As a Junior in 2011:
All-American, All-Region, All-Conference and NEIBA All-Star Selection...Named a semifinalist for the Tino Martinez Award, given to the top player in Division II... Northeast-10 Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll selection...Closed the year with a 10-2 record and one save to go along with a 1.25 earned run average...Led the Owls pitching staff in strikeouts (112) and starts (15)...Ranked among the NCAA leaders in wins and strikeouts...Tied for the team lead in wins with 10, which set a new school single-season record...His 112 strikeouts were the second-highest single-season total in school history...Pitched two complete games...Recorded double digit strikeouts four times... Second on the team with a 1.25 earned run average...Pitched 107.2 innings in 15 starts and two relief appearances...Held opponents to a .214 batting average...Worked at least six innings in all but two starts...Allowed just one run over six innings and struck out seven in his season debut against C.W. Post on 2/20...Went six innings to earn the win over Merrimack on 3/5...Threw seven scoreless innings to earn the win over Mercy on 3/11...Had a season-high 14 strikeouts in a scoreless seven innings against Nyack on 3/17...Earned a save with a scoreless inning against AIC on 3/19...Tossed seven scoreless innings and allowed just one hit while fanning eight in a win over Saint Rose on 3/22...Went eight innings and struck out 10 against Bentley on 4/9...Allowed only one earned run and struck out 10 in a complete game effort at Stonehill on 4/16...Merited just one earned run and fanned seven in seven innings against Saint Anselm on 4/25...Fired a complete game shutout against Southern New Hampshire on 4/30, striking out 10 and allowing only one hit...Gave up only four hits and no runs in a seven inning effort versus UMass-Lowell on 5/7...Threw a three-hitter over eight innings in the NCAA Regional game against Adelphi on 5/22...Did not allow an earned run over 3.2 innings of work and fanned three in the College World Series game against Grand Valley State on 5/31.
As a Sophomore in 2010:
Earned All-America, All-Region and All-Conference honors in a breakout season for the Owls…Candidate for the Tino Martinez Award, given to the top player in Division II…Led the staff with a 7-2 mark posted a 2.49 earned run average…His 101 strikeouts were the second-highest single-season mark in school history…Ranked first in the Northeast-10 Conference in pickoffs (five) and second in strikeouts…Tossed seven shutout innings and merited just two hits in his season debut, a win against UMass-Lowell…Allowed just two hits and no earned runs, while striking out 15, over seven innings in a win over Mercy on 3/6…Earned the win against Pace on 3/17, allowing just four hits and two runs over six innings of work…Struck out 10 and merited just one run on five hits in a win over AIC on 4/2…Fanned nine and didn’t allow an earned run at Assumption on 4/8…Allowed just one run on five hits and struck out seven in a nine inning effort against Adelphi on 4/20…Went six innings, allowing just one run on two hits, and struck out 13, in a win over Felician on 4/28.
As a Freshman in 2009:
Appeared in 11 games for the Owls, including nine starts…Ranked seventh in the Northeast-10 Conference in hits allowed (47), tied for 10th in runs allowed (28), tied for 12th in earned runs allowed (21) and 14th in opposing batting average (.241)…Led the team in strikeouts (47), win-loss percentage (.714), hits allowed (27), runs allowed, earned runs allowed, opposing batting average, tied for the team lead in wins (five) and ranked second in ERA (3.50)…Posted a 5-2 record with a 3.50 ERA, surrendered 47 hits and threw two complete games…Made his first career start, threw four innings, allowed six runs on six hits and struck out two batters against No. 18 Georgia College and State on 2/15…Followed up with his first career win in a complete game performance, surrendered two unearned runs on six hits, zero walks and struck out a career-high 10 batters versus Felician on 3/13…Started and threw seven innings, allowed just one unearned run on five hits at Florida Institute of Technology on 3/23…Recorded his second win in his second complete game, did not allow an earned run, struck out six batters and walked one in the second game of a doubleheader versus UMass Lowell on 4/13…Notched his third win in his next appearance, started and threw five innings, surrendered one unearned run on three hits and struck out seven batters in the second game of a doubleheader at AIC on 4/18…Followed up with his fourth win in 5.1 innings pitched, struck out six and allowed five runs (four earned) on eight hits in the second game of a doubleheader at Stonehill on 4/25…Registered his fifth win in his last start of season, allowed one run on three hits in seven innings pitched and struck out six against Southern New Hamsphire on 5/3.
Before Southern Connecticut State University:
Played baseball and basketball at Bacon Academy (Conn.)…Senior Select All-Star…All-ECC First and Second Team…Hartford Courant All State…Baseball team captain as a senior.
Personal:
Son of Dan and Paige Zbin…Brother of Dan and Zachary…Undecided on major.
Zbin's Career Highs:
Inn. Pitched: 9.0, twice
Strikeouts: 10, vs. Felician, 3/13/09
Fewest Hits Allowed: 3, three times
