Baseball

Anthony Zurke was named to the Tusculum University baseball staff in August 2023 where serves as a graduate assistant coach. He assists with the development of the Tusculum pitching staff and also contributes to the overall program.

Zurke came to Tusculum from Rochester University where he was a pitching coach. While at the Rochester Hills, Michigan school, he assisted players with mechanical adjustments, pitching philosophy and mental approach to become complete pitchers.

He played his final two collegiate seasons at Grand Valley State University where he pitched out of the Lakers bullpen. GVSU went a combined 35-19 during his tenure there including 24-15 in his 2021 senior campaign where the Lakers advanced to the championship game of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Tournament. He was also also a member of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee where he served on the executive board.

He played his first two collegiate campaigns at Lansing Community College. In 2018, he made 13 relief appearances where he went 1-1 with a 4.82 ERA in his 28 innings of work while recording 25 strikeouts and a WHIP of 1.61.

The Milford, Michigan native earned his Bachelor of Science degree from Grand Valley in 2021 where he majored in business administration. He is working on his graduate degree at Tusculum in sports administration.