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Marian University Ind.

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2026 Baseball Roster

32 Zach Bale

  • Height 6-7
  • Weight 235
  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • B/T R/R
  • Position 1B
  • Hometown Destin, Fla.
  • Prev School NW Florida State College / Chatt Valley CC

Biography

Career Achievements: All-Crossroads League Second Team (2025) ... Crossroads League Gold Glove (2026)

2026: Finished the season with strong numbers after missing an early stretch of the season with a hamstring injury ... Was named to the Crossroads League Gold Glove Team, playing in 39 games while making 37 starts, all at first base ... Batted .304 as a senior, slugging .493 while holding an on-base percentage of .388 ... Was 42-138 at the plate, scoring 23 times while driving in 33 runs ... Had eight doubles and six home runs ... Drew 16 walks and was hit four times ... Had 13 games with two or more hits ... Hit first of six home runs on the season in the season opener against Bryan ... Returned to the lineup full-time from his hamstring injury on March 14 against Huntington ... Found a full groove at the plate on April 3 going 2-4 with a home run at MVNU ... Had his lone multi-homer game of the year against Taylor on April 23, going 3-4 in game one with four RBI ... Hit another home run in game two of the doubleheader for a three-bomb day ... Logged a .996 fielding percentage, making 254 putouts and four assists ... Ended his collegiate career with three hits in nine at-bats during the NAIA Opening Round. 

2025: Enjoyed a productive season in his first year at Marian, leading the Knights in average with a .346 rate, earning All-Crossroads League Second Team honors ... Posted 54 hits which was the second-most on the roster ... Ripped a team-high 18 doubles, tripled once, and led the team in home runs with 10 ... Recorded 48 RBI and scored 33 runs ... Slugged .667 and had a .430 on-base percentage, ending the year with a 1.097 OPS ... Started and played in 44 games on the year ... Defensively had a fielding percentage of .988, making 252 putouts at first base ... Had a season-long hitting streak of 16 games during the month of March, ending the year on a four-game hitting streak ... Recorded three four-hit games on the season, including a 4-5 outing in the final game of the year ... Went 2-5 in game three of the regular season series against Huntington, hitting two home runs and a season-high seven RBI ... Homered twice against St. Francis in the CL Tournament ... Doubled twice in a 4-4 game against Huntington to end the season.

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Historical Player Information

  • 32

    2025Redshirt Junior

    INF
    6'7" 235 lbs
    32
  • 32

    2026Redshirt Senior

    1B
    6'7" 235 lbs
    32