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Jersey Number 47
Zachary Fetchel
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 173
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Austin, Texas
- High School:
- Vista Ridge
2026: Made eight relief appearances for the Owls and closed strongly with his final two outings of the year… Made his Rice debut with a shutout inning at USC on 4/20 and did not allow a run in three of his first four appearances… Struck out a pair at Houston on 5/12… Combined with Carson Kuhn to blank Wichita State over the final four innings and keep the deficit at 4-3 at the Owls’ American Conference Championship opener on 5/21… Scattered three hits over his two innings and was credited with his first collegiate victory when Rice rallied with two runs in the bottom of the ninth.
Texas Tech
2025: Posted a 5.79 ERA and a .235 opponents’ batting average in three relief appearances with the Red Raiders… Made his debut with .2 scoreless innings vs. Grand Canyon on 3/8… Worked a season-best 2.0 innings and struck out two vs. TCU on 3/21… Allowed one run in two innings vs. UTRGV on 4/30.
Galveston College
2024: 4-3 with one save and a 4.43 ERA in 16 games (13 starts) along with 64 strikeouts in 67 innings as a freshman… Struck out a career-best 11 in only 5.0 innings vs. Temple College on 2/7… Worked a career-high seven innings twice, the second coming in a showdown with future Rice teammate Anthony Diaz of San Jacinto on 4/25… Allowed just one run over seven innings to gain credit for a 3-1 win.
Vista Ridge High School; Helped lead Vista Ridge to a second-place finish in District 25 6A and a berth in the state playoffs as a senior for coach Matt Garver.
Personal: Son of Tony and Jodi Fetchel… Rice major: Sport Management… College: Sid Richardson
Sid Richardson College
Texas Tech
2025: Posted a 5.79 ERA and a .235 opponents’ batting average in three relief appearances with the Red Raiders… Made his debut with .2 scoreless innings vs. Grand Canyon on 3/8… Worked a season-best 2.0 innings and struck out two vs. TCU on 3/21… Allowed one run in two innings vs. UTRGV on 4/30.
Galveston College
2024: 4-3 with one save and a 4.43 ERA in 16 games (13 starts) along with 64 strikeouts in 67 innings as a freshman… Struck out a career-best 11 in only 5.0 innings vs. Temple College on 2/7… Worked a career-high seven innings twice, the second coming in a showdown with future Rice teammate Anthony Diaz of San Jacinto on 4/25… Allowed just one run over seven innings to gain credit for a 3-1 win.
Vista Ridge High School; Helped lead Vista Ridge to a second-place finish in District 25 6A and a berth in the state playoffs as a senior for coach Matt Garver.
Personal: Son of Tony and Jodi Fetchel… Rice major: Sport Management… College: Sid Richardson
Sid Richardson College
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