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EXTRA ELITE SPOTLIGHT: BERKLEY ZACHE
RHP/1B Berkley Zache, #5 in the 2025 Extra Elite 100, recently talked to Extra Inning Softball about Beverly Bandits 18U Premier-Dorsey, running hills, keeping pitch counts low, PGF Nationals, Beverly Bandits Premier-Conroy, veterinarian, Yukiko Ueno, Rob Bailey, “Grey’s Anatomy” and swimming.
EXTRA ELITE SPOTLIGHT Q&A
Name: Berkley Zache
Hometown: Niles, MI
High School: Saint Joseph High
Club Team: Beverly Bandits 18U Premier-Dorsey
Graduation Year: 2025
Height: 6-foot-1
Positions: RHP/1B
Nickname: B
Twitter: @BerkleyZache
Honors: #5 in the 2025 Extra Elite 100; 1st Team All-State; and 1st Team All-Conference.
Travel Ball Highlights/Summer Stats: Placed 13th in PGF 16U Premier Nationals; 115 strikeouts and a .184 batting average against and batted .311 with five home runs.
High School Highlights/Stats: Team won the 3A state championship; 270 strikeouts, .378 WHIP and a .047 batting average against and hit .302 with four home runs.
Tell us about your travel team/organization and how you became involved with them? I was contacted by the head of the organization to join the Bandits and I couldn’t turn down the opportunity. My team is so family oriented, we have great chemistry and we always have each other’s back and it’s so awesome to be a part of such an amazing team.
What are some of your training methods/training routine? Some of my training methods (are) running hills, pushing sleds and your typical deadlifts and RDLs.
What areas are you focusing on/trying to improve this fall? I am really focusing this fall on keeping my pitch counts low.
Can you tell us about your experience at PGF Nationals this summer? I had a great time at PGF this summer. The amazing competition was so much fun and I’m so glad I got to be a part of it.
Which player/team was your toughest opponent and why? Our toughest team I would say was probably (Beverly) Bandits (Premier)-Conroy.
What areas are you interested in future occupations and why? I hope to peruse Veterinary Sciences and become and Orthopedic Veterinarian when I get older.
Who is your sports hero and why? My sport hero is Yukiko Ueno because I really admire her as a pitcher. I think she is such an amazing person and pitcher and I admire her for coming back with the Japanese team to fight for the gold against USA in the last Olympics.
What’s the best hype song and why? My favorite hype song would have to be “Beast-Southpaw Remix” by Rob Bailey. I don’t have a real reason why it’s my favorite hype song. It’s just always the one I go to before games to hype me up.
What’s your favorite TV show to binge and why? My favorite TV show to binge right now is “Grey’s Anatomy.” I think its so interesting. I like to watch kind of the inside of people’s lives as doctors because this will somewhat resemble my life I hope when I’m older.
Do you have a secret talent/skill? A secret skill I have is that I was (a) T-16 swimmer at the age 8.
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