2012 PRESEASON SECOND TEAM ALL-AMERICAN
2012 60-MAN MIDSEASON GOLDEN SPIKES AWARD WATCH LIST
2012 WCC ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM (3.72 GPA)
2012 RAWLINGS WCC PITCHER OF THE WEEK
2012 SEASON: In his junior campaign, Zimmer completed one of the most dominant seasons of any pitcher in USF history amassing a 5-3 record, 2.85 ERA, and incredible 104-to-17 strikeout-to-walk ratio... the right-hander led the WCC in shutouts (2), strikeouts (104), strikeouts looking (37), and strikeouts per nine innings (10.6)... he finished second in complete games (3), sixth in batting average against (.230), and ninth in ERA (2.85)... Zimmer ranked among the nations elite in the D-I baseball circuit, ranking 15th in strikeout-to-walk ratio, 20th in strikeouts per nine, and 26th in strikeouts... Zimmer had a terrific March, tossing back-to-back compete game shutouts against Hawaii and UCSB... against the Rainbows, Zimmer stuck out 11 and allowed only three hits en route to his first win of the 2012 season... on March 24, Zimmer blanked the Gauchos, striking out nine and walking only one to propel the Dons to a 2-0 victory... he had an equally impressive April, going at least 7.0 innings in each of his four starts against WCC opponents, going 2-1... against then-No. 30 Gonzaga, Zimmer went 8.0 strong innings, striking out 10 and walking only one en route to his fourth victory of the season... against BYU, the righty pitched 7.0 innings allowing just one run, while striking out 10 and walking only two... in May, the 6-4, 220-pound righty went 1-0 in two starts, striking out a season-high 11 in 7.0 innings against Santa Clara on May 11.
2012 MEDIA COVERAGE:
San Diego Union-Tribune - http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2012/mar/02/la-jollan-zimmer-wowing-scouts/
Rawlings WCC Pitcher of the Week - http://www.usfdons.com/sports/m-basebl/2011-12/releases/201203191puxlu
2012 WCC All-Academic Team - http://usfdons.com/sports/m-basebl/2011-12/releases/201205254uwa2l
SFGate.com and San Francisco Chronicle - http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2012/05/21/SPJL1OJTF3.DTL
MLB.com - http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120528&content_id=32362862&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb&tcid=tw_article_32362862
2011 NCAA LOS ANGELES REGIONAL TEAM
2011 FIRST TEAM ALL-WEST COAST CONFERENCE
2011 WEST COAST CONFERENCE SPRING ALL-ACADEMIC
2011 SEASON: Totaled a team-high 89 strikeouts, including a career-high 14 strikeout game against Saint Mary’s… tied for eighth in single-season strikeouts in the Dons' record book… made 20 appearances, including 16 starts… tied for team lead in wins with six… totaled 91.4 innings with a 3.73 ERA… went 4-1 in WCC play… named WCC Pitcher of the Week for his play during the final week of the regular season… named InsidePitching.com West Region Pitcher of the Week on April 11… went seven innings or longer in six different outings... struck out eight in his first win of the season against UC Davis (2/27), giving up just two runs on six hits… struck out 14 in 7.2 innings against Saint Mary’s, allowing no runs on five hits (4/9)… went seven innings against Pepperdine (5/13), yielding just two runs on six hits with eight strikeouts… earned his fifth win of the season against Gonzaga (5/27) after giving up just two runs on six hits in seven innings of work… claimed his first save of the season by pitching a one-hit ninth inning against Gonzaga to seal the Dons' WCC Championship (5/29)… threw his first collegiate complete game in a 3-0 win against No. 12 UCLA in the NCAA Los Angeles Regionals, where he shut out the Bruins, allowing just four hits and striking out 11 (6/3).
2010 SUMMER: Turned in the lowest ERA of any USF pitcher during the summer with a 1.37 ERA in 46 innings of work for the Alexandria Aces of Towson, Md… named honorable mention all Cal Ripken Collegiate Baseball League.
2010 SEASON: Made five appearances and pitched 5.1 innings… totaled seven strikeouts with an 8.44 ERA… struck out three in one inning at San Diego (3/11)… pitched a shutout inning against UC Riverside (3/20).
PREP CAREER: Played four years of baseball at La Jolla High School... led team as a senior with .410 batting average, .492 on base percentage, and .701 slugging percentage on his way to team MVP honors... was team captain in 2009... had nine doubles, two triples, four home runs, and 23 RBIs as a senior... named to the San Diego All-Academic team with a 4.20 GPA.... also played two years of water polo and one year of basketball... honor roll student... finished in the top 15 percent of his class... Cum Laude Society member.
PERSONAL: Born in September of 1991 in San Francisco, CA... son of Eric and Cathy Zimmer... dad played baseball at UC San Diego and mom ran track for San Diego State... goal for the season is to help the team win a conference championship and make it to Omaha... chose USF for the coaching staff and the location... likes the feeling of having a 'second family' the best about being a student-athlete... would like to be LeBron James for a day... lists his dad as the most impressive person he's ever met... favorite movie is Caddyshack... favorite book is The Outsiders... favorite musical artist is Lil Wayne... favorite food is steak... hobbies include surfing, snowboarding, and eating... majoring in Business Administration.
