Zach Borowiak Class: Senior Hometown: Nashville, Ill. High School: Nashville High School Height / Weight: 6-1 / 180 Position: Short Stop Birthdate: 05/18/1981 Bats/Throws: R/R

Outlook: A four-year starter and the most seasoned veteran on this year’s team will be looked at as one of the most highly touted prospects at Southeast. Amazing range and one of the strongest arms in the league make him a candidate for another All-OVC selection this season.

At Southeast:

2002: A Second-team All-OVC selection at shortstop…was selected in the 49th round of the Major League Baseball Draft by the San Francisco Giants, but did not sign…had two triples in a game against Tennessee-Martin (4.14)…started in all 55 games he played in…had 219 at bats, while batting .319 and slugging four home runs and driving in 35 RBI’s…was second on the team in doubles with 17 and triples with three.

2001: A first-team All-OVC selection at Shortstop...started in all 53 games...hit .313 with 18 doubles, three home runs and 34 RBI’s...had a .925 fielding percentage and stole four out of five bases.

2000: Named Rawlings Honorable Mention Freshman All-American...Started in all 54 games...collected first collegiate hit off of Arkansas’s Cliff Lee in Southeast’s second game of the season...went 4-for-5 with two runs and two RBI vs. Westminster (3.22)...collected four hits, three runs and an RBI against Tennessee-Martin (4.16)...stroked two hits in three at-bats vs. Murray State (4.29) with one run scored...was 2-for-3, including a double, vs. Tennessee Tech (5.6) with two RBI...recorded 146 assists last year to become fifth on the all-time list.

Personal: A 1999 grad of Nashville High School...All-State senior year for coach Dave Vieth…All-Metro, All-Conference, All-South junior and senior year…Belleville News-Democrat Player of the Year in 1999…all around athlete, played football and basketball at NHS...born 5.18.81…son of Mike and Sherrie Borowiak...a health management major at Southeast.

Year 	GP	Avg.	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB/A 	BB 	SO
2000	54	.299	201	28	60	14	0	4	26	3/5	15	26
2001	53	.313	211	31	66	18	1	3	34	4/5	15	35
2002	55	.319	219	40	71	17	3	4	35	5/6	14	27