14 Zach Morton Class: RS Junior Hometown: Evanston, Ill. High School: Evanston Township Height / Weight: 6-2 / 180 Position: UT B/T: R/R

2012: Led the team on the mound with four complete games and was second with 83.1 innings pitched ... Posted a 3.46 ERA in 14 appearances, including 13 starts ... At the plate, ranked first on the team with a .297 batting average, 62 hits, 20 multi-hit games and 34 runs scored ... Reached base in a team season-best 19 straight games to open the season ... Posted three hits and scored two runs at Cal State Northridge (2/26) ... Tossed a nine-inning complete game with six strikeouts and added two hits at the plate vs. Western Michigan (3/2) ... Drove in three runs in a victory over Long Island (3/18) ... Didn't allow an earned run while striking out eight over seven innings pitched at Iowa (3/25) ... Hurled a complete-game six-hitter in an 8-1 win over Nebraska (3/31) ... Went 3-for-4 with a walk, an RBI and a run scored vs. Illinois (4/28) ... Tossed all nine innings vs. Illinois (4/29) ... Collected hits in each of his first three at-bats vs. Milwaukee at Miller Park (5/9) ... Went a perfect 4-for-4 with a walk vs. Indiana (5/12).

2011: Missed entire season due to injury.

2010: First-team All-Big Ten selection as a second baseman ... Led the Big Ten with a .427 batting average in conference play and third with a .491 on-base percentage ... Ranked seventh in the conference in all games with a .451 on-base percentage ... Tied for third on the team with 11 doubles and 21 multi-hit games ... Posted a team-best 12-game hitting streak (4/30-5/20) and had another of 10 straight games (4/3-21) ... Collected multiple hits in six straight games from May 8-20 ... Drove in a career-high three runs and socked first collegiate home run in a win over Northern Illinois (4/14) ... Scored four runs in a win at UNLV (3/12) ... Collected career-high four hits at Michigan (5/16) ... On the mound, posted 43 strikeouts in 43 innings pitched ... Struck out career-best 10 batters in six innings of work vs. Cornell (3/22) ... Didn't allow a hit while striking out five in three innings of relief to earn a win at Penn State (4/10) ... Hurled two hitless frames with three strikeouts to earn a save at Purdue (4/25) ... Picked up a victory at Illinois (5/2), hurling four innings out of the bullpen with four strikeouts.

2009: Ranked third on the team with 12 starting nods on the mound as a freshman ... Twice struck out a season-high five batters: vs. Connecticut (2/22), vs. Massachusetts (2/28) ... Hurled six shutout innings in the second game of a twinbill at UIC (3/14) ... Also collected first collegiate hit during first game against the Flames ... Limited Illinois State (4/22) to just two hits while striking out four in five innings of work in earning the win ... Started the Wildcats' upset win at Ohio State, allowing only one earned run ... In a victory over Michigan (5/16) in the team's season finale, tossed three shutout frames to pick up the win.

High School: Named Central Suburban League Player of the Year as a senior, posting a 9-1 record, 1.02 ERA and a .402 batting average and 25 RBI as a pitcher and shortstop ... Team MVP ... Two-time all-conference pick ... IHSBCA Class 3A/4A all-state selection ... Chicago Tribune special mention all-state ... Evanston Township Male Athlete of the Year ... Three-year letterwinner ... Participated in Stevenson Showcase ... Also lettered three years in basketball, being named CSL South Player of the Year as a senior while helping the Wildkits to a third-place state finish ... Honor roll student ... Named to Chicago Tribune Scholar-Athlete Team ... High school baseball coach was Frank Consiglio.

Personal: Born Zachary Brett Morton ... Son of Eric and Kimberly Morton ... Chose Northwestern over Cornell and University of Chicago ... Major is economics.

Season	Avg.	GP/GS	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SLG%	OB%	SB/ATT
2009	.136	12/5	22	3	3	0	0	0	1	.136	.269	0/0
2010	.363	54/53	193	31	70	11	0	1	23	.435	.451	6/7
2012	.297	52/51	209	34	62	5	0	0	15	.321	.368	4/7
Career	.318	118/109	424	68	135	16	0	1	39	.363	.401	10/14

Season	ERA	W-L	APP	GS	CG	SV	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
2009	5.65	2-7	14	12	0	0	57.1	74	43	36	26	32
2010	7.53	3-5	12	5	0	1	43.1	56	42	36	20	43
2012	3.46	1-10	14	13	4	0	83.1	89	41	32	26	49
Career	5.10	6-22	40	30	4	1	183.2	219	126	104	72	124

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