WATCH: Fort Myers downs Barron Collier behind Zach Root’s 9 strikeouts
The Inexperienced Wave went south and beat the Cougars, snapping a drought that dated again to March 18, 2010. That was the final time Fort Myers beat Barron.
Alex Martin, Fort Myers Information-Press
Zach Root needed to wait slightly bit to listen to his title known as, however he could not have requested for a greater touchdown spot in Main League Baseball when he heard his title known as at 8:57 p.m. EST.
The Fort Myers Excessive alum was chosen with the fortieth total choose within the first spherical by the Los Angeles Dodgers Sunday night in Atlanta throughout All-Star Weekend.
Pitching collegiately at East Carolina and most lately Arkansas, Root turned the very best space choice and first space first-round choose since Cape Coral alum and USF product Shane McClanahan was chosen with the thirtieth total choose by the Tampa Bay Rays in 2018.
As a result of the Dodgers went over the aggressive stability tax, the membership was docked 10 draft spots from No. 30 to 40, however that also made Root a primary spherical choose regardless of being chosen within the Aggressive Stability Spherical A.
Root joins arguably probably the most gifted crew within the league, and shall be in the identical farm system as Mariner alum Alex Freeland, who was drafted within the third spherical by the Dodgers in 2022 out of Central Florida.
Zach Root at Fort Myers Excessive
Root had a dominant senior season for Fort Myers in 2022, ending with a 6-2 file and a 1.50 ERA, the place he struck out 96 batters (13.09 Okay/7 ratio) throughout 51 1/3 innings whereas surrendering simply two extra-base hits all 12 months. Of his 96 strikeouts, 65 of them got here in opposition to groups that superior to the postseason of their respective classifications. Root received the Southwest Florida Baseball Participant of the Yr award in 2022.
Total, he compiled a 13-3 total file and a 2.16 earned run common whereas putting out 176 batters in 123.1 innings throughout his Inexperienced Wave profession. He additionally hit .308 (68-for-221) with 46 runs scored and 39 RBI. Root signed with East Carolina out of highschool.
Zach Root began his school profession at East Carolina
Root pitched two seasons for the Pirates. He earned ACC All-Freshman Group honors going 3-3 file with a 5.33 ERA and 54 strikeouts in 53.2 innings together with 13 begins in 20 appearances. As a sophomore, he posted a 6-2 file with a 3.56 ERA and 76 strikeouts in 68.1 innings. He issued solely 21 walks and restricted opposing hitters to a .228 batting common.
Zach Root at Arkansas
Transferring from East Carolina after his sophomore 12 months, the lefty made issues occur in Fayetteville for Arkansas. He went 9-6 with a 3.62 ERA, putting out 126 over 99 1/3 innings pitched and helped the Razorbacks make the School World Collection. He had a WHIP of 1.18, which led to him being First Group All-SEC and a Second Group All-American by Excellent Recreation. His 126 strikeouts ranked fifth in Division I.
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