Missouri Southern State University Athletics

As a freshman: Was injured early in the season.Redshirted.

In high school: Was part of a Carl JunctionBulldog squad that defeated current MSSU head coach Bryce Darnell'sWebb City team in the 2007 class three district finals ... competedfor Darnell's brother Flave at CJ, where he earned first-teamall-conference, all-district, all-area and all-state honors ... wasnamed Big 8 Conference Player of the year this past season ...helped the Bulldogs to district and sectional titles in 2007 ...named as one of the Top 50 High School Baseball Players in Americaby The Sporting News magazine... according to The Sporting News,"The top Missouri player could be Zak Porath of Carl Junction High.The Missouri Southern recruit earned All-State honors last seasonwhen he batted .437. On the mound, Porath sported a 1.15 ERA andset a school record with 121 strikeouts"... also started threeseasons for the CJ Football squad and helped lead the Bulldogs to ashare of the Big 8 Conference title this past year ... was theOffensive Player of the Year in the Big 8, along with being afirst-team all-conference selection as a running back and defensiveback and a second-team pick as a punter.

Personal: Born September 6, 1989 in CarlJunction, Mo. ... son of Mark and Rieta Porath ... A physicaleducation major.