Zack Belanger

Photo by: John Fajardo

Long Beach State - Spring Athletics [Action Shot]

Position:
OF
Height:
6-4
Weight:
195
Class:
Redshirt Sophomore
Major:
Undeclared
Hometown:
Stanton, Calif.
Prev School:
Cypress HS

2015 (Junior): Appeared in 13 games, starting three times ... Posted three hits in 17 at-bats ... Drove in two runs.

2014 (Sophomore): Started one game but appeared in 17 as a pinch hitter ... hit .125 with three singles in 25 at bats ... his first single cam on Mar. 16 against Indiana and helped set up a walk off win ... singled and later scored in a pinch hit role at Cal State Fullerton (3/23) ... collected a single, an RBI and a run scored in the Dirtbags win over UC Irvine (5/23) ... took multiple at bats in three of four games in the Gainesville Regional but did not record a hit ... walked and scored against North Carolina on May 30 ... drove in a run in the Dirtbags first game against the Col. Of Charleston (5/31).

2013 (Freshman): Saw time in 25 games and made 12 starts ... became the Dirtbags starting DH late in the season, making all 12 of his starts there ... hit .250 on the season with a triple, a home run and four RBIs ... had his first career hit in a 1-for-3 performance against Valparaiso (2/24) ... came through with a pinch hit RBI single against Seattle (3/2) ... came off the bench against CSUN to go 1-for-2 with an RBI and a run scored (3/28) ... went 1-for-5 the next day but also drove in a run (3/29) ... hit a solo home - the first of his career - in a 1-for-4 performance at Cal State Fullerton (4/5), which started a three-game hitting streak ... recorded a hit in his next two games with a run scored against Pepperdine (5/7) and Hawaii (5/10) ... went 3-for-4 with a triple and a run scored against UC Riverside (5/19) ... finished the season with a 1-for-4 performance at UC Irvine and scored a run.

2012: Redshirted during the 2012 season.

High School: Earned four letters in baseball at Cypress High School ... Led the Centurions to back-to-back Empire League championships as a junior and a senior ... A four-time all-league selection ... Hit .500 as a junior ... Named All-CIF and the Empire League MVP in 2010 ... An All-Academic Selection.

Personal: Parents are Lee and Janice Belanger ... Father Lee played for five years in the Minnesota Twins organization ... Brother C.J. Belanger played for Cal State Northridge for four years, and earned second-team All-Big West honors as a senior in 2010 ... Also recruited by UCLA, CS Fullerton, CS Northridge, UC Riverside and Arizona .... Major is undeclared.