The Citadel Athletics

SENIOR (2016): Appeared in a team-best 36 games … earned first career save against Virginia Tech on February 19 … picked up second career save in as many days in 5-4 win over Virginia Tech on February 20, striking out the four and five batters with bases loaded in the top of the ninth to give Coach Jordan his 800th career win … notched first win of the season against Siena on February 27 … threw 2.0 perfect innings on March 18, facing six batters to earn fourth save … picked up fifth save of the year on march 27 in 4-2 win over VMI, tossing 2.0 innings and striking out three … struck out a career-high five batters in career-best 4.0 innings of work against Charleston Southern on March 29 … through 18 appearances, recorded 26 Ks and five saves in 27.0 innings pitched … finished his 13th game of the season, working 1.1 innings and giving up just one hit at Stetson on April 3 … allowed just one hit and struck out three in 3.0 innings of work against UNCG on April 9 … picked up sixth and seventh saves against Western Carolina April 22 and 24 … struck out two in 2.1 innings of work and clinched eighth save of the season in 9-8 win at Mercer May 8 … made first-career start against Winthrop May 11 … matched career-long 4.0 innings of work against ETSU in SoCon Tournament, surrendering just three hits … finished the season with 52.1 innings pitched, two wins and 33 Ks … picked off two runners … his 96 career appearances ranks eighth in school history.

JUNIOR (2015): Appeared in a team-best 41 games and finished with a team-best 2.65 ERA … threw 37.1 innings, allowing just 11 earned runs and fanning 26 … did not allow a home run or a triple  … picked off two runners.

SOPHOMORE (2015): Appeared in 19 games out of the bullpen and pickup four wins without a loss in 21.1 innings … allowed 27 hits and 16 runs (13 earned) and struck out 10 while working to an ERA of 5.48 … was in the right place at the right time, gaining his four wins with a total of only 3.1 innings on the mound … struck out two in a perfect inning in a victory over Winthrop (4/22) and retired the final two batters in the eighth in a win over Furman (4/25) … fanned two in two shutout innings in the series finale against the Paladins (4/27) … picked up decisions in a pair of wins over UNCG over the final weekend of the regular season … threw a season-high 2.2 innings, allowing two hits and one run with two strikeouts against UNC Wilmington (5/9).

FRESHMAN (2013): On roster but did not play.

HIGH SCHOOL: A 2012 graduate of Goose Creek High School … lettered four times each in baseball and football … named to all-region team his sophomore, junior and senior years and was all-state in 2010 and 2012 … team MVP and member of the Charleston Post & Courier All-Lowcountry team following his senior campaign … also chosen team’s MVP as a sophomore and junior … rated the No. 17 right-handed pitcher in South Carolina by The Diamond Prospects … also played for the Goose Creek Diamondbacks AAU squad … integral part of one of the top high school football programs in the state … named special teams player of the year his senior season and helped Goose Creek go 14-1, capture the state championship and earn a No. 24 national ranking in 2011 … chosen school’s Most Outstanding Male Student as a senior.

PERSONAL: Zachery Kyle Eugene Lavery ... born Feb. 4, 1994 ... son of Stacy Heckendorn … majoring in business administration.