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Jersey Number 13
Aaron Zavala
- Position:
- Catcher/Utility
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 194
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Keizer, Ore.
- High School:
- South Salem HS
Bio
Honors and Awards
2021
CoSIDA Academic All-America® First Team
CoSIDA Academic All-District
ABCA First-Team All-America
Baseball America First-Team All-America
D1Baseball First-Team All-America
NCBWA First-Team All-America
Perfect Game First-Team All-America
Collegiate Baseball Second-Team All-America
NCBWA District 9 Player of the Year
ABCA Division I First-Team West Region
Pac-12 Conference Player of the Year
First-Team All-Pac-12 Conference
Golden Spikes Award Semifinalist
Dick Howser Trophy Semifinalist
Pac-12 Conference Spring Academic Honor Roll
2020
Collegiate Baseball Third-Team All-America
Pac-12 Conference Spring Academic Honor Roll
2021
CoSIDA Academic All-America® First Team
CoSIDA Academic All-District
ABCA First-Team All-America
Baseball America First-Team All-America
D1Baseball First-Team All-America
NCBWA First-Team All-America
Perfect Game First-Team All-America
Collegiate Baseball Second-Team All-America
NCBWA District 9 Player of the Year
ABCA Division I First-Team West Region
Pac-12 Conference Player of the Year
First-Team All-Pac-12 Conference
Golden Spikes Award Semifinalist
Dick Howser Trophy Semifinalist
Pac-12 Conference Spring Academic Honor Roll
2020
Collegiate Baseball Third-Team All-America
Pac-12 Conference Spring Academic Honor Roll
MLB DRAFT
Selected by the Texas Rangers in the second round of the 2021 MLB Draft … No. 38 overall selection … Highest MLB Draft pick of an Oregon position player in the modern era.
CAREER
Played in 113 career games, starting 106 … Finished career with a .354 batting average, the highest in the modern era of Oregon baseball, with 10 home runs, 77 RBI, 93 runs scored, 24 doubles, three triples and 15 stolen bases … Set Oregon modern era record with a .465 on-base percentage, while ranking second during that time with a .506 slugging percentage … Ranks ninth all-time in career walks (75) and tied for eighth in most intentional walks (4) … Eighth in the modern era with eight multi-RBI games, and 10th with 42 multi-hit games … Six career outfield assists tied for sixth most since 2009.
2021 SEASON
Became just the second Ducks’ player named to all six major All-America teams and the first to earn academic All-American honors … Named CoSIDA Academic All-America® first team, as well as CoSIDA Academic All-District … Garnered first-team All-America recognition from the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA), Baseball America, D1Baseball, the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) and Perfect Game … A second-team All-America pick by Collegiate Baseball … First Ducks’ player in program history to be named the NCBWA District 9 Player of the Year, while also becoming the first Oregon player to earn Pac-12 Conference Player of the Year honors … Named ABCA Division I first-team West Region and first-team All-Pac-12 Conference … A semifinalist for the Golden Spikes Award and the Dick Howser Trophy … Named to the Eugene Regional all-tournament team after batting .333 (6-for-18) with two home runs, four RBI, six runs scored and two doubles … Finished the season batting .392 (78-for-199) with nine home runs, 38 RBI, 64 runs scored, 14 doubles, three triples, 11 stolen bases and 50 walks … Reached base at a .525 clip while slugging .628 … Led the team in average, runs, hits, stolen bases, walks, slugging percentage and OBP … Nationally, finished the season fifth in OBP, sixth in base on balls, 17th in base on balls per game (0.91) and 26th in batting average … Led the Pac-12 Conference in OBP and walks, while ranking second in batting average, third in runs scored, sixth in slugging percentage, eighth in hits and ninth in total bases (125) and stolen bases … Finished the season with a 15-game hitting streak (tied for the second longest in Oregon modern era history) and a 39-game reached base streak … Led Oregon with 24 multi-hit games, including six 3-hit and two 4-hit games … Tied for fourth on the team with eight multi-RBI games, including one 3-RBI game and two 4-RBI games … Scored multiple runs in 15 different games, including one 4-run game and three 3-run games … In conference only games, batted .380 (41-for-108) with four home runs, 19 RBI, 34 runs scored, six doubles and a triple while swiping six bags … Had a .521 OBP and a .565 slugging percentage … Led the Pac-12 in walks, while finishing second in batting average, OBP and runs scored … Tied for sixth in hits … vs. Seattle (Feb. 25-28): Batted .333 (5-for-15) with four runs scored, three walks, two stolen bases and a RBI … Reached base five times in the season-opening 4-3 win, going 3-for-3 with two walks while scoring a run and stealing a base … Scored a run in all four games in the series … at #15 UC Santa Barbara (March 5-7): Led Oregon to a four-game series sweep of the Gauchos batting a team-best .571 (8-for-14) with two home runs, four RBI and six runs scored … Walked five times and had one hit-by-pitch, finishing with a .700 OBP and a 1.000 slugging percentage … Had hits in all four games, including three multi-hit games … Went 1-for-4 in the series opener with a home run, RBI and run scored in a 7-6 come-from behind win … Homer came in the six-run seventh inning giving the Ducks a 7-5 lead … In Saturday doubleheader, reached base nine times going 4-for-5 at the plate with a home run, two RBI, three runs scored, four walks and a HBP … Reached base four times in game one of the doubleheader going 2-for-3 with a walk and HBP in a 5-4 win … In game two, went 2-for-2 with a home run, two RBI, three runs scored and a stolen base in a 17-2 win … Had a 3-hit game in an extra-inning 9-4 win in the series finale … Drove in the go-ahead run in the five-run top of the 10th inning, while finishing the game 3-for-5 with a RBI, two runs scored and a walk … vs. Arizona State (March 19-21): Led the Ducks to a series win over Arizona State batting a team-best .667 (6-for-9) with a RBI, two runs scored, one double, three walks and a stolen base … Had a season-high four hits (4-for-4) in the series opener with a run-scoring double in the bottom of the first … Walked three times in four plate appearances while scoring a run and stealing a base in a 7-1 series-tying win … Went 2-for-4 in series-clinching 5-3 win in the finale … vs. Portland (March 23): Reached base four times in 10-1 win over Portland … Tripled and drove in a run in only at-bat while walking three times … at #21 Arizona (March 26-28): Batted .385 (5-for-13) with a home run, two RBI, four runs scored and a walk vs. the Wildcats … Had a pair of multi-hit games, including a 3-hit game in a series-finale 18-13 win … Went 2-for-4 in game two … Reached base four times and scored four runs in the series finale while going 3-for-5 with a home run, two RBI and a walk … vs. New Mexico State (April 1-3): Led the Ducks to a four-game sweep of the Aggies while hitting a team-high .364 (4-for-11) with a home run, four RBI, two runs, two doubles, five walks and a stolen base … Drew a pair of walks in each of the first two games while scoring a run in game two … Went 1-for-3 with a double and a walk in game three of the series and game one of a doubleheader … Finished the series and DH with a 3-for-5 effort with a home run, four RBI, a run scored and a stolen base … vs. Portland (April 6): Had second 4-hit game of the season going 4-for-5 with a RBI double and two runs scored … vs. #21 Oregon State (April 9-11): Helped Oregon to its first series sweep of the Beavers since 2011, batting .333 (3-for-9) with four walks, three runs scored and a RBI … Reached base three times in a 4-1 win in the series opener going 1-for-2 with two walks, two stolen bases and a run scored … Reached twice in a 5-1 win in game two with a pair of walks and run scored … Went 2-for-5 with a RBI and a run scored in 11-inning, 5-4 series finale win … at Portland (April 14): Went 2-for-4 with a double and two runs scored in an 18-1 win … at USC (April 16-18): Batted .250 (3-for-12) with a RBI and four runs scored in a series win … Doubles accounted for all three hits in the series … Doubled twice in the opener, going 2-for-5 with a RBI and a run scored … Doubled and scored a pair of runs in a 13-4 game-two win … vs. UCLA (April 23-25): Went 2-for-4 in a 10-inning, 3-2 win while driving in the tying run … vs. San Jose State (April 27-28): Batted .444 (4-for-9) with four RBI, a double, a triple and a run scored in a two-game midweek series sweep … Put the Ducks on top for good in game one with a RBI triple in the third inning of a 11-7 win … Went 3-for-5 with three RBI and a double in a 13-1 game-two win … Had a RBI single and RBI double in the win … at Washington State (April 30-May 2): 5-for-10 in the series with a home run, four runs scored and five walks … Reached base at a .667 clip while slugging .800 … Had a pair of two-hit games in the series … Reached base four times (2-for-4, 2 BB) with a home run, RBI and two runs scored in a 13-0 game-one win … Reached base three times (1-for-2, 2 BB) in game two … Got on base three times (2-for-4, 1 BB) and scored two runs while stealing a base in the series finale … vs. Washington (May 7-9): Matched a career high with four RBI, while reaching base three times (2-for-5, 1 BB) and scoring a pair of runs helping the Ducks clinch a series sweep with a 9-3 win … Had a RBI triple and solo homer in the game … at Utah (May 14-16): Batted .417 (5-for-12) with a home run, four RBI, four runs scored, two doubles and three walks, while finishing with a .533 OBP and .833 slugging percentage … Homered in the third inning of game one, marking only time during career with home runs in back-to-back games … Reached base five times (3-for-5, 2 BB) with a RBI, double and two runs scored in a 16-3 game-two win … Drove in a pair of runs and scored once to help clinch a series sweep with a 9-2 win … vs. #25 Gonzaga (May 18): Reached base three times (1-for-3, 2 BB) and scored two runs in a 10-3 win over the West Coast Conference champions … vs. #17 Stanford (May 21-23): Hit .400 (4-for-10) with two RBI with four runs scored, while walking once and getting hit by a pitch … Scored the go-ahead run in a 2-1 win in series opener after leading off the bottom the seventh with a single and scoring on a Gabe Matthews’ 2-run home run … Scored three runs in game two of the series, going 1-for-2 at the plate with a walk … Reached base three times (2-for-5, 1 BB) and drove in two runs in the series finale … at California (May 27-29): Hit .455 (5-for-11) with a .625 OBP in a series win … Walked four times with a HBP, while scoring four runs, driving in one and stealing a base … Reached base four times (2-for-4, 2 BB) and scored three runs in an 11-5 win in the series opener … Had a hit, a walk and a HBP in game two … Reached base three times in a 6-5 series-clinching game three win going 2-for-4 with a RBI and a base on balls … NCAA Eugene Regional (June 4-7): Named to all-regional team after batting .333 (6-for-18) with two home runs, four RBI, six runs scored, two doubles and a base on balls … vs. Central Connecticut State (June 4): Went 2-for-5 with a sixth-inning home run and a pair of runs scored … vs. Gonzaga (June 5): With a one-run lead, drove in an insurance run with a two-out double in the fourth inning in a 7-3 win … vs. LSU (June 6-7): Went 3-for-8 with a home run, two RBI, two runs scored and a double with a walk in the two championship games … Was 1-for-4 with a double in the first game … Ended season with a 2-for-4 effort in game two with a home run, two RBI, two runs scored and a walk.
2020 SEASON
Named Collegiate Baseball third-team All-America at third base … Played in 15 games, starting the last 14, while batting .418 with a home run and a team-high 22 RBI in a season cut short by COVID-19 … Split time between right field (8 starts) and third base (6 starts) … Led team in both multi-hit (8) and multi-RBI (9) games … Finished with four 2-hit and four 3-hit games … Had a team-high eight 2-RBI games and one 3-RBI game … Led the Pac-12 Conference in RBI, while finishing fourth in batting average and hits (23) and 11th in on-base percentage (.493) … Nationally, ranked 11th in RBI per game, 16th in RBI and 18th in toughest to strikeout (three strikeouts in 67 plate appearances) … Finished second on the team in hits, while finishing third in on-base percentage … Had a .491 slugging percentage, scored seven runs and had a double … Batted .577 (15-for-26) in seven home games with 11 RBI, four runs scored, a double, two stolen bases, a .621 OBP and a .615 slugging percentage … at Angels College Classic (Feb. 14-16): Hit .400 (4-for-10) with four RBI and a .571 on-base percentage … vs. Minnesota (Feb. 14): Went 1-for-2, including pinch hit RBI single in the fourth inning, with two RBI and two walks … vs. San Diego (Feb. 15): Went 3-for-4 with two RBI for first multi-hit and second multi-RBI game of the season … Made first career start at third base ... vs. Nevada (Feb. 21-23): Batted .400 (4-for-10) with four RBI, a run scored, a double, a .445 OBP and a .500 slugging percentage … Finished series with two multi-RBI and one multi-hit games … Went 1-for-4 with two RBI in series-opening 3-2 win … Followed that going 2-for-3 with a double and two RBI in another 3-2 win in game two of the series … Finished the series with a 1-for-3 game with a run scored in a 9-1 win … vs. Milwaukee (Feb. 28-March 1): Hit a blistering .688 (11-for-16) with seven RBI while scoring three runs and stealing two bases … Multiple hits in all four games of the series, including three 3-hit games … Multiple RBI in three of the four games … Finished series with a .722 OBP and a .688 slugging percentage … Opened series with a 3-for-5 game with a RBI, run scored and stolen base … In doubleheader sweep the next day, combined for five hits, four RBI, two runs scored and a walk … In game one, went 3-for-5 with two RBI and a run scored … Went 2-for-3 with two RBI, a run scored and a walk in the second game of the twin bill … Finished series with a 3-for-3 effort with two RBI, a walk and a stolen base … at Hawaii (March 5-8): Batted .250 (4-for-16) with a home run, six RBI and three runs scored … Slugged .438 while reaching base at a .316 clip … In series opener, put together fifth consecutive multi-hit and fourth consecutive multi-RBI game, going 2-for-5 with two RBI … Added an RBI and walk in game three of the series … Capped the season with a 2-for-3 game with his first career home run, three RBI, a sacrifice fly, two runs scored and a walk in the Hawaii finale.
2019 SEASON
Appeared in 43 games and started 37 … Hit .273 with nine doubles, 17 RBI and 22 runs scored … Became the first Oregon player in modern era program history to have four 3-hit games in 6-game stretch (Feb. 15-23) … Hit .542 for the month of February (13-for-24) with two doubles and four RBI … at #8 Texas Tech (Feb. 15-17): Started all three games and hit .462 (6-for-13) with two doubles, an RBI, three runs scored and a walk … In first career game went 3-for-5 with two doubles and two runs scored … In game two of the series went 3-for-4 with an RBI, walk, stolen base and run scored … vs. Saint Mary’s (Feb. 22-23): Went 7-for-11 (.636) with three RBI, a run scored and a walk … In game two went 3-for-4 with two RBI and a run scored … In the series finale had three hits and a RBI … at Hawaii (March 7-10): Hit .353 (6-for-17) with two doubles, five RBI and two runs scored … In the series opener had three hits, one double, two RBI and a run scored … Drove in tying runs with a two-run double in series finale ... vs. Fresno State (April 4-6): 5-for-11 (.455) with four walks and three runs scored … In game three went 2-for-2 with two runs scored and three walks … In the series finale had two hits, a run scored and a walk … at #7 Oregon State (April 9): Went 2-for-5 with two doubles and three RBI … at Washington State (April 10-12): Hit .500 (5-for-10) with a double, an RBI, four runs scored and a walk … Season-high four hits in Washington State series opener, finishing 4-for-4 with two runs scored ... Missed the Arizona, Oregon State and UCLA series due to injury.
HIGH SCHOOL
The Oregon 6A Player of the Year in 2018 … Selected to USA Today’s All-USA Oregon team … Named the Greater Valley Conference Player of the Year … Hit .561 while finishing with a .656 on-base percentage and a .939 slugging percentage … Had six home runs, 19 RBI and 19 doubles while scoring 55 runs and drawing 29 walks … Hit safely in all but three games and had 10 multi-hit performances in 20 games played … Earned first-team 6A all-state recognition and first-team All-Greater Valley Conference honors as a junior … A first-team All-Greater Valley Conference selection as a sophomore … Eighth-ranked player in Oregon by Perfect Game … A three-year letterman at South Salem High School … High school coach was Jesse Price.
MAJOR
Business
2024-25 Oregon Baseball Intro Video
Thursday, June 12
Oregon Baseball | Eugene Regional | Postgame vs. Cal Poly
Saturday, May 31
Oregon Baseball | Eugene Regional | Postgame vs. Utah Valley
Saturday, May 31
Grayson Grinsell & Jacob Walsh | NCAA Selection Show
Monday, May 26
