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Jersey Number 27
Zach Yorke
- Position:
- 1B
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-2 / 295
- Class:
- Junior
- B/T:
- L/R
- Hometown:
- Campbell, Calif.
- HS:
- Mountain Ridge
- Major:
- B.A. in Communications
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Career Summary
- Concluded three-year Lopes career ranking among GCU's leaders in:
- home runs with 32 (most in D-I era, eighth all-time)
- RBIs with 157 (most in D-I era, 10th all-time)
- walks drawn with 122 (most in D-I era, tied for sixth all-time)
- sacrifice flies with 18 (second all-time, second in D-I era)
- fielding percentage at .993 (13th all-time, seventh in D-I era)
- double plays turned at 90 (seventh all-time, third in D-I era)
- total bases at 331 (fifth in D-I era)
- hits at 199 (eighth in D-I era)
- on-base percentage at .434 (ninth in D-I era)
- runs scored at 127 (tied for ninth in D-I era)
- games played at 164 (10th in D-I era)
- Started 48 games with 44 at first base and four as designated hitter. Spent the bulk of his time in the cleanup position with 27 starts.
- Led the Lopes in slugging percentage (.632) and OPS (1.079). His slugging percentage ranked 12th for a GCU D-I season.
- All three components of his slash line ranked in the WAC's top 15: 13th in batting average (.339), third in slugging percentage (.632) and ninth in on-base percentage (.447).
- Broke GCU's D-I career RBIs record (previously held by Jacob Wilson) with his 156th at Stanford on May 10.
- Homered twice in May 6 win over Arizona, the first of which broke GCU's career home runs record with 30.
- Tied for sixth in the WAC in home runs (13)
- Posted 15 multi-hit games and 12 multi-RBI games.
- Had a 13-game hitting streak from Feb. 22 to March 12, spanning games against Rutgers, Texas State, Pepperdine, Texas Tech and Oregon.
- Hit a two-run homer against No. 16 Vanderbilt in a nationally televised game on Opening Day.
- Hit a seventh-inning, three-run home run to give GCU a late lead at New Mexico on March 25.
- Hit a two-run, go-ahead homer against Seattle U in the seventh inning on March 30.
- Hit an eighth-inning go-ahead solo home run at Utah Tech on April 17.
- Had a season-high four hits against UT Arlington on April 25.
- Had a season-high four RBIs against Sacramento State on May 4.
- Named Preseason All-WAC.
- Of the Lopes' 61 games, started 58 and appeared in 60.
- Homered 11 times, second-most on the team only behind WAC Player of the Year Tyler Wilson.
- Ranked in the WAC's top 10 in sacrifice flies (six, tied for second), walks drawn (41, third), RBIs (50, tied for eighth) and runs (49, tied for 10th).
- Had 21 multi-hit games including six three-hit games.
- Had an impressive showing in the Tucson Regional, going 8 for 19 (.421) with four runs scored and five RBIs, highlighted by a three-hit game in the season finale against West Virginia on June 2.
- Was a part of two back-to-back home run sequences: Feb. 24 vs. Nebraska (with Beau Ankeney) and April 7 at Saint Mary's (with Blake Avila).
- Began season with a bang, hitting a first-inning Opening Night three-run homer against Georgetown.
- Racked up six RBIs in a March 17 win over Tarleton State, tied for third-most in a single game since GCU's return to D-I in 2014.
- Hit a walk-off double on April 20 against Utah Tech.
- Homered twice against Utah Valley on May 16.
- Compiled one of the best freshman seasons in program history, netting Freshman All-American honors.
- Earned second-team All-WAC honors at first base and was named to the All-WAC Defensive Team.
- Set the program record for hits by a freshman with 75, passing Blake Woods' 1998 record in the final game of GCU's season.
- Matched future big leaguer Tim Salmon's 1987 record for most RBIs by a GCU freshman with 61.
- From March 24 to May 24, reached base in every game for a streak of 36 that was GCU's longest since at least 2007.
- Was named a top-50 first baseman (and No. 2 freshman first baseman) in the nation by D1Baseball.com.
- Finished with eight home runs, the No. 2 mark (Jon Hamel hit nine in 1996) by a Lopes freshman in the Division I era.
- Drew 46 walks, the No. 3 mark in a Lopes D-I season.
- Named the WAC Hitter of the Week on May 8 following a weekend series at Tarleton State where he collected seven hits, 10 RBIs, four runs, two doubles and a home run.
- On the WAC leaderboards, finished: 10th in batting average (.368), eighth in on-base percentage (.471), tied for fourth in RBIs (61), second in walks (46) and first in sacrifice flies (8).
- In conference games, finished: seventh in batting average (.404), third in on-base percentage (.514), tied for second in RBIs (39) and second in walks (27).
- Started 56 of the team's 58 games, spending the majority of his time batting cleanup (39 games) and at first base (39 games).
- Logged 22 multi-hit games, five three-hit games, one four-hit game. Logged 16 multi-RBI games.
- Hit first career home run against Texas State on March 5.
- Eighth and final home run of his freshman season was a grand slam at Tarleton State on May 6 as part of a season-best six-RBI day. It was the Lopes' fifth and final grand slam of 2023.
- Season-best four-hit game came in a win at Nevada on April 30.
Summer Leagues |
- 2024: Hyannis Harbor Hawks | Cape Cod League | Hyannis, Mass. (stats)
Mountain Ridge HS |
Glendale, Ariz. |
- Played final high school season for the Mountain Lions in 2022.
- Earned 6A all-state first-team recognition at catcher. Was a first-team all-conference pick as well.
- Played club for Zoots Baseball.
Archbishop Mitty HS |
San Jose, Calif. |
- Played first three high school seasons for the Monarchs.
- Hit .286 over three-year varsity career, capped by a .305 batting average as a junior in 2021.
Personal |
- Parents are David Specht and Robyn Yorke.
- Father, David, was a swimmer at Air Force from 1979 to 1983.
- Mother, Robyn, played softball at Fresno State from 1994 to 1998 and is considered one of the best players in program history. She was a four-time All-American and helped the Bulldogs win the 1998 national championship. Helped teach her sons hitting.
- Aunt, Christa, also played softball at Fresno State from 1991 to 1994.
- Oldest brother, Joe, also played baseball at Archbishop Mitty HS and graduated in 2019. He spent the 2020 season with the Boise State program. Transferred to Cal Poly after Boise State cut the program and played four seasons with the Mustangs ending in 2024.
- Older brother, Nick, also played baseball at Archbishop Mitty HS and graduated in 2020. He was drafted by the Boston Red Sox with the 17th overall pick. Made his MLB Debut on Sept. 16, 2024, with the Pittsburgh Pirates with Zach in attendance.
- Cites his older brothers as the greatest influence on his baseball career.
- Chose GCU, in part, due to former Lope Jaxson Wall, his best friend.
- If he wasn't playing baseball, it'd be basketball and football.
- Favorite TV shows are Impractical Jokers and MLB Tonight.
- Favorite pro sports team is the Los Angeles Angels.
- Favorite players to watch growing up include Bartolo Colon, Vladimir Guererro Sr. and Torii Hunter.
GCU Baseball at Arizona - 9th-Inning Highlights
Wednesday, March 04
GCU Baseball vs. Pacific - Cannon Peery's fourth homer of season
Saturday, February 28
GCU Baseball vs. Pacific - Tanner Johns' go-ahead double
Saturday, February 28
GCU Baseball vs. Oklahoma State (Game 1) - Highlights
Friday, February 20
