2019 (Senior): Appeared in 41 games and started in 38 ... spent almost all his time as the catcher ... slashed .231/.314./.322 in 134 at-bats ... blasted one home run and 12 doubles ... tallied 20 RBIs and 15 runs ... had a season-high four hits versus Evansville (5/16) ... caught every postseason game for the Redbirds as they went on their historic run to the NCAA Tournament Regional Finals ... added a RBI in Illinois State's first ever NCAA Tournament victory over Indiana (5/31) ... had a .985 fielding percentage.
2018 (Junior): Appeared in 39 games, starting in all but one … appeared primarily as a catcher and designated hitter … slashed .247/.306/.342 with six doubles, one triple, two home runs, 20 RBIs and 30 runs scored … tallied nine multi-hit games and five multi-RBI performances Had a nine-game on-base streak (2/24 to 3/12) … hit both home runs at Tennessee Tech (2/24) going 4-for-6 with three RBIs and four runs scored.
2017 (Sophomore): Appeared in 48 games, all of which were starting assignments … appeared primarily as a catcher and designated hitter … named to the Missouri Valley Conference All-Tournament Team … slashed .256/.351/.343 with nine doubles, two home runs, 34 RBIs and 21 runs scored … ranked third on the team in RBIs … tallied 12 multi-hit games and seven multi-RBI performances … finished the season with an active eight-game on-base streak … threw out 25.9 percent of potential base stealers … hit a grand slam in Illinois State’s season opener versus Indiana State (2/17), marking the first grand slam in NCAA Baseball in 2017 … also doubled and walked with five RBIs and three runs scored against Indiana State (2/17) … homered at Bradley (4/21) … doubled twice at Bradley (4/23) … drove in four runs versus Illinois Wesleyan (4/12) … tallied three multi-hit games at MVC Tournament … registered three hits and three RBIs at Southern Illinois (5/14) … named to the MVC and AFNI honor rolls … earned the MVC Commissioner’s Academic Excellence Award.
2016 (Freshman): Appeared in 20 games, with 14 starts … served primarily as a backup catcher … also started three games at designated hitter … slashed .123/.206/.158 with six RBIs and five runs scored … made Illinois State debut at Belmont (2/20), where he registered his first hit, run scored and RBI … doubled twice and drove in a pair of runs against Central Michigan (3/12) … walked twice against Northwestern (3/6) … named to the MVC and AFNI honor rolls.
Hersey HS: Competed as a member of the baseball team … was a team captain as a senior … broke the school saves record with 11, and was an all-conference selection as a senior … batted .435 with an on-base percentage of .535 in conference play as a senior … named an all-conference and all-area pick his senior year … named a Baseball Factory Top Prospect … helped 15U Chicago Gravel team win a Perfect Game national championship.
Personal: Born Nov. 26, 1996 in Park Ridge, Illinois … son of George and Cindy Zouras … has twin sisters, Katrina and Cassie … majoring in insurance. Â