Zak Skinner Season 2026

#24

PositionC

Weight200 lbs

Height5-9

ClassRedshirt Senior

HometownMelbourne, Australia

Previous SchoolLamar

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All-Big 12 Honorable Mention (2026)

FIFTH YEAR (2026)

54 GP, 54 GS, .357/.435/.502, 41 R, 41 RBI, 8 2B, 2 3B, 6 HR, 74 H, 24 BB, 2 SB

Earned All-Big 12 Honorable Mention accolades
Played in 54 games and started 54 contests (51 at C, 3 at DH)
A true every day catcher, as he started all but four games on the year behind the plate
Slashed .357/.435/.502, as he led the team with a .357 batting average and finished second on the squad with a .435 on-base percentage
Led the team with 74 hits
Tallied 8 doubles, 2 triples, 6 homers, 41 runs scored and 41 RBIs
Also worked 24 walks and stole two bases
Led the team with 22 multiple-hit games and a 12-game hitting streak
Also had nine multi-RBI contests and finished the year on a 19-game reached base safely streak
Tied a career-high with a five hit game by going 5-for-5 with a double, two runs scored and two RBIs at TCU on March 22
Tied a season-high with four RBIs on April 25 at Utah by going 4-for-5 with an inside-the-park home run and two runs scored
Drove in four runs on Feb. 14 vs. Siena by going 2-for-3 with a double, a walk and a run scored
Went 3-for-5 with a pair of doubles, a triple, a run scored and three RBIs vs. Stetson on April 29
Threw out 13 would-be base stealers on the season
Registered a .988 fielding percentage with 371 putouts and 33 assists

SENIOR (2025)

All-Southland Conference preseason first team
Southland Conference Hitter of the Week on April 7 after going 6 for 18 (.333) in four games with three doubles, three home runs and 12 RBIs
Batted .277 in 57 starts with 224 at-bats, 37 runs, 62 hits, 15 doubles, five home runs, 50 RBIs, and 36 walks
Posted a .950 fielding percentage with 126 putouts and 85 assists
Caught 7 runners stealing
Had a game-high eight RBIs after going 3 for 7 with a double and two home runs in a victory over Tarleton State on (4/1)

JUNIOR (2024)

Named second team All-Southland Conference
Named Southland Conference Hitter of the Week on April 1 after hitting .368 with two home runs, a double and eight RBIs during four games that included a three-game sweep of nationally ranked Oklahoma
Made 57 starts while posting a team-high .339 average with 75 hits, 30 runs scored, team-high 16 doubles, 10 home runs and 53 RBI
Named to the Australian national team for the U23 WBSC World Cup

PREVIOUS SCHOOL - Vernon College

SOPHOMORE (2023)

FRESHMAN (2022)

HIGH SCHOOL

PERSONAL