2007 SEASON: Played in 46 games, making 20 starts... connected on 28 hits in 78 at-bats for a team high .359 batting average... hit in three runs while going 2-for-3 in USF's 15-6 win over Cal (2/13/07)... hit a pinch hit homerun off Mississippi State's Josh Johnson (3/11/07)... collected three hits in a 10-6 loss to San Jose State (3/13/07)... went 1-for-1 with one RBI in 13-5 win over Southern Utah (3/24/07)... went 1-for-3 with one RBI in 8-1 victory versus Sacramento State (4/10/07)... was 4-for-4 with one RBI and one run scored against Gonzaga (4/29/07)... finished 2-for-3 with one run scored against San Diego (5/5/07)... knocked in two RBI in USF's 11-1 win over Saint Mary's (5/11/07).

2006 SEASON: Appeared in 45 games with 32 starts as a red-shirt freshman... collected first career hit against Sacramento State (2/11)... went 6-for-12 with four RBI, two runs scored, a walk and a stolen base in a series at Southern Utah (2/17-18)... was 1-for-3 with an RBI, a walk and two stolen bases against Georgetown (3/11)... hit first career home run (3/18) and first career triple (3/19) at New Mexico... went 1-for-4 with a home run, two RBI, two runs scored and a stolen base against Utah Valley State (3/22)... doubled and scored at Oral Roberts (3/25) and the next day had two hits and an RBI (3/26)... went 2-for-4 with a double, three RBI, and a run scored at Santa Clara (4/2).

2005 SEASON: Redshirted, did not play.

PREP CAREER: Played three years of varsity baseball at Castro Valley High School... named All-Alameda Newspaper Group second team and named All-Hayward Area Athletic League twice.

PERSONAL: Zachary Adam Kim... goal for season is to help team be as good as it can be... chose USF for its baseball program, location, and academics... father Mitchell played baseball at USF... favorite quote is by Jackie Robinson "A life's importance is measured by the impact it has on other lives"... would like to be Frank Sinatra for a day... best advice for youngsters is to always work hard... parents Mitchell Kim and Marjorie Kinne are both USF alums ... born May 10, 1986 in San Mateo, CA.

GIARRATANO ON KIM: "Zach has improved his skills as a baseball player over and over each year. He was the MVP of his Summer League last year in Portland and just continues from an offensive stand point to become one of the premiere offensive players in the west coast."