2023 Baseball Roster

Hannah Wiest
Kurt DeVoe
Abi Reigel
Steve Oathout
Abi Reigel
Kurt DeVoe

24 Kevin Zapanta

  • Position RHP
  • Height 6-1
  • Weight 190
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown Denver, Colo.
  • Highschool Overland
  • Major Mechanical Engineering (B.S.) / Engineering & Technology Management (M.S.)

Biography

2023: D2CCA First-Team All-Region ... NCBWA First-Team All-Region ... ABCA Second-Team All-Region ... RMAC Pitcher of the Year ... First-Team All-RMAC ... CSC Academic All-District ... RMAC First-Team All-Academic ... D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award ... NCBWA Regional Pitcher of the Week (5/3) ... RMAC Pitcher of the Week (5/2) ... Mines' pitching ace for the 2023 season, making 12 starts with two complete games and one combined shutout ... Closed the year with a record of 3-4 and a 3.72 ERA thanks to 85 strikeouts compared to 19 walks across 67.2 innings of work ... Led RMAC starting pitchers in ERA during the regular season while ranking #2 in strikeouts, #4 in opposing batting average and #7 in innings pitched ... Started the year with 7.0 innings of one-run, seven-hit work at #21 Cal Poly Pomona, striking out five batters and walking just one ... First complete game of the season was on April 7 at Adams State where he allowed just two runs on seven hits with seven strikeouts and one walk on his way to the win ... Second complete game was the next weekend against Regis and included eight runs (two earned) with seven hits and seven strikeouts in the loss ... Also notable was his start against #13 MSU Denver on April 29 when struck out 13 batters across 7.0 innings while giving up just three runs on five hits with one walk against the #1-ranked offense in the country ... The final start of his career was against Regis in the RMAC Tournament, and he struck out 12 batters in 7.2 innings while giving up five runs on four hits with three walks ... Finished his career at Mines listed seven times in the program record book including #5 in all-time strikeouts, #4 for strikeouts in a single season, and #10 in career ERA.

2022: Second-Team All-RMAC pitcher ... CoSIDA Academic All-District ... RMAC Academic Honor Roll ... NCBWA Regional Pitcher of the Week (5/4) ... RMAC Pitcher of the Week (3/29. 5/3) ... Starting pitcher for the Orediggers with 13 starts in 13 appearances ... Finished the season with a 6.24 ERA and a 7-3 record including one complete game thanks to 82 strikeouts compared to 20 walks in 66.1 innings of work ... Led the team in wins and strikeouts while ranking second in the RMAC in wins, third in strikeouts, fifth in opposing batting average, sixth in earned run average, eighth in innings pitched, first in sacrifice hits and flies, fifth in hits allowed and sixth in extra-base hits allowed ... Ranked top-100 in the nation in strikeout-to-walk ratio, total strikeouts and strikeouts per nine-innings ... Top performance of the year was a 7.2-inning outing against Adams State on May 1 where he allowed just two runs on five hits with one walk and 15 strikeouts which broke the program's single-game strikeouts record ... Also tossed a 7.0-inning complete-game victory against Colorado Christian on March 26 which featured one run on five hits with one walk snd six strikeouts ... Struck out nine batters on two different occasions ... Started the season 3-0 thanks to wins at Fort Hays State, at Rogers State and at Cal State San Marcos ... Followed up by going 3-0 against Colorado Mesa, at CSU Pueblo and against Colorado Christian for a record of 6-1 through seven starts ... Season strikeouts ranked fifth in program history ... Season wins tied for fifth in program history.

2021: RMAC Academic Honor Roll ... Continued his career as a pitcher for Mines with 10 appearances including two starts ... Closed the year with a record of 1-0 with one save and a 7.84 ERA while striking out 23 batters in 20.2 innings ... Earned his first collegiate win in his third start as an Oredigger, tossing 5.0 innings of three-run, seven-hit baseball with five strikeouts and just one walk against UCCS on May 8 ... Lone save was the second of his career and was a two-pitch, out-out performance to clinch the win against New Mexico Highlands at the RMAC Pod in Colorado Springs on March 26 ... Produced a game ERA of 0.00 on five different occasions ... Closed the season on a run of three consecutive outings with five strikeouts.

2020: RMAC Academic Honor Roll ... D2ADA Academic Achievement Award ... Right-handed pitcher the Orediggers who made four appearances including one start on the mound ... Finished the season with a record of 0-1 and a 6.75 ERA while striking out three batters in 6.2 innings ... Also recorded one save ... Collegiate debut came in relief against #4-ranked Central Missouri on Feb. 2 at Minute Maid Park where he tossed 0.2 innings of flawless baseball, using just nine pitches ... First career start on the mound came on Feb. 16 against Regis where he wore the loss due to five runs on five hits in 2.0 innings with two strikeouts ... Top outing of the year was 3.0 innings of no-hit, shutout relief at New Mexico Highlands on March 6 as he earned the save.

2019: Redshirted.

HIGH SCHOOL: Pitcher for Overland High School … Through his junior season, has 23 starts with 101 strikeouts in 97.1 innings … Owns a .305 career batting average … Threw a no-hitter as a freshman on the varsity squad … Three-year letterwinner … Appointed to the Student-Athlete Leadership Team … Plays club for Slammers Martin … High Honor Roll student … National Honor Society member … Plans to major in mechanical engineering

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Historical Player Information

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    2019Freshman

    RHP
    6'1" 190 lbs
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    2020Redshirt Freshman

    RHP
    6'1" 190 lbs
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    2021Redshirt Freshman

    RHP
    6'1" 190 lbs
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    2022Redshirt Sophomore

    RHP
    6'1" 190 lbs
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    2023Graduate Student

    RHP
    6'1" 190 lbs
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