Conference USA Hitter of the Week (March 15, 2021)
2021 (Senior): Started 56 games primarily at second base … Produced a .289/.438/.482 slash line … Ranked second on the team in on-base percentage, third in slugging percentage and fourth in batting average … Ranked first on the team in runs (45), walks (39) and stolen bases (13) while tying for first in doubles (13) and ranking second in hits (57) and RBI (33) and tying for second in home runs (seven) … Ranked second on the team with 92 assists while adding 78 putouts in the field … Racked up 16 multi-hit, nine multi-RBI and nine multi-run games … Hit 4-for-5 at Marshall (4/30) while collecting two home runs and two doubles … Went 3-for-3 with three RBI, one run and one double against Bowling Green (3/14) … Hit 2-for-4 with four RBI against North Dakota State (2/21).
*2020 (Senior): Appeared in 16 games while making 15 starts at center field … Produced a .328/.417/.541 slash line … Ranked second on the team in slugging percentage, fourth in on-base percentage and fifth in batting average … Tied for first on the squad in home runs (three) while ranking second in RBI (16), fourth in both runs (12) and walks (eight), fifth in hits (20) and tied for fifth in doubles (four) … Ranked third on the team with 36 putouts in the field … Racked up six multi-hit, five multi-RBI and two multi-run games … Tallied a career-high four RBI at USC Upstate (2/29) while going 2-for-4 with a walk … Went 2-for-4 at Kentucky (3/10) to go along with three RBI, two runs and a home run … Hit 2-for-3 at USC Upstate (3/1) while adding three walks, two RBI and a run.
2019 (Junior): Appeared in 54 games while making 53 starts primarily in left field … Posted a .222/.323/.380 slash line … Recorded 48 hits, 42 runs, 28 RBI, 28 walks, nine doubles and seven home runs … Ranked second on the team in walks, tied for second in both runs and home runs, ranked fifth in doubles and tied for fifth in hits … Added 122 putouts and 20 assists in the field … Racked up 10 multi-hit, 10 multi-run and six multi-RBI games … Tied a career-high with three RBI against UTSA (4/27) while collecting two hits and one home run … Tied a career-high with three runs against Rice (5/5) while adding two hits and one long ball … Went 3-for-5 with three runs, one home run and one double against Charlotte (3/29).
2018 (Sophomore): Ranked third on the Hilltoppers with a .315/.401/.430 slash line in 44 starts, 36 of them coming at designated hitter ... Also started 4 games at third base and 4 games in left field ... Tied for the WKU lead with 3 triples, tied for second with 24 walks and tied for third with 3 homeruns ... Ranked fifth among Hilltopper hitters with 12 multi-hit, 7 multi-RBI and 5 multi-run games ... Had a career-high 4 hits and 7 total bases on March 6 at Belmont, going 4-for-5 with a solo homerun and 3 runs scored, which was also a career-high ... Also scored 3 times later in the season at Eastern Kentucky on March 27 and UAB on April 21 ... Drove in a career-high 3 runs on 3 occasions, vs. Bowling Green on March 9, vs. Middle Tennessee on March 18 and at UAB on April 20 ... Had 6 multi-walk games, including a career-high 3 vs. Middle Tennessee on March 16 ... Posted a career-long 9-game hit streak from March 6-21, also reached base in the 4 games prior for a career-best 13-game on-base streak.
2017 (Freshman): Zuberer joined fellow freshman Kevin Lambert as rookies to start in the WKU infield on Opening Day ... Started the first 8 games of the season at second base, slashing .250/.348/.400 with a solo homerun Feb. 18 vs. Valparaiso ... His long ball was 1-of-3 on the day for the Hilltoppers, and the first for a true freshman since a Kaleb Duckworth solo shot vs. UAB on March 28, 2015 ... Saw time as a reserve for the final 3 months of the season, at second and third base.
At Owensboro Catholic HS: Was a 3-sport star, lettering in baseball, basketball and football ... Hit .480 on the diamond, amassed over 1,000 points and rebounds on the court, and threw 110 touchdown passes on the gridiron ... Was a co-recipient of the 2016 Wallace "Wah Wah" Jones Award for best multi-sport athlete in the state ... Was All-State Second Team in baseball as a junior and senior, while earning All-State Third Team honors as a freshman and sophomore ... Was All-State First Team in Football senior and All-State Second Team as a junior ... Was the Aces’ starting quarterback for 2 seasons and was the runner-up for Mr. Football in the state of Kentucky as a senior.
Personal Info: Born June 14, 1997 in Owensboro, Ky. ... Son of Kathryn Neely and Ray Zuberer, Jr. ... His father played basketball at Kentucky Wesleyan College ... Studying Exercise Science at WKU ... Favorite athlete is Bryce Harper because he is an all-around stud ... Chose WKU because it is on the rise in all aspects and will continue to do great things ... His favorite WKU player was Wade Gaynor because he made it to the Major Leagues and is from the area where Zuberer grew up.
* The 2020 season did not count against athletic eligibility due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
