Saint Joseph's College of Maine

Accolades:
All-GNAC: Third Team (2019)
GNAC Honor Roll: 4/22/2019
GNAC Rookie of the Week: 3/5/2018

2019: The sophomore pitcher made 11 appearance including 10 starts finishing the season with a 6-1 record with a 4.78 ERA and 54 strikeouts in 52 2/3 innings while garnering Third Team All-Conference honors…in his first start of the season on March 4th against RPI he pitched 5 1/3 innings allowing two runs on four hits while striking out six in a 12-3 win…against UMass Boston on March 20th he started, posting two scoreless innings while striking out one…picked up his second win of the season on April 6th against Anna Maria, posting four innings allowing one run on three hits and striking out five…picked up his third win of the season a week later on April 13th against Norwich pitching six innings allowing one earned run on four hits while striking out seven over six innings in an 11-2 win…picked up his fourth win after pitching four innings of scoreless relief on April 19th against Colby-Sawyer registering six strikeouts…in the GNAC Semifinal game against Suffolk he pitched a complete game allowing one run on five hits while striking out seven picking up his sixth win of the season in a 3-1 victory.

2018: Played 11 games and started eight of them as a freshman pitcher…posted an impressive 3.11 ERA in 46.1 innings pitched fanning 47…went 1-0 on the year with a handful of no decision starts…in his first collegiate appearance on March 4th against Kings College he went seven innings only allowing two hits and no runs while striking out 12 to secure his lone win of the season…he pitched 4.2 innings of work allowing only one earned run and struck out six in a no decision victory…against Albertus Magnus on April 26th he pitched 6.2 innings allowing only five hits and one run while striking out eight…was selected as the GNAC rookie of the week on the week of 3/5/2018.

High School: Played two years of varsity baseball for Dan Letarte and Matt Antonelli at St. John's Prep, making Massachusetts Division 1A Super 8 Championship his junior and senior year…garnered Catholic Conference All-Star and Player of the Game at the Catholic Conference vs Bay State League...41.2 Innings pitched his senior year with a 1.78 earned run average and 50 strikeouts...listed on the honor roll all four years.

Personal: Zach Begin, born in Georgetown, Massachusetts...son of William and Heidi Begin...majoring in English.