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29 Gabe Zeldes

29 Gabe Zeldes

  • Position:
    OF
  • Height:
    5-11
  • Weight:
    196
  • Letters:
    2
  • Class:
    Junior
  • Hometown:
    West Bloomfield, Mich.
  • High School:
    Detroit Country Day

Summary

Biography

Career Notes:  Played in 61 games across two seasons with the WSU baseball program ... made first eight starts of his collegiate career during the 2025 campaign, all of which were at the three outfield positions ... named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team following that same year ... 2024-25 recipient of the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award.

2025:  2024-25 recipient of the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award ... named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team ... played in 35 games with eight starts including four in left field, two in center and two in right ... hit .267 (8-for-30) with a .725 OPS, 10 runs scored, one double, four RBI, nine total bases, five walks, four hit-by-pitches, one sac fly, two sacrifice hits, and three stolen bases (3-for-3) while slugging .300 with a .425 on-base percentage ... notched a pair of two-hit games, March 7 against Point Park (2-for-3, 2 RBI) and March 11 vs. Minnesota State (2-for-2, 1 R, 1 HBP) ... that Point Park performance also represented his lone multi-RBI game ... registered a hit for two games in a row twice ... at one point, reached base in four straight contests on March 21-28 ... appeared in seven games as a pinch-runner, more than any other Warrior, and scored five runs ... fielded at a .968 percentage on 31 chances with 30 putouts and one error ... Game-By-Game Stats.

2024:  Played in 26 games, all of which he came off the bench ... when taking into account switching positions mid game, played 25 games in the outfield, five as a pinch-hitter, five as a pinch-runner and one as the designated hitter ... went 0-for-7 at the dish with three runs scored, one RBI, one walk, one hit-by-pitch, one sacrifice fly, one sacrifice hit and one stolen base in his only attempt ... defensively, registered a perfect fielding percentage with eight putouts on eight chances ... Game-By-Game Stats.

High School:  A 2023 graduate of Detroit Country Day High School ... was a three-year letterwinner for the Yellowjackets ... served as a baseball team captain as a senior ... also played football for DCDHS ... scored a touchdown on offense (61-yard TD catch and a 17-yard TD catch), defense (25-yard interception return) and special teams (kickoff return) in a 2022 MHSAA Division 5 district final win over Notre Dame Prep ... played high school football for Dan MacLean, father of former Warrior baseball player Michael MacLean ... attended Walled Lake Northern as a freshman ... plays summer ball for USA Prime Michigan and coach Eric Bezel ... batted .416 with two home runs and 31 RBI during the summer of 2022, along with nine walks.

Personal:  Full name -- Gabriel S. Zeldes ... born on January 7, 2005, in West Bloomfield ... son of Steven and Geri Zeldes ... has two younger brothers, Tommy and Eli, and one older sister, Jordyn ... is pre-med while majoring in Exercise and Sports Science with a minor in Business Administration and Public Health ... named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll (term GPA 3.5+) for Fall 2023, Winter 2024 (4.00), Fall 2024 and Winter 2025 ... is a member of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) as well as Delta Epsilon Mu, a professional fraternity for students and professionals interested in health-related fields ... selected to serve as the GLIAC National SAAC representative ... won the Undergraduate Research and Creative Projects Award (UROP).
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Historical Player Information

  • 29

    2024Freshman

    OF
    6'1" 187 lbs
    29
  • 29

    2025Sophomore

    OF
    6'1" 203 lbs
    29
  • 29

    2026Junior

    OF
    5'11" 196 lbs
    29