Lamar University Athletics

2021 (Junior):
Made 12 appearances, all as a starter … Posted a 5-2 (.714) overall record with a  3.50 ERA and a 1.26 WHIP … Struck out 47 batters with 26 walks in  61.2 innings pitched … Surrendered 31 runs – 22 earned – on 49 hits … Pitched a complete game … Surrendered a total of one run in hits first two starts to pick up a wins over Stephen F. Austin and UT Arlington … Recorded a season-high seven strikeouts against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi to pick up the win … Also struck out six Wildcats in his next start at Abilene Christian … Arguably his best performance of the season where seven-inning complete game against New Orleans that saw him strike out four Privateers with just one walk, while surrendering two runs on seven hits, but he took the loss as the offense game him no run support.

2020 (Junior - Season shortened by COVID 19):
Appeared in four games, all starts ... Worked a 2.95 ERA through 18.1 innings of work, striking out 21 while walking just eight ... He allowed 20 hits and just six earned runs ... He went a career-best five innings three times for the Cardinals - at Texas State (Feb. 22), vs. Akron (Feb. 29), and at Stephen F. Austin (Mar. 7) ... Struck out a career-best eight batters at Stephen F. Austin (Mar. 7) ... Ranked eighth in the SLC in batters struck out looking (nine), T-1st for doubles allowed (one), and T-1st for triples allowed (one)

Prior to Lamar (Butler Community College (Kansas) - 2019):
Drafted in the 29th round of the Major League Baseball amateur draft by the Tampa Bay Rays ... Second-Team All-Jayhawk West Conference Pitcher ... Appeared in 17 games including 14 starts, five of which were complete games ... Worked a 4.27 ERA through 80.0 innings, striking out 97 batters

Eastern Arizona College (2018):
Worked a 4.70 ERA through 61.1 innings with 65 strikeouts ... Ranked 32nd in the nation in innings pitched, 21st in strikeouts, and 12th in strikeouts per game

High School:
Ranked as the second-best pitcher in the state of New Mexico by MaxPreps and the 239th best pitcher overall

Personal:
Born Oct. 23, 1998 to Reuben Bravo (Father) and Tiffany Wagner-Bravo (Mother) ... Has two brothers (Aden and Connor) and two sisters (Avery and Ysabella) ... Mother works as a hair dresser and pre-school teacher and father works as an Xfinity/Comcast sales engineer ... Majoring in General Studies with the goal of being a baseball coach, athletic trainer, or playing in the Majors

What Coach Davis is Saying:
"Zach is a kid that can flat out pitch. He has a top of the rotation type arm, he will sit 90-93 with his FB, with the ability to command three pitches for strikes. He will compete to be one of our weekend starters."