Zach Varela - 2014 - Baseball - UC Riverside Athletics

2014 Baseball Roster

Choose a Player:

25 Zach Varela

Position Right Handed Pitcher
Class Senior
Hometown Lake Elsinore, CA
High School Elsinore HS

Bio
Stats
Historical

2014 Named to the Big West Academic All-Conference Team ... Second on the team in wins (5), innings pitched (86.2), batters struck-out (47) and games started (14) ... Threw his first complete game, seven-hitter, three strike-outs and one run in a 6-1 victory over Sacramento State (box score / recap) ... Recorded a three-game winning streak, pitching 22 innings with a 3.10 era ...

2013 Led the Highlanders in victories and UCR starters in opponent batting average ... Made 11 relief appearances to start the season posting a 2-0 record with a 0.53 ERA over 17.0 innings ... Injuries to two starters forced him into the starting rotation where he went 3-0 with a 2.12 ERA in 29.2 innings pitched over six starts ... Was 4-0 with a 1.82 ERA against Big West competition ... Picked up his first career victory in a 2.0 inning relief appearance against UC Irvine on March 30 (box score/recap) ...

2012 Saw his first action in a relief appearance against BYU on February 18 (box score / recap) ... Struck out a career-best four batters against Cal State Northridge on May 4 (box score / recap) ... Had a 1.80 ERA in four appearances in Big West play ...

High School Three-year letter winner in baseball at Elsinore High School ... Named All-League in 2009 and 2010 ... A part of the Riverside County All-Star team in 2010 ... Made the All-Academic team for three years ... Baseball team made it to CIF semi-finals in 2008 ... Graduated in the top 10% of his class ...

Personal Zachary Thomas Varela is the son of Roger and Jennifer Varela ... His sister, Dalyn Varela, plays softball for Iowa State ... Majoring in psychology ... Hopes to become a high school teacher and coach so he can impact students' lives ... Roots for the Yankees ... Names Derek Jeter as his favorite athlete ... Watches "Hot Stove" and "Family Guy" ... Lists "300" and "Remember the Titans" as his favorite movies ... Listens to Three Doors Down ... Enjoys fishing and camping ... His most memorable sports achievement has been making the CIF semi-finals during his sophomore year in high school ... His father has been his biggest influence on him as an athlete because he taught him that it doesn't matter what others believe, if you believe in yourself you can do anything ...

Zach Varela's Career Pitching Statistics

Year	ERA	W	L	App	GS	CG	SHO	CBO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	2B	3B	HR	AB	Avg	WP	HBP	SF	SH	BK
2012	3.86	0	1	8	0	0	0	0	0	9.1	14	5	4	1	12	3	0	0	40	.350	1	2	0	3	0
2013	1.54	5	0	17	6	0	0	0	0	46.2	40	12	8	10	14	3	0	0	173	.231	2	7	1	4	0
2014	3.74	5	5	14	14	0	0	0	0	86.2	98	54	36	26	47	16	4	0	337	.291	5	7	7	15	3
Totals	3.05	10	6	39	20	0	0	0	0	142	152	71	48	37	73	22	4	0	550	.291	8	16	8	22	3