2010 Player Profile: Zach Vincej

Zach Vincej, the scurviest Buc to ever sail the high
seas of Cook Inlet.  Photo courtesy of Rachel Leask
& the Anchorage Bucs.

#7 Zach Vincej
SS - Anchorage Bucs
Height: 5'11" - Weight: 165lb
Bats: Right - Throws: Right
School: Pepperdine
Year: Freshman
Hometown: Saugus, California
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Zach Vincej is only a freshman at Pepperdine, but he's already a veteran of the Anchorage Bucs. The shortstop came up with the Bucs in 2009 straight out of Saugus High in California, where he was one of the most highly-touted players in the state until the Waves won the battle for him. The member of the Youth World Championship gold-medal team fielded recruitment calls from several big-name baseball programs. After his rookie campaign with the Bucs, he made his debut at Pepperdine and nailed down all-freshman honors in the WCC as well as all-conference honorable mention.

Having already garnered such acclaim, as well as the illustrious 49th State Hardball Player to Watch status, it's easy to forget that Vincej has yet to begin his sophomore year of college. But as a Division I player, he won't be draft eligible until 2012. In a way, that's good for him; he'll have another two full years of college ball (and dare I say, another season as a Buc?) before he goes on the market. That being said, he's already shown some skill on the diamond that pro teams would love to have.

Personally, I love to watch Vincej play shortstop. I don't know if there's another player in this league that can flash the leather the way he does. Vincej has an excellent range at shortstop and can go for the big plays all over the left side of the diamond and well into the outfield. It seems like every game he comes up with at least one big time fielding play and he's definitely not afraid to get down in the dirt and make it happen.

Vincej and the Bucs are rolling into the home stretch, hopeful to end the season on a high note and possibly even snatch the Mayor's Cup from the Glacier Pilots. We've got more Zach Vincej stuff -- such as a scouting video and possibly even a comprehensive report -- and info on all the other players and teams of the Alaska League coming all through the rest of the season and all winter long.