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#4 Zach Fisher
Position: Catcher, Infielder
Bats: L
Throws: R
Height: 5'9"
Weight: 190
Year: Graduate
Hometown: Baltimore, Md.
High School: Perry Hall H.S.
Major: Economics

Graduate student who is a returning starter at third base ... outstanding student who earned his degree in Economics in May, 2012 ... named to Capital One Academic All-America Division I baseball third team ... winner of Colonial Athletic Association Scholar-Athlete award for baseball last season ... winner of Minnegan Scholarship Award at top scholar-athlete in October ... second-year performer for the Tigers who is a transfer from the University of Maryland where he played for one season ... sat out the 2011 season due to NCAA transfer rules ... very versatile player who could also catch ... excellent defensive player ...  hard worker who has made significant improvement ... graduated from Towson with a 3.95 G.P.A.


2012 SEASON:
Appeared in 52 games with 47 starts ... Tigers’ leading hitter with a .333 batting average ... tied for team lead with 10 doubles had an outstanding season defensively with a .965 fielding percentage ... made only six errors in 171 fielding chances ... earned All-Tournament honors at CAA Tournament ... batted .500 with 8 hits in 16 at bats ... scored five runs with a double, a triple, a home run and six runs batted in ... had an .875 slugging percentage in tournament ... had three hits in first round loss to Delaware ... led Tigers to win over George Mason in CAA Tournament with three hits, a double, a triple and two RBI’s ... went two-for-four with a homer and three RBI’s against Virginia Commonwealth ...  led Tigers to three-game sweep over James Madison in final weekend series of regular season by hitting .538 with three runs batted in ... finished season with a 10-game hitting streak ... had four three-hit games ... batted .600 in three-game series against Georgia State ... belted a two-run homer in Tigers’ first home game, a 9-2 win over Central Connecticut ... had two hits and scored a run in 3-1 victory at UNC Wilmington ... had two hits and walked twice in 11-0 victory over UMBC ... led Tigers to an 8-4 win over George Mason with two hits and two RBI’s ... had two hits and drove in a win to help Tigers to a 3-2 win over Delaware ... batted .444 in three-game series against Hofstra ... did not make an error in last nine games ... stole five bases in six attempts ... batted .348 in CAA games for the Tigers ... took part in 16 double plays as Tiger tied school record by turning 60 double plays ... had nine sacrifice bunts and did not hit into any double plays ... started 43 games at third base and four games at catcher ... earned spot on Capital One Academic All-America Division I baseball third team ... also named as CAA Scholar-Athlete for baseball.


AT MARYLAND: Appeared in 34 games as a freshman at Maryland in 2010 ... batted .243 with four doubles and nine runs batted in ... stole seven bases in eight attempts  ... also scored 11 runs  ... saw action at third base, designated hitter and catcher for the Terrapins ... had two hits in loss to Florida State ... helped Terps to a 7-2 win over Virginia Commonwealth with two hits and two runs scored ... helped Terps to a 10-7 win at UMBC with one hit and two RBI’s ... went two-for-five and scored two runs in Maryland’s 10-5 victory at Towson ... led Terps to a 14-9 victory at Old Dominion with two hits, two runs scored and two RBI’s.


BACKGROUND: Three-year starter at shortstop at Perry Hall High School ... two-year captain of the Gators ... earned All-Baltimore County honors as a senior for Coach Elmer McCann ... also played basketball for the Gators ... outstanding student who was named to All-Academic Team.


PERSONAL: Has one younger brother ... career goal is to become a financial advisor ... lists brother as person he admires most ... favorite video games are “Call of Duty” and FIFA .... favorite TV show is “How I Met Your Mother” ... avid fan of the Baltimore Ravens ... also cheers for Baltimore Orioles ... favorite professional athlete is catcher Joe Mauer of the Minnesota Twins ... hobbies include playing volleyball ... lists Ryan Reynolds as his favorite actor ... enjoys listening to music by O.A.R. ... father is a funeral director ... mother works as a hospital secretary ... son of Charles and Lisa  Fisher ... born on July 10, 1991 in Baltimore, Md. ... major is economics.

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