Career Accolades:
- PSAC Scholar-Athlete (2021, 2022, 2023)
- D2ADA Academic Achievement Award Winner (2022-23)
2022: Outstanding defensive shortstop who missed the final 16 games of the season due to an injury … started all 29 games he played in at shortstop, hitting .262 with 22 hits in 84 at bats … scored 15 runs and had 10 RBIs … finished with three doubles, two triples and a pair of home runs … stole three bases in six tries … had a .970 fielding percentage with just three errors in 101 chances … had four multiple-hit games, including a 4-for-4 effort with a double vs. Ashland (4/12/22) … was 3-for-3 with a pair of doubles Findlay (2/28/22) … drove in three runs with a double and triple against Malone (3/5/22).
2021: Appeared in and started 33 games for the Golden Knights…Tallied 24 hits, including six doubles…Registered a .258 batting average and .323 slugging percentage…Contributed nine RBI…Tallied 17 runs…Posted a .977 fielding percentage…Contributed four multiple hit games…Posted three multiple RBI games…Assembled a season-best seven game hit streak that spanned from March 8 against Lake Erie to March 27 at Mercyhurst.
2020: One of four Knights to appear in all 12 games…Connected on a team-high 16 hits…Tallied a team-high four multiple hit games…Posted a team-best .364 batting average… Registered a .300 batting average or higher in 11 games… Contributed nine runs…Assembled a team-high seven game hit streak…Notched three hits, two doubles and two runs against University of the Sciences on March 3…Posted a season-high three runs against Wilmington on March 2.
2019: Appeared in 41 games as a freshman with 36 starts… Provided consistent defense at a high level with 51 putouts and just two errors… Had a .984 fielding percentage… Hit .252 with three doubles, one triple and eight RBI… Walked 12 times… Recorded a pair of hits in first collegiate game against Glenville State on Feb. 22… Went a combined 4-9 (.444) at the plate in the NCAA Atlantic Regional II… Had five games with two hits… Went the final 36 games of the season he appeared in without an error… Delivered a timely hit late in the second game of the series at Mercyhurst on May 3, ultimately helping the Golden Knights sweep the doubleheader and win the PSAC West regular season title.
HIGH SCHOOL: Played high school baseball for head coach Bryan Cornell at West Allegheny… Had .403 batting average… Was a First Team All-Section as a junior and Second Team All-Section at shortstop as a senior… Named team captain his senior year… Part of team that made three consecutive playoff appearances, including back-to-back sectional championships in junior and senior seasons… Helped West Allegheny to state semifinals as a senior… Member of the honor roll.
PERSONAL: Business administration major … son of Tim Zeroski and Leann Kilza … has three brothers (Derrick, Zach and Bryce) and one sister (Bre).
