Career Game Highs Innings Pitched: 7.1, 3/3 vs. Rhode Island G1
Strikeouts: 9, 3/3 vs. Rhode Island G1
Hits Allowed: *7, last 3/30 vs. South Carolina
Walks Allowed: *4, last 4/15 vs. Auburn
Runs Allowed: 6, 3/30 vs. South Carolina
Coach Corbin Quote: Zo has the most starting experience of any pitcher that we return. He should figure to be one of our starters on the weekend. He had a very nice freshman year with many quality outings and the good fortune of being able to throw in Omaha. We love his ability and his assortment of pitches. It has been fun watching him progress and develop as a leader on our staff over the last year.
2012 - Earned his third win of the year with his third quality start giving up two runs, one earned, on four hits over 6.2 innings against Auburn 4/15... Pinned with his second loss of the weekend after allowing the winning run in the ninth at Mississippi State 4/8... Tagged with his fourth straight loss with a season-low two-plus innings at Mississippi State 4/6 allowing four runs on five hits... Beat up for a career-high six runs on seven hits over 5.1 innings against South Carolina 3/30 in third straight loss... Tough-luck loser against Georgia 3/23 allowing one run on one hit, a home run, with six strikeouts over 5.1 innings... Roughed up for five runs on six hits over 4.1 innings in loss at Florida 3/16... Worked a career-best eight shutout innings with eight strikeouts, allowing only three hits and one walk to earn his second win of the season beating San Diego 3/9... Struck out a career-best nine batters in a then career-long 7.1 innings in win over Rhode Island 3/3 G1... Allowed two unearned runs and matched a career-best with six strikeouts in no decision against Oregon 2/24... Tagged for his collegiate loss giving up five runs on six hits in 3.1 innings at Stanford 2/17.
2011 - Struck out the only batter he faced to strand two runners and end the eighth inning in College World Series loss to Florida 6/24... Recorded the final out in Vanderbilt's first-ever College World Series win over North Carolina 6/18... Named a Freshman All-American by the NCBWA, one of a school record four freshmen to earn Freshman All-American honors (Kemp, Gregor, Pecoraro)... Needed just seven pitches to work a perfect inning against Belmont 6/3 in NCAA Regional Tournament opener... Threw one pitch to get one out in win over Arkansas 5/28... Earned the win pitching 3.2 no-hit innings against Georgia in SEC Tournament 5/25... Tabbed an All-Freshman SEC performer... Notched his first save of his career working three scoreless innings at Georgia 5/20... Walked the lone batter he faced against Florida 5/15... Tossed two scoreless innings striking out two in win over Florida 5/14... Picked up his second win of the year pitching three scoreless innings at Louisville 5/10... Stranded two inherited runners recording two outs in win at Kentucky 5/8... Fanned two in his lone inning of work against Tennessee 5/1... Faced only one batter and allowed two-of-three inherited runners to score against LSU 4/24... Allowed all three inherited runners to score in loss at South Carolina 4/17... Struck out one in 0.2 innings at South Carolina 4/16... Allowed one hit and one walk in lone inning at Middle Tennessee State 4/12... Struck out the side around two hits in one inning of work against Alabama 4/9... Struck out two in two perfect innings against Middle Tennessee State 4/5... Allowed a hit to the lone batter he faced at Auburn 4/3... Turned in one scoreless inning at Auburn 4/2... Pitched in his first SEC game recording two big outs at Arkansas 3/27 with two runners on in a one-run game... Gave up a two-run home run but fanned five in a two-inning start against Tennessee Tech 3/22... Earned his first collegiate win pitching five scoreless innings against Purdue 3/15... Started his second game for VU giving up two runs on five hits with six strikeouts over 3.2 innings against Kennesaw State 3/9... Recorded two outs in win over Brown 3/6... Struck out a career-best six in 3.1 innings of relief against Western Kentucky 3/1... Gave up two runs on seven hits with five strikeouts over three-plus innings against Stanford 2/26... Started in his collegiate debut tossing 5.1 innings and fanning five while allowing two runs, one earned, on four hits at SDSU 2/19.
HIGH SCHOOL - 2010 Massachusetts State champions... 2010 Western Massachusetts Pitcher of the Year... Rawlings All-American First team... Under Armour Pre-season All-American...Lettered three years in baseball and basketball... Baseball Team Captain his junior and senior seasons... Was a member of National Honor Society... Played for Amherst American Legion and Mid-Atlantic Rookies during the summer... Drafted in the 13th round of the 2010 MLB Draft by Arizona.
ACADEMICS - Ziomek is undecided on a major. He was a SEC Academic Honor Roll selection as a freshman.
PERSONAL - Kevin Matthew Ziomek (ZO-mek)... Born 3/21/92... Son of Peter and Megin Ziomek... Has two brothers, Rory and Brendan... Nickname is Zo... Favorites include Jon Lester (athlete), The Bourne Identity (movie), Steak (meal), Bahamas (vacation spot), SportsCenter (TV show), Leonardo DiCaprio (actor) and Lil Wayne (musician)... Tabbed Nolan Ryan as the one person living or dead he would like to have dinner with... His most memorable athletic moment is going to Omaha and spending an exciting week with his teammates... Chose Vanderbilt because of a great balance of academics and athletics.
