Zac Kristofak

Position:
RHP
Height:
5-9
Weight:
178
Class:
Sophomore
B/T:
R/R
Hometown:
Marietta, Ga.
High School:
Walton

Career (2017-19): Posted a 12-3 record with 12 saves and a 4.29 ERA in 81 appearances including three starts
*Tallied 134.1 innings with 56 walks and 159 strikeouts

2019 (Junior):
*Drafted in the 14^thround in the 2019 MLB Draft by the Los Angeles Angels and signed a professional contract
*Veteran reliever ranked second on the team with 24 appearances and posted a 5-0 mark, six saves and a 3.80 ERA
*Registered 63 strikeouts and just 15 walks in 47.1 innings including going 2-0 with five saves and a 4.97 ERA in SEC action
*Picked up a pair of saves with combined three scoreless innings in series sweep of Missouri
*Notched a victory in series-clinching win at Auburn, going 3.2 innings with no walks and five strikeouts
*Struck out a career-high seven in 3.2 innings of relief at Kentucky
*Part of a pitching staff that set school record for most strikeouts (601) and lowest opponent's batting average (.200) plus posted the second-best ERA in school history at 3.24
*Helped the Bulldogs go 46-17 overall (a school record 21-9 in the SEC) as team earned a national No. 4 seed in the NCAA Championship, advanced to the NCAA Athens Regional Final and finished with a consensus top 20 ranking including as high as No. 15 (USA Today/ESPN)

2018 (Sophomore):
Posted 4-2 mark, 4 Saves and a 3.83 ERA as team went 39-21 and advanced to the NCAA Athens Regional Final
*Led team and ranked among SEC leaders with 31 appearances, all in relief for a total of 42.1 innings
*Tallied 58 strikeouts and 22 walks and held opponents to a .238 batting average
*Earned wins over Georgia Southern, at No. 7 Ole Miss, at Ga. Tech and versus Troy during the NCAA Athens Regional
*Notched saves against Charlotte, at Alabama, versus Tennessee and against Ga. Tech at SunTrust Park
*Registered five strikeouts in a two-inning save in front of 17,741 fans at SunTurst Park to complete a series sweep over Ga. Tech
*Went three innings and struck out four in 11-7 NCAA Athens Regional win over Troy
*Made first career plate appearance during a 13-inning game at Alabama and grounded out

2017 (Freshman):
Appeared in 26 games with three starts and 23 relief appearances for a total of 44.2 innings as team went 25-32 and advanced to the SEC Tournament
*Posted a 3-1 record, 2 Saves, 5.24 ERA with 38 strikeouts and 19 walks
*Ranked 10th in the SEC with 26 appearances
*Made debut with two scoreless innings versus College of Charleston on Feb. 19
*Tough luck loss on an unearned run in a 6-5 walk-off at Mercer on Feb. 21
*Notched first career save with a perfect ninth inning versus No. 16 Auburn on March 25
*Earned first career win with 4.2 scoreless innings and four strikeouts at Tennessee on April 1
*Tallied a career-high six strikeouts in 2.2 innings as part of a combined three-hit shutout of Missouri on April 6
*Earned a 5-1 win on a staff night versus Ga. Tech on April 11, going three scoreless innings with three strikeouts
*Made SEC starting debut versus Vanderbilt and did not figure in the decision
*Provided four innings of relief at Ga. Tech on April 25 in helping clinch the season series in a 7-5 win
*Tossed four scoreless innings of relief with three strikeouts versus No. 8 Florida on April 30
*Earned a road win over No. 4 Kentucky with 1.1 innings of relief in a 5-3 comeback
*Collected second career save with two-inning effort in a 4-1 win over No. 6 Miss. State on May 13

High School:
A 2016 graduate of Walton High School where he played for Shane Amos
*A 37th-round selection of the Atlanta Braves in the 2016 MLB draft
*A four-year letterman for the Raiders as a pitcher and two-time recipient of Marietta Daily Journal/Cobb County Pitcher of the Year award
*Key part of 2016 Region Five 6-A state championship team that finished No. 5 nationally by Basball America after going 32-4
*Posted a 10-3 record, 1.77 ERA and 84 strikeouts as a senior
*Tossed a complete game, six-hitter in 11-1 win over Pope in game one of the finals of the 2016 state playoffs
*Named a 2016 Rawlings/Perfect Game Honorable Mention All-American
*Led the squad as a junior going 11-1 with a 1.18 ERA and 80 strikeouts in 77 innings pitched
*Helped the 2015 Walton squad to a 30-7 mark and the finals of the state playoffs
*Named to Region Five 6-A team and Cobb County, Marietta Dailey Journal and Walton Pitcher of the Year in 2015 and 2016
*Summer league action with the East Cobb Yankees and won the 18 WWBA and Connie Mack World Series

Personal
*Born Dec. 8, 1987
*Grandson of Helen Pullium and Don Nations
*Major: Consumer Economics