2008: Appeared in 14 games...made lone start agaisnt Cedarville (3/25)...drew a walk against Evansville (3/9) at The Citadel Challenge...collected his first collegiate hit and stole a base agaisnt Valparaiso (3/21)...singled and scored an run against Cedarville (3/25)...drove in an RBI in a pinch-hit appearance agaisnt Urbana (4/8)...walked and scored a run at UIC (4/20).

Prep: Lettered three years for the Wildcats...named the team captain during his senior season...garnered First Team All-Northern Lakes League during his senior season...named Third Team All-NLL as a sophomore and junior...garnered First Team All-Northwest Ohio District as a junior and senior...helped SNHS to a 10-4 record during his senior season and a second place finish in the NLL...guided the Wildcats to three consecutive District appearances in the OHSAA state tournament...posted a .357 batting average with 32 RBI and 23 runs scored during his senior season...owned a nine game hitting streak during his final season at SNHS...owns the single season school record for RBI's (32) and Doubles (11)...appears in the top-ten in single season batting average (.386), runs (26), hits (35) and sacrifice hits (4)...played for head coach Kevin Danzeisen while at SNHS.

Personal: Born Zachary Scott Strauss on September 24, 1988...the son of Mark and Cheryl Strauss...has two sisters, Kristyn and Shaylee.