Alabama Baseball’s Zane Denton Enters Transfer Portal

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Alabama baseball third baseman Zane Denton has entered the NCAA Switch Portal, BamaCentral has confirmed with a number of sources.

After stable freshman and sophomore campaigns in 2020 and 2021, Denton returned for his junior 12 months in 2022 and continued to make stable contributions for the Crimson Tide in each the lineup and the infield. On the season, he batted .263 with 61 hits, 35 runs and a team-leading 48 RBI. Denton’s 13 dwelling runs on the season have been additionally essentially the most by any Alabama hitter on the season.

Denton additionally had a fielding share of .971 in 2022, with simply 4 errors at third base all season.

“He’s simply a type of guys that’s received the hitting gene — that’s only a pure hitter,” Alabama head coach Brad Bohannon mentioned through the 2022 season. “He’s performed a extremely good job of creating his physique right here, creating some athleticism and turning into a a lot better defensive participant. He’s additionally grown as an individual and achieved success at a excessive stage within the classroom, which we as a employees are happy with.”

Listed here are Denton’s profession highlights with the Crimson Tide, courtesy of Alabama Athletics:

Profession Accolades

• Newcomer All-SEC Staff (2021)
• SEC All-Defensive Staff – 3B (2021)
• SEC Spring Tutorial Honor Roll (2021)
• SEC First-Yr Tutorial Honor Roll (2019-20)

2022

• Alabama’s on a regular basis third baseman who began all 58 video games
• Batted .263 (61-232) with 12 doubles and 13 dwelling runs, together with a grand slam
• Totaled 48 RBI and 35 runs scored to go along with 22 walks and 6 hit-by-pitch
• Led UA in dwelling runs, RBI and complete bases (112) whereas rating third in doubles and slugging (.483)
• Recorded a team-high 14 multi-RBI video games, together with six in SEC motion to rank second on UA
• Tied for the crew lead in dwelling runs with 5 throughout SEC matchups
• Homered in back-to-back video games 5 instances – March 1-2, March Sept. 11, March 13-16, April 9-10 and from April 16-17
• Went 3-for-5 with a grand slam and two runs to go along with a career-high and Alabama season-high tying 5 RBI on Could 10 at Jacksonville State
• Recorded a seven-game hitting streak from April 9-19, batting .357 (10-28) with a double, 4 dwelling runs, 10 RBI, six runs and 5 walks throughout that stretch
• Received aboard in 10 consecutive video games from April 3-19
• Reached base safely in 10 straight video games from March 5-20
• Put collectively a six-game hitting streak from March 5-March 18, batting .500 (11-22) with a double, 4 dwelling runs, 9 RBI, eight runs and 6 walks throughout the streak
• Recorded a five-game hitting streak from June 4, 2021-Feb. 20, 2022, batting .350 (7-20) with three doubles, one dwelling run, three RBI, three runs and a pair of walks through the stretch
• Chosen to the 2022 Bobby Bragan Collegiate Slugger Award Watch Checklist to start out his junior season

2021

• Earned SEC All-Defensive Staff recognition for his standout play at third base
• Chosen to the Newcomer All-SEC Staff
• Began all 58 video games with 53 begins at third base and 5 at first
• Led UA with a .308 (68-221) batting common that included 10 doubles and 10 dwelling runs
• Drew a team-high 35 walks whereas additionally main the Tide in on-base share at .405
• Ranked second on UA in hits and runs scored (40) whereas tying for second in RBI (40)
• Tied for the UA lead in multi-hit video games with 21, together with a team-high tying 11 in SEC play
• Recorded 14 multi-RBI video games to rank second on UA, seven of which got here in opposition to SEC foes
• Walked off McNeese on Feb. 20 with a solo dwelling run
• Put collectively a six-game hitting streak from Could 2-16, batting .360 (9-25) with two doubles, a house run, 5 RBI, two runs scored and a stroll throughout that stretch
• Registered a five-game hitting streak in SEC play from April 10-17, batting .500 (11-22) with a house run, six RBI, 5 runs, two walks and a stolen base throughout the streak
• Posted a six-game hitting streak from April 10-17, batting .520 (13-25) with a house run, eight RBI, seven runs, 5 walks and one stolen base throughout that point
• Notched an eight-game hitting streak from recreation two of the Feb. 27 doubleheader to March 13, batting .333 (11-33) with two doubles, three dwelling run, seven RBI, 9 runs and 6 walks throughout that stretch
• Recorded a six-game hitting streak from March 8, 2020 to Feb. 23, 2021, batting .526 (10-19) with a double, triple, two dwelling runs, 5 RBI, 5 runs scored and a stroll

2020

• Noticed time in 13 video games with 11 begins in his first season on the Capstone
• Recorded 9 hits, together with three doubles and a triple, to go along with 9 RBI and 5 runs scored
• Additionally tallied three walks and was hit by a pitch
• Made his Alabama debut on Opening Day in opposition to Northeastern, beginning at third and going 1-for-3 with an RBI and two runs scored