Biography
2018: Big South Player of the Year, the third in High Point history ... First team All-Big South ... Appeared in and started 52 of 56 games ... Hit .298 with seven doubles, a triple, 13 homers, 38 RBI, and 57 runs scored ... Led team in runs, home runs, hit by pitches (26), and stolen bases (24) ... Hit .388 in 26 games against Big South competition ... Belted a grand slam at Wake Forest (5/15/18) ... Tied a career best with three stolen bases while going 3-for-5 at UNC Asheville (5/13/18) ... Went 2-for-4 with a homer and three runs scored on 5/12/18 at UNC Asheville ... Named Big South Player of the Week for 4/2-8/18 ... Recorded three hits, two runs, two RBI's, and a solo home run vs Charleston Southern (4/6/18) ... Racked up three runs, two hits, an RBI, a double, and solo home run against Elon (4/3/18)... Tallied up two runs, three hits, an RBI, and a solo home run versus Winthrop (3/30/18) ... Led off against Radford with his third home run of the season and second in the last three games (3/25/18) ... Launched a two-run homer to left to give High Point a 7-2 lead over Radford (3/23/18) ... Tied career highs in hits and RBI on 3/3/18 at William & Mary (3-5, 2 R, 4 RBI) ... Registered two runs, two hits, and an RBI while accounting for two steals at N.C. A&T (2/21/18) ... Collected two RBI, three hits, and a HR against JMU (2/18/18) ... Millis Scholar-Athlete.
2017: Appeared in 53 games, staring 52 ... Hit .281 with 10 doubles, two triples, 10 home runs, 34 RBI and 38 runs scored ... Led team in triples, home runs, RBI, total bases (101), slugging percentage (.498), hit by pitches (21) and on-base percentage (.400) ... Also ranked among team leaders in at-bats (203, 2nd), runs (2nd), hits (57, 2nd), extra-base hits (22, 2nd), stolen bases (14, 2nd) and doubles (3rd) ... Posted back-to-back multi-hit games against Campbell (5/26/17) and Winthrop (5/27/17) in the Big South Tournament, going 5-10 with a double, home run, two runs scored and two RBI ... Went 2-5 with a double, two runs scored and two RBI in a win at Presbyterian (4/22/17) ... Finished 2-3 with a walk and an RBI against UNC Asheville (4/15/17) ... Finished 2-3 with one RBI and one run scored at Elon (4/11/17) ... Went 3-6 with a double, two runs scored and an RBI against Campbell (4/8/17) ... Named Big South Player of the Week (4/3/17) ... Went 3-5 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs scored against Elon (3/28/17) ... Went 2-5 with a home run, an RBI and a run scored at Kennesaw State (3/11/17) ... Finished 1-3 with two walks, an RBI and a run scored against Army (3/5/17) ... Went 2-4 with a home run and a double, one RBI and one run scored at Stetson (2/25/17) ... Finished 2-3 with a home run, two RBI and two runs scored in the win over NJIT (2/19/17) ... Millis Scholar-Athlete.
2016: Played in 53 games with 49 starts ... Hit .286 with 21 RBI and 38 runs scored ... Led HPU with 26 stolen bases ... Went 3-6 with two runs scored and a stolen base against Longwood in the Big South Tournament (5/26/16) ... Went 2-4 with a double, a home run and two runs scored in the win over Longwood (4/9/16) ... Finished 1-3 with an RBI, two runs scored and two stolen bases against UNC Asheville (3/20/16) ... Went 3-4 with two stolen bases at Wake Forest (3/15/16) ... Went 3-4 with two doubles and a career-high three RBI against Rider (3/12/16) ... Went 2-4 with two stolen bases and a run scored against Dayton (3/6/16) ... Finished 2-4 with two runs scored and a career-high three stolen bases against Wright State (3/2/16) ... Finished 3-4 at the plate with two doubles and three RBI (3/11/16) ... Millis Scholar-Athlete.
2015: Played in 10 games ... Scored four runs and stole one base ... Scored his first run vs. LIU Brooklyn (3/7/15) ... Made his collegiate debut at UNCG (2/13/15).
Prep: Graduated from Southwest Guilford ... Four-year letter winner ... Named All-Conference as a junior after hitting .340 with 36 runs scored and 16 stolen bases ... Honorable mention All-Conference selection as a sophomore ... Played club baseball with the Panthers Baseball Club for four seasons.
Personal: Majoring in Exercise Science ... Son of Thomas and Cindy Zente ... Born on February 13, 1996 ... Has one older brother, Luke, and one younger brother, Tommy.
CAREER HIGHS:
At Bats: 6 (7x), last vs. Charleston Southern (5/22/18)
Hits: 3 (14x), last at UNC Asheville (5/13/18)
Runs: 3 (5x), last at UNC Asheville (5/12/18)
RBI: 4 (3x), last at Wake Forest (5/15/18)
Doubles: 2, vs. Rider (3/11/16)
Triples: 1 (3x), last vs. Longwood (3/18/18)
Home Runs: 1 (26x), last at Wake Forest (5/15/18)
Walks: 3, vs. UNCG (4/10/18)
Stolen Bases: 3, vs. Wright State (3/2/16)
Hit Streak: 17 games from 3/2/16 - 3/29/16
