2017 Baseball Roster

Zack Coker
- Position:
- INF
- B-T:
- R-R
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 166
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Tuscaloosa, Ala.
- High School:
- Northridge
Career Accolades
2017 SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll
2016 SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll
2017 (Sophomore)
Played in 21 games during his sophomore season, primarily as a pinch-hitter … totaled one hit, three RBI and three runs scored while walking four times and dropping down two perfect sacrifice bunts. Presbyterian (2/17-19): Made an appearance as a pinch-hitter in Saturday’s contest but did not record any stats. Southern Miss (2/22): Recorded his first career hit against the Golden Eagles … entered as a pinch-hitter and roped a single to left-center. Jacksonville State (2/28): Entered in a pinch-hit role, going 0-for-1 at the dish. ULM (3/3-5): Came off the bench for pinch-hit duties in the bookend games of the series against the Warhawks ... did not record any hits in his two at-bats. Arkansas-Pine Bluff (3/9-12): Entered as a defensive replacement on Friday and in the series finale … drew a walk which led to an RBI in his lone plate appearance on Friday. Missouri (3/17-19): Pinch-hit in Saturday’s game, collecting a walk in his lone plate appearance for the weekend. Auburn (3/28): Came off the bench to pinch-run but did not see any time at the plate. UAB (4/11): Entered as a pinch-hitter and remained in the game at second base ... finished 0-for-1 at the plate. Texas A&M (4/13-15): Pinch-hit in Friday’s matchup, but did not record a hit in his lone at-bat. Alcorn State (4/18): Entered as a defensive replacement, recorded a HBP in his lone plate appearance, finishing with one run scored. Mississippi State (4/20-21): Came off the bench as a pinch-runner in the second game of Friday’s doubleheader ... recorded one RBI on his bases-loaded walk. LSU (4/27-29): Came off the bench as a pinch-hitter in the series finale, laying down a perfect sacrifice bunt in his lone plate appearance. Auburn (5/6-7): Saw time in the final two games of the weekend series, entering as a pinch-hitter and then as a pinch-runner … laid down a perfect bunt on a suicide squeeze in his pinch-hit role to record an RBI in game two of the doubleheader … came around to score a run after entering as a pinch-runner on Sunday. Grambling (5/10): Entered as a defensive replacement … finished with a walk and a run scored on the evening. Florida (5/12-14): Pinch-hit in the final two games of the weekend … went 0-for-2 at the plate. Vanderbilt (5/18-20): Came off the bench as a defensive replacement at second base in the first two games in Nashville … finished 0-for-1 at the plate.
2016 (Redshirt Freshman)
Appeared in four games during his first season of action at Alabama ... entered as a pinch-hitter in three contests and a defensive replacement in one. Nicholls State (2/24): Saw his first career action with the Crimson Tide ... entered as a pinch-hitter in the eighth and recorded one walk in his lone plate appearance before coming around to score his first career run. USA Baseball-Irish Classic (3/4-6): Entered as a defensive replacement at second base in Saturday’s first game against Niagara. UAB (3/22): Saw time at third base after entering as a pinch-hitter … finished 0-for-1 at the plate. Alcorn State (4/5): Entered as a pinch-hitter, recording one RBI in his lone at-bat.
2015 (Freshman)
Redshirted his freshman season with the Crimson Tide.
High School and Personal Data
Named 2014 Southeast Region Honorable Mention by Perfect Game USA ... was a 2013 Honorable Mention Preseason High School Underclassmen All-American by Perfect Game ... PG also ranked him as the 17th overall player and the top shortstop in the state of Alabama ... competed in Perfect Game’s 2012 Southeast Underclass Showcase ... maintained a 3.9 grade point average while at Northridge High School ... son of Jason and Lynette Coker ... both parents attended The University of Alabama ... born Zachary Lawrence Coker on Oct. 9, 1995 ... majoring in civil engineering.