University of South Alabama Athletics

SOUTH ALABAMA
2025 (Gr.): Made 12 starts in 14 appearances … Finished with a 3-6 overall record and carded a 4.52 earned run average in a team-leading 71.2 innings pitched with 61 strikeouts … The southpaw dealt for six “Quality Starts” (minimum six IP with 3 ER or less) and logged a 1.55 WHIP … Reached 7 full innings on two occasions both credited to the Win column; at Louisiana Tech (3/8) seven scoreless, two hits and five punch outs; the other at Texas State (4/19) on five hits, two earned runs and six Ks … Recorded a save at Kent State on 3.1 innings of work to close the door with four strikeouts (2/15) … Posted a .889 fielding percentage with eight assists on nine chances defensively.  

2024 (Redshirt Junior): Made 14 relief appearances and one start for 23.0 innings … Logged a 3.52 ERA and a .190 opponent BA with a 10.9 K/9 and 1.17 WHIP … Threw 3.2 innings against ULM for six strikeouts and only one hit allowed … Made first career start against Old Dominion, facing a career-best 5.0 innings pitched and seven strikeouts in the Sun Belt Conference Championships.

2023 (Redshirt Sophomore): Appeared in 17 games, all in relief … Finished 2-2 on 22.1 innings pitched with a 5.24 ERA 22 hits, 16 walks, and 25 strikeouts … Threw a career three strikeouts at Tulane in 1.1 innings (2/28).

Junior College:  First-Team All-Mississippi Association of Community Colleges Conference selection in 2022 at Northwest Mississippi CC in Senatobia, Miss. ... Started all 12 appearances and finished 5-4 with two complete games and two shutouts ... Posted a 3.52 ERA with 70 strikeouts against 22 walks in 53 2/3 innings pitched ... Redshirted his sophomore season due to injury ... Named to the Fall 2020 and Spring 2021 President’s Lists ... Recognized as both a Distinguished Academic All-MACCC and first team NJCAA All-Academic selection ... Made five appearances on the mound in the COVID-19 shortened season ... Scattered 10 strikeouts against four walks in five innings of action ... Earned numerous academic accolades, including MACJC All-Academic, Third-Team NJCAA All-Academic and multiple selections to the Northwest President’s List in his freshman year.

High School:  Lettered in football, basketball, baseball and track at Bayou Academy in Cleveland, Miss. ... Struck out 19 batters in a no-hitter against Kirk Academy ... Midsouth Association of Indpendent Schools all-star selection his senior season.

Personal:  Full name is Zachary Paul Willingham ... Born April 11, 2001, in Clarksdale, Miss. ... The second of two children to William David and Melanie Willingham ... Has one older brother, Joshua ... Majoring in information sciences and technology.