Drake Zarate - 2016 - Baseball - UC Riverside Athletics

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24 Drake Zarate

Position Catcher
Class Redshirt Senior
Hometown Norco, CA
High School Norco HS

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2016 Recorded five multi-hit games including a three-hit game at CSU Bakersfield on March 12 (box score/recap) ... Had an eight-game hitting streak from April 19 to May 1 ... Had three games of two or more RBIs including a season-high three on April 23 vs. Long Beach State (box score/recap) ... Scored two or more runs on three occasions ...

2015 Led team in batting average, and finished third on the team in on base percentage, but played in just 44 percent of the team's games ... Did not play after March 24 (injury) ... Recorded 10 multi-hit games including three games with three hits ... Tied his career high by driving in five runs vs. Noth Dakota on March 15 (box score/recap) ...

2014 Hit his first-career homerun, while recording three hits and five RBIs in a victory against Cal State Fullerton on May 11 (box score/recap) ... Had ten multi-hit and four multi-RBI games this season ... Recorded his first-career triple against Hawaii on May 22 (box score/recap) ... Had a slash line of .277/.371/.336 against Big West Conference competition ...

2013 Injury cut short his sophomore campaign as he did not play after an April 1 appearance at San Diego State ... Scored a career-high tying two runs in an 8-7 win vs. Utah Valley on February 16 (box score/recap) ...

2012 Saw his first action as a member of the Highlanders against BYU on February 17, picking up his first-ever hit and scoring two runs (box score/recap) ... Ranked second on the Highlanders squad in most games as a reserve and was fourth in walks ... Drove in a career-high two runs against Sacramento State on March 9 (box score/recap) ... Had four multi-hit games ...

High School Four-year letter winner in baseball and three-year letter winner in basketball at Norco High School … Named All-League in 2009, 2010 and 2011 … Named All-Area and Second-Team All-State in 2011 … Set Walks and Hit by Pitches records in 2011 … Awarded Fox Sports Net Scholar Athlete in 2010 … Team named League Champs in 2008 and 2009 … Graduated with honors … Participated in ASB all four years of high school … Volunteered at Turnin’ Two Baseball Academy …

Personal Drake Zarate is the son of Alex and Patti Zarate … His sister, Nicole Zarate, played softball for Alabama State, and his sister, Annie Zarate, played volleyball, also for Alabama State … Majoring in business and hopes to become a superintendent for a large refinery company … Roots for the Los Angeles Angeles, Dallas Cowboys and Los Angeles Lakers … Names Torii Hunter, Jenny Finch, Alex Morgan, Darin Erstad and Garret Anderson as his favorite athletes … Reads the works of Louis Lamour … Favorite books include “Outsiders” and “Josh Hamilton Autobiography” … Enjoys eating sushi and spaghetti … Watches “Tosh.O” and “Sportscenter” … Names “The Sandlot,” “The Natural” and “For Love of the Game” as his favorite movies … Listens to George Strait and Garth Brooks … Enjoys fishing … His most memorable sports achievement has been receiving a baseball scholarship … His family has had the biggest influence on him as an athlete because they have always supported him and gave him the determination each and every day to become a better player and they push him to strive for perfection …