Zach Button

Photo by: Owen Main | Cal Poly Athletics

Height:
6-0
Weight:
200
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
San Mateo, CA
High School:
Serra HS (College of San Mateo)

Expected to provide relief help from the bullpen in his final season with the Mustangs.

2022 -- A workhorse out of the bullpen with 21 appearances, all in relief ... compiled 8-1 record and 4.82 ERA with 40 strikeouts over 37 1/3 innings ... combined with Drew Thorpe and two other relievers on an 11-0 shutout against UC Davis ... season-high four strikeouts at UC San Diego as well as at home against Long Beach State ... longest relief stint was 3 2/3 innings against Pepperdine ... pitched three or more innings five times ... did not allow a run in 12 of his 21 appearances on the mound ... posted 8-0 mark and 2.86 ERA in games Cal Poly won and 0-1 mark and 11.00 ERA in Mustang losses ... did not play summer ball.

2021 -- Pitched in nine games in first season at Cal Poly with one start in the second game of the Hawai'i doubleheader May 29 ... allowed four runs and six hits over two innings but Cal Poly rallied for 14-4 victory ... no decisions and an 8.38 ERA with 10 strikeouts over 9 2/3 innings ... pitched two innings three times in his 10 appearances ... did not allow a run in his first three relief appearances (3 2/3 innings) ... played summer ball for Waterloo in the Northwoods League ... 0-2 with a 4.20 ERA and 19 strikeouts over 15 innings ... also earned six saves, including one in the league playoffs.

Community College -- Played two seasons at College of San Mateo ... as a sophomore compiled 1-0 record and 0.56 ERA with two saves before 2020 season was halted due to pandemic ... in nine appearances on the mound, strick out 28 batters over 16 innings, averaging 15.75 strikeouts per nine innings ... San Mateo was 16-5 before season came to an end ... as a freshman in 2019, made 19 appearances (one start) on the mound ... 3-1 record and 3.81 ERA with 34 strikeouts over 26 innings ... San Mateo was 31-14 overall, won the Coast Conference's Golden Gate Division title and reached the state's NorCal Super Regionals before falling to Sacramento City College ... chose to transfer to Cal Poly due to its "great baseball program and an even better school" ... played summer ball for Waterloo Bucks in Northwoods League, compiling 1-2 record and 3.00 ERA over 16 appearances with four saves ... struck out 25 batters over 21 innings ... also went 1-for-5 at the plate with one RBI.

Utah -- Attended Utah in the fall of 2018 before transferring to College of San Mateo.

High School -- A 2018 graduate of Serra High School in San Mateo, Calif. ... posted 2-1 record and 1.98 ERA with one save in two varsity seasons ... also hit .208 as a senior and .321 as a junior ... four doubles and 16 RBIs in prep career ... helped Padres to 23-9 record in 2018, first-place tie in West Catholic Athletic League and a berth in semifinal round of CIF-Central Coast Section Open Division playoffs ... Serra was 17-14 in 2017 and runner-up in CIF-Central Coast Section Open Division playoffs ... made the Dean's List all four years in high school ... member of National Honors Society.

Personal -- Son of David Button and Lisa Nastari ... one brother, Nico Button ... enjoys playing golf ... wants to play int he Major Leagues or work in a sales job ... born in San Mateo, Calif. ... majoring in business administration.