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Easton Zempel '22 Recruiting Profile
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Easton Zempel - S...
May 2021
July 2020Personal Statement
My name is Easton Zempel. I am a 6’5”, 175 lb. Sophomore at Middleton High School. Although I am a three-sport athlete, I have always had a love for baseball. Having a mom who is an educator has taught me to put solid focus into my grades. Hard works pays both on and off the field. My academic goals are to finish high school on the honor roll and be a member of the Captains Table. In college I am interested in a field that includes math / statistics and coaching.
Over the years, I’ve learned many life lessons through sports. My family has moved a few times for my Dad’s job. Every new place found me working hard to prove myself and earn a position on the top team. This gave me the confidence and ability to be an adaptable player. I took away many strategies learned from a variety of different coaches. Coaches would describe me a “well rounded, coachable kid and a positive team player. Many events in my life have influenced me, but none more traumatic than breaking my femur in the 2nd to last game of my freshman year of football. Suffering this terrible injury taught me more life lessons in a few short months than most people learn in a lifetime. Through hard work and hours of physical therapy, only 8 weeks later I was back on the court playing in my first basketball game. Amazingly enough, 12 weeks later, I was playing in an all star baseball tournament down in Florida for GameDayUSA. After diving for a ball in foul territory during the Championship game and hearing the crowd yell their woos in amazement, I realized I was fully back and ready for more. I leaned heavily on my parents, coaches, and teammates to truly help me through the mental stamina needed to recover from a serious injury.
My own personal life experiences have taught me about resilience, the value of hard work, being adaptable, always put your best foot forward, what it means to truly be a team player, and how to earn respect. My hope is to find a college where I can continue to grow, prosper, get stronger and dedicate myself to be an integral part of their academic and baseball program.
Athletics
High School Information
- Years w/ Varsity
- 1 year
- Varsity Starter
- 1 year
- 2021 Varsity Team
- Starter- Jersey: #28
Individual Awards
- 1st Team All-Conference, Honorable Mention All-Area
Team Awards
- Conference 3rd Place, Sectional 2nd Place
- 2019 Junior Varsity Team
- Starter- Jersey: #12
Team Awards
- Conference 2nd Place
Club Information
- Seasons of Club Experience
- 3 seasons
- 2021 GRB Rays (17U)
- 2019 Game Day USA Red 16U (Select All Star Team)
- Selected as a 15U from an All Star event in Milwaukee to play in this Disney New Years classic tournament team by Game Day USA for a 16U team. After this selection, I broke my Femur on Oct 4th playing football. I worked hard and was back playing basketball on Dec 8th and then baseball on December 28th.
- 2019 Velocity Nighthawks (AA)
Coach References
- Travel / Club Coach
- Caleb Bembenek
Events
- Camp/Event
- MADISON PRESEASON I.D
- 3/14/21 to 3/14/21
- MADISON PRESEASON I.D.: QUICK HITS Wed March 17, 2021 By Wisconsin Staff + RHP Easton Zempel (Middleton) is another tall, lanky right-hander with a high ceiling to note inside this 2022 class, listed at 6-foot-6, 185 pounds. Zempel projects best on the mound, where he sat 83-85 mph from a direct over-the-top slot, and the pitch features some late arm-side action that resembles his changeup. That change was among the day’s best as it, too, showed late run that he spotted well on the corners. Zempel throws an aggressive breaking ball that also projects as he continues to refine it.
- Camp/Event
- Disney's New Years Baseball Classic
- 12/27/18 to 1/01/19
- http://events.gotsport.com/events/default.aspx?EventID=65537; I played on the GAME DAY USA 16U RED team prior to my 15th Birthday. My team finished 5-0-1 and took the Championship by beating Big League Baseball Red 16U. All my stats are listed in the stats section of my profile.
- Camp/Event
- Cooperstown Dream Park Week #12
- 8/20/16 to 8/25/16
- I played on the GRB Rays team out of WI as a 12 year old. http://www.cooperstowndreamspark.com/CDP/2016WeeklyResults/CDP2016WK12/CDP2016WK12.html?rid=1578969897502 ; My team went 9-4 during the tournament, 3-3 in pool play and 6-1 in Bracket play. Out of 104 teams, my team finished in 3rd place. I pitched in 5.1 innings over 2 games and had an era of 1.125 and played in all 13 games and batted .385.
Training
- Hitting, Fielding, and Pitching training each year.
- 7 years
- I have worked with quite a few hitting instructors throughout my years playing baseball including Max Cordio-hitting (GRB Rays), Greg Reinhard-Pitching (GRB Rays / Former MLB pitcher), Bobby Gregorich-hitting (UWSP), Corey Opor - Pitching (UWSP), Brad Woodall - Pitching (Former MLB player), Justin Jirschele - Hitting (MiLB manager)
Additional Sports
- Basketball
- 6 years
- Junior Varsity Team
- Through 2 games this years as a starter I have averaged 12.5 ppg and 9 rebounds.**Finished the year as the leader scorer on JV. 242 points through 22 games, 11ppg.
- Football
- 3 years
- Junior Varsity Team
- Starting QB on JV and back-up on Varsity.
Statistics
| Statistic | 2021 Varsity Team | 2019 Junior Varsity | 2019 Velocity Night | 2019 Game Day USA R |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. | .406 | .310 | .407 | .667 |
| GP/GS | 25/24 | 21/21 | 9/9 | 5/5 |
| AB | 69 | 58 | 27 | 6 |
| R | 10 | 12 | 6 | 5 |
| H | 28 | 18 | 11 | 4 |
| 2B | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| HR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RBI | 20 | 14 | 9 | 7 |
| SLG% | .565 | .397 | .519 | .667 |
| BB | 8 | 11 | 1 | 5 |
| HBP | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| SO | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 |
| OB% | .468 | .429 | .429 | .818 |
| SB/Attempts | 1/1 | 2/2 | 1/3 | 2/2 |
| PO | 64 | 25 | 24 | 13 |
| Assists | 15 | 24 | 9 | 4 |
| Errors | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| Fielding % | .919 | .891 | .971 | 1.000 |
| Team Record | 16-9 | 18-3 | 6-4 | 4-0-1 |
| Types of Pitches | 4 Seam FB, 2 Seam FB, Curveball, Change-up, Slider | 4-seam; 2-seam; curve; change-up | 4-seam; 2-seam; change-up; curve; Cutter | Fastball, Change-up, Curve |
| ERA | 2.404 | 1.40 | 4.375 | .000 |
| W-L (Pitching Record) | 7-3 | 5-0 | 2-1 | 0-0 |
| Appearances | 12 | 6 | 1 | |
| Games Started | 10 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| Complete Games | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Innings Pitched | 54.1 | 20 | 8.0 | 1.0 |
| Hits | 36 | 19 | 10 | 1 |
| Runs Allowed | 23 | 7 | 10 | 0 |
| Earned Runs | 19 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| Batter's BB | 23 | 11 | 7 | 1 |
| Batter's SO | 65 | 20 | 15 | 0 |
| Batter's HBP | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Saves | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| CS/SBA | .333 |