Baseball

2018: Started in all 52 games, mostly in right field, but also saw playing time at first base and two games at third base... Batted .314 with 64 hits including six doubles and 23 RBI... Scored 44 runs (3rd on team)... Posted three separate six-game hitting streaks... First came early in the season from Feb. 2-18 where he batted .583 (14-of-24)... Went 3-for-4 at Lynn (Feb. 3) and also went 3-for-4 against Belmont Abbey (Feb. 9)... Ended the season with a six-game hitting streak from Apr. 21-29... Batted .320 (8-for-25) during that run inclduing a 3-for-4 effort against Lincoln Memorial (Apr. 28) in the SAC Tournament... Had three RBI against Anderson (Apr. 29) in the SAC Tournament including a two-run double... Also hit safely in six straight games from Mar. 13-22... Went 10-of-25 (.400) during that stretch... Posted four hits with two RBI and three runs scored at Lenoir-Rhyne (Apr. 6)... Finished the year with four stolen bases including two at Coker (Apr. 14)... Tallied 17 walks against 17 strikeouts.

2017: Appeared in 43 games with 29 starts, mostly in right field... Finished with 30 hits including one double, one triple and nine RBI... Recorded 16 walks against 15 strikeouts... Posted one error in 75 field chances for a .987 fielding percentage... Accounted for 24 runs scored... Seven-game hitting streak from Apr. 11-19 (9-for-23, .391; 7 runs, 3 RBI, 7 walks with only 2 strikeouts)... Season-high three hits at Anderson (Mar. 25)... Went 5-for-9 in DH at Anderson with 3 runs, 2 RBI and a stolen base... Posted a double vs Bluefield St (May 3) and a triple vs Young Harris (Apr. 19)... 3 walks at Trevecca Nazarene (Apr. 12).

2016: All-South Atlantic Conference Second Team... Played in 54 games, including 50 starts, all at second base... Finished second on the team with a .337 batting average... Totaled 61 hits including 10 doubles, two triples and a home run with 28 RBI... Went 6-of-8 in stolen bases and finished third on the team with 102 fielding assists... 15 multiple-hit games... 11-game hitting streak from Apr. 2-19 where he batted .512 (22-of-43) with eight runs scored, six RBI, six doubles and a home run... Went 3-for-4 with two runs scored, two RBI including his first collegiate home run at Young Harris (Apr. 12) on his 20th birthday... Earned SAC Player of the Week honors by going 9-for-14 (.643) from Apr. 5-9... Posted 3-hit outings in back-to-back games at Newberry (Apr. 8-9)... Went 3-for-4 vs Carson-Newman (May 1) at the SAC Tournament... Also posted three hits each against Brevard (Mar. 12), King (Mar. 22) and Mars Hill (Apr. 16)... Recorded two stolen bases at Young Harris... Posted a career-high six fielding assists at King... Went 2-for-3 with two runs scored and a season-high three RBI against Trevecca Nazarene (Feb. 22).

2015: Redshirt.

High School: Graduated from Greeneville (Tenn.) HS... Coached by Jeremy Shepherd... Started four years at shortstop for the Greeneville Devils... 2011 Conference Freshman of the Year... 2013 Honors: All-Blue Ridge Athlete Conference; Team Captain; TCBA All-Star Game Shortstop; Team Best Defense... 2014 Honors: All-State first team; All-Region first team; Region 1 All 2-way Team; District 2-AA MVP; Blue Ridge Athletic Conference Player of the Year;  Johnson City PressSuper 22 Team first team; Carter County Sports East Tennessee All-Region Team; Carter County Sports Hitter of the Year; Team Captain; Team MVP... Also lettered on the GHS football team... 2012 Football Honors: All-Greene County Team; All-Blue Ridge Athletic Conference second team; BRAC Jamboree Longest Throw Winner; 2013 Football Honors: All-State first team (QB); Watauga Orthopedics/News Channel 11 Player of the Year; BRAC Conference Offensive Player of the Year;Greeneville Sun Offensive Player of the Year; Northeast Tennessee Elite 11 Team; FCA Bowl Team Captain and starting Quarterback; FCA Bowl Offensive MVP; WJHL Player of the Week; WCYB Player of the Week; PrepXtra second team; BRAC Jamboree Longest Throw; Greeneville HS Football Team skilled player MVP; Greeneville HS Football Captain; Mr. GHS... Led GHS to two State football championships in 2010 and 2011... Played club baseball with the Greeneville Marlins and Tri-Cities Bombers... Coached by Gary Adams and Jared Payne.

Personal: Full name is Zack Gray Finchum... Born Apr. 12, 1996 in Greeneville, Tenn... Son of Mike and Lori Finchum... Brother - Aaron (18); Sister - Sydney (16)... Mother (Lori Foshee Finchum) played volleyball at Tusculum from 1989-1992 where she was a four-time NAIA All-District and All-Conference selection... Earned his undegradule degree from Tusculum in 2018, majoring in accounting... Athletic Director's Honor Roll... Future plans: Become a coach and a math teacher... Favorite book: "The Hunger Games"; Favorite midnight snack: Doritos; Favorite musical artist: Eminem; Favorite song: "Til I Collapse"; Zack can't go a week without: Baseball; Most thrilling moment in sports: Winning back-to-back TSSAA football championships; Favorite color: Blue; Favorite food: Cheeseburger; Favorite sport other than baseball: Football; Person Zack most admires: Mike Trout; Toughest opponent Zack has ever played against: Will Crowe; When he was a kid, Zack tried to be like: Chipper Jones.