Palomar Comets Baseball 2009

ZACH TONKS

NO. 31 / C,  Fr, 6-2, 195 ; BATS: Right; THROWS: Right

HOMETOWN: La Jolla, CA

HIGH SCHOOL: La Jolla High School (La Jolla, CA), Class of 2008

PERSONAL: Born Nov. 4, 1989, in La Jolla, CA. ... Son of Joan Friedson and Robert "Bob" Tonks, who played baseball at Auburn University.

ACADEMICS: Carried a 3.5 grade-point average at La Jolla High and has a 3.4 Palomar grade-point average. ... Undecided major.

2009 SEASON: Appeared in 18 games, starting eight at catche. ... Went 2-for-3 with two RBIs in a 12-5 win over Los Angeles Pierce on Feb. 12. ... Drove in two runs in a 22-2 rout of Rio Hondo in Whittier on Feb. 14. ... Went 2-for-4, drove in a run and scored two in a 13-0 win over San Diego Mesa on March 19. ... Singled in the third inning and scored a run on April 9 as the Comets pinned a 7-3 loss on Mt. San Jacinto, which came into the game with a 27-5 record and a 12-game winning streak.

HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL: Played four seasons for coach Gary Frank at La Jolla High.

(Updated as of June 7, 2009)