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PHOTO GALLERYAlec Zarnowski is one of the most prolific hitters to ever step on the diamond at Frank Vieira Field. The Chargers’ team captain in the 2000 season, Zarnowski was a lifetime .366 hitter – the second-best average all-time by a UNH student-athlete with at least 500 career at-bats. He ranks t-fifth in program history with 204 career hits while landing at t-fourth in doubles (45), fifth in RBI (138) and 10th in home runs (20).
A member of the starting lineup from day one, Zarnowski appeared in the Chargers’ infield in all 28 games of his freshman season in 1997. He hit .361 as a rookie with eight doubles, 17 runs batted in and seven stolen bases as New Haven finished 19-9.
In 1998, Zarnowski was a key contributor in the Chargers’ run to the College World Series. The sophomore third baseman manned the hot corner in all 41 games, hitting .377 with 15 doubles, six home runs and 44 RBI. After three wins at the NCAA Northeast Regional, Zarnowski and the Chargers headed to Montgomery, Ala. to take the national stage, finishing with a record of 29-11-1.
Another winning season in 1999 saw Zarnowski hit .351 and earn All-New England Collegiate Conference Second Team honors. Now a well-established figure at the hot corner for Coach Frank “Porky” Vieira, he had 12 doubles, seven home runs and 41 RBI in 38 games as the Chargers finished with a record of 25-13.
Zarnowski captained the New Haven Nine in 2000, capping his career with a .372 batting average as a senior. Now on the other corner of the diamond at first base, Zarnowski roped 10 doubles and slugged four home runs en route to 33 RBI while playing all 31 games of a 22-9 campaign.
During Zarnowski’s four seasons, the Chargers made one College World Series appearance, recorded 95 wins and posted a winning percentage of .692.
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