Delta State University

2017 D2CCA All-South Region First-Team
2017 NCBWA Division II All-South Region Second-Team
2017 First Team All-Gulf South Conference

Career: Put together a solid two-year career out of the Statesmen bullpen, finishing with a 10-1 record and nine saves, which is tied for fifth all-time…notched 64 strikeouts against 19 walks…yielded 15 runs, 13 earned, on 64 hits in 68 innings pitched…opponents hit .255 against…ranks third with a 1.72 career ERA…won all hree career starts in 2016 on the mound.
 
2017 (Senior) Helped the Statesmen finish 45-13 and 25-8 in the GSC, winning their 14^th GSC title and 12^th NCAA Regional Championship while making their 12^th NCAA Division II College World Series appearance…made 25 appearances as the Statesmen’s primary closer…posted a 7-1 record with eight saves, which tied for third on the school’s single season saves chart…tossed 40 innings with 37 strikeouts against 12 walks and allowed 10 runs, eight earned, on 40 hits over 40 innings of work…had a season-high four strikeouts  at Florida Southern (2.10), Union University (3.4) and at Southern Arkansas (3.28)…worked a season-high 3.1 innings at Southern Arkansas (3.28)…did not allow a run in 19 of 25 relief appearances…went 1-0 with two saves, a 0.00 ERA and four strikeouts in three appearances in the NCAA Division II South Region Tournament…closed the GSC and NCAA Division II South Region Tournament championship games…tied for second in saves and ERA and tied for fourth in wins in the final GSC statistics.

2016 (Junior): Helped lead the Statesmen to a 42-17 overall record, Gulf South Conference championship and a runner-up finish in the NCAA South Region Tournament...Appeared in nine games, making three starts, for the Statesmen...Posted a 3-0 record with a team-leading 1.61 ERA and one save...Threw 28.0 innings, allowing five runs on 24 hits with seven walks and 27 strikeouts...Made one postseason start in an elimination game versus West Georgia in the NCAA South Region Tournament, working 4.2 innings while allowing four runs on nine hits with a walk and three strikeouts...Earned back-to-back wins in first two starts versus Mississippi Valley State (4.12) and Ouachita Baptist (4.19) after throwing 5.0 innings against both opponents...Career-best six strikeouts versus MVSU (4.12)...Worked 2.2 innings of scoreless relief versus West Georgia (5.8) in the winner's bracket final of the Gulf South Conference Tournament.

JUCO: Spent two seasons at Northeast Texas Community College in Mount Pleasant, Texas, under Coach Josh Stewart...posted a 3-4 record with a 2.17 ERA, 61 strikeouts, 21 walks while allowing 30 runs, 21 earned, in 87.0 innings pitched…tossed one complete game in 14 starts his freshman year…appeared in six games with two starts as a sophomore.
 
HIGH SCHOOL: Pitched for Coach Chad Olinde at Claiborne Christian School in West Monroe, La…also lettered in basketball and cross country…helped CCS to two consecutive state baseball championships.

PERSONAL: Zachary Nolan Osbon…born February 17,1995 in Monroe, La…son of Ronnie and Angie Osbon…has two brothers, Casey and Kyle Osbon and two sisters, Mallory and Whitney Osborn…majoring in sports management.