2019 Baseball Roster
Gilles, Zach
Jersey Number 5
Zach Gilles
- Height:
- 5-8
- Weight:
- 155
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Chippewa Falls, Wis.
- High School:
- McDonell Central
- Bats / Throws:
- L/L
Bio
2021: Speedy, dazzling center fielder earned First Team All-MAC honors and MAC All-Defensive Team … started all 60 games … appeared in a program record 245 games with 229 starts … ranks in the top 10 in five career categories in program history: second in hits (252), triples (15), and walks (148); and fourth in at-bats (813) and runs (178) … ranked third in the MAC in batting average (.359) and on-base percentage (.484) … ranked second in the league and 17th nationally with 47 walks … tied for fourth in the MAC with 70 hits … tied for second in the MAC with four triples … led the league and ranked fifth nationally with 15 sacrifice bunts … ranked second in the MAC with 23 stolen bases (in 26 attempts) … named the MAC Player of the Week (3/22) after hitting .583 (7 for 12) with 10 runs as Chippewas won three of four games at Dayton … had an eight-game hit streak from 2/22-3/13 and a nine-game hit streak from 5/2-15.
2020: A staple in center field and a fixture in the top of the batting order for the Chippewas…started all 17 games…posted a .266 batting average with 17 hits and 15 RBI…led the team with a pair of triples on the year…tied for second on the team with 10 walks…notched a season-best four RBI at UNLV (2/15)…collected a season-best three hits at Jacksonville (2/22).
2019: Diminutive and speedy center fielder known for solid-to-dazzling defensive prowess and ability to get on base … leads Chippewas with 20 stolen bases (in 25 attempts) … second on the team in batting average (.351), hits (85) and triples (6) … ranked third on the team with 57 runs … has started all 61 games, the vast majority in center field, and did not commit an error while handling 124 chances … third among Chippewa regulars with a .447 on-base percentage … led the team with 11 sacrifice bunts … ranked third on the team with 42 walks … ranked fourth on the team with a .430 slugging percentage … hit safely in 15 of his last 16 games entering the NCAA Tournament … collected a season-high four hits in season-opening game at Troy (2/15) … matched it with four-hit games vs. Saint Peter’s (3/5) and vs. Notre Dame (4/2) … had a season-high four RBI vs. Notre Dame (4/2) … 17-game hit streak is the longest among Chippewas this season.
2018: Appeared in 55 games including 42 starts … played 29 games in left field, 11 in center and three at designated hitter … ranked fifth on the team with a .283 batting average … shared the team lead with three triples … posted a .986 fielding percentage, making just one error in 70 chances … hit his first career home run at UT Rio Grande Valley (2/16) … had three hits in the same game … posted his second three-hit game of the season at Oakland (4/11) … drove in a season-high four runs at Oakland (4/11) … stole five bases in nine attempts … earned Academic All-MAC honors.
2017: Appeared in 53 games as an outfielder, making 50 starts … was one of two Chippewas not to commit an error for the season … ranked second on the team in stolen bases, swiping 17 on 23 attempts (73.9 percent) … hit .233 … recorded an RBI double and stole a base in 8-7 win over East Tennessee State (2/18) … had two hits and stole a base in 7-6 extra-innings loss to East Tennessee State (2/19) … had three hits in 5-2 win at Incarnate Word (2/24) … had two hits and scored two runs in 9-8 loss to Northeastern (3/5) … singled and stole two bases in 9-7 win over Georgetown (3/8) … recorded two hits and drove in a run at Michigan (3/29) … registered a season-high four hits, including a double, and drove in two runs in 8-7 win over Bowling Green (4/21) … had a single and an RBI double vs. Northern Illinois (5/5) … singled and doubled in 12-9 win over Northern Illinois (5/6) … had two hits and stole two bases in a 4-1 win at Toledo (5/12) … notched two hits at Toledo (5/13) … walked twice, scored two runs and recorded an RBI in a 6-2 win over Northern Illinois in the opening round of the MAC Tournament (5/24) … singled twice, drew two walks and scored twice in 16-5 win over Western Michigan in the MAC Tournament (5/25).
High School: Rated as the No. 13 prospect in Wisconsin and 377th nationally by Prep Baseball Report ... ranked as the No. 31 prospect in the state and in the top 1,000 nationally by Perfect Game ... four-year letterwinner ... hit .500 with 20 stolen bases in 14 games as a junior before suffering a season-ending injury ... served as leadoff hitter on team that finished as the state runner-up as a sophomore ... hit .485 with 35 stolen bases that season, earning all-conference and all-district recognition ... posted a .543 batting average as a freshman with 28 stolen bases in 22 games, receiving all-conference, all-district and all-state honors ... also earned four letters in hockey and three in football ... captained his hockey team as a senior ... named all-conference and all-state as a junior ... received football all-conference and all-area honors as a defensive back as a sophomore and junior ... played summer ball with GRB Rays (Madison, Wis.).
2020: A staple in center field and a fixture in the top of the batting order for the Chippewas…started all 17 games…posted a .266 batting average with 17 hits and 15 RBI…led the team with a pair of triples on the year…tied for second on the team with 10 walks…notched a season-best four RBI at UNLV (2/15)…collected a season-best three hits at Jacksonville (2/22).
2019: Diminutive and speedy center fielder known for solid-to-dazzling defensive prowess and ability to get on base … leads Chippewas with 20 stolen bases (in 25 attempts) … second on the team in batting average (.351), hits (85) and triples (6) … ranked third on the team with 57 runs … has started all 61 games, the vast majority in center field, and did not commit an error while handling 124 chances … third among Chippewa regulars with a .447 on-base percentage … led the team with 11 sacrifice bunts … ranked third on the team with 42 walks … ranked fourth on the team with a .430 slugging percentage … hit safely in 15 of his last 16 games entering the NCAA Tournament … collected a season-high four hits in season-opening game at Troy (2/15) … matched it with four-hit games vs. Saint Peter’s (3/5) and vs. Notre Dame (4/2) … had a season-high four RBI vs. Notre Dame (4/2) … 17-game hit streak is the longest among Chippewas this season.
2018: Appeared in 55 games including 42 starts … played 29 games in left field, 11 in center and three at designated hitter … ranked fifth on the team with a .283 batting average … shared the team lead with three triples … posted a .986 fielding percentage, making just one error in 70 chances … hit his first career home run at UT Rio Grande Valley (2/16) … had three hits in the same game … posted his second three-hit game of the season at Oakland (4/11) … drove in a season-high four runs at Oakland (4/11) … stole five bases in nine attempts … earned Academic All-MAC honors.
2017: Appeared in 53 games as an outfielder, making 50 starts … was one of two Chippewas not to commit an error for the season … ranked second on the team in stolen bases, swiping 17 on 23 attempts (73.9 percent) … hit .233 … recorded an RBI double and stole a base in 8-7 win over East Tennessee State (2/18) … had two hits and stole a base in 7-6 extra-innings loss to East Tennessee State (2/19) … had three hits in 5-2 win at Incarnate Word (2/24) … had two hits and scored two runs in 9-8 loss to Northeastern (3/5) … singled and stole two bases in 9-7 win over Georgetown (3/8) … recorded two hits and drove in a run at Michigan (3/29) … registered a season-high four hits, including a double, and drove in two runs in 8-7 win over Bowling Green (4/21) … had a single and an RBI double vs. Northern Illinois (5/5) … singled and doubled in 12-9 win over Northern Illinois (5/6) … had two hits and stole two bases in a 4-1 win at Toledo (5/12) … notched two hits at Toledo (5/13) … walked twice, scored two runs and recorded an RBI in a 6-2 win over Northern Illinois in the opening round of the MAC Tournament (5/24) … singled twice, drew two walks and scored twice in 16-5 win over Western Michigan in the MAC Tournament (5/25).
High School: Rated as the No. 13 prospect in Wisconsin and 377th nationally by Prep Baseball Report ... ranked as the No. 31 prospect in the state and in the top 1,000 nationally by Perfect Game ... four-year letterwinner ... hit .500 with 20 stolen bases in 14 games as a junior before suffering a season-ending injury ... served as leadoff hitter on team that finished as the state runner-up as a sophomore ... hit .485 with 35 stolen bases that season, earning all-conference and all-district recognition ... posted a .543 batting average as a freshman with 28 stolen bases in 22 games, receiving all-conference, all-district and all-state honors ... also earned four letters in hockey and three in football ... captained his hockey team as a senior ... named all-conference and all-state as a junior ... received football all-conference and all-area honors as a defensive back as a sophomore and junior ... played summer ball with GRB Rays (Madison, Wis.).
Dave Keilitz interview on Zach McKinstry
Friday, July 11
Jake Sabol Interview on Zach McKinstry
Friday, July 11
Baseball vs Oakland
Tuesday, May 13
Baseball vs Eastern Michigan
Sunday, May 11
