Zach Von Tersch   •  RHP  • Georgia Tech • Sophomore

A physically gifted, hard-throwing pitcher that has spent one season with the Georgia Tech program ... Has three pitches that he throws very well ... Made great strides in his first year of collegiate baseball and coaches expect tremendous growth as he continues to gain experience and exposure in the southeast.

Drafted in the 38th round by the Washington Nationals in the 2006 Major Leage Baseball Draft, but elected to attend school.

Named to the ACC Honor Roll in 2007.

2007: Made 13 appearances during the season,six of which were scoreless outings ... Made a start in the first appearance of his career ... Held Duqesne (2/25) scoreless while striking out one in his first relief appearance ... Pitched a 1-2-3 ninth inning against Georgia Southern (2/28) in the Jackets' 6-2 win over the Eagles ... Struck out a season-hifh four batters in 1.2 innings against Georgia (4/24) ... Tossed two scoreless innings, striking out three, in the Jackets' 11-3 win at USF (3/28) ... Made a career-long outing against Florida State (5/19), holding the Seminoles scoreless on just one hit while striking out two in three innings of work.

High School: Three year letterwinner for coach Jack Sole at Cedar Falls High School ... Went 5-1 with a save while posting a 0.97 ERA and 74 strikeouts in 57.2 IP his senior year at Cedar Falls ... The Iowa Gatorade Player of the Year, Mississippi Valley Conference Player of the Year and BCA District Player of the Year in 2006 ... Rated the No. 1 prospect in the state of Iowa by Perfect Game USA ... Named to the 2006 All-State Super Team ... First team all-state by the Iowa Newspaper and the Baseball Coaches Association ... Captain of the 4A Team ... Received the Bob Feller Pitching Award as the top pitcher in Class 4A ... Two-time first-team all-conference ... Participated in the Area Code Games and the Iowa High School Baseball Coaches Association All-Star Game ... Also lettered one year for basketball coach Jerry Slykhuis at Cedar Falls.

Personal: Full name is Zachary Taylor Von Tersch ... Born April 22, 1988 ... Son of John and Annette Von Tersch ... Majoring in Management.