2014 Baseball Roster

20 Josh Zumbrook

  • Position Catcher
  • Height 6-1
  • Weight 205
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Wilkesboro, N.C.
  • High School West Wilkes

Biography

2013: Served as Appalachian State’s primary catcher as a junior ... started all 45 games he appeared in (42 at catcher, three at designated hitter) ... missed seven games midway through the season due to a head injury sustained on March 31 vs. Wofford ... was the Mountaineers’ designated hitter in the first three games after his return from the injury before returning to his normal spot behind the plate ... tied for second on the team with 12 doubles and tied for third with four home runs ... began the season on an unbelievable tear in which each of his first eight hits and 10 of his first 11 hits of the year went for extra bases ... the season-opening string of extra-base hits began with a triple and a home run in the home opener vs. Canisius (Feb. 18) and continued with six-straight doubles — one vs. Butler (Feb. 23), two vs. Butler (Feb. 24) and one each against High Point (Feb. 27), Davidson (March 3) and Furman (March 9) after finally getting the first single of his career on March 10 vs. Furman, his next two hits were doubles against Georgia on March 12 and 13 ... in all, the first nine and 11 of the first 12 hits of his career went for extra bases, as his lone hit coming into his junior campaign was an RBI double vs. Rider in 2012 ... as the string of extra-base hits came to an end, he went on an RBI binge with three-straight two-RBI games vs. Georgia (March 13) and Cornell (both ends of a doubleheader on March 16) ... hit his second home run of the season in the nightcap of the March 16 twinbill vs. Cornell ... went 3-for-5 with a double, RBI and run scored vs. North Carolina A&T, highlighting a season-best nine-game hitting streak that spanned from March 9-22 ... sustained the head injury vs. Wofford on March 31 and missed the next seven games ... hit safely in three-straight games upon his return to the lineup with RBI at UNCG (April 14) and High Point (April 16) and a double vs. Campbell (April 17) ... hit safely in four-straight games from April 26-May 3, highlighted by going 2-for-4 with a double vs. ETSU (April 30) ... had an RBI in series-clinching victory at Gonzaga (May 12) ... closed the season by hitting safely in five of the final seven games ... had a hit, RBI and scored two runs in 9-8 come-from-behind win over Southern Conference regular-season champion Western Carolina in regular-season finale (May 18) ... drove in a run on a sacrifice fly during 15-4 win over WCU that eliminated the Catamounts from SoCon Tournament and contention for NCAA regional bid (May 24) ... hit a three-run home run in season-ending loss to The Citadel (May 25) ... threw out seven would-be base-stealers in 81 attempts behind the plate.

2012: Appeared in two games as a pinch-hitter ... recorded first collegiate hit and RBI with run-scoring double in win over Rider (March 3).

2011: Saw action in three games off the bench … was hitless in three at-bats … saw first career action behind the plate versus Elon (March 13).

2010: Redshirted.

High School: Two-time all-state honoree and Northwest 1A Hitter of the Year ... earned all-conference recognition all four years of his prep career ... hit 30 career home runs ... represented Region 7 in the 2008 State Games ... coached by Ben Welborn ... was also a two-time all-conference selection in football ... notched 865 receiving yards as a senior.

Personal: Full name is Joshua Lee Zumbrook ... born Aug. 14, 1990 (23 years old) ... son of Robbie Caudill ... enjoys mountain biking and snowboarding ... majoring in construction management ... member of Appalachian State athletics’ academic honor roll.

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Historical Player Information

  • 26

    2010Freshman

    Catcher
    6'1" 195 lbs
    26
  • 20

    2011Freshman

    Catcher
    6'1" 195 lbs
    20
  • 20

    2012Sophomore

    Catcher
    6'1" 195 lbs
    20
  • 20

    2013Junior

    Catcher
    6'1" 210 lbs
    20
  • 20

    2014Senior

    Catcher
    6'1" 205 lbs
    20