2009: Worked 5.1 innings on the mound over five appearances ... did not record a decision while posting an ERA of 3.38 ... opponents hit just .211 against him and he struck out nine batters ... K'd the side against Chicago State April 7 ... struck out two in an inning of victory over Wisconsin Lutheran April 15 ... registered two strikeouts in less than an inning against Cleveland State May 3 ... worked a season-high 2.1 innings against Wright State in Horizon League Tournament May 21 ... did have the highest K/9 innings pitched ratio in the league at 15.2 ... limited right-handed batters to a .176 average ... named to the Horizon League Academic Honor Roll.
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2008: Did not record a decision in nine appearances ... struck out five batters in 6.0 innings of work ... fanned a batter in an inning of work in his first appearance of the season against Jacksonville in the season opener Feb. 22 ... struck out two batters in a perfect ninth inning against Valparaiso May 3, helping UWM tie its team record for strikeouts in a game ... struck out two in an inning against UIC in the Horizon League Tournament May 25 ... limited opponents to a .167 average with runners on and righties to a .188 average on the year ... named to the Horizon League Academic Honor Roll.
2007: Went 1-0 with a 5.50 earned run average ... appeared in 14 games, throwing 18.0 innings ... struck out almost a batter an inning, finishing with 16 K's ... struck out three in 3.0 innings of work against UIC April 10 ... fanned two in a perfect inning of work in win over Cleveland State April 20 ... picked up his win against MSOE May 9, allowing no runs in 3.1 innings, striking out three ... named to the Horizon League Honor Roll.
2006: Redshirted and maintained freshman eligibility.
High School: Helped Marquette High School to the 2005 WIAA State Tournament ... posted a perfect 5-0 record on the mound ... named All-Greater Metro Conference Second Team and honorable mention all-district ... lettered twice in four years under head coach Jim Wilkinson ... team went 86-28 over his last three seasons, including 47-16 in conference, winning three-straight league titles ... spent all four years on the honor roll.
Personal: Son of John and Teri Hoch ... majoring in finance at Milwaukee ... career goal outside of baseball is to become CFO of a Milwaukee-based company ... hobbies include all sports and poker ... lists playing in 2005 WIAA State Tournament as most memorable sports experience ... spent the summer of 2007 pitching in relief for the Sheboygan A's, collecting four saves and 37 strikeouts in 21.2 innings of work, appearing in 14 games ... also played for them in 2008, striking out 21 batters in 13.1 IP over 10 games ... born Sept. 1, 1987.
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Pitching Statistics
Zach Hoch |
| Season | ERA | W-L | Sv | IP | H | ER | App | GS | CG | SO | BB |
| 2006 | Did Not Play -- Redshirted |
| 2007 | 5.50 | 1-0 | 0 | 18.0 | 21 | 11 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 17 |
| 2008 | 15.00 | 0-0 | 0 | 6.0 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 17 |
| 2009 | 3.38 | 0-0 | 0 | 5.1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 |
| Totals | 7.11 | 1-0 | 0 | 29.1 | 30 | 23 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 40 |
