Zane Denton

Position:
INF
B-T:
S-R
Height:
6-0
Weight:
200
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Brentwood, Tenn.
High School:
Ravenwood

Career Accolades

SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll (2022)
Newcomer All-SEC Team (2021)
SEC All-Defensive Team - 3B (2021)
SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll (2021)
SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll (2019-20)

2022

Alabama's everyday third baseman who started all 58 games
Batted .263 (61-232) with 12 doubles and 13 home runs, including a grand slam
Totaled 48 RBI and 35 runs scored to go with 22 walks and six hit-by-pitch
Led UA in home runs, RBI and total bases (112) while ranking third in doubles and slugging (.483)
Recorded a team-high 14 multi-RBI games, including six in SEC action to rank second on UA
Tied for the team lead in home runs with five during SEC matchups
Homered in back-to-back games five times - March 1-2, March 9-11, March 13-16, April 9-10 and from April 16-17
Went 3-for-5 with a grand slam and two runs to go with a career-high and Alabama season-high tying five RBI on May 10 at Jacksonville State
Recorded a seven-game hitting streak from April 9-19, batting .357 (10-28) with a double, four home runs, 10 RBI, six runs and five walks during that stretch
Got aboard in 10 consecutive games from April 3-19
Reached base safely in 10 straight games from March 5-20
Put together a six-game hitting streak from March 5-March 18, batting .500 (11-22) with a double, four home runs, nine RBI, eight runs and six walks across the streak
Recorded a five-game hitting streak from June 4, 2021-Feb. 20, 2022, batting .350 (7-20) with three doubles, one home run, three RBI, three runs and a pair of walks during the stretch
Selected to the 2022 Bobby Bragan Collegiate Slugger Award Watch List to start his junior season

2021

Earned SEC All-Defensive Team recognition for his standout play at third base
Selected to the Newcomer All-SEC Team
Started all 58 games with 53 starts at third base and five at first
Led UA with a .308 (68-221) batting average that included 10 doubles and 10 home runs
Drew a team-high 35 walks while also leading the Tide in on-base percentage at .405
Ranked second on UA in hits and runs scored (40) while tying for second in RBI (40)
Tied for the UA lead in multi-hit games with 21, including a team-high tying 11 in SEC play
Recorded 14 multi-RBI games to rank second on UA, seven of which came against SEC foes
Walked off McNeese on Feb. 20 with a solo home run
Put together a six-game hitting streak from May 2-16, batting .360 (9-25) with two doubles, a home run, five RBI, two runs scored and a walk during that stretch
Registered a five-game hitting streak in SEC play from April 10-17, batting .500 (11-22) with a home run, six RBI, five runs, two walks and a stolen base across the streak
Posted a six-game hitting streak from April 10-17, batting .520 (13-25) with a home run, eight RBI, seven runs, five walks and one stolen base during that time
Notched an eight-game hitting streak from game two of the Feb. 27 doubleheader to March 13, batting .333 (11-33) with two doubles, three home run, seven RBI, nine runs and six walks across that stretch
Recorded a six-game hitting streak from March 8, 2020 to Feb. 23, 2021, batting .526 (10-19) with a double, triple, two home runs, five RBI, five runs scored and a walk

2020

Saw time in 13 games with 11 starts in his first season at the Capstone
Recorded nine hits, including three doubles and a triple, to go with nine RBI and five runs scored
Also tallied three walks and was hit by a pitch
Made his Alabama debut on Opening Day against Northeastern, starting at third and going 1-for-3 with an RBI and two runs scored

Prep Highlights

Attended Ravenwood High School in Brentwood, Tenn.
Top-rated third baseman and No. 5 overall player in the state of Tennessee by Perfect Game USA and Prep Baseball Report
Ranked as the No. 10 third baseman nationally in the 2019 recruiting class by PG USA
Tabbed as the No. 21 draft prospect in the state of Tennessee by Baseball America
Selected to the 2018 Rawlings-Perfect Game Southeast All-Region First Team
Named to the 2018 All-District 11-AAA First Team by the Tennessee Sports Writers Association (TSWA)
Earned Underclass All-American High Honorable mention as a sophomore, one year after being named an Honorable Mention selection in 2016 by Perfect Game