Zach Erdman Season 2026

2026 / AS A SENIOR
• Academic All-Big Ten

BEFORE PURDUE
• Three-year letterwinner at Texas Tech (2023-25) made 28 appearances and seven starts while throwing 61 2/3 innings
• Two-time Big 12 First Team All-Academic
• Made 13 appearances and five starts as a sophomore in 2024, pitching 33 innings
• Opened 2025 with three consecutive scoreless appearances, working a combined 5 2/3 innings
• Worked two scoreless frames at Kansas State and 3 1/3 shutout innings vs. Cincinnati on consecutive weekends in 2025
• As a sophomore, pitched well in starts vs. No. 2 Arkansas (4+ IP, 5 H, 3 R, K), Stanford (4 2/3 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 2 K) and Oklahoma State (4+ IP, 6 H, 3 R, 4 K) in 2024, the latter at the Big 12 Tournament
• Matched his career high with five strikeouts in 2024 outings vs. UNLV and UTRGV
• Retired 12 of 13 batters faced while striking out five against Oklahoma State at the 2023 Big 12 Tournament
• As a freshman, made starts vs. New Mexico (2 2/3 IP, 4 H, ER, K) and UT Arlington (3 IP, 4 H, R, 0 BB, 3 K) after a strong outing vs. Air Force (3 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 2 K)
• Played summer ball in the California Collegiate League in 2023 (Santa Barbara) and 2025 (Arroyo Seco), posting a 1.29 ERA and 21 strikeouts vs. three walks across six starts in 2025

HIGH SCHOOL
• Lettered for coach Rob Stramp at Keller High School in the northwest suburbs of Dallas-Fort Worth
• First Team All-District 4-6A and TSWA/Blue Bell 6A honorable mention All-State as a senior
• Posted a 2.00 ERA and 90 strikeouts in 60 innings as a senior
• Ranked as Texas’ No. 16 lefthander in his class and a top 150 national recruit by Perfect Game
• Helped lead KHS to a runner-up finish at the state tournament as a junior
• Also played travel ball in the summer for the Dulins Dodgers

PERSONAL
• Major: Finance
• Born in The Woodlands, Texas
• Parents are David and Donna Erdman
• Family also includes older sister Ashton