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2022 Baseball Roster

Timothy Sofranko
Timothy Sofranko

24 Zach Nogalski

  • Position Outfield
  • Height 6-2
  • Weight 195
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Milwaukee, Wis.
  • Highschool Marquette

Biography

2022 (Senior) | Game-by-Game
Appeared in 41 contests, making 31 starts in his final season... slashed .272/.333/.352 in 125 at-bats... batting average of .272 ranked third among qualifying Panther batters... totaled six doubles and tied for the team lead with two triples... scored 19 runs and drove in nine... perfect 4-for-4 in stolen base attempts... opened the season with a 2-for-6 performance at Alabama A&M on February 18... reached base safely in 11 straight games from April 15 to May 6... had six multi-hit games... ended the season with a hit in each of the last five games... recorded 63 putouts and two assists from the outfield.

2021 (Junior) | Game-by-Game
Started in the outfield in all 47 games he appeared in... set new career-highs in nearly every offensive category... finished second on the team with a .293 batting average and was third among starters in on base percentage (.360) and slugging percentage (.377)... totaled 49 hits including five doubles and three home runs... drove in 30 runs and scored 32, both of which ranked second for the Panthers... perfect 2-for-2 in stolen base attempts... totaled 82 putouts and three assists in the outfield, finishing the year with a .966 fielding percentage... opened the season at UIC and totaled five hits in the series including a 3-for-4 performance in the series finale with a double and two RBI... ripped another double on March 21 at Northern Kentucky, going 3-for-5 with two RBI and three runs scored... had a solid offensive weekend at Oakland, finishing the series 5-for-15 with a home run, five RBI, and five runs scored... hit a grand slam on May 1 against Oakland and finished the day with five RBI and four runs scored... was solid in the Horizon League Tournament, going 8-for-17 with three RBI and three runs scored in four games... named to the Horizon League All-Tournament team for his efforts.

2020 (Junior) | Game-by-Game
Led the Panthers offensively, recording a .377/.421/.509 slash line in 15 games... finished second in the Horizon League with the .377 batting average.. led Milwaukee and ranked third in the Horizon League with 20 total hits... drove in a team-high nine runs and scored five more... totaled five doubles and a triple... hit safely in the first three games of the season including going 2-for-2 with the eventual game-winning RBI single in the ninth inning at No. 17 Wake Forest on February 15... reached base safely in the final 11 games of the year... had seven multi-hit games including five straight from February 21 to 29... recorded a pair of doubles in back-to-back games at Sacramento State on February 22-23... finished 2-for-5 with a double and 3 RBI in the series opener at Oregon on February 28... also totaled 32 putouts and a pair of assists with just one errors (.971 fielding percentage) in the field... season cut short due to COVID-19 pandemic.

2019 (Sophomore) | Game-by-Game
Batted .294 on the season, making 16 starts in his 31 games played ... recorded 20 hits (2 2B/1 3B/6 HR) and drove in 21 runs ... scored 14 runs and posted a team-high .618 slugging percentage ... batted .367 in Horizon League play ... hit .400 with runners in scoring position ... his six home runs in just 68 at bats was the best ratio on the squad ... made season debut with a start at DH against Jackson State Feb. 24 ... collected first hit of the season and scored against BYU March 7 ... went 2-for-4 with two RBI in Milwaukee's victory over Purdue March 12 ... homered in a 2-for-2 day at UIC March 30, scoring twice ... had two hits and knocked in three runs against Lakeland April 2 ... hit a two-run HR at Oakland April 6 ... also went deep against UIC May 5 and at Youngstown State May 18 ... had a day to remember in the postseason, becoming the first Panther to ever hit two home runs in the same Horizon League Tournament contest ... helped MKE prevail against Wright State May 24 with those two long balls, driving in four in the 9-8 victory.

2018 (Freshman) | Game-by-Game
Earned a spot on the Horizon League All-Freshman Team after batting .333 in 29 games ... made 15 starts ... hit .352 off RHP ... recorded 21 hits and drove in 11 runs, while scoring 16 more ... posted a .400 on-base percentage ... made collegiate debut against Canisius Feb. 17 ... went 1-for-2 and scored a run against Ohio State Feb. 18 ... first start of the season came against Bethune-Cookman Feb. 24 ... went 2-for-3 and scored a run at UAB March 10 ... walked, singled and scored twice in a win over Youngstown State March 18 ... had two hots - including his first home run - against Wright State March 25 ... went 2-for-3 with a walk, stolen base and season-high three runs scored in a win over Chicago State April 10 ... posted a season-best three hits at YSU April 22.

High School: Did not play high school baseball until his senior season, but led the Hilltoppers to the WIAA state summer state baseball championship in 2017 with an impressive campaign ... team's leadoff batter earned Wisconsin Baseball Coaches Association First-Team All-State honors after hitting .450 with 38 runs scored, 26 RBI, 17 stolen bases, 15 walks, 11 doubles and 10 triples ... ranked No. 18 in the Class of 2017 by Perfect Game ... also a First-Team All-Greater Metro Conference honoree ... four-year honor roll member ... an all-conference honorable-mention selection on the football field, where he played three seasons ... also ran track for four years ... spent seven seasons playing club baseball for the Milwaukee Angels, Pound Town and Prospect Training Academy ... named 2016 Underclass Honorable Mention, 2017 Second-Team All-Central Region and a 2017 Rawlings/Perfect Game Honorable Mention All-American.

Personal: Son of Matthew and Patty Nogalski ... a criminal justice major ... chose Milwaukee because it gave him the opportunity to play close to home ... career goal is to design houses ... most memorable sports experience was playing in the WIAA State Tournament as a senior ... lists hobbies as outdoor sports ... born November 16, 1998.

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Historical Player Information

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    2018Freshman

    Outfield
    6'2" 195 lbs
    25
  • 24

    2019Sophomore

    Outfield
    6'2" 195 lbs
    24
  • 24

    2020Junior

    Outfield
    6'2" 195 lbs
    24
  • 24

    2021Junior

    Outfield
    6'2" 195 lbs
    24
  • 24

    2022Senior

    Outfield
    6'2" 195 lbs
    24