.com/sports/baseball/roster/zach-root/12890
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· 2024 Preseason All-AAC Team (AAC Coaches/Perfect Game)
· 2024 Top 150 Starting Pitchers - No. 54 (D1Baseball)
· No. 93 On 2024 Top 100 Sophomores List (Perfect Game)
· No. 122 Overall Prospect For 2025 MLB First Year Player
Draft (Perfect Game)
· No. 23 Collegiate Prospect For 2025 MLB First Year Player
Draft (D1Baseball)
· No. 1 AAC Prospect For 2025 MLB First Year Player Draft
(D1Baseball)
· No. 2 AAC Prospect For 2025 MLB First Year Player Draft
(Perfect Game)
· 2023 American Athletic Conference All-Freshman Team
Selection
· 2023 Perfect Game Top 100 Freshmen Selection
Zach Root, a transfer left-handed pitcher from East Carolina,
announced his commitment to Arkansas baseball Monday.
Root, a rising junior, announced his decision on social
media, writing, "My next chapter."
He was a leading candidate to be East Carolina’s staff ace
next season before he entered the NCAA transfer portal June 5.
Root had a 6-2 record for the Pirates this past season with a
3.56 ERA in 68 1/3 innings. He had a 3.62 strikeout-to-walk ratio with 76
strikeouts against 21 walks.
On3.com rated him the No. 4 available player and the top
pitcher. Baseball America rated Root the No. 10 available transfer.
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