2022 Baseball Roster

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19 Steven Zobac

  • Position Pitcher/Outfield
  • Class Junior
  • Height/Weight 6-2 / 200
  • Bat/Throw L/R
  • Hometown San Jose, Calif.
  • High School Valley Christian HS
  • Major Sociology
  • Instagram steven.zobac

Biography

Accolades
  • MLB First-Year Player Draft selection (2022 - 4th round, No. 115, Kansas City)
  • MLB Draft Combine Invitee (2022)
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At Cal
2022 (Jr.)
  • Selected No. 115 overall by the Kansas City Royals in the fourth round in the 2022 MLB First-Year Player Draft
  • Effectively transitioned into a full-time pitcher as a junior following two seasons as a two-way player
  • Pitched in multiple roles; opened the season as the No. 2 starter before moving to the backend of the bullpen, only to return to the rotation for the final month of the campaign
  • Tied for second on the team with 20 appearances, including 10 starts
  • Went 4-4 with a 4.09 ERA & a 1.22 WHIP in 61.2 innings pitched
  • Struck out 72 batters & issued 20 walks while posting a .236 batting average against
  • Ranked fifth among Pac-12 pitchers with 10.51 strikeouts per nine innings
  • Was electric in two consecutive late-May starts vs. New Mexico (May 13) & Utah (May 20), striking out 23 batters compared to just six hits allowed in 13 combined innings pitched
    • Twirled a seven-inning, 12-strikeout gem vs. New Mexico & became the first Golden Bear with 12 strikeouts since Ryan Mason vs. Duke on Feb. 15, 2015
  • Allowed just two runs while striking out 18 batters over a 17.2-inning span from April 8-29
  • Notched his first win of the year in a six-inning, one-run effort vs. UIC (Feb. 26)
  • Tallied seven strikeouts in his third start of the season at #10 Florida State (March 5) before moving into the bullpen two weeks later
  • Worked 4.0 shutout innings of relief in an 8-3 series-opening win vs. #13 UCLA (April 22)
  • Was handed the loss in a gritty 4.2-inning performance vs. #4 Oregon State in the second round of the Pac-12 Tournament (May 26)
2021 (So.)
  • Continued his success as a two-way player, making 44 defensive starts & 14 appearances on the mound
  • Played in 52 total games, primarily as a corner outfielder
  • Slashed .240/.344/.359 with 10 extra-base hits, five home runs, 20 RBI, 31 runs & four stolen bases
  • Led Cal with four saves & posted a 2-2 record, 4.66 ERA & .239 average against in 19.1 innings pitched
  • His effectiveness as a two-way player was on display at #18 UCLA (May 21-23), as he was 3-for-5 with three RBI in series opener, earned the save in the 4-2 series-clinching win & homered in the series finale
  • Delivered a two-run walk-off single in the bottom of the ninth inning vs. #12 Stanford (May 15) to knot the Big Series
  • Allowed just one run in his first 13.0 innings pitched prior to a tough outing at Oregon State (April 16)
  • Made one start on the mound as an "opener", striking out two batters in a scoreless inning at Saint Mary's (April 13)
  • Tossed a season-long 2.1 innings in his first pitching appearance of the season at Pacific (Feb. 21)
  • Earned three saves in his first five appearances of the season, including back-to-back hitless efforts vs. Loyola Marymount (March 13) & California Baptist (March 21)
  • Was 1-for-3 with two runs & a home run in Cal's 9-1 win at #22 Arizona (April 11)
  • Posted two three-hit performances, including a 3-for-4 effort in a win vs. Arizona State (May 7)
*** 2020 (Fr.)
  • Two-way player who showed promise in both areas as a freshman
  • Earned seven starts in 11 games played as a position player & made five relief appearances on the mound
  • Was primarily slotted in left field, making his first collegiate start on Feb. 22 vs. St. John's
  • Slashed .207/.250/.276 in 29 at-bats (6-for-29)
  • Tallied two doubles, five RBI, five runs scored, two walks & one stolen base
  • Went 1-2 on the mound with an 8.44 ERA in 5.1 innings pitched
  • Had a 9-to-3 strikeout-to-walk ratio
  • Struck out the side in a flawless inning of relief to help Cal defeat rival Stanford (Feb. 25)
  • Made his collegiate debut with a pinch-hit at-bat in the season opener at Long Beach State (Feb. 14)
  • Earned the win in his first pitching appearance of the year in the Long Beach State series finale (Feb. 16)
  • Went 2-for-4 with an RBI double vs. San Francisco (March 8)
  • Drove in a pair of runs against St. John's (Feb. 23)
*** 2020 season shortened due to COVID-19 pandemic.
High School
  • Graduated from Valley Christian High School (San Jose, Calif.)
  • Played under head coach John Diatte in the West Catholic Athletic League
  • Named the CCS Player of the Year & WCAL Player of the Year during his prep career
  • Member of three CCS Championship teams (2017-19) & the Rawlings All-American High School Team
  • Tallied statistical figures of .465 batting average, .622 on base percentage, 0.23 ERA, 60.2 innings pitched & 75 strikeouts
  • Played club ball for the PUF Caps
Personal
  • Full name is Steven Reed Zobac
  • Born on Oct. 14 in San Jose, Calif.
  • Son of Susan & Kirk Zobac
  • Has a twin sister, Kacey, who plays softball at Cal
  • Intends to major in Biological Sciences
  • Has ambitions of playing professional baseball & working as a physical therapist or chiropractor
  • Hobbies include fishing & hunting

Statistics

Season:
2022

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Historical Player Information

  • 19

    2020Freshman

    Right-Handed Pitcher/Utility
    6'2" 195 lbs
    19
  • 19

    2021Sophomore

    Pitcher/Outfield
    6'2" 200 lbs
    19
  • 19

    2022Junior

    Pitcher/Outfield
    6'2" 200 lbs
    19